2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$255,535
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$1,478,640
Entries
976
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000

Kyle Birdwell Wins Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Multi-Flight Re-Entry

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Kyle Birdwell
Kyle Birdwell

The World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant $1,700 Main Event is just one of a dozen gold ring events at the stop.

For more than a week, a slew of side events has been playing out including Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em, a tournament that attracted 2,206 entries over six flights and generated a $727,980 prize pool.

Kyle Birdwell, 36, navigated the massive field to claim the title, $102,195 top prize, and his first WSOP gold ring.

“It was great, a complete rollercoaster of emotion,” Birdwell said. “It was fun from day one and a had a blast.”

Birdwell finished Day 1c with a monster stack and added to it throughout the tournament. He eventually entered the final table with an overwhelming chip lead.

“In the first hour I had pocket aces and had two guys shove behind me and they had queens and jacks, the board ran out and I was able to triple-up,” he told WSOP officials. “Later in the day I had a guy pushing stacks around and I had a big stack and so did he. He shoved in front of me with kings and I had aces again. At the end of the day (Day 1) there was a top-10 stack at my table. There was a hand where it flopped two clubs and I had a big draw and shoved all-in and he called with bottom pair and the rest was history.”

As for the six-figure score, Birdwell plans to use some of the money to help put his wife through nursing school.

Event #2 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Kyle BirdwellFort Worth, Texas$102,195
2Michael HiblerSpringfield, Missouri$63,190
3Carlos LovingTampa, Florida$49,007
4Chase BrickerArlington, Texas$38,235
5Kendall CoppPonder, Texas$30,011
6Dave AlfaAustin, Texas$23,698
7William ScarsdaleHarrison, Arkansas$18,827
8Donald ThurmanPlano, Texas$15,049
9Jeffrey CrawfordNorth Richland Hills, Texas$12,104

To see who all has captured gold rings at the Choctaw Durant stop, click here.

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