Jason Brin was the player to win the first WPT Main Event ever held at Choctaw Casino in Durant. The top 147 finishers received a share of the money, min-cashes starting from $3,874. As many as 1,175 entries registered during the first-ever edition of the tournament to generate a prize pool of $3,989,125. In fact, all four editions of the WPT Choctaw Championship, including the ongoing one, have featured the same buy-in fee. The Main Event itself ran from July 31 through August 4 and featured two starting flights and three more days of play. The inaugural WPT Choctaw festival took place early into Season XIV of the popular poker series. Here is a little bit more about when the tournament was first held and who has won it over the years. Players from here and there flocked to the place to participate in one of the hottest summer events to be taking place in the US.Īnd while they are battling for the largest share of the tournament’s prize pool and the prestigious poker title, Casino News Daily has looked back to prior WPT Choctaw Championship editions. The WPT Choctaw $3,700 Main Event is currently under way at Durant, Oklahoma’s premium poker destination.
