The second day of preliminary events at the inaugural Card Player Poker Tour Choctaw saw the tournament room fully packed, with each of the events having solid turnouts. Event 1 continues on to Saturday, while event 3 and the nightly $125 determined champions.
Here are the results for Friday’s events:
Event 1 — $235 No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry ($100,000 Guarantee)
Day 1B of the first event of the series drew a massive 528 entries, combining with day 1A’s 408 for a total of 936 entries. As a result of the impressive turnout, this $235 buy-in built a $177,840 prize pool, smashing the event’s $100,000 guarantee. A total of 99 players will make the money, with the eventual champion set to take home $33,779.
The 125 survived the two starting days will combine on Saturday at noon and play down to a champion.
Event 3 — $200 No-Limit Hold’em
Katy, Texas’ Sebastian Tejada has won event 3 of the CPPT Choctaw, earning $8,843 for the win. Tejada topped a 219-player field to earn the lion’s share of the $36,113 prize pool, defeating runner-up Michael Romero in the early hours of Saturday.
Tejada is no stranger to tournament success at Choctaw, having final tabled two events at the Native American Casino Poker Tour, including a ninth-place finish in that series’ main event.
Here is the complete payout information from the final table:
| Place | Player | Earnings |
| 1 | Sebastian Tejada | $8,843 |
| 2 | Michael Romero | $5,456 |
| 3 | Jonathan Alfonso | $3,978 |
| 4 | Raymond Kilpatrick | $2,942 |
| 5 | Terry Crider | $2,209 |
| 6 | Arthur Navarro | $1,685 |
| 7 | Christopher Parr | $1,305 |
| 8 | Kasra Khodayarkhani | $1,026 |
| 9 | Philip Holmes | $818 |
Nightly 7 p.m. $125 No-Limit Hold’em
A total of 154 players posted the $125 buy-in for the nightly event, building a $14,938 prize pool. In the end, Oklahoma City’s William McGee emerged victorious, taking home $4,033 for the win.
Here is the complete payout information from the final table:
| Place | Player | Earnings |
| 1 | William McGee | $4,033 |
| 2 | Louay Aamer | $2,493 |
| 3 | James Barlow | $1,794 |
| 4 | Adam Metz | $1,315 |
| 5 | Larry Bolin | $918 |
| 6 | Cherie Baber | $744 |
| 7 | William Payne | $575 |
| 8 | Myrna Bourland | $451 |
| 9 | Jesse McVicker | $359 |
Stay tuned to Card Player for more coverage of the Card Player Poker Tour Choctaw.
