The new year kicks off with another Circuit series at Choctaw Durant.
Durant, OK (January 1, 2019) -- The World Series of Poker Circuit has already completed the first half of the 2018-2019 season. Kicking off the new year will be another Circuit series at Choctaw Durant.
Action begins tomorrow, January 2nd, with the ever-popular Monster Stack. Cards will be in the air at 12:00 pm for Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack and is scheduled as a two-day competition. Players start with a twice-enlarged starting stack, granting them 30,000 in tournament chips.
The first weekend of the 13-event series is highlighted by two multi-flight tournaments. Event #3 begins Friday, entails two separate starting flights, and has a $400 buy-in. Event #4 begins Sunday, has the same amount of starting flights, but a smaller buy-in of $250.
The only other event featuring multiple starting flights is the $1,700 buy-in Main Event. During the first Choctaw series this season, back in early November, Maxwell Young succeeded in capturing his fifth gold ring and $263,815 after defeating a field of 893 entrants in the Main Event.
The winner of the Main Event and the Casino Champion will earn a seat to the 2019 Global Casino Championship. There they will compete for a minimum $1 million prizepool, as well as a prestigious gold bracelet. To become the Casino Champion a player must earn the most points at a given Circuit stop. Players earn points based on how well they finish in a tournament. More information on the Global Casino Championship leaderboard can be found on WSOP.com.
Below is a list of all official gold ring events that will run during the Choctaw Durant stop.
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Date:
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Event:
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Buy-in:
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Wed. Jan. 2, 12 pm
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Event #1: No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack
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$400
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Thur. Jan. 3, 12 pm
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Event #2: No-Limit Hold’em Big Blind Ante
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$400
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Fri. Jan. 4, 11 am
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Event #3A: No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry (Flight A)
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$400
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Fri. Jan. 4, 5 pm
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Event #3B: No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry (Flight B)
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$400
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Sat. Jan. 5, 11 am
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Event #4A: No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry (Flight A)
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$250
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Sat. Jan. 5, 5 pm
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Event #4B: No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry (Flight B)
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$250
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Sun. Jan. 6, 12 pm
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Event #5: No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack
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$400
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Sun. Jan. 6, 5 pm
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Event #6: Big O
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$400
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Mon. Jan. 7, 12 pm
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Event #7: No-Limit Hold’em 4-Handed
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$400
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Mon. Jan. 7, 5 pm
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Event #8: No-Limit Hold’em
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$400
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Tue. Jan. 8, 12 pm
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Event #9: No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack
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$400
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Wed. Jan. 9, 12 pm
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Event #10: No-Limit Hold’em
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$600
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Thur. Jan. 10, 12 pm
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Event #11: No-Limit Hold’em
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$400
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Fri. Jan. 11, 12 pm
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Event #12A: MAIN EVENT (Flight A)
($1,000,000 Guarantee)
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$1,700
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Sat. Jan. 12, 12 pm
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Event #12B: MAIN EVENT (Flight B)
($1,000,000 Guarantee)
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$1,700
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Sun. Jan. 13, 12 pm
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Event #13: No-Limit Hold’em
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$600
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Some notable, non-official-ring event will occur throughout the Choctaw Durant Circuit series.
- 10:00 am Jan. 13th - $250 Seniors Event #1 (age 50+)
- Jan. 14th - $135 Seniors Event #2 (age 50+)
- Flight A - 10:00 am
- Flight B - 3:00 pm
- 2:00 pm Jan. 14th - $135 Ladies Event
For a complete schedule, including satellites and nightly events, click here.
Choctaw Casino & Resort is located in Durant, Oklahoma, and approximately 90 miles from the Dallas/Fort Worth International airport.