2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant

$2,200 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant

Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Entries
108
Players Left
108
Average Chip Stack
30,000
Total Chips
3,240,000
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
10,000 / 25,000
Ante
25,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
24

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Neil Volaski Captures First Ring in Event #3: $400 NLH Multi-Flight

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Neil Volaski
Neil Volaski

While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Main Event and High Roller, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about the full schedule of side events that have been playing out over the past week at the World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant.

In Event #3: $400 NLH Multi-Flight, 898 runners created a $296,340 prize pool that was paid out to the top 132 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Charles Barker (14th - $2,972), Will Berry (24th - $1,870), Bart Bogard (29th - $1,523), Craig Savage (36th - $1,354), and Kevin Nguyen (41st - $1,320).

In the end, Neil Volaski raked in $53,796 and his first World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring Sunday evening at his regular casino stomping grounds, Choctaw Durant.

“I’ve had my opportunities in the past and I’ve probably made mistakes that I shouldn’t have when I played just because it was the first time being there,” Volaski stated. “It was a turbo and it was like two in the morning and I had to go to work the next day and I just made a mistake that I should have never made. It hurt.”

Volaski made it through Day 1A with a middle-of-the-pack stack, giving him a day of rest before the restart Sunday afternoon. On Day 2, he cruised all the way to heads-up action against a familiar opponent, gold ring winner Chad Smith.

“I’ve played with Chad before and he’s a really good player,” said Volaski. “Today, when we were heads up and I had a 2-1 chip lead I knew it was gonna happen.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Neil VolaskiProsper, Texas$53,796
2Chad SmithPlano, Texas$33,246
3James JewellRudy, Arizona$23,682
4Noah NodineOklahoma City, Oklahoma$17,159
5Jonathan BolyenDenton, Texas$12,649
6Louis BarlowOklahoma City, Oklahoma$9,490
7Shomari WilliamsFort Worth, Texas$7,249
8Aditya KelkarPlano, Texas$5,639
9Alan CumminsTrophy Club, Texas$4,469

Ducks Hold for Joseph; Doubles Through Walsworth

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jeremy Joseph
Jeremy Joseph

Jeremy Joseph open-jammed for 215,000 from the cutoff and Peter Walsworth came over the top from small blind getting isolation.

Jeremy Joseph: {2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}
Peter Walsworth: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

It was a race with Joseph holding the made hand as the flop fell {5-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{q-Hearts} adding broadway outs to Walsworth's hand.

The board paired on the turn with the {q-Clubs} adding more outs to Walsworth's hand as the board could double-pair counterfeiting Joseph's hand.

Luckily for Joseph, the river fell a blank with the {6-Hearts} giving him the double.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Joseph us
Jeremy Joseph
460,000 255,000
Peter Walsworth us
Peter Walsworth
230,000 -280,000

Tags: Jeremy JosephPeter Walsworth

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Uselis Finds Another Double

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Gediminas Uselis open-jammed for 103,000 from the cutoff and was called by Jeremy Joseph on the button.

Jeremy Joseph: {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Gediminas Uselis: {k-Spades}{j-Hearts}

Uselis was behind and didn't receive any help from the {8-Spades}{4-Spades}{8-Clubs} flop.

The {j-Clubs} turn however paired Uselis and he doubled up after the {10-Hearts} river completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Gediminas Uselis lt
Gediminas Uselis
WPT 1X Winner
225,000 85,000
Jeremy Joseph us
Jeremy Joseph
205,000 -190,000

Tags: Jeremy JosephGediminas Uselis

Viet Vo Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,821)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Viet Vo
Viet Vo

There was all in action after a {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades} flop between Viet Vo from the cutoff and Brian Altman on the button with Vo at risk. Brian Altman

Viet Vo: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Brian Altman: {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

Altman spiked a pair on the flop but still needed to dodge some cards as Vo held the open-ended staright draw along with an over.

Unfortunately for Vo, the cards wouldn't run out in his favor as the {j-Hearts} fell on the turn and the {6-Diamonds} on the river to end his tournament run in seventh place.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
WPT 3X Winner
660,000 260,000
Viet Vo us
Viet Vo
Busted

Tags: Viet VoBrian Altman

Andy Robinson Captures 7th Career Gold Ring with Victory in Event #2: $400 NLH Double Stack

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Andy Robinson
Andy Robinson

While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Main Event and High Roller, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about the full schedule of side events that have been playing out over the past week at the World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant.

In Event #2: $400 NLH Double Stack, 278 runners created a $91,740 prize pool that was paid out to the top 42 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Patrick Cantrell (10th - $1,402), Megan Moore (16th - $977), Cole Sudeck (28th - $616), Trevor Hempel (36th - $562), and Allen Kessler (41st - $557).

In the end, Andy Robinson bested Laura Curry in heads-up play to win the title and $21,263 first-place prize. It marked his seventh career gold ring and third at Choctaw Durant.

“I mean, I’ve played with all these people before and I think they are really good, but I trust myself,” Robinson said of the tough final table.

Of his heads-up opponent, he added: “She’s very aggressive. I mean, she’s tough to play against. Most people are much more passive.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Andy RobinsonGeorgetown, Texas$21,263
2Laura CurryLubbock, Texas$13,138
3La SengphetCarrollton, Texas$9,303
4Randy HustonOklahoma City, Oklahoma$6,708
5Abraham ArayaCarrollton, Texas$4,926
6Jim WillersonSan Antonio, Texas$3,685
7Dara TaherpourHouston, Texas$2,810
8Ryan JonesBrulington, North Carolina$2,185
9John NowakPlano, Texas$1,733

Uselis Doubles Through Altman with King-High

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Gediminas Uselis open-jammed under the gun for 69,000 and Brian Altman called from the big blind.

Brian Altman: {q-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Gediminas Uselis: {k-Spades}{7-Spades}

Uselis was ahead but Altman picked up a gutterball with the {8-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop.

The {4-Diamonds} turn was no help to Altman no was the {a-Clubs} river and Uselis got a much needed double up.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
WPT 3X Winner
400,000 -60,000
Gediminas Uselis lt
Gediminas Uselis
WPT 1X Winner
140,000 71,000

Tags: Gediminas UselisBrian Altman

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000