Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
2018/19 WSOP Global Casino Championship
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
2018/19 WSOP Global Casino Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,040,000
Entries
129
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Left 1 / 129
Filter
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Level 2
: 200/300, 300 ante
Stanley Lee opened to 800 from under the gun and was called by the button. The two players went heads-up to a flop of 
. Lee continued for 900 and his opponent stuck around to see the 
on the turn.
Both players checked and the 
completed the board. Lee put together a bet of 2,500 and his opponent flicked in a chip to call. Lee turned over 
for just ace-high and his opponent revealed 
for a pair of sixes to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,200
4,800
|
4,800 |
Level 2
: 200/300, 300 ante
The tournament clock is currently reading a total of 99 entries without a single elimination taking place as of yet. Ryan Leng appears to be the early chip leader with nearly 100,000 chips in the early going.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
94,500
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
||
|
84,500
24,500
|
24,500 |
|
75,200
15,200
|
15,200 |
|
68,700
8,700
|
8,700 |
|
||
|
66,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
64,800
4,800
|
4,800 |
|
||
|
64,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
62,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
60,000 | |
|
37,600
17,400
|
17,400 |
|
||
|
33,700
26,300
|
26,300 |
|
||
Level 2
: 200/300, 300 ante
Leif Force raised to 800 from the cutoff and William Watson just called on the button. The flop came 
and Force checked to Watson who bet 1,500. Force instantly called and the 
landed on the turn.
Both players knuckled the table and the 
completed the board. Force checked for the third time and Watson tossed in a bet of 5,000. Force looked him up and Watson turned over 
for the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,800 | |
|
48,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
||
Level 2
: 200/300, 300 ante
Carl Brewington opened to 800 in early position and Maxwell Young three-bet to 2,300 on his left. The action folded back to Brewington who made the call to go heads-up. The flop fell 
and Brewington check-called a bet of 1,600 from Young.
Both players checked the 
on the turn and the 
paired the board on the river. Brewington checked once more and Young flicked in a bet of 4,000. Brewington called and Young flipped over 
to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,600
33,600
|
33,600 |
|
34,600
25,400
|
25,400 |
Level 2
: 200/300, 300 ante
The players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level 3
: 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | |
|
|
||
|
60,000 | |
|
||
|
60,000 | |
|
60,000 | |
|
|
||
Level 3
: 200/400, 400 ante
The 2019 Global Casino Championship has taken center stage, but prior to its start a series of gold ring events had played out at the Harrah's Cherokee stop. On tournament was Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em, which drew 2,766 entries and generated a $912,780 prize pool.
In the end, 27-year-old Tyler Phillips claimed the title for $123,216 and his first gold ring. If that name sounds familiar it's because Phillips is in action here in the Global Casino Championship. He qualified after becoming the WSOP Circuit Harrah's Cherokee Casino Champ back in April, which is when he notched a half dozen cashes including $22,629 for finishing runner-up in Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed.
According to the WSOP report, Phillips entered the final table in the middle of the pack but made it all the way to heads-up play, albeit at a 2:1 chip disadvantage. That didn’t discourage him as he hung tough and eventually finished as the last player standing.
“It feels amazing,” said Phillips. “Every time I come to Cherokee, I feel like I have a chance. Something has just happened recently. Last year, in the 6-max when I got heads up, I had a two-to-one chip advantage and still lost. To come here and have a two-to-one deficit and be able to take it down it feels like everything just went right.”
He added: “I am just going to play as many tournaments as I can this series.”
WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Event #2 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Phillips | Charlotte, North Carolina | $123,216 |
| 2 | Dragan Lunic | Duluth, Georgia | $78,464 |
| 3 | Todd Mercer | N/A | $59,063 |
| 4 | Steven Merritt | Conyers, Georgia | $44,862 |
| 5 | Scott Moersdorf | Knoxville, Tennessee | $34,387 |
| 6 | David Jackson | Jacksonville, Florida | $26,601 |
| 7 | Curtis King | Charleston, West Virginia | $20,769 |
| 8 | Michael Whitton | Rockmart, Georgia | $16,368 |
| 9 | Jamison Alford | Charleston, South Carolina | $13,022 |
Level 3
: 200/400, 400 ante
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