Welcome to Day 2 of the 2012/2013 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant Main Event
The two starting flights of the World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant Main Event are in the books, and the record field of 1,140 players—the third largest on WSOP Circuit history, has been whittled down to 163 (64 from Day 1a and 99 from Day 1b). The top 117 players are guaranteed a payday of at least $2,804, and the man best positioned to make the money is WSOP Circuit regular and Day 1a chip leader Drazen Ilich, who bagged up 650,000.
Of course Ilich isn’t the only one with his sights set of capturing a piece of the $1,710,000 prize pool. Granted, 46 players must hit the rail until the money is reached, but players like Poker Hall of Famer T.J. Cloutier (276,500); online icon Mario “Pwnasaurus” Silvestri (154,500); six-time WSOP bracelet winner Layne Flack (136,000); and current WSOP Circuit National Leaderboard leader Rex Clinkscales (107,500) are going to do their best not to be among them.
Likewise, players like the ever-entertaining “Cowboy” John Land (482,000); Day 1b chip leader Jonathan Bakhshian (460,000); and three-time WSOP Circuit ring winner David Nicholson (293,000) are among today’s big stacks and are primed to make a run at the $312,080 first-place prize, not to mention the WSOP Circuit gold ring and a seat in the Southern Comfort 100 Proof National Championship.
Here’s a look at the top ten chip stacks at the start of Day 2:
| Place | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drazen Ilich | 650,000 |
| 2 | “Cowboy” John Land | 482,000 |
| 3 | Jonathan Bakhshian | 460,000 |
| 4 | Mike Davis | 371,500 |
| 5 | Bobby Layne | 331,000 |
| 6 | Andy Philachack | 325,000 |
| 7 | Andrew Watson | 315,500 |
| 8 | David Nicholson | 293,000 |
| 9 | Hien Nguyen | 290,000 |
| 10 | Brian Jordan | 279,900 |
Day 2 of the Choctaw Durant Main Event will begin at 12:00 p.m. CST, which is about 30 minutes from now. Join the PokerNews Live Reporting Team then as they bring you all the action and eliminations from the WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant Main Event.