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

Choudhary Gets Wheel Value

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The board was completed and read {5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{4-Spades}. Nilesh Choudhary bet 70,000 into a pot of around 100,000. David Prociak had the decision on his hands and considered it for several seconds before calling.

Choudhary turned over the {a-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} for the wheel and Prociak quickly mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Nilesh Choudhary us
Nilesh Choudhary
530,000 369,000
David Prociak us
David Prociak
WSOP 1X Winner
145,000 -305,000

Tags: David ProciakNilesh Choudhary

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

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

Tags: Hong Wang

Jackson Gets Paid With Boat

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

Action was picked up on the river on a board that read {j-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{j-Spades}{2-Spades}. Thad McNulty bet about 25,000 into the pot and was raised to 67,000 by David Jackson.

McNulty called and Jackson showed the {q-Spades}{7-Clubs} for the top full house which had McNulty beat as he flashed a jack and shook his head in frustration.

Player Chips Progress
David Jackson us
David Jackson
WSOP 1X Winner
755,000 230,000
Thad McNulty us
Thad McNulty
440,000 316,000

Tags: David JacksonThad McNulty

Michalak Pulls Trigger

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
John Michalak (from Day 1b)
John Michalak (from Day 1b)

On a flop of {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{9-Clubs} there was already a large pot of more than 100,000 in the middle. John Michalak was in early position.

He and his opponent in the big blind, Asah Benshushan, both checked the flop.

The turn was the {8-Hearts}. Again action went check-check. The river was the {7-Diamonds} and Michalak broke the pattern by shoving a large stack into the middle that had Benshushan covered.

Benshushan took off his hat in frustration before quickly folding and Michalak collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
John Michalak us
John Michalak
490,000 205,000
Asaf Benshushan us
Asaf Benshushan
162,000 -52,000

Tags: Asah BenshushanJohn Michalak

Bazeley's Shove Gets Through

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Jake Bazeley
Jake Bazeley

On a board that read {j-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, Jake Bazeley shoved his remaining amount of about 130,000 into a pot of approximately 100,000.

Spencer Champlin considered it for about 10 seconds before laying it down to give a boost to Bazeley.

Player Chips Progress
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin
440,000 -45,000
Jake Bazeley us
Jake Bazeley
235,000 35,000

Tags: Jake BazeleySpencer Champlin

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

Tags: Jaeyoung Wi

Recent in the Money Eliminations

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Carlos Guerrero us
Carlos Guerrero
Busted
Kirk Kuykendoll us
Kirk Kuykendoll
Busted
Ross Ward us
Ross Ward
Busted
Clint Cartwright us
Clint Cartwright
Busted
Melvin Dukes us
Melvin Dukes
Busted
Joseph Bell us
Joseph Bell
Busted
Scott Harris us
Scott Harris
Busted
Michael Degilio
Michael Degilio
Busted
Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
Busted
Edward Auslander us
Edward Auslander
Busted
Taylor Deane us
Taylor Deane
Busted
Lloyd Thongdee us
Lloyd Thongdee
Busted
Richard Seymour us
Richard Seymour
Busted
Ronnie Day us
Ronnie Day
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Mack Ham us
Mack Ham
Busted
Charles Phillips us
Charles Phillips
Busted
Charles Johnson us
Charles Johnson
Busted
Brett Silverman us
Brett Silverman
Busted
Michael Singleton us
Michael Singleton
Busted
Francis Anderson us
Francis Anderson
Busted
Seth Washington us
Seth Washington
Busted
Steven Snyder us
Steven Snyder
Busted
Matthew Higgins us
Matthew Higgins
Busted
Jon Hoellein us
Jon Hoellein
Busted
Bernard Denny us
Bernard Denny
Busted

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