David Larson Wins Two Circuit Rings in 24 Hours; Four in Calendar Year
The World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant $1,700 Main Event is just one of a dozen gold ring events at the stop. One man, 48-year-old poker pro David Larson from Appleton, Wisconsin, managed to claim two titles back-to-back within a 24-hour period.
Larson was making the trek to Harrah��s Cherokee in North Carolina for the Global Casino Championship �C which he qualified for by finishing as Casino Champ at the WSOPC Horseshoe Hammond last October �C when he decided to stop at Choctaw and play Event #7: $400 No-Limit Hold��em, a tournament that attracted 123 entries and created a $40,590 prize pool. Larson bagged the Day 1 chip lead, which he took into the final table before winning it all for $11,057 and his third career ring.
With the first win, the former software engineer became the 132nd player to win three or more WSOP Circuit rings.
Event #7: $400 NLH Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Larson | Appleton, WI | $11,057 |
| 2 | Larry Green | Houston, Texas | $6,834 |
| 3 | Khoi Lang | McKinney, Texas | $4,754 |
| 4 | Lauren Bunch | Tulsa, Oklahoma | $3,390 |
| 5 | Trent Trinidad | Big Spring, Texas | $2,480 |
| 6 | Lisa Schuessler | Durant, Oklahoma | $1,862 |
| 7 | Gary Harbison | Addison, Texas | $1,435 |
| 8 | Bernard Morrow | Grand Island, Nebraska | $1,138 |
| 9 | Lisa Smith | Spring, Texas | $928 |
He didn��t stop there as the next day he fired Event #9: $250 NLH and bested a 180-entry field to win it for $9,137.
��Today I felt more pressure because I won yesterday but also people were afraid of me because I won yesterday,�� he told WSOP officials. ��People definitely played a little more conservative today so it was harder for them to give-up their chips and yesterday people were a lot more splashy.��
Larson became the 55th player to win four or more rings, though his have all come in the last calendar year.
��This is definitely the most fun I��ve had,�� he said. ��I��ve won a lot more money playing poker but this is for sure the most fun I��ve ever had.��
The back-to-back wins also gave Larson 100 points on the WSOPC Choctaw leaderboard, which puts him out front and in a good position to win a seat into next year��s Global Casino Championship.
Event #9: $250 NLH Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Larson | Appleton, WI | $9,137 |
| 2 | Benjamin Thompson | Lake Elm, Texas | $5,644 |
| 3 | Glen Goldsmith | Palestine, Texas | $3,946 |
| 4 | Thomas Neville | Carrollton, Texas | $2,820 |
| 5 | Marcus Villarreal | Pleasanton, Texas | $2,060 |
| 6 | Carson Wieland | Montgomery, Texas | $1,540 |
| 7 | Suzan Samuels | Bellaire, Texas | $1,178 |
| 8 | Vincent Moscati | Verplanck, New York | $922 |
| 9 | Phillip Teel | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | $740 |
To see who all has captured gold rings at the Choctaw Durant stop, click here.