Kyle Birdwell Wins Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Multi-Flight Re-Entry
The World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant $1,700 Main Event is just one of a dozen gold ring events at the stop.
For more than a week, a slew of side events has been playing out including Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold��em, a tournament that attracted 2,206 entries over six flights and generated a $727,980 prize pool.
Kyle Birdwell, 36, navigated the massive field to claim the title, $102,195 top prize, and his first WSOP gold ring.
��It was great, a complete rollercoaster of emotion,�� Birdwell said. ��It was fun from day one and a had a blast.��
Birdwell finished Day 1c with a monster stack and added to it throughout the tournament. He eventually entered the final table with an overwhelming chip lead.
��In the first hour I had pocket aces and had two guys shove behind me and they had queens and jacks, the board ran out and I was able to triple-up,�� he told WSOP officials. ��Later in the day I had a guy pushing stacks around and I had a big stack and so did he. He shoved in front of me with kings and I had aces again. At the end of the day (Day 1) there was a top-10 stack at my table. There was a hand where it flopped two clubs and I had a big draw and shoved all-in and he called with bottom pair and the rest was history.��
As for the six-figure score, Birdwell plans to use some of the money to help put his wife through nursing school.
Event #2 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Birdwell | Fort Worth, Texas | $102,195 |
| 2 | Michael Hibler | Springfield, Missouri | $63,190 |
| 3 | Carlos Loving | Tampa, Florida | $49,007 |
| 4 | Chase Bricker | Arlington, Texas | $38,235 |
| 5 | Kendall Copp | Ponder, Texas | $30,011 |
| 6 | Dave Alfa | Austin, Texas | $23,698 |
| 7 | William Scarsdale | Harrison, Arkansas | $18,827 |
| 8 | Donald Thurman | Plano, Texas | $15,049 |
| 9 | Jeffrey Crawford | North Richland Hills, Texas | $12,104 |
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