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
Total Entries
1,000
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 100,000
Ante
200,000
Players Left 1 / 1,000
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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.

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Nilesh Choudhary
530,000
369,000
369,000
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David Prociak
145,000
305,000
305,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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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.

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Hong Wang
640,000
394,000
394,000

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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
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David Jackson
755,000
230,000
230,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Thad McNulty
440,000
316,000
316,000

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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
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John Michalak
490,000
205,000
205,000
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Asaf Benshushan
162,000
52,000
52,000

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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
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Spencer Champlin
440,000
45,000
45,000
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Jake Bazeley
235,000
35,000
35,000

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