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Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
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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
Brown Turns the Tide to Win Pot
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
Christopher Staats opened for 2,000 from early position and was called by Jim Carroll from middle position, Irene Carey on the button along with Casey Brown from the small blind.
The 
flop was checked to Carroll who fired out 2,000. Carey called along with Brown while Staats folded.
The dealer turned the 
and Brown checked to Carroll who fired out another 2,000. Carey raised to 8,500 and was called by Brown while Carroll mucked his hand.
The 
completed the board on the river and Brown lead out for 21,000 getting a quick fold from Carey to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
124,300 | 62,000 |
|
123,600 | -4,900 |
|
37,800 | -2,200 |
|
20,000 | -2,000 |
Carey Wins Preflop
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
Jim Carroll opened for 1,600 from the hijack and Wesley Cutshall three-bet to 4,000 from the cutoff. Action was on Irene Carey who four-bet to 15,400 and action folded back to Carroll who called over PokerNews to show his monster laydown 
.
Cutshall mucked his hand and Carey showed PokerNews 
while she raked in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
128,500 | -1,500 |
|
|
40,000 | 10,800 |
|
35,000 | -43,900 |
Fives Hold for Keller
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
Wayne Keller opened for 2,500 from early position and was called by two players before the big blind player three-bet jammed. Keller called putting his stack at risk while the other two players folded.
Wayne Keller: 
Opponent:
Keller was racing for his tournament life but doubled-up for 17,300 after the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 10,000 |
Cloutier Bets First and Wins Pot
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
The player under the gun opened for 2,000 and was called by TJ Cloutier from the hijack, Terakun Karchanakphan on the button, along with Pablo Pallan from the big blind.
The 
flop was checked to the turn where Cloutier took down the pot with a 5,000 bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,600 | |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
20,000 | -5,600 |
Richard Chance Wins First Ring In Event #3: $400 NLH Monster Stack
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 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 #3: $400 NLH Monster Stack, 604 runners created a $199,320 prize pool that was paid out to the top 92 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Miguel Hernandez (10th- $2,832), Jonathan Bloyen (12th - $2,832), Dwight Farrell (14th - $2,308), Donald Howell (18th - $1,906), and Todd Nichols (21st - $1,597).
In the end, it was Oklahoma native Richard Chance who collected every chip in play to capture his first gold ring along with a $37,764 payday.
The signature WSOP tournament took two full days to reach a champion, culminating with a heads-up match between Chance and three-time gold ring winner La Sengphet. Sengphet had numerous friends on the rail cheering her on.
“I mean, she’s pretty well known in the community I guess, around here,” Chance deduced during the finale. “Yeah, it was nerve-wracking, man. But, what can you do? Just play the cards. I tried not to worry about them.”
Although Chance could feel the room pulling for his adversary, the New Mexico native kept his focus and played his game. Chance has only recently begun to participate in tournament poker. With three min cashes already to his name, he was determined to close one out and aware of what it truly takes.
“It seemed like min cashing was as far as I could get,” stated Chance. “Honestly, it just comes down to, you got to get hot and just winning flips. Today it just seemed like I won almost every flip. They finally went my way. I felt like I played well too. I made some really good calls. It was just a good day, man.”
Winning flips was certainly a key factor in Chance’s ascension to the winner’s circle. However, the climactic hand was won by him making an incredible call. On a ten-high flop including two diamonds, Chance hit middle pair with an eight in his hand. He was faced with a bet from Sengphet but stuck around. “I thought she was trying to rep the ten and I just didn’t believe her,” mentioned Chance.
A big face card hit on the turn and another ten on the river. With a completed board, Sengphet put on the ultimate pressure by moving all in. Chance barely had her covered, so a call would essentially mean his tournament life, or hers.
“Yeah, I was super nervous,” Chance revealed. “When the king came, it also made possible straight draws. That other ten felt like such a brick to me. So, I really just sat on it for a minute and I convinced myself to make the call, and I did.”
It turned out to be a $37,764 call as Chance’s eights were good to take down the final pot. Not too bad for a recreational player in his seventh-ever live tournament. After his win, Chance was asked whether he will continue to pursue competitive poker.
“This probably helps. My bankroll just exploded,” Chance said with a smile. “I have so much fun doing this. All this does is fuel the fire. I already loved it and love coming to these and playing in these tournaments.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Chance | Wilburton, OK | $37,764 |
| 2 | La Sengphet | Carroliton, TX | $23,338 |
| 3 | Jonathan Wang | San Francisco, CA | $17,153 |
| 4 | Steve Hiltz | Dallas, TX | $12,764 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Turton | Durham, NC | $9,617 |
| 6 | Michael Perrone | Chicago, IL | $7,338 |
| 7 | Christopher Smith | Plano, TX | $5,671 |
| 8 | Cory Glass | Georgetown, TX | $4,440 |
| 9 | Hunter Barnett | Dixon, MO | $3,523 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Hemingway Rivers Two-Pair to Send Opponent to the Rail
Level 8
: 300/600, 600 ante
There were three players that saw a
flop and action was checked to the button player who fired out 3,000 into a 6,000 pot. Action was on Jared Hemingway who raised to 8,400 from the big blind, putting the button player all in. Gil George folded from middle position while the button player called.
Jared Hemingway: 
Opponent:
The 
on the turn was no help to Hemingway as his opponent picked up the nut flush draw but the river fell the giving Hemingway two-pair and eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
81,200 | 2,300 |
|
78,900 | 48,900 |
Big Slick Good for Carroll to Double Through Brown
Level 8
: 300/600, 600 ante
After an initial raise, there were four players that saw a 
flop and Jim Carroll lead out for 3,000 from the small blind. Casey Brown called from middle position while Cory Bogert folded from the hijack along with Christopher Staats on the button.
The turn fell the and Carroll check-jammed 47,500 after Brown fired out 18,000. After a few minutes in the tank, Brown called and both players tabled their hands.
Jim Carroll: 
Casey Brown: 
Carroll had Brown dominated and nothing changed after the 
completed the board on the river securing Carroll's double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000 | 30,000 |
|
75,400 | 6,500 |
|
|
62,300 | -47,700 |
|
|
22,000 | -10,500 |
Another Round of Updated Chip Counts
Level 8
: 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 70,000 |
|
|
90,600 | 55,600 |
|
|
78,900 | |
|
70,200 | 40,200 |
|
65,200 | 35,200 |
|
|
63,500 | |
|
63,200 | 33,200 |
|
60,500 | 30,500 |
|
37,600 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | 27,500 |
|
23,600 | -6,400 |
|
15,200 | -14,800 |