WSOPC Choctaw (July)

Blinds: 600/1,200(1,200) - 368 registered

Craig Seeber opened to 3,000 from middle position before Ashley Helmick moved in from the cutoff for about 9,000. 

The action then folded to Kenneth Lemer in the big blind, who four-bet to about 26,000.

Seeber thought it over for close to three minutes before he finally moved all in for about 38,000. He was obviously met with a call, and when the cards hit their backs, Helmick was stoked.

• Ashley Helmick:
• Craig Seeber:
• Kenneth Lemer:

The full board ran out , and Helmick avoided the cooler. She got a pure triple against all the jacks.

• Ashley Helmick - 33,000
• Craig Seeber - 29,000
• Kenneth Lemer - 105,000

Blinds: 500/1,000(1,000) - 348 registered

There was a middle position open before Schuyler Thornton three-bet from the small blind. The original raiser thought it over for a moment before he called, and the flop landed.

Thornton continued for 13,000 before getting called, and the hit the turn. Thornton kept his foot on the gas with a wager of 22,000, and once again, he was met with a call.

The river landed, and after a moment in the tank, Thornton sent in the rest of his stack while covering and was met with a snap-call.

Thornton rolled over for top set, likely thinking he was ahead on every street. However, he got some surprising news as his opponent flatted the three-bet preflop with .

Thornton got a massive pile of chips to cool off his opponent and likely sits top five in chips.

• Schuyler Thornton - 195,000

The remaining players out of the 327 registered in the first flight of the Choctaw Circuit Main Event have just hit their second 15-minute break of the day.

Registration remains open until about 8:45 PM local time. Don't miss this one!

Top Ten Counts on Break

1. Randle Snider - 257,200 
2. Mark Fisher - 235,100 
3. Alexander Ho - 185,700 
4. Todd Turoci - 180,500 
5. Ali Mirtaheri - 175,000 
6. Phu Vo - 175,000 
7. Jeong Choi - 168,300 
8. Sung Lee - 165,700 
9. Anthony Allison - 160,000 
10. Paul Saso - 155,200
    

Poker pros Ari Engel and Maurice Hawkins, both top-two record holders for WSOPC rings, are sitting side by side with 19 players remaining in the $1100 Mini Main Event at Choctaw.