Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$1,613,475
Entries
1,065
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
392
Players Left
59
Bogert Doubles with Sevens
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A player from late position opened for 2,500 and action was on Cory Bogert who three-bet jammed for 23,100 from the hijack. Action on the table folded back to the initial raiser who called.
Cory Bogert: 
Opponent: 
Bogert was ahead with his made hand but had a sweat after the 
flop added staright outs to his opponent's hand.
The 
didn't change a thing nor the 
on the river and Bogart scooped the much needed double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 10,000 |
Berry Stays Aggressive
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Action on the table folded around to Will Berry who raised to 2,600 and was called by the cutoff player.
The 
flop was checked to the turn where Berry fired out 6,000 and his opponent called.
The 
completed the board on the river and Berry lead out for 6,500 getting a quick fold from his opponent to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | 68,000 |
Maurice Hawkins Extends All-Time Ring Record to 14 After Winning Event #5: $400 NLH Turbo
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Main Event, 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 Turbo, 218 runners created a $71,940 prize pool that was paid out to the top 34 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Shawn Rice (10th- $1,200), Michael Scarlett (13th - $1,011), Ronald Jackson (16th - $873), Charles Barker (20th - $772), and Andrew Telfer (23rd - $700).
In the end, it was all-time ring leader Maurice Hawkins who once again collected every chip in play to extend his record by capturing his 14th gold ring along with a $16,898 payday.
“Feels good. Feel like I got my mojo back,” Hawkins divulged. “Feels good to know that the beginning of the year is going to end like it should, which means, that when you start the year off winning, it only can get better. It’s time to go up.”
Hawkins has recorded Circuit titles at more than a few casino locations. However, this was his first-ever gold ring obtained at Choctaw Durant. The Florida resident only began attending the Oklahoma-based this season (2019/20).
Being a turbo-style, one-day tournament, Event #6 hastily ran its course and around the time two tables were remaining, Hawkins took off.
“I was just kind of sitting there, got around 25 bigs, and then it was like poker time; ‘Let’s do this; Let’s make some things happen,’” Hawkins recounted.
The 39-year-old had hauled in over one million in chips by the time a redraw to one table was conducted. Majority of his opponents sat with stacks of less than 300,000.
Hawkins’ dominant chip lead going into the final table provided smooth sailing into the heads-up finale. There, he was met by another great, seven-time gold ring winner Andy Robinson who Hawkins has encountered before.
“We’ve been playing some pots the last two days. I would probably say he is one of the best players here,” said Hawkins. “It’s no shock that every time I get to a final table, Andy Robinson is at the final table.”
Robinson is a local pro out of Texas and has amassed plenty of WSOP prowess himself over the years. The two players had encountered each other before at a final table during the previous Choctaw Circuit in November where Hawkins finished 4th and Robinson 3rd.
This time around, they were heads-up with WSOP gold on the line. Robinson did render himself a fighting stack before facing Hawkins’ massive lead. However, Hawkins buckled down against his tough opponent and scooped the final pot with ace-king, which presented a cooler to Robinson's ace-queen.
The achievement granted Hawkins with an unprecedented 14th WSOP gold ring, putting him two rings ahead of Valentin Vornicu (12) and Josh Reichard (12).
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice Hawkins | West Palm Beach, FL | $16,898 |
| 2 | Andrew Robinson | Georgetown, TX | $10,442 |
| 3 | Kurt Haiss | Bartlesville, OK | $7,406 |
| 4 | Billy Sasin | Lewisville, TX | $5,359 |
| 5 | Michail Kotsifis | Houston, TX | $3,958 |
| 6 | Phillip Jones | Denison, TX | $2,985 |
| 7 | Sam Murphy | Cedar Hill, TX | $2,299 |
| 8 | Jesus Gonzalez | Eagle Prass, TX | $1,810 |
| 9 | Daniel Lowery | Peter Pender, AR | $1,457 |
Another Round of Chip Counts
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | |
|
200,000 | |
|
|
150,000 | |
|
|
140,000 | |
|
135,000 | |
|
135,000 | 29,400 |
|
130,000 | 80,000 |
|
125,000 | 46,100 |
|
120,000 | 44,400 |
|
100,000 | 35,000 |
|
70,000 | 4,800 |
|
70,000 | -11,200 |
|
|
65,000 | -75,000 |
|
21,000 | -9,000 |
|
20,000 | 4,800 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Cloutier Gets Cooled by Karchanakphan
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
T.J. Cloutier opened with a raise from the cutoff and Terakun Karchanakphan three-bet to 9,800 from the big blind. Action was back on Cloutier who jammed for 26,200 and was called by Karchanakphan.
