2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant

Final Results
Winner
Nathanael Kogel
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$256,915
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$1,489,245
Entries
983
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
594
Players Left
126

Nguyen Turns Tens Full to Scoop Monster Pot

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In a four-way pot, there was roughly 18,000 in the middle and the action checked to Josh Reichard in the cutoff who bet 8,000, William Nguyen called on the button and the big blind called before Rakesh Patel let his hand go.

The turn was the {10-Diamonds} and the big blind checked once again to Reichard who fired in a bet of 21,000. Nguyen asked how much the big blind had left and made the call, and the big blind called off their remaining 21,000 to be all in.

The river was the {9-Hearts} and Reichard continued for 21,000 which Nguyen raised to 52,000. Reichard went into the tank for 15-seconds before ultimately deciding to let the hand go.

"Turned it," said Nguyen as he tabled {10-Spades}{10-Hearts} and the big blind tabled his flopped trips with {7-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
William Nguyen us
William Nguyen
197,000 113,000
Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
126,000 -64,000
Rakesh Patel us
Rakesh Patel
40,500 -20,500

Tags: Josh ReichardRakesh PatelWilliam Nguyen

Prociak Triples with Cowboys

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David Prociak open-jammed for his last 8,000 and found two callers from late position.

The flop fell {5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and Prociak got isolation after one opponent bet the other out of the pot.

David Prociak: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Opponent: {x-}{x-}

The board completed with the {q-Diamonds} turn and the {4-Clubs} river giving Prociak the much-needed triple up.

Player Chips Progress
David Prociak us
David Prociak
WSOP 1X Winner
31,000 23,000

Tags: David Prociak

Ducks Hold for Reichard; Doubles Through Rettenmaier

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier
Marvin Rettenmaier

Josh Reichard opened for 5,000 from the hijack and Marvin Rettenmaier three-bet to 16,500 from the small blind. Action folded back to Reichard who four-bet jammed and was called by Rettenmaier.

Josh Reichard: {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}
Marvin Rettenmaier: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

The flop came out all red but it was the wrong suit for Rettenmaier falling {3-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}.

The {10-Hearts} turn was no help to Rettenmaier nor was the {j-Spades} river and he sent 93,500 over to Reichard for the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
190,000 93,700
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
WPT 2X Winner
40,000 -56,300

Tags: Marvin RettenmaierJosh Reichard

Jeff Hood Wins First Ring in Event #6: $400 NLH Turbo

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jeff Hood
Jeff Hood

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 #6: $400 NLH Turbo, 255 runners created a $84,1500 prize pool that was paid out to the top 40 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Michael Clements (11th - $1,347), Daniel Lowery (13th - $1,118), Oscar Penn (17th - $948), James Baune (33rd - $556), and Robert Keeling (37th - $551).

In the end, it was 53-year old Austin, Texas native Jeff Hood who earned $19,338 along with his first gold ring in the process.

“That was my first tournament [series] I went to,” Hood mentioned, referring to the most recent Rio Circuit in Las Vegas. “That one, I should have been more aggressive. Seventh was great, but this feels really good to get this ring.”

Final-table finishes can leave players yearning for what could have been. This time around it was nothing but satisfaction for Hood who is relatively new to the world of poker.

“I started playing about three years ago,” Hood disclosed. “We have a kind of game in our office a guy invited me to. He mentored me. Steve Rosser is his name. Read a lot of books. Took Negreanu’s Master Class. Read a lot of stuff and got good experience.”

Although young in practice, Hood has been diligent with his studies since entering the poker scene. Only three years in and the semi-retired Patent Lawyer has already reached the WSOP gold ring club.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Jeff HoodDallas, Texas$19,338
2Bobby FuentesSunnyvale, Texas$11,952
3William WhittonSunnyvale, Texas$8,532
4Rodney SpriggsJoplin, Missouri$6,199
5Reitta SeidelSan Antonio, Texas$4,586
6Dylan EasleyFredricksburg, Texas$3,455
7Sai Raghu UppalaShawnee Mission, Kansas$2,652
8William McgeeOklahoma City, Oklahoma$2,075
9John BengelsdorfTacoma, Washington$1,655

Tags: Daniel LoweryDylan EasleyJames BauneMichael ClementsOscar PennRobert KeelingRodney Spriggs

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

More Updated Chip Counts

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andros Ioakimides us
Andros Ioakimides
227,500 17,500
Aaron McEvoy us
Aaron McEvoy
174,500 39,300
Daniel Lowery us
Daniel Lowery
135,200 135,200
Casey Diener us
Casey Diener
132,600 -9,900
Dave Alfa us
Dave Alfa
132,500 -1,100
Tony Nguyen us
Tony Nguyen
124,700
Allen Parkin us
Allen Parkin
114,700 21,100
Alfred Wyckoff us
Alfred Wyckoff
114,700 17,300
Maxwell Young us
Maxwell Young
100,000 70,000
Andrew Watson us
Andrew Watson
100,000 100,000
Bruce Far us
Bruce Far
97,800
Michael Lech us
Michael Lech
WSOP 1X Winner
81,200 -33,300
Jimmy Crouch us
Jimmy Crouch
72,400
Robbie Beck us
Robbie Beck
71,400 16,400
Jesse Solano us
Jesse Solano
58,700 16,600
Chuck Barker us
Chuck Barker
41,200 35,200
John Dunn us
John Dunn
40,100

Patel's Kings Hold Agianst Sudeck

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

All of the chips went in the middle before the flop and Rakesh Patel was at risk for 28,400 against Cole Sudeck.

Cole Sudeck: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Rakesh Patel: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

Patel was looking to dodge the ace and the flop was safe when it came {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{4-Spades}. The turn was the {q-Hearts} giving Sudeck a queen to hit as well but the river was a brick when the {3-Hearts} came and Patel doubled through Sudeck.

Player Chips Progress
Rakesh Patel us
Rakesh Patel
61,000
Cole Sudeck us
Cole Sudeck
12,100 -109,900

Tags: Cole SudeckRakesh Patel