Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Cherokee
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
King Mixing It Up
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
Brian King and one opponent were at the turn with the board reading 
. King led out with a bet of 3,000 which appeared to be a down sized bet based on the size of the pot. His opponent called.
The river came the 
. King loaded a bigger assault as he lauched 13,000 chips into the middle which prompted a swift fold from his opponent to give him the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000 | 56,000 |
Josh Johnson Victorious in Event #5: $400 NLH 6-Max for Second Gold Ring
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 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 #5: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max, 634 runners created a $209,220 prize pool that was paid out to the top 96 players. Among the players to cash were Ken Pittman (10th - $3,687), Jaynesh Patel (19th - $1,799), Irene Carey (20th - $1,799), Jacob Hollar (29th - $1,224), Ken Aldridge (35th - $1,040), and Melvin Lyon (50th - $721).
Coming out on top was Josh Johnson of Morrisville, North Carolina, who not only won a $40,330 top prize – the biggest score of his career – but also his second gold ring at Harrah’s Cherokee.
“It feels good. I was down to one one thousand chip in this tournament. The blinds were 300/600. It was early on, and I just kept grinding. Kept pushing, kept believing. Here it is, and I’m lookin’ for another one,” said Johnson.
He added: “I don’t read, I don’t study. I play my own game and it works. I like to win. I’m an athlete and I like to win. There’s a lot of competition in this game.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Johnson | Morrisville, North Carolina | $40,330 |
| 2 | Jody Benfield | Clover, South Carolina | $24,921 |
| 3 | Christopher Carey | Efland, North Carolina | $17,378 |
| 4 | Marshall White | Boone, North Carolina | $12,319 |
| 5 | Carlos Garduno | Asheville, North Carolina | $8,880 |
| 6 | Maxwell Worth | Oro Valley, Arizona | $6,510 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Turton | Durham, North Carolina | $4,856 |
| 8 | Jeffery Revell | Florence, South Carolina | $4,856 |
| 9 | Curtis Terry | Metairie, Lousiana | $3,687 |
Brokos Brokering For Chips
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
On the turn the board read 
. Andrew Brokos was facing off with one opponent and bet 6,000.
After thinking it over for about 10 seconds, his opponent gave up his hand and Vrokos added some chips early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 | 77,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Bierria Gets Small Value
Level 4
: 100/200, 200 ante
Corey Bierria bet 3,000 into the pot of slightly more than that on a board that read 
.
His opponent made the call after a moment and Bierria turned over the 
.
It was good enough to take down the pot and add a small chunk of chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | 32,000 |
Chip Counts
Level 4
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | 49,000 |
|
70,000 | 40,000 |
|
65,000 | 35,000 |
|
48,000 | 18,000 |
|
45,000 | 10,000 |
|
45,000 | 15,000 |
|
42,000 | 12,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | 10,000 |
|
39,000 | |
|
|
36,000 | 6,000 |
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
18,000 | -12,000 |
|
9,000 | -19,000 |
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Level 4
: 100/200, 200 ante
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Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Break Time
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the afternoon.