WSOPC Event #11: $1,700 MAIN EVENT

Will the "magic number" of 47 remaining players having been reached, Tournament Director Kevin Ferguson called an end to play and instructed players to bag their chips.

Stay tuned for the end of day recap, and find out which players made it to Day 2 of the Choctaw WSOPC Main Event!

Rania Nasreddine raised 12,000 in early position and called the 33,000 three-bet from her opponent in the lojack.

Flop:    

Nasreddine check-called her opponent’s 30,000 bet.

Turn:  

The turn went check-check.

River:  

On fifth street, Nasreddine led out with a 60,000 bet, forcing her opponent out of the hand. Flipping over   , scooped the pot and furthered her chip lead in Flight C.

Rania Nasreddine - 866,000

Players in the final flight of the Choctaw WSOPC Main Event have just departed for another 15-minute break. While Eric Bunch continues to run away with the chip lead (710,000 chip stack), some new big stacks have established their presence on the felt. Dallas’ own Eric Graziano (pictured) currently sits with a 409,000 chip stack. Also building momentum heading into the break was Los Angeles-based poker player Peter Park, who has accumulated a chip stack worth 386,000.

The following players of note will be joining the aforementioned big stacks at the tables following the break:

David Diaz - 232,000 Rania Nasreddine - 384,000 Rodney Spriggs - 259,000 Angela Jordison - 41,000 Allen Kessler - 51,500

Brian Green - 60,500

Registration will officially close at the end of the break, stay tuned to see who finds a bag for Day 2!

Refusing to let up on the gas pedal, Eric Bunch (pictured) continues to add to his stack as he enters dinner break as Flight B chip leader. In possession of a 317,200 stack, Bunch is well positioned to find a bag for Day 2 of the Choctaw WSOPC Main Event. 

For 90 minutes, big stacks Joe Rogers (216,700 chip stack) and David Shaw (256,000) will have a break from battling it out on the felt. Once action continues, we will see just which player will assert themselves as Top Dawg at the table (unless the table breaks of course).

Here are some of the notable players that still remain in Flight C of the Choctaw WSOPC Main Event:
La-La Sengphet - 65,600 Lonny Weitzel - 109,800 David Diaz - 123,900 Nick Pupillo - 34,700 Angela Jordison - 28,200 Allen Kessler - 48,800

After the 90-minute dinner break, action will continue in the Choctaw WSOPC Main Event. Stay tuned to see who prevails and finds a bag for Day 2.

Drawing on his experience and building momentum, WSOPC ring winner Eric Bunch (pictured) heads into the second break of the day as the overall chip leader with a 265,500 stack. While not in the lead, both Joe Rogers 238,000 and Dien Le are well in contention with 238,000 and 208,000 chip stacks respectively.

Joining our three big stacks on break are the following players of note: Nick Pupillo - 41,700 Ashley Frank - 39,400 Angela Jordison - 41,200 Brian Green - 7,900 Nathan Kogel - 45,800 Joey Gargiulo - 93,500 Viet Vo - 58,800

Once action resumes, players will play an additional two hours before embarking on a 90-minute dinner break.

Hopping into Flight C of the Choctaw Circuit Main Event, poker vlogger and WSOPC ring winner "Pokerface Ash" Ashley Frank looks to add ring number two to her trophy case.

The 274 entrants in Flight C of the Choctaw WSOPC Main Event have just departed for their first break of the day. After taking 15 minutes to relax, David Shaw (pictured above) will be returning to play as chip leader, owning a 131,000 chip stack. Not to be overlooked by Shaw, the following players of note had also entered the Circuit Main Event...

Eric Bunch - 67,400
David Diaz - 57,800
Kolbey Madewell - 56,700
Brian Green - 11,300
Lisa Schuessler - 62,300
Lonny Weitzel - 40,900
Hang Phat - 70,200

Play will resume here shortly, for even more coverage on the Choctaw WSOP Circuit Main Event, bookmark instant.poker.org and follow us on Twitter (@pokerorg) as well as Instagram (@poker_org_)!

With an exciting two flights already in the books, there is nothing suggesting today’s third and final flight of the Choctaw WSOPC Main Event will be anything other than special. In Flights A and B, we have seen rising stars, established champions, and poker legends showcase their talents on the felt. With how the Choctaw Circuit Main Event has gone thus far, there is nowhere else the Poker.org media team would rather be than the Grand Theater.

Today at 11 a.m. local time, Flight C of the Choctaw WSOPC Main Event will begin. With Flights A and B drawing 470 total entries contributing to a prizepool already surpassing $700,000, there is a good chance we see the $1,000,000 guarantee get surpassed here today.

For poker players who plan on firing one (or two) bullets into Flight C of the Circuit Main Event, here is what you need to know:

$1,000,000 guaranteed prizepool

40,000 starting stack

40-minute blinds for the first 15 levels, 60-minute levels thereafter

One re-entry per flight

Registration open until the start of level 13

Minimum 15-minute break approximately every 2 hours of play

Poker.org will be on location posting live updates throughout the Circuit Main Event. We will be providing a recap of the action every break, and starting on Day 2, will be providing reporting on hands as well as keeping readers updated on chip counts.