Brant Jolly Leads Final 18 Players After Day 2 of Choctaw Casino Resorts $1,700 Main Event
Day 2 of the Choctaw Casino Resorts $1,700 Main Event saw 168 players come into the day with their hopes of making it to the final table of and after nearly 12 hours of play, 18 players remain. Leading the way is Brant Jolly who bagged 4,325,000 at the end of the night.
Jolly had one of the top ten stacks to begin the day and never lost focus as he continued to build his stack while eliminating multiple players throughout the day.
Montana Bills was another player who entered Day 2 having a top ten stack and never lost momentum as he bagged (3,540,000) which was good enough to take second in chips heading into Day 3.
Bagging third-place chips was Dustin Schoonover who got off to a slow start but then gained traction nearing the end of the night (3,020,000).
Many other well-known players found a bag at the end of Day 2 including three-time ring winners Melisa Singh (1,510,000) and Christopher Staats (1,305,000), all-time ring leader Maurice Hawkins (1,275,000) and WSOP bracelet winner Jared Jaffee (600,000).
Final Two Table Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jacob Haller | 675,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Vijaya Rakesh Madala | 310,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Christopher Staats | 1,305,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Felipe Valdez | 750,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Allen Brivic | 1,635,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Trung Pham | 1,730,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Jared Jaffee | 600,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Rick Braun | 1,400,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Mark Newcombe | 2,635,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Melisa Singh | 1,510,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Brant Jolly | 4,325,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Philip Mader | 930,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Dustin Schoonover | 3,020,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Austin Lewis | 2,400,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Maurice Hawkins | 1,275,000 |
| 2 | 7 | John Skrovan | 2,575,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Jack Peterson | 1,300,000 |
| 12 | 9 | Montana Bills | 3,540,000 |
Day 2 Finishes
The action was loaded across the two Day 1 flights and was kicked up a notch today as the money bubble burst shortly before the first break of the day. Some notable players to make the money include Marshall White (21st - $12,366), Mina Greco (24th - $10,327), Jonathan Hilton (28th - $7,421) Melissa Bryne (29th - $7,421), Jerod Smith (31st - $6,388), Jeff Banghart (32nd- $6,388), Todd Dryer (34th - $5,555), Andy Robinson (36th - $5,555) and Sage Nutt (38th - $4,881).
Day 3 will resume Monday, January 13th, with a local start time of noon. Play will pick up at level 28 where blinds will be 30,000/60,000/60,000. Each level will be 60-minutes long and players will receive a 15-minute break after every two levels.
Day 3 is scheduled to play down until a new champion is crowned so come back here as PokerNews will be on hand with all of the live updates until someone has claimed the first-place prize of $272,846 along with a Gold Ring.
flop. 
turn gave Jaffee a sweat as Haller picked up staright outs but luckily for Jaffee the river fell a blank with the 
securing his much needed double.
flop. 
turn completed Singh's staright but still had a sweat as it also gave Peterson a set of nines and he could win with the case nine or if the board paired. 
securing her double-up. 
and Singh lead out for 80,000 which was called by Jaffee. 
came on the turn and Singh moved all in for 470,000, Jaffee sighed then tossed in the chips for the call. 
on the river giving Singh another double-up.
, Greco jammed for 180,000 and was snap-called by Blanton. 
was no help to Greco but it did bring chop outs drawing to any three or eight. 
runout giving her the double-up after losing a massive set over set hand against Jared Jaffee,
giving Hawkins the double leaving Tyes with crumbs which would be gone a few short hands later.
turn. 
wasn't it as Birdwell raked in the chips for the double.
flop. 
ending his tournament.
