Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Cherokee
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Albrinck's Shove Gets Through
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Brad Albrinck shoved his remaining stack of 24,000 over the bet of 2,500 from his opponent on a flop that read 
.
His opponent gave long consideration to the shove and re-checked his cards a few times before eventually electing to lay down his hand and give Albrinck the small boost in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000 | 4,000 |
After Dinner Chip Counts
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000 | 220,000 |
|
210,000 | 118,000 |
|
185,000 | 90,000 |
|
164,000 | -8,000 |
|
138,000 | -2,000 |
|
110,000 | 40,000 |
|
56,000 | 26,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
43,000 | 11,000 |
|
40,000 | 10,000 |
|
36,000 | 1,000 |
|
33,000 | 33,000 |
|
31,000 | -14,000 |
|
|
25,000 | 7,000 |
|
21,000 | -24,000 |
|
18,000 | 12,000 |
|
18,000 | -8,000 |
|
17,000 | -48,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Dinner Break
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
The players are now on their 60-minute dinner break.
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: 400/800, 800 ante
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Bradley Mercer Becomes Two-Time Ring Winner with Another Big Score at Harrah's Cherokee
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 #4: $600 NLH, 393 runners created a $202,395 prize pool that was paid out to the top 59 spots. Among those to get a piece of the pie were Sergio Nagit (10th - $3,024), Eric Sutton (16th - $2,059), Eddie Shade (23rd - $1,500), David Bradshaw (34th - $984), Maurice Hawkins (39th - $928), and Andrew Brinkley (50th - $892).
In the end, 47-year-old salesman Bradley Mercer from Elon, North Carolina denied Michael Lech an eighth gold ring by winning the heads-up battle. Mercer claimed a $42,907 first-place prize and his second gold ring.
“It feels excellent!” Mercer said after the win. “I just appreciate everybody supporting me.”
He added: “Obviously the Chris Moneymaker effect - just watching it (poker), and just the competition and all. Just playing a bunch and watching a bunch,”
It was the fourth-biggest WSOP cash for Mercer, all of which have come at Harrah’s Cherokee. Back in August, he placed third in Event #2: $400 NLH for $59,063, and a year before that fourth in the $1,700 Main Event for $102,230. He nearly defended his title as in August 2017 he won the WSOPC Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event for $121,495.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Mercer | Elon, North Carolina | $42,907 |
| 2 | Michael Lech | Alma, Arkansas | $26,518 |
| 3 | Andrew Robinson | Georgetown, Texas | $19,174 |
| 4 | Michael Wilklow | Minneapolis, Minnesota | $14,068 |
| 5 | Ross Ward | Gainesville, Georgia | $10,477 |
| 6 | Kenneth Taffaro | Mooresville, North Carolina | $7,921 |
| 7 | Shawn McClanahan | Abingdon, Virginia | $6,081 |
| 8 | Dell Taylor | Canton, Georgia | $4,742 |
| 9 | William Carruth | Dallas, Georgia | $3,757 |
Chip Counts
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
172,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
140,000 | 95,000 |
|
|
110,000 | 110,000 |
|
105,000 | -30,000 |
|
|
95,000 | 55,000 |
|
90,000 | 43,000 |
|
68,000 | 68,000 |
|
62,000 | 34,000 |
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
|
45,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
45,000 | 7,000 |
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
|
35,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
26,000 | 26,000 |
|
13,000 | -12,000 |
|
|
6,000 | 6,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Petrillo Surging
Level 8
: 300/600, 600 ante
On a flop of 
Ben Petrillo raised his opponents bet of 11,000 to around 28,000. The third player in the hand contemplated his options for a while before shoving all in, which was for slightly less than Petrillo's raise. The original bettor thought before folding.
Petrillo was ahead with the 
against the flush draw 
of his opponent. The turn was the 
and the river came the to come up blank for the flush draw and Petrillo collected the remainder of his chips
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000 | 30,000 |