2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Cherokee

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Cherokee

Final Results
Winner
Erik Gorman
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$260,480
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Entries
1,000
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 100,000
Ante
200,000

Randall Rothwell Eliminated in 9th Place ($26,304)

Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Randall Rothwell
Randall Rothwell

Erik Gorman raised to 250,000 from middle position. Hannah Guthrie called to his immediate left. Randall Rothwell then jammed all in for 2,145,000 from the cutoff.

It folded back around to Gorman who assessed Guthrie's stack before re-jamming which made Guthrie quickly fold her hand.

Rothwell was at risk with the {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} against the {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} of Gorman.

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Rothwell's deep run was over in ninth place.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Gorman us
Erik Gorman
8,345,000 2,145,000
Randall Rothwell us
Randall Rothwell
Busted

Tags: Erik GormanHannah GuthrieRandall Rothwell

Spencer Champlin Eliminated in 10th Place ($21,114)

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Spencer Champlin
Spencer Champlin

Spencer Champlin moved all in preflop with his short stack and was called and in trouble as Champlin had the {k-Spades}{j-Spades} against the {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} of Fikret Kovac.

The board came with four diamonds but did not help Champlin as it ran out {4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and he was eliminated in 10th place.

Player Chips Progress
Fikret Kovac ba
Fikret Kovac
4,550,000 1,050,000
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin
Busted

Tags: Fikret KovacSpencer Champlin

Asaf Benshushan Eliminated in 12th Place ($21,114)

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Asaf Benshushan
Asaf Benshushan

Asaf Benshushan moved all in preflop. He was called by Ken Aldridge after a few moments of thought.

Asaf Benshushan: {a-Diamonds}{5-Spades}
Ken Aldridge: {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The flop sent Aldridge into the lead as it came {6-Clubs}{j-Spades}{4-Spades}. The turn was the {q-Spades} and the river the {3-Diamonds} to eliminate Benshushan in 12th.

Player Chips Progress
Asaf Benshushan us
Asaf Benshushan
Busted

Tags: Asaf BenshushanKen Aldridge

Nilesh Choudhary Eliminated in 13th Place ($17,119)

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Nilesh Choudhary
Nilesh Choudhary

Nilesh Choudhary moved his short stack in the middle and was called by Kyle Cartwright.

Choudhary had {a-}{4-} against the {4-}{4-} of Cartwright. The board was quickly dealt and did not help Choudhary as he was eliminated in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Cartwright us
Kyle Cartwright
WSOP 1X Winner
1,950,000 250,000
Nilesh Choudhary us
Nilesh Choudhary
Busted

Tags: Kyle CartwrightNilesh Choudhary

Jake Bazeley Eliminated in 14th Place ($17,119)

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jake Bazeley
Jake Bazeley

Jake Bazeley's bid to go back-to-back ended early as his {a-}{q-} went down to the {9-}{9-} of Erik Gorman when the board ran out all undercards to the nines.

The man known as "Baze" had to settle for 14th place and 417,119 in prize money.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Gorman us
Erik Gorman
3,200,000 1,820,000
Jake Bazeley us
Jake Bazeley
Busted

Tags: Erik GormanJake Bazeley

Kevin Johnson Eliminated in 15th Place ($17,119)

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Kevin Johnson
Kevin Johnson

On the very first hand of play, Kevin Johnson was getting up from the table as all of his chips were going over to Hannah Guthrie.

The details escaped us but it sure didn't take long for the first elimination of the day as Johnson hit the rail in 15th place Fro $17,119.

Player Chips Progress
Hannah Guthrie us
Hannah Guthrie
5,560,000 675,000
Kevin Johnson us
Kevin Johnson
Busted

Tags: Hannah GuthrieKevin Johnson

Bazeley Looks to Go Back-to-Back; Guthrie Leads Deep Field of Experienced Ring Winners

Jake Bazeley
Jake Bazeley

It is time to determine a champion in the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee $1,700 Main Event. The final 15 remaining players will battle down to a winner starting at 12 p.m. local time and the grand prize of $260,480

The leader in the clubhouse to start the day is a relative newcomer to the WSOPc, Hannah Guthrie who brings in a stack of 4,885,000, good for just short of 100 big blinds. The native of Montgomery, AL has just three cashes on her poker resume totaling just over $7,000, all from 2019. She will be looking to continue the momentum that took her to the chip lead late on Day 2 in order to take advantage of her chip lead.

Ken Aldridge is second in chips with 3,327,000. Juxtaposed with Guthrie, he has a plethora of experience that includes a WSOP bracelet from back in 2009. He ha gathered a decent amount of results since then over the past decade and has been a consistent force on the WSOPc.

Two-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Ryan Jones comes in at third in chips at 2,800,000. The North Carolina local will be looking to collect another big score to his poker resume, as anything fourth or better would put him above one million in career WSOP earnings. But a player of his caliber will certainly want to ride his good stack to his third circuit ring title.

The most decorated WSOPc player remaining in the field is fourth in chips, none other than eight-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Kyle Cartwright, who has rings dating back to 2011 and the most recent one coming early this year in Tunica.

Relative newcomer Randall Rothwell rounds out the top five in chips with 2,470,000 while Fikret Kovac of Bosnia & Herzegovina will bring 2,350,000 with him to the final day and will be looking to mix it up with the top stacks.

One of the top storylines of the day will be the chance for a repeat champion. Last December, Jake Bazeley took down the Main Event title right here in Cherokee. Today he will strive to astonishingly go back to back as he comes back today with one of the lower stacks with 1,185,000.

Three other WSOP circuit ring winners also remain in the field Marshall White, Spencer Champlin and Kevin Johnson. White has four circuit rings to his name; the most recent coming in Choctaw in 2017. The most recent of two for Champlin was in 2016 and Johnson took down his circuit ring last December in Biloxi.

Play begins at 12 p.m. at Level 27 and will continue until a champion is determined. Breaks will be every two levels with a dinner break at the discretion of the tournament director.

PokerNews will provide all the eliminations and big hands as the new WSOPc ring will be handed out.

Tags: Fikret KovacHannah GuthrieJake BazeleyKen AldridgeKevin JohnsonKyle CartwrightMarshall WhiteRandall RothwellRyan JonesSpencer Champlin