Alan Percal Wins First Ring In Event #6: $400 NLH 6-Handed
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Main Event, 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 #6: $400 NLH Six-Handed, 193 runners created a $63,690 prize pool that was paid out to the top 30 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Venanzio Pasubio (10th- $1,397), Boris Kasabov (12th - $1,112), Hugo Perez (15th - $913), Quinterol Mallette (18th - $773), and Cory Bogert (25th - $609).
In the end, it was Florida native Alan Percal who collected every chip in play to win his first gold ring along with a $15,857 payday.
��The bracelet trumps it slightly,�� Percal said half-jokingly after his victory. ��But I��ve been close to this a few times, recently, so it��s nice to close it out.��
Percal��s bracelet run occurred in 2016 at the 47th annual WSOP where he conquered the $10,000 No-Limit Hold��em Heads-Up Championship for $320,574. Though his recent win, good for a cash prize of $15,857, was much more scaled down, Percal was pleased to hit the Circuit milestone.
Before his accomplishment at Choctaw Durant, Percal had recorded three final-table appearances this season (2019/20). The Florida native, now living in Louisville, Kentucky intermittently travels to certain series around the nation.
��Depends on the stop really and when I have time�� We have a friend that works here that helped out,�� stated Percal on his presence in Oklahoma.
Coming into Day 2 of the Six Max, Percal controlled the second-largest stack in play. He maintained his chip advantage even through a stalwart, eight-handed period.
��We played eight-handed for like an hour and a half,�� mentioned Percal. ��And we were pretty deep to come into the day. Then we played eight-handed and the average stack was like probably 15 big blinds, which kind of mixed things up.��
Eventually, 8th place hit the rail and Percal redrew to the final table as chip leader. Another slight slowdown occurred during three-handed action. Two-time gold ring winner Matt Koch was the one to break off in 3rd place.
Percal went on to tackle a tough opponent, Frank Bengs, in heads-up duel. The match lasted for a while but was all over when Percal��s pocket sevens took down Bengs�� queen-jack.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Percal | Weston, FL | $15,857 |
| 2 | Frank Bengs | Crescent, OK | $19,800 |
| 3 | Matthew Koch | Byrnes Mill, MO | $6,632 |
| 4 | Steven McCartney | Columbia, SC | $4,604 |
| 5 | Melissa Singh | New York, NY | $3,280 |
| 6 | Cody Coffman | Tulsa, OK | $2,400 |
| 7 | Michael Cockrell | Richardson, TX | $1,805 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Prince | Austin, TX | $1,805 |
| 9 | Kelly Cortum | Norwalk, IA | $1,397 |