2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Cherokee

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 2
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

Wang Makes Turn Call to Bust Opponent

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Hong Wang
Hong Wang

On the turn the board read {10-}{9-}{4-}{q-}. Hong Wang was facing an all-in shove of about 80,000 from his opponent. He thought it over for a few moments before tossing in the call.

Wang was ahead with {5-}{5-} against the {a-}{j-} of his opponent.

The river was a {7-} and Wang collected the remainder of his opponent's chips as the table complimented his call.

Player Chips Progress
Hong Wang us
Hong Wang
640,000
394,000
394,000

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Jaeyoung Wi the Latest WSOP Circuit Harrah's Cherokee Gold Ring Winner

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Jaeyoung Wi
Jaeyoung Wi

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 #12: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo, 438 runners created a $144,540 prize pool that was paid out to the top 67 spots. Among those to make deep runs were Kataka Eaton (10th - $2,145), Eric Yim (14th - $1,753), Kim Chavis (19th - $1,225), Geoff Haas (28th - $808), and Brian Moon (36th - $665).

In the end, 33-year-old Atlanta copywriter Jaeyoung Wi beat Jeff Riberdy in heads-up play to win the title for $29,755 and his first gold ring.

“It feels like it’s been a long time coming,” said Wi. “I got lucky in some spots and played well in some spots – it felt natural.”

He added: “It feels good to see that everything’s been kind of paying off … I just to keep things fresh. I dabble in watching it (poker) on YouTube and stuff, but mostly playing with friends.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Jaeyoung WiConyers, Georgia$29,755
2Jeff RiberdyMooresville, North Carolina$18,386
3Brian EllisonSouth Carolina$13,376
4Matt KaufmanLewistown, Pennsylvania$9,867
5Brandon CaputoOrlando, Florida$7,380
6Daniel GlossHendersonville, North Carolina$5,599
7Ashton FreemonWoodstock, Georgia$4,309
8Richard TraceySanta Rosa Beach, Florida$3,365
9Seymour CynamonIndian Trail, North Carolina$2,667

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Lowery Welcomes Shove Into His Stack

Level 17 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Daniel Lowery (from Day 1b)
Daniel Lowery (from Day 1b)

Action was on the turn with the board reading {q-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Spades}{7-Spades}. Kirk Kuykendoll announced all in which was a welcome sound to Dan Lowery's ears as he snap called and turned over the {a-Spades}{j-Spades}.

The river came the {5-Spades} and Kuykendoll pushed his chips into Lowery's stack and got up to leave the tournament. Meanwhile Lowery is now well above a million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Lowery us
Dan Lowery
1,175,000
700,000
700,000
Kirk Kuykendoll us
Kirk Kuykendoll
Busted

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Woody Takes Huge Pot

Level 17 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Gabe Woody
Gabe Woody

A huge hand had developed and the cards were on their backs with the dealer counting out chips.

The board read {9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{j-Spades}. Gabe Woody's hand was the winner with the {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}. Cary Dukes was standing up from the table busted as his {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} was no good. Demetric Ferguson was also losing a substantial portion of chips as his weaker flush the {6-Hearts}{2-Hearts} was second best.

Player Chips Progress
Gabe Woody us
Gabe Woody
780,000
676,000
676,000
Demetric Ferguson us
Demetric Ferguson
75,000
15,000
15,000
Cary Dukes us
Cary Dukes
Busted

Petrillo Takes Huge Stack Into Day 2 With McEwen, Lowery, and Hawkins Amongst the Leaders

Preston McEwen
Preston McEwen

Everything is set for Day 2 of the Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event to get underway at 12 p.m. local time here in Cherokee, NC. The action will be hot and heavy as 162 players return to the felt to battle down to the money bubble at 150 and beyond until reaching the elite stages late in the day.

Entering the day as chip leader will be Ben Petrillo with a staggering chip stack of 768,000, which is good for well over 100 big blinds to begin the day. He brings back a sizable lead after bagging the massive stack on Day 1b

Second in chips to start the day will be Day 1a chip leader Michael McKinney with 480,000. He is closely followed by Preston McEwen with 472,000 and Fikret Kovac who has 454,000.

Top 10 Chip Counts

#PlayerHometownChip Count
1Ben PetrilloAthens, TN768,000
2Michael McKinney--480,000
3Preston McEwenNashville,TN472,000
4Fikret KovacBosnia & Herzegovina454,000
5Dan LoweryPeter Pender, AR451,000
6Maurice HawkinsWest Palm Beach, FL440,000
7Charles Davis--431,000
8David ProciakWinter Park, FL407,000
9Abdul AmerColumbus, OH402,000
10David AttrideMarietta, GA399,000

The top of the chip counts are littered with WSOP Circuit rings as two of the most successful WSOPc players are among the top stacks on Day 2. Nine-time circuit ring winner Dan Lowery has a sizable stack of 451,000 and right on his heels is all-time ring winner leader Maurice Hawkins who brings in a stack of 440,000 with him today.

There are many well known names still remaining in the field of 162 including, Richard Seymour (311,000), Aaron Massey (240,000), Spencer Champlin (215,000) and defending champion Jake Bazeley (102,000).

Play begins 1t 12 p.m. local time. The money bubble is expected to hit early and the action will only heat up from there. Levels are now 60 minutes in length. Breaks will be every two levels, with a dinner break up to the discretion of the tournament director during the day. Play will continue all the way until the end of level 26, accounting for roughly 10 hours of poker.

Make sure to keep yourself glued to PokerNews, who will follow all the action, track the eliminations and payouts, monitor the big hands and keep you up to date of the latest chip counts throughout Day 2.

Tags: Aaron MasseyBen PetrilloDan LoweryFikret KovacJake BazeleyMaurice HawkinsPreston McEwenRichard SeymourSpencer Champlin