$2,200 High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant
$2,200 High Roller
Day: 1
Jeremy Joseph Bags Top Stack as 21 Advance Through
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The first of two days has come to an end in Event #10: $2,200 High Roller after 15 exciting levels of play. A total of 105 entries slips were sold thus far, and of those to begin only 21 remain as the tournament heads into the final day.
Leading the way by night's end is ring winner Jeremy Joseph who accumulated a hefty 343,000 during Day 1. Joseph managed his stack all throughout the day adding chips each level until play was over.
Going into the final day in second place is Peter Walsworth with 273,500. Walsworth started the day off with a bang and quickly became one of the first players to jump over the six-figure chip stack mark. Walsworth stayed the course that led him into a big stack early in the day, all the way until the end of Day 1, finding few hiccups along the way.
Rounding out the top five stacks include Marvin Rettenmaier (255,000), Nick Yunis (254,500) and Aaron Van Blarcum (226,500).
Final day action will start at noon local time with the blinds of 2,000/4,000/4,000. Late registration is still open until play starts and anyone willing to fork up the buy-in can jump. There will be a 15-minute break after every three levels of play and the tournament will not end until a winner is crowned.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all of the coverage for the rest of this event, so stay tuned as the action unfolds.
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End of Night Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
343,000 | |
|
273,500 | |
|
255,000 | |
|
254,000 | |
|
226,500 | |
|
217,000 | |
|
190,000 | |
|
184,500 | |
|
159,000 | |
|
155,000 | |
|
143,000 | |
|
137,500 | -11,500 |
|
112,500 | -11,500 |
|
92,500 | 92,500 |
|
82,000 | |
|
63,500 | |
|
56,500 | |
|
56,000 | 14,000 |
|
45,500 | 30,500 |
|
45,000 | |
|
33,500 | -1,500 |
Play Has Ended for the Day
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
End of day chip counts and recap will follow.
Final 3 Hands of the Night
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
With 10-minutes remaining on the clock the floor has announced it will be the final three hands of the night.
Vo Goes for Three Streets
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Viet Vo raised in early position to 6,500, Mark Toulouse called next to act and Peter Walsworth called in the big blind.
On the flop of 
Walsworth checked to Vo who continued for 9,000 and Toulouse quickly got out of the way before Walsworth made the call.
The turn was the 
, Walsworth checked and Vo fired in a bet of 14,000 which Walsworth eventually called.
The 
fell on the river and Walsworth checked once again and Vo fired in the third bullet of 40,000. Walsworth thought it over for about 20-seconds before throwing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
248,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
149,000 | 44,000 |
|
|
35,000 | -90,000 |
James Duke Achieves Gold in Event #7: $400 NLH Double Stack
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
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 #7: $400 NLH Double Stack, 353 runners created a $116,490 prize pool that was paid out to the top 54 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Michael Lech (10th - $1,753), Justin Kruger (14th- $1,438), Lauren Bunch (26th - $780), Will Berry (29th - $701), and Bart Bogard (35th - $602).
In the end, it was Texas native James Duke securing a $25,400 victory along with his first ring.
“It’s just so exciting. I’ve been trying for 14 years to win a damn ring,” Duke said with a laugh following his triumph. “It means a lot to me to win here at Choctaw because the players are so tough here. They’re great players and they’re friendly and the dealers are all great; The floor crew’s great. So, I’m pretty excited about it.”
The win brings Duke's WSOP cashes to a total of 40 with $750,000 in earnings. A vast majority of that sum ($614,368) was earned by Duke in 2014 when he took third place in the Millionaire Maker, a tournament that encompassed nearly 8,000 players.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Duke | Houston, Texas | $25,400 |
| 2 | Benjamin Thomas | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | $15,698 |
| 3 | Andrew Robinson | Georgetown, Texas | $11,282 |
| 4 | Maurice Hawkins | West Palm Beach, Florida | $8,235 |
| 5 | Gerald Cunniff | Saint Paul, Minnesota | $6,107 |
| 6 | Jeremy Ross | The Colony, Texas | $4,603 |
| 7 | Cody Pettit | Yukon, Oklahoma | $3,526 |
| 8 | Pedro Arroyos | Lubbock, Texas | $2,746 |
| 9 | Sidney Savitt | South Euclid, Ohio | $2,175 |
Walsworth Makes Another Good River Call
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Peter Walsworth opened for 6,500 from the cutoff and was called by Jason Daly on the button, along with Mark Toulouse from the big blind.
The 
flop was checked to the 
where Walsworth fired out 10,500 after Toulouse checked his option. Daly raised to 31,500 and got a quick fold from Toulouse while Walsworth called.
The 
river completed the board and Walsworth checked to Daly who fired out 53,500.
Walsworth glared at Daly then tossed out his chips and called.
Daly turned over 
for a missed flush and Walsworth took down the pot with his made hand of 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000 | 35,000 |
|
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124,000 | -127,000 |
Altman's Kicker is Good to Eliminate Opponent
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The action folded around to Brian Altman in the hijack who raised to 6,000, the cutoff and button folded before the small blind moved all-in. The big blind folded quickly and Altman asked for a count. After finding out it was 27,000 he made the call.
Small blind: 
Brian Altman: 
Altman had his opponent dominated and the flop came 
giving both players a pair of aces, the board completed with the on the turn and the 
on the river. Altman's seven-kicker was good to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
193,000 | 68,000 |
Guerrero Keeps the Pressure On
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The action folded around to Adnan Aidi on the button who opened to 6,000, the small blind folded and Carlos Guerrero three-bet to 16,000 which Aidi called.
The dealer spread a flop of 
and Guerrero continued for 12,000. Aidi went into the tank for a full minute before deciding to see another hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
132,500 | 52,500 |
|
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86,500 | 500 |