Throughout the Choctaw Circuit, a handful of other players succeeded in adding to their WSOP gold count. Ultimately, John Fagg was the contender to close out The Gargantuan, picking up the handsome grand prize of $156,041 and his second Circuit gold ring. Event #2: $600 No-Limit Hold’em The Gargantuan entailed three separate starting legs and attracted a massive field of 2,130 entries, generating a $1,096,950 prizepool. The first weekend at Choctaw Durant featured The Gargantuan, a newly coined title for the multi-flight ring event that regularly graces the schedule.

Some other players that picked up a debut gold ring during the series were Garrett Patrick, winning Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold’em, James Cordray, winning Event #7: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed, former Major League Baseball player Jim Traber, winning Event #8: $400 No-Limit Hold’em, and Jimmy Lujan, winning Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold’em.

For the accomplishment, Bogdanovecz, out of Ava, Oklahoma was awarded $31,801 and his first Circuit gold ring. The $250 buy-in, No-Limit Hold’em tournament drew a field of 943, which was topped by Brent Bogdanovecz. All in all, 13 official gold rings were awarded, and nearly 4.6 million dollars in prize money was collected and redistributed to players.Ī WSOP signature event, the Monster Stack kicked things off at Choctaw. Because of pandemic-related matters, the southern Oklahoma series was previously on a two-year hiatus, dating back to its last appearance in January of the 2019/20 Circuit season.Įven after a substantial lapse in time, the Choctaw Durant Circuit saw robust prizepool numbers, proving that it is still be one of the most high-volume stops within the WSOPC repertoire.

Strong performance put on by female players as series awarded 16 gold rings.ġ9 January 2022 (Durant, Okla.) - On Wednesday January 5 th, 2022, the World Series of Poker Circuit returned to one of its most prolific locales, Choctaw Casino & Resort - Durant. Choctaw Durant Circuit returns to former glory after two-year hiatus.

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