Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Cherokee
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Huang's Shove Gets Through
Level 8
: 300/600, 600 ante
Action was picked up on the river on a board that read 
. Tzu Huang had moved all in for a remaining amount of about 33,000 into a pot that was 38,000.
His opponent stewed it over for a while as Huang talked to him quietly, presumably discussing the hand. After about 30 seconds hs opponent finally folded to give Huang the decent pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
Gilbert Stacking Up
Level 8
: 300/600, 600 ante
The board read 
, into a pot of about 18,000 big stack James Gilbert put out a stack of large chips which was enough to put his opponent all in.
After about 15 seconds his opponent folded and Gilbert added more to his growing stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
144,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Seymour Has It
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
Action was picked up on the river with the board that read 
. Richard Seymour bet 9,000 into a pot of roughly the same size.
His opponent thought for a few moments before committing the chips for the call. Seymour quickly turned over the 
for the nut flush and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Selected Chip Counts
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
135,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
123,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
110,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
65,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
63,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
55,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Ray Langston Wins Monster First-Place Prize in Event #2
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
PokerNews is in town to live report the Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee, but that is just one of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #2: $400 NLH Multi-Flight, a hefty 2,248 entrants created a $741,840 prize pool that was paid out to the top 319 players. Among those to make a deep run were Lorenzo Lyons (10th - $9,581), Daniel Vitek (20th - $6,298), Hank Sitton (30th - $3,262), Andrew Brinkley (38th - $2,116), Cody Pack (46th - $1,893), and Vicky Towery (72nd - $1,505).
In the end, 53-year-old retail store owner Ray Langston from Ft. Payne, Alabama beat William Dubose in heads-up play to win the title for $96,921 and his first gold ring (it was also his first-ever tournament win).
“Oh man, it’s great! I’ve been playing about eight years at the WSOP in Tunica and here (Cherokee) – the only two stops I go to. This is the second final table I’ve made,” explained Langston.
“Other than having grand kids, this is probably number one,” Langston added. “What helped me lately is to quit playing small, home game tournaments. I started playing at a friend of mine’s tournaments, and it’s for bigger money with better players, and you’re just not getting in there with the same small hands.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Langston | Collinsville, Alabama | $96,921 |
| 2 | William Dubose | Nashville, North Carolina | $61,027 |
| 3 | Zachary Barbaro | Sneads Ferry, North Carolina | $48,312 |
| 4 | Tyler Phillips | Charlotte, North Carolina | $38,402 |
| 5 | Brandon Newsome | Powder Spring, Georgia | $30,588 |
| 6 | Donta Moss | Atlanta, Georgia | $24,351 |
| 7 | Alan Sacks | Matthews, North Carolina | $19,305 |
| 8 | Robert Gregory | Dalton, Georgia | $12,557 |
| 9 | William Anderson | Chattanooga, Tennessee | $11,711 |
Dinner Break
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
Players are now on their 60-minute dinner break
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Nusrallah Takes Small Pot as Feder Holds Heaps
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Steohen Nusrallah bet 5,000 on a flop of 
which got a fold from his opponent to take down the pot.
Meanwhile, at the same table, Brett Feder was spotted with a large stack, one of the largest in the room at the moment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
148,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
66,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
57,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |