Shomari Williams Leads Final Ten Players After Day 2 of Choctaw Casino Resorts $1,700 Main Event
Day 2 of the Choctaw Casino Resorts $1,700 Main Event saw 167 players come into the day with their hopes of making it to the final table of and after nearly 14 hours of play, ten players remain. Leading the way is Shomari Williams who bagged 5,015,000 at the end of the night.
Williams entered the day a little over the average chip stack with 272,000 in chips and steadily progressed throughout the day. His biggest hand came in the last level of the night in a four-way pot.
On a board that showed 
, action was checked to Vincent Moscati who fired out 300,000 from middle position and Jesse Solano announced a raise to 1,100,000 on the button. Action was then on Williams who jammed from the small blind for 1,895,000. Scott Hall folded from the big blind along with Moscati and Solano made the call.
Williams was on a flush draw holding 
while Solano flopped a set with 
. Williams would end up making the straight flush on the river with the 
giving him the chip lead.
Next in line is Jesse Solano who bagged 4,980,000 at the end of the night despite losing the big hand to Williams followed by Hollis Holcomb who also bagged over 4 million with (4,575,000).
The rest of the final ten players include Scott Hall (3,205,000), Tony Nguyen (3,090,000), Braxton Dunaway (2,285,000), Matt Russell (2,235,000), Vincent Moscati (1,660,000), Steven Williams (1,255,000), and Joseph Skinner who will enter final day as the short stack after bagging (735,000).
Final Two Table Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2 | Shomari Williams | 5,015,000 |
| 11 | 3 | Scott Hall | 3,205,000 |
| 11 | 4 | Matt Russell | 3,205,000 |
| 11 | 5 | Vincent Moscati | 1,660,000 |
| 11 | 7 | Joseph Skinner | 735,000 |
| 12 | 1 | Tony Nguyen | 13,090,000 |
| 12 | 3 | Hollis Holcomb | 4,575,000 |
| 12 | 6 | Braxton Dunaway | 2,285,000 |
| 12 | 7 | Jesse Solano | 4,980,000 |
| 12 | 9 | Steven Williams | 1,255,000 |
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 TJ Cloutier (137th place - $2,547), Chris Tryba (133rd place - $2,547), Daniel Lowery (108th place - $2,628), Craig Varnell (103rd place - $2,628), Allen Kessler (87th place - $2,900), Dave Alfa (74th place - $3,101), Brian Green (48th place - $4,068), Jean "Prince" Gaspard (39th place - $4,555), and Aaron Massey (21st place - $9,470).
Day 3 will resume Monday, July 30th, 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 live updates until someone has claimed the first-place prize of $255,535 along with a Gold Ring.