The inaugural World Poker Tour Choctaw Main Event in Durant, Oklahoma proved a big success as 1,175 entrants took to the felt to create a $3,973,725 prize pool, which crushed the $2,000,000 guarantee. The tournament attracted a who's who of poker notables, and fittingly by the final table contained several exciting storylines.
For instance, Mina Greco was looking to become the first female to win an open WPT tournament, while Andy Hwang was looking to etch his name on the WPT Champions Cup for a second time. There was also Darren Elias, who was looking to win his third WPT title within a year's span (he won the WPT Borgata and WPT Caribbean late last year).