Morris Wins WSOPC, Bold Wins MPC20

Morris Wins WSOPC Choctaw

One of the shortest stacks at the final table overcame the odds and won the tournament.

The World Series of Poker Circuit series at Choctaw Casino Resort is over. The $1,675 NLHE Main Event began on January 17 in Durant, Oklahoma, and it brought in 1,428 entries and a $2,142,000 prize pool, far surpassing the $1 million guarantee.

Day 3 brought back only 16 players and worked its way down to the final table. Preston Harwell was the chip leader, and Tyler Morris was second-last in chips only to Clyde Walters.

Action started slowly, and Walker, then Sanders and Capps exited before the dinner break. Play continued for quite a long time, with numerous double-ups and Morris showing aggression when necessary to gather chips and double. With three players left, Morris sent Walters home, then took a slight lead into heads-up play. He lost ground but doubled through Shelby Penka several times, ultimate taking the chip lead and grabbing victory.

Results:

1^st place: Tyler Morris ($369,503)

2^nd place: Shelby Penka ($229,194)

3^rd place: Clyde Walters ($167,954)

4^th place: Preston Harwell ($127,685)

5^th place: Jeffrey Gibralter ($97,204)

6^th place: Joshua Evans ($74,863)

7^th place: Jesse Capps ($58,327)

8^th place: Michael Sanders ($45,967)

9^th place: Julie Walker ($36,650)

Bold Boldly Wins MPC20 Red Dragon

It was exciting down to the end, and a four-hour heads up battle left the female player out in second and a Mongolian in the winner’s circle.

PokerStars LIVE Macau hosted the 20^th edition of the Macau Poker Cup, and record turnouts were noted, even for the HK $11,000 NLHE Red Dragon Main Event. That tournament brought in 995 players, resulting in a HK $9,651,500 prize pool.

The third day of action thinned the field from 77 players to the final table, and though Victor Teng and Buyanjargal Bold led in chip counts, Terry Fan looked to become a two-time Red Dragon champion.

January 21 play started with the shorter stacks leaving, and that included Fan. Teng kept his place as the chip leader and took that status into a three-handed chip-chop deal for the largest payout. But he lost ground after the deal and fell in third. Yung took the lead into heads-up, but over the course of four hours, they exchanged the lead until Bold finally grabbed victory.

Results:

1^st place: Buyanjargal Bold (HK $1,492,000)

2^nd place: Percy Yung (HK $1,159,000)

3^rd place: Victor Teng (HK $1,498,000)

4^th place: Richard Hu (HK $597,000)

5^th place: Akash Malik (HK $430,000)

6^th place: Fei Xie ($HK $334,000)

7^th place: Xiao Yu Lin (HK $263,000)

8^th place: Terry Fan (HK $191,000)

9^th place: Jianhong Liu (HK $143,000)