$1,700 Main Event
Day 1b Started
$1,700 Main Event
Day 1b Started
The second and final starting flight of Event #11: $1,700 Main Event at the Choctaw Durant kicks-off at noon local time today. Day 1a pulled in a total of 389 runners but at the end of the day, only 63 survived.
Bagging the lead was Bill Burford, who ended the night with 474,500. He was spotted early in the day collecting chips and gained a considerable amount as play progressed throughout the night.
Following close behind Burford was Adam Hendrix (452,000), with Jainmin Xu (425,000), Nate Wheeler (396,000), and WSOP bracelet winner Kevin Eyster (395,000) rounding out the top fives stacks.
The second starting flight will be identical to its first as the day will end once fifteen 40-minute levels are completed. There will be a 15-minute break after every two hours of play with a 90-minute dinner break after level 9 (approximately 6:30 PM).
Once the final level is completed, all remaining players will bag up for the night and will combine with Day 1a players for Day 2 action on Sunday, November 10th at noon.
Level | Length | Small Blind | Big Blind | BB Ante |
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1 | 40 minutes | 100 | 100 | 0 |
2 | 40 minutes | 100 | 100 | 100 |
3 | 40 minutes | 100 | 200 | 200 |
4 | 40 minutes | 100 | 200 | 200 |
5 | 40 minutes | 200 | 300 | 300 |
6 | 40 minutes | 200 | 400 | 400 |
7 | 40 minutes | 300 | 500 | 500 |
8 | 40 minutes | 300 | 600 | 600 |
9 | 40 minutes | 400 | 800 | 800 |
10 | 40 minutes | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
11 | 40 minutes | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
12 | 40 minutes | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
13 | 40 minutes | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
14 | 40 minutes | 1,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
15 | 40 minutes | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
There has been plenty of action that has taken place at the Choctaw Casino in Durant, Oklahoma. Here is a list of all the winners that have won events so far.
Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
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Event #1: $400 NLH Monster Stack | 765 | $252,450 | Cory Coffman | $47,458 |
Event #2: $400 NLH Double Stack | 278 | $91,740 | Andrew Robinson | $21,263 |
Event #3: $400 NLH | 898 | $296,340 | Neil Volaski | $53,796 |
Event #4: $600 PLO | 154 | $79,310 | Matthew Laessig | $20,773 |
Event #5: $400 NLH Bounty | 261 | $60,030 | Brandon Wilson | $13,706 |
Event #6: $400 NLH Turbo | 255 | $84,150 | Jeff Hood | $19,338 |
Event #7: $400 NHL Double Stack | 353 | $116,490 | James Duke | $25,400 |
Event #8: $400 NLH 8-Handed | 209 | $68,970 | Melisa Singh | $16,720 |
Event #9: $600 NLH | 248 | $127,720 | Kyle Birdwell | $29,564 |
$250 Ladies Event | 103 | $20,600 | Katherine Offutt | $5,885 |
$250 Seniors Event #1 | 334 | $66,800 | Frank Wyville | $14,705 |
$250 Seniors Event #2 | 385 | $77,000 | Scott Buller | $16,395 |
PokerNews will be here all weekend long catching the action straight from the tournament floor, so be sure to stay tuned as the final starting day gets underway here at Choctaw!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Cards are in the air for the final starting flight of the Main Event.
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Player | Chips | Progress |
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Carlos Guerrero | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Clyde Hinton | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Melisa Singh | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Maurice Hawkins | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Stacey Jones | 30,000 | |
James Baune | 30,000 | 30,000 |
James Burns | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Brian Altman
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Jeff Sowell | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Shomari Williams | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Chuck Barker | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Blake Whittington | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Jeff Banghart | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Todd Dreyer | 30,000 | |
David Prociak
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30,000 | |
Maxwell Young | 30,000 | |
Rodney Spriggs | 30,000 | |
Kevin White | 30,000 | |
AJ Allee | 30,000 | |
Gil George | 30,000 | |
Lucas Priour | 30,000 | |
Eric Bunch | 30,000 | |
Brian Lee | 30,000 | |
Daniel Lowery | 30,000 | |
Cody Coffman | 30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
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 #1: $400 Monster Stack, 765 entrants competed over two starting flights, which resulted in a $252,450 prize pool. Among those to finish in the top 111 and make the money was Eddie Stokes (19th - $1,878), Jacob Seale (33rd - $1,313), and Jack Bendetti (65th - $642), just to name a few.
In the end, 24-year-old Cody Coffman of Tulsa, Oklahoma bested Robert Miller in heads-up play to win the title for $47,458 and his first gold ring. He did so by coming into Day 2 as the overall chip leader.
“Yeah, I mean, I didn’t like being top just because it puts pressure on you… but obviously I prefer it. Because of my cash game background, I like playing deeper. It’s better for me anyway,” said Coffman, a full-time student at Northeastern State studying Cyber Security.
He added: “It feels great. I mean, I usually play cash. Cash games are more steady. You don’t come in and buy in for four hundred and win 47k, so it’s just insane. It’s a great feeling … I mean, I’ve played instead of having a job through college and I love it, it’s fun, but it’s just not something I’d want to do as a job. It’s just a hobby… I just want to work full time and play. I’ll still play a ton.”
Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
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1 | Cody Coffman | Tulsa, Oklahoma | $47,458 |
2 | Robert Miller | Aubrey, Texas | $29,347 |
3 | Herb Montalbano | Addison, Texas | $20,744 |
4 | Noy Ratsaphang | Dallas, Texas | $14,934 |
5 | Curt Roggow | Hillsdale, Oklahoma | $10,954 |
6 | Luis Vargas | San Antonio, Texas | $8,188 |
7 | Jeffrey Whittle | Frisco, Texas | $6,241 |
8 | Zachary Hammons | Grand Prairie, Texas | $5,711 |
9 | Salvador Cervantes | Wylie, Texas | $3,848 |
Date | Location |
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October 30 - November 11, 2019 | Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma) |
November 14–25, 2019 | Planet Hollywood (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada) |
November 28 - December 9, 2019 | Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina) |
November 30-December 11, 2019 | The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California) |
December 5-16, 2019 | IP Casino Resort Spa (Biloxi, Mississippi) |
December 12-22, 2019 | Harrah’s Las Vegas in Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
January 2-14, 2020 | Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma) |
January 9-20, 2020 | Thunder Valley Casino (Sacramento area, California) |
January 16-27, 2020 | Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi) |
January 30 - February 10, 2020 | Potawatomi (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
February 6–17, 2020 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa (Tampa, Florida) |
February 14-25, 2020 | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
February 20 – March 2, 2020 | Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago, Illinois) |
February 25 – March 8, 2020 | WSOP.com Online Circuit (Nevada) |
February 27 – March 10, 2020 | Horseshoe Bossier City (Shreveport, Louisiana/Texas) |
March 5-16, 2020 | Harrah’s Atlantic City (Atlantic City, New Jersey) |
March 7 – 18, 2020 | The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California) |
March 12-23, 2020 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
March 19-30, 2020 | Bally’s (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada) |
March 26 - April 6, 2020 | Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Omaha, Nebraska/Iowa) |
April 8-19, 2020 | Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina) |
April 23 – May 4, 2020 | Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi) |
May 7-18, 2020 | Harrah’s New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
August 2020 | Global Casino Championship Harrah’s Cherokee |
All stops will release their series’ event schedules as they get closer. Every stop is confirmed to offer at least a dozen official gold ring events starting at the $250 buy-in level and include a $1,700 Main Event.