Perhaps the biggest obstacle to Castro’s back-to-back title bid is chip leader Bradley Ruben (pictured below). Will Castro make history? We will have to wait until tomorrow to see.
Although Choctaw has seen Main Event champions win multiple titles, the venue has yet to see one go back-to-back. While many past WSOPC Main Event champions were eliminated in Day 2, not only did previous champ Danny Marx bag for Day 3, but Choctaw’s reigning champion Harvey Castro (pictured below) did well as he ended the day with a 3,150,000 stack.
Despite making incredibly deep runs, WSOPC Main Event champion Jared Ingles would be eliminated in 27th place along with Choctaw WSOPC Main Event champions Dustin Schoonover and Daniel Lowery, who finished in 22nd and 16th place respectively. The day started with 94 poker players, but by the end of the day, only 12 poker players remained, one of whom will become Choctaw’s newest (or repeat) champion.Īs cards flew across the table and chips changed hands, slowly one by one the multiple WSOPC champions who made Day 2 were eliminated. Bradley Ruben Leads A Competitive Field Into The Final Day of the Main EventĪfter the completion of 26 levels, Tournament Director Kevin Ferguson called an end to play and instructed the remaining players in the Choctaw WSOPC Main Event to bag for the day.
