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

11-07-2019 22:27 UTC-5

Rossito Sends Whittington to the Rail

Tyler Foran

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The action folded around to Blake Whittington in the small blind who shoved for roughly 14,000 and Michael Rossito quickly called and tabled his hand in the big blind.

Blake Whittington:
Michael Rossito:

They were off to the races and the flop came giving Rossito a gutshot straight draw to go along with his overcards. The turn was the completing Rossito's Broadway straight and the on the river was just a formality as Whittington was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rossito	104,800
Blake Whittington	Busted

Tags: Blake Whittington Michael Rossito

11-07-2019 22:32 UTC-5

Last 15-Minute Break of the Night

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Tyler Foran

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The 40 remaining players have reached their final 15-minute break of the night. Registration will remain open until the beginning of level 16.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

11-07-2019 22:51 UTC-5

Rettenmaier Climbs to the Top After Eliminating Rossito

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Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A few hands before players went on break, Marvin Rettenmaier opened for 3,500 from early position and was called by Ulrich Leutwyler in middle position. Action folded around to Michael Rossito who three-bet to 15,000 from the big blind and was called by Rettenmaier while Leutwyler folded.

Rossito check-jammed after Rettenmaier bet 18,200 on the flop and was quickly called.

Michael Rossito:
Marvin Rettenmaier:

Rossito held the open-ended staright draw but couldn't connect as the turn came the and river .

Rossito paired his king but it was no good and he sent his last 89,400 over to Rettenmaier.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marvin Rettenmaier	230,000

Michael Rossito	Busted

Tags: Ulrich Leutwyler Michael Rossito Marvin Rettenmaier

11-07-2019 22:59 UTC-5

Watson's Ace is Good

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Tyler Foran

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Andrew Watson raised under-the-gun to 4,500, Adam Hendrix called on the button and the big blind came along as well.

The flop fell , both players checked to Hendrix who bet out 5,000, the big blind folded and Watson made the call.

The dealer dropped the on the turn and Watson check-called a bet of 5,000 once again.

On the river both Watson and Hendrix checked and Watson tabled for a pair of aces and that was good enough to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Hendrix	72,000 22,000	22,000
Andrew Watson	54,500

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11-07-2019 23:08 UTC-5

Big Blind Special for Ben-Shushan

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Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A player from early position opened for 5,000 and was called by Cole Sudeck on the button along with Asaf Ben-Shushan from the big blind.

The flop was checked to the turn where Ben-Shushan lead out for 11,500.

The initial raiser called while Sudeck mucked and the dealer dropped the on the river.

Both players checked and Ben-Shushan tabled to scoop the pot while his opponent tossed into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asaf Ben-Shushan	163,000 27,000	27,000
Cole Sudeck	60,000 -47,000	-47,000

Tags: Asaf Ben Shushan Cole Sudeck

11-07-2019 23:11 UTC-5

Guerrero Sends One Out

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Tyler Foran

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action folded around to Carlos Guerrero in the cutoff who raised to 4,000, the button moved all-in for 15,000 which pushed the blinds out and Guerrero snap-called.

Button:
Carlos Guerrero:

Guerrero was behind to the ace-high but the flop came favorable for him when the dealer fanned giving him top pair and a flush draw. The turn was the and the river was the giving him two pair and eliminating his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Guerrero	79,000 -11,000	-11,000

Tags: Carlos Guerrero

11-07-2019 23:21 UTC-5

Brandon Wilson Secures Gold in Event #5: $400 NLH Bounty

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Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 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 #5: $400 NLH Bounty, 261 runners created a $60,030 prize pool that was paid out to the top 41 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Michael Delavergne (10th - $958), Michael Lech (12th - $958), Brian Lee (14th - $795), Lauren Bunch (27th - $463), and Robert Keeling (34th - $388).

In the end, it was Brandon Wilson who outlasted the 261 player field to claim his first ring along with $13,706.

“I actually dropped out of college to pursue poker the year before Moneymaker won. I’ve been hooked ever since,” Wilson state about his background with the game.

Fortunately, on the first weekend of November, a sequence of events brought directed him to WSOP tournament poker where he flourished, joining the ranks of gold-ring champions.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Brandon Wilson	Dallas, Texas	$13,706
2	Vaughn Brozek	Fort Worth, Texas	$8,470
3	Daniel Jones	Kingwood, Texas	$6,055
4	Quinterol Mallette	Dallas, Texas	$4,404
5	Mark Fisher	Denison, Texas	$3,261
6	Charles Belcher	Rowlett, Texas	$2,459
7	Melisa Singh	New York, New York	$1,888
8	John Haddad	Plano, Texas	$1,477
9	Jimmy Bunch	Bokoshe, Oklahoma	$1,178

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

11-07-2019 23:33 UTC-5

Altman Flushes Singh for Double

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Anthony Thompson

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

There was all in action preflop between Brian Altman and Melisa Singh.

Melisa Singh:
Brian Altman:

Altman was ahead until the flop fell pairing Singh's king.

The turn brought Altman more life adding flush outs to his hand that was completed after the fell on the river and Signh sent over 47,500 for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Altman	100,000 10,000	10,000

Melisa Singh	40,500 -4,500	-4,500

Tags: Melisa Singh Brian Altman