$1,700 Main Event Day 1b | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant

11-09-2019 22:41 UTC-5

Berry Flops a Straight and Gets Maximum

Tyler Foran

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

With about 13,000 in the middle the flop read and Will Berry checked to his opponent who bet 5,000. Berry raised it all in for 11,100 and his opponent made the call.

Opponent:
Will Berry:

Berry flopped the nut-straight and had his opponent drawing dead when the hit the turn and the on the river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Berry	36,600	17,000

Tags: Will Berry

11-09-2019 22:37 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Rayan Chamas	300,000	270,500
Carlos Guerrero	182,000	39,700
Eric Salazar	162,000	43,000
Simon Webster	132,400	89,400
Gregg Merkow	130,200	20,200
Tim Burden	115,200
Josh Reichard	96,300	43,900
Marvin Rettenmaier	96,300	41,000
Robert Keeling	92,600
Nick Pupillo	89,600	67,100
Charles Johnson	82,700	-4,300
Shomari Williams	81,200	27,200
Hoan Nguyen	74,100	-20,400
James Pupillo	65,400
Mason Vieth	41,200
Nick Yunis	34,600	9,600
Megan Moore	32,500	500
Christopher Staats	32,400	2,400
Katherine Offutt	24,600	-92,900
Blake Whittington	22,400	-200

11-09-2019 22:34 UTC-5

Bennett Doubles Through Sanders

Tyler Foran

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

Michael Sanders raised in middle position to 4,000 and John Bennett three-bet all-in next to act for 13,900 and the action folded back around to Sanders who called quickly.

Michael Sanders:
John Bennett:

They were off to the races but Bennett hit the flop hard when it came and Sanders couldn't catch up as the the board completed with the on the turn and the on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Sanders	69,800	45,800
John Bennett	31,800

Tags: Michael Sanders John Bennett

11-09-2019 22:24 UTC-5

Brandon Wilson Secures Gold in Event #5: $400 NLH Bounty

Anthony Thompson

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 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 #5: $400 NLH Bounty, 261 runners created a $60,030 prize pool that was paid out to the top 41 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Michael Delavergne (10th - $958), Michael Lech (12th - $958), Brian Lee (14th - $795), Lauren Bunch (27th - $463), and Robert Keeling (34th - $388).

In the end, it was Brandon Wilson who outlasted the 261 player field to claim his first ring along with $13,706.

“I actually dropped out of college to pursue poker the year before Moneymaker won. I’ve been hooked ever since,” Wilson state about his background with the game.

Fortunately, on the first weekend of November, a sequence of events brought directed him to WSOP tournament poker where he flourished, joining the ranks of gold-ring champions.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Brandon Wilson	Dallas, Texas	$13,706
2	Vaughn Brozek	Fort Worth, Texas	$8,470
3	Daniel Jones	Kingwood, Texas	$6,055
4	Quinterol Mallette	Dallas, Texas	$4,404
5	Mark Fisher	Denison, Texas	$3,261
6	Charles Belcher	Rowlett, Texas	$2,459
7	Melisa Singh	New York, New York	$1,888
8	John Haddad	Plano, Texas	$1,477
9	Jimmy Bunch	Bokoshe, Oklahoma	$1,178

Tags: Brian Lee Charles Belcher Daniel Jones John Haddad Lauren Bunch Mark Fisher Melisa Singh Michael Lech Quinterol Mallette Robert Keeling

11-09-2019 22:22 UTC-5

Some Current Chip Counts

Tyler Foran

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Melisa Singh	205,500	125,700
Lily Kiletto	195,500	83,500
Cole Sudeck	122,000	-53,000
Allen Kessler	61,000	-37,500
Shomari Williams	54,000	24,000
Will Berry	19,600	-13,400

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

11-09-2019 22:13 UTC-5

Carrion Flops Huge to Double

Tyler Foran

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a three-way for 3,000 each preflop the flop came and the small blind checked to WIll Carrion who bet out 5,000 and the player next to act announced all-in. The small blind quickly folded and Carrion couldn't get his 23,000 in fast enough as he tabled his cards.

Opponent:
Will Carrion:

Carrion had flopped a pair and a flush draw to have his opponent drawing thin, and the board completed with the on the turn and the on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Carrion	51,500

Tags: Will Carrion

11-09-2019 22:09 UTC-5

Lazar's Check-Raise Gets Through

Tyler Foran

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player raised from middle position to 2,500 and the action folded to the small blind who called and Tony Lazar called in the big blind.

On the flop of , both the small blind and Lazar checked and the middle position player fired out a bet of 5,400. The small blind folded quickly before Lazar announced all-in. After asking for a count and finding out it was 16,700 the middle position player decided to let the hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Lazar	28,600

Tags: Tony Lazar

11-09-2019 22:09 UTC-5

Ioakimides Turns Straight to Send Opponent Packing

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player from middle position opened to 2,800 and was called by Andros Ioakimides on the button along with the big blind player.

The flop was checked to the initial raiser who tossed out a bet and Ioakimides raised. Action was on the big blind player who three-bet to 18,000 getting a fold from the initial raiser while Ioakimides called.