The tournament clock shows 619 entries as registration is now over for the day. That means play will continue through level 16 unless the 99 player threshold is reached before that happens.
Three players were in a hand on the river as the board read 
. Charles Johnson bet 25,000 into a pot that was about 45,000. His first opponent thought it out for a while before committing the chips for the call.
Warren Sheaves was the third player in the hand and he took a few seconds before folding.
Johnson turned over the 
for the flush which was good enough as his opponent mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000 | 90,000 |
|
115,000 | 25,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Players are now on another 15-minute break. Registration will close at the end of the break.
Andrew Brokos raised preflop and Shawn Wheeling defended from the big blind.
The flop came 
, Brokos continued with a bet of 2,200, and Wheeling quickly folded. That gave Brokos some more momentum as he continues to rise in the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | 183,000 |
|
140,000 | 140,000 |
August Cherokee Main Event runner-up Forrest Raleigh was looking at a flop of 
and announced all in to put his stack at risk.
His opponent did not take long before deciding to fold and Raleigh gathered in some chips to move his chip count up some.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | 1,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Shawn Wheeling had just taken his seat minutes before after late registering for the main event and was immediately hit with some good fortune.
The cards were already on their backs and Wheeling held 
up against 
of one opponent and 
of the other.
The coard would procure no royalty as it came 
and Wheeling was off to a flying start immediately.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | 105,000 |
The PokerNews live reporting team is currently in North Carolina 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 #11: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo, 350 runners created a $115,500 prize pool that was paid out to the top 53 players including Henry Reed (10th - $1,738), Chris Davis (17th - $1,190), Dan Gloss (25th - $773), Houman Alaeddini (34th - $597), and Jonathan Leatherman (42nd - $570).
In the end, 33-year-old Taylor Williams beat Brian Parker in heads-up play to win the title for $25,184 and his first gold ring.
“It’s great. It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been coming up here for a number of years grinding. I fired a lot of bullets this week and it’s the only one that got through,” he said. “I have a full-time job, but I supplement my income with this.”
He added: “Just putting the time in alone, studying hand histories with friends. I spend a lot of time on forums, on Reddit, just reading, studying, talking. Basic stuff. I don’t do anything special.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Williams | Winston Salem, North Carolina | $25,184 |
| 2 | Brian Parker | Wilmington, North Carolina | $15,565 |
| 3 | Frank Schinco | Frankenmuth, Michigan | $11,186 |
| 4 | David Attride | Marietta, Georgia | $8,165 |
| 5 | Linda Carpenter | Marietta, Georgia | $6,056 |
| 6 | Aaron Chavis | Neeses, South Carolina | $4,564 |
| 7 | David Shaw | Taylors, South Carolina | $3,496 |
| 8 | Michael Masone | Charlotte, North Carolina | $2,723 |
| 9 | Brian Kan | Charlotte, North Carolina | $2,157 |