Hugh's ability with Choke !

[lang]

If Hugh has out a Choke with cards under it and is choking his opponent and his opponent plays Brawler(Edge), Pummel and cant stop it and Hugh uses his ability and exerts 5 cards to prevent the 1 damage does Choke leave play ? He never takes the 1 point as it is prevented but does it make Choke leave play or does Choke stay with the cards under it ?

-Thanks

[prowler7]

From The Handbook-

Choke: If this Attack is successful, your opponent must place 1 card from the top of their Endurance face down under this card. At the beginning of each of his turns, your opponent must place 1 card from the top of his Endurance face down under this card for each card already under this card. This card remains in play until you draw a card or take damage.

Damage - When you take damage, your Ability is reduced by the amount of damage you take. This amount is calculated during your Ability Adjustment Phase.

Damage - Pending - Damage from Events is pending as soon as they are played, and damage from Attacks is pending when they become successful.

Damage - Preventing - Damage may only be prevented if it is pending.

Hugh Fitzcairn [WC] - Fitzcairn - PERSONA
If you do not play a Special card, you may make an Exertion on your turn to prevent up to 2 points of damage. You may include up to 5 Master cards.

Ability Adjustment Phase - The Ability Adjustment Phase immediately follows the Attack Phase. Cards cannot be played once you start this phase. If a card or effect occurs when you "take damage", the effect occurs during this Phase.
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According to all the relevant text, Choke would only go away if you had not prevented the damage by the time you reached the Ability Adjustment Phase. So you have all of your Defense and Attack Phases to make the exertion.

[lang]

That is what we had figured but was asking just in case as we have a tourney of 12 players in an online event .