$2,200 High Roller Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant

11-07-2019 18:39 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	100,000 70,000	70,000

David Prociak	55,000

Brock Wilson	45,000
John Gallaher	42,500 42,500	42,500
Brett Apter	40,000 13,500	13,500

Jonathan Bloyen	36,800
Christopher Staats	33,200 33,200	33,200
Will Berry	32,500 32,500	32,500
Craig Varnell	31,400 1,400	1,400

Ben Keeline	27,800 27,800	27,800
Brian Altman	26,800 200	200

Arshin Gamini	25,000 25,000	25,000

Kings Hold for Merkow

Tyler Foran

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

After a series of raises, Gregg Merkow had his opponent at risk preflop for roughly 40,000 and both hands were tabled.

Opponent:
Gregg Merkow:

Merkow had his opponent dominated and the flop came changing nothing but the gave him a sweat as his opponent picked up a flush draw to go along with his pocket pair, but the on the river was a brick, eliminating his opponent from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregg Merkow	102,200

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Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

11-07-2019 19:02 UTC-5

Walsworth Continues to Build

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Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

After the cutoff player limped in, Peter Walsworth raised to 3,000 on the button and was called by the big blind player while initial limper folded.

The flop was checked to the turn.

The big blind player check-called Walsworth's 6,500 bet to see the board pair with the river and lead out for 13,000.

Walsworth glared at his opponent before tossing in the chips.

Walsworth's opponent missed his flush with while Walsworth scooped the pot with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Walsworth	127,800 69,500	69,500

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11-07-2019 19:13 UTC-5

Massive Flop Results in Leutwyler Tripling Up

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Tyler Foran

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Ulrich Leutwyler limped under-the-gun, John Gallaher called on the button and the big blind checked his option.

The dealer spread a flop of and all three players checked to the see the on the turn. The big blind checked once again and Leutwyler bet out 2,000 which Gallaher raised to 6,500 and the big blind announced all-in, Leutwyler announces he is all-in as well and Gallaher snap-calls.

Big blind:
Ulrich Leutwyler:
John Gallaher:

All three players smashed the board, with Leutwyler having two pair, while the big blind had the straight with a flush draw and Gallaher had a flopped straight as well. The river however, was the giving Leutwyler the full house to eliminate the big blind and scoop the entire pot. Gallaher finished third in the hand but had both opponents covered, leaving him with 10,600 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ulrich Leutwyler	123,000 123,000	123,000
John Gallaher	10,600 -31,900	-31,900

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11-07-2019 19:14 UTC-5

Aidi Stays Aggressive

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Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Adnan Aidi opened under the gun for 1,600 and the big blind player defended to see a flop.

The big blind player check-raised Aidi's 2,200 bet to 7,200 and Aidi quickly called to see the fall on the turn.

The big blind player lead out for 6,500 but mucked his hand after Aidi raised to 19,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adnan Aidi	70,000

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11-07-2019 19:22 UTC-5

Neil Volaski Captures First Ring in Event #3: $400 NLH Multi-Flight

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Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Main Event and High Roller, 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 Multi-Flight, 898 runners created a $296,340 prize pool that was paid out to the top 132 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Charles Barker (14th - $2,972), Will Berry (24th - $1,870), Bart Bogard (29th - $1,523), Craig Savage (36th - $1,354), and Kevin Nguyen (41st - $1,320).

In the end, NeilVolaski raked in $53,796 and his first World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring Sunday evening at his regular casino stomping grounds, Choctaw Durant.

“I’ve had my opportunities in the past and I’ve probably made mistakes that I shouldn’t have when I played just because it was the first time being there,” Volaski stated. “It was a turbo and it was like two in the morning and I had to go to work the next day and I just made a mistake that I should have never made. It hurt.”

Volaski made it through Day 1A with a middle-of-the-pack stack, giving him a day of rest before the restart Sunday afternoon. On Day 2, he cruised all the way to heads-up action against a familiar opponent, gold ring winner Chad Smith.

“I’ve played with Chad before and he’s a really good player,” said Volaski. “Today, when we were heads up and I had a 2-1 chip lead I knew it was gonna happen.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Neil Volaski	Prosper, Texas	$53,796
2	Chad Smith	Plano, Texas	$33,246
3	James Jewell	Rudy, Arizona	$23,682
4	Noah Nodine	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$17,159
5	Jonathan Bolyen	Denton, Texas	$12,649
6	Louis Barlow	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$9,490
7	Shomari Williams	Fort Worth, Texas	$7,249
8	Aditya Kelkar	Plano, Texas	$5,639
9	Alan Cummins	Trophy Club, Texas	$4,469

11-07-2019 19:25 UTC-5

Baker Eliminates Norris After Both Missing a Straight

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Tyler Foran

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Alan Baker raised in early position to 2,000 and Antoine Norris defended the big blind.

The flop fell and Norris check-raised the 3,000 bet all-in for roughly 12,000 which Baker snap-called and both hands were tabled.

Antoine Norris:
Alan Baker:

Both players were open-ended but Baker was in the lead with King-high. The turn was no help for either player when the landed and the on the river meant Norris was eliminated from the tournament.