Austin Apicalla Takes Choctaw Casino Championship Lead
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Thanks to his win lat night in Event #10 $365 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo for $24,569, and a sixth-place finish in Event #6 $365 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed, Austin Apicella of Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas currently leads the Choctaw Casino Championship race with 77.5 points.
If the 29-year-old school principal can hold on, he will earn a seat in the WSOP Circuit National Championship Presented by Southern Comfort 100 Proof this May in New Orleans.