Main Event
Day 1b Started
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$1,478,640
Entries
976
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Welcome To Day 1b of the $1,700 Main Event at Choctaw Casino Resort
Yesterday’s Day 1a flight drew 354 entries with 59 players advancing to Day 2. After over 12 hours inside the Choctaw's Casino Resort, it was Russ Floyd who bagged the chip lead with a stack of 481,000. Floyd has competition as Scott Hall 479,000 and Sayed "PJ" Jafari 478,000 are hot on his tail.
Day 1b will see cards in the air at noon local time. After the day is completed, the players will combine for Day 2 Sunday, July 28th and will play down to a winner on Day 3 Monday, July 29th.
Day 1b Players will receive 30,000 starting stacks and play will continue until the completion of Level 16. The first 15 levels are 40 minutes long with level 16 being 60-minutes. Players will get 15-minute breaks after every three levels. There will be a one-hour dinner break after Level 9. Players are allowed one re-buy with registration will remain open through the dinner break until the beginning of Level 13
Today is the second and last starting day of Choctaw's $1,700 Main Event. All players who do survive will advance to Day 2 on Sunday, July, 28th at noon.
Stay tuned here as the PokerNews live reporting team will be here to bring you all of the action as the day unfolds.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Day 1b of the $1,700 Main Event at Choctaw Casino Resort is officially underway.
Some Early Faces in the Crowd for Day 1b
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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More Familiar Face Join The Crowd
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Townsend Scoops Early Pot
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Shomari Williams opened for 500 under the gun and James Stewart called from late position. Action folded around to Tommy Townsend who three-bet to 2,000 from the small blind and got a call from both Williams and Stewart.
The flop fell 
and Townsend fired out a 3,000 bet that was uncontested to scoop up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000 | |
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28,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |
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28,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
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Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
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More Familiar Faces Join Day 1b
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000
-81,200
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30,000 |