T.J. Cloutier: 
Terakun Karchanakphan: 
Cloutier woke up with a made hand but was trailing Karchanakphan and couldn't catch up as the board ran out 
ending Cloutier's night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 | 50,000 |
|
Busted |
Some Updated Chip Counts After Break
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | |
|
155,000 | |
|
150,000 | 26,400 |
|
140,000 | |
|
135,000 | 46,600 |
|
130,000 | |
|
130,000 | 36,400 |
|
125,000 | 84,800 |
|
120,000 | 20,000 |
|
120,000 | -4,300 |
|
105,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
80,000 | 27,700 |
|
|
62,000 | -38,000 |
|
60,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
40,000 | -35,400 |
|
|
40,000 | -45,600 |
|
40,000 | 5,000 |
|
39,000 | 7,800 |
|
32,600 | 12,600 |
|
30,000 | -7,400 |
|
20,000 | -10,000 |
Jared Hemingway Wins Second Ring In Event #4: $600 Congress
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Main Event, 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 #4: $600 NLH Congress, 175 runners created a $90,125 prize pool that was paid out to the top 27 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Donnie Marks (10th- $1,565), Jonathan Bloyen (12th - $2,832), Jonathan Stephens (13th - $1,336), Allen Kessler (21st - $1,058), and Mike Rieck (26th - $942).
In the end, it was Texas native Jared Hemingway who collected every chip in play to capture his first gold ring along with a $22,385 payday.
The 5-card PLO Hi-Lo tourney ultimately boiled down to Jared Hemingway and Sean Moore It was a powerhouse battle that Hemingway came out on top of, winning his second gold ring.
“In this game, I feel like two of the best in the field got heads up,” Hemingway stated “He is very good, so I feel good about beating him. I mean, he’s better than me at the game. He has a lot more experience than me at the game, but I feel like I have some chops too.”
Moore is a two-time Circuit champ with both wins coming in Omaha Hi-Lo events. Hemingway has over $150,000 in WSOP Omaha cashes, mostly coming from a runner-up finish at the 48th annual WSOP, but his debut gold ring was earned in No-Limit Hold’em.
“I like the fact that it’s a different game. I play all games, so it’s nice to win a tournament other than Hold’em,” Hemingway mentioned.
The Texas native asserts that he does not rely on poker for a living. However, Hemingway does frequent the felt and has recently set some goals pertaining to his profitable hobby.
“I’m actually staring my goals in poker, they are to be competitive in bigger, higher games,” said Hemingway. The 43-year-old is looking to transition away from mid-stakes and throw his hat into the ring of larger buy-in tournaments. “That’s just a goal. Like I said, I’m not professional, but I’m a winner,” he said with a smile before taking his leave.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Hemingway | Greenville, TX | $22,385 |
| 2 | Sean Moore | Omaha, NE | $13,833 |
| 3 | Brandon Zallar | Colorado Springs, CO | $9,696 |
| 4 | Michael Czrter | Haslet, TX | $6,951 |
| 5 | Ross Tyler | Lamesa, TX | $5,100 |
| 6 | Paul Thomas | Orlando, FL | $3,832 |
| 7 | Philip Guitar | Abilene, TX | $2,949 |
| 8 | Glen Goldsmith | Palestine, TX | $2,327 |
| 9 | Cory Bogert | Belleville, IL | $1,884 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000