2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Cherokee

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Cherokee

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
$271,234
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$1,601,355
Entries
1,057
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000

Best Turn Card for Spunt

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Steve Spunt raised it up from early position and was called by the player on his left and Irene Carey in the big blind. The flop came {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Spades} and Carey checked to Spunt who continued for 6,000. The player on his left called and Carey folded.

The turn brought the {10-Spades} and Spunt fired out another 7,000. His opponent still called and the {9-Diamonds} paired the board on the river. Spunt tossed in another 10,000 and his opponent looked him up. Spunt tabled {q-Spades}{j-Spades} for a flush and was awarded the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Spunt us
Steve Spunt
110,000
37,000
37,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Rollercoaster for Wilkerson Leaves Hankins in the Lead

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Robert Hankins
Robert Hankins

With around 15,000 in the middle and the board reading {5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, Kobie Wilkerson was facing an all-in shove for 31,000. Wilkerson thought for a moment and then made the call.

His opponent tabled {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} but Wilkerson had him beat with {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}. The turn was the {q-Spades} and Wilkerson had his opponent drawing dead to the {5-Hearts} on the river.

Just a couple of hands later, Wilkerson and the player on his left limped in only to have Robert Hankins raise it up from the hijack. Both Wilkerson and the other limper called to see a flop of {q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}.

The action checked to Hankins who continued with a bet and both of his opponents called. The turn was the {9-Diamonds} and Wilkerson led out for 20,000. The opponent on his left snap-called and Hankins came along as well.

The {7-Clubs} paired the board on the river and Wilkerson counted out another 25,000. His opponent instantly called again only to have Hankins shove all in for 86,000. Wilkerson called and the other player folded. Hankins tabled {10-Spades}{10-Hearts} for a full house while Wilkerson showed {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Hankins us
Robert Hankins
313,000
313,000
313,000
Kobie Wilkerson us
Kobie Wilkerson
118,000
35,000
35,000

Tags: Kobie WilkersonRobert Hankins

Marder Runs Into Payne's Aces

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Antonio Payne raised it up from early position and Michael Marder shipped all in for 38,000 in the hijack. Eric Salazar flat-called on the button only to have Payne re-shove all in. Salazar finally folded and the remaining two hands were tabled.

Antonio Payne: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Michael Marder: {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

The flop of {j-Hearts}{7-Spades}{5-Spades} left Payne in a commanding position with his pocket aces. The {2-Diamonds} on the turn meant Marder was drawing dead to the {8-Diamonds} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Antonio Payne us
Antonio Payne
195,000
80,000
80,000
Michael Marder us
Michael Marder
Busted

Tags: Antonio PayneEric SalazarMichael Marder

Wilkerson Gets Thin Value

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

On the river the board read {2-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}, Kobie Wilkinson bet 16,000 over to Brad Albrinck who thought for about 30 seconds before electing to call.

Wilkinson turned over the {q-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for two pair, which was good enough to take the pot as Albrinck mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Brad Albrinck us
Brad Albrinck
350,000
350,000
350,000
Kobie Wilkerson us
Kobie Wilkerson
295,000
177,000
177,000

Tags: Kobie Wilkinson

Powell Busts Another To Stay at the Top

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Dennis Powell
Dennis Powell

Dennis Powell has been one of the chip leaders throughout most of the day and he continues to add to his stack as the field gets smaller. Recently, Powell had one of his opponents at risk preflop and was in a commanding position.

Dennis Powell: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Opponent: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

The flop fell {a-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Powell's opponent looked across the table to see if he had running spades as an option but Powell held the biggest one. The {10-Spades} on the turn left his opponent drawing to two outs and the {7-Spades} on the river only improved Powell to the nut flush.

Player Chips Progress
Dennis Powell us
Dennis Powell
435,000
195,000
195,000
Brad Albrinck us
Brad Albrinck
350,000
Zachary Donovan us
Zachary Donovan
235,000
Steven Grybas us
Steven Grybas
232,000
77,000
77,000
Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
175,000
3,000
3,000
Tyler Phillips us
Tyler Phillips
160,000
33,700
33,700
Carlos Loving us
Carlos Loving
148,000
-94,000
-94,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
123,000
2,000
2,000
Irene Carey us
Irene Carey
121,500
-2,500
-2,500
Adam Cedric fr
Adam Cedric
107,000
65,000
65,000
Ken Aldridge us
Ken Aldridge
98,000
14,000
14,000
WSOP 1X Winner
DJ Alexander us
DJ Alexander
86,000
-82,000
-82,000
Ryan Eriquezzo us
Ryan Eriquezzo
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Dennis Powell

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Double KO for Wilkerson

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Kobie Wilkerson
Kobie Wilkerson

Kobie Wilkerson raised it up from middle position and the button jammed all in for 36,000. The big blind also moved all in for roughly the same amount and Wilkerson called to put both players at risk.

Kobie Wilkerson: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Big Blind: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Button: {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

Wilkerson rose from his chair and clapped his hands when he saw that he was in a dominating position. The board ran out {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}{2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Wilkerson scored the double knockout without much of a sweat.

Player Chips Progress
Kobie Wilkerson us
Kobie Wilkerson
405,000
110,000
110,000

Tags: Kobie Wilkerson

Phan Gets a Double

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
John Phan
John Phan

John Phan was seen collecting a double up as his pocket jacks were victorious over pocket eights. The board ran out safe for the jacks to pull his stack up from the extreme danger zone, yet he still remains short.

Player Chips Progress
John Phan us
John Phan
105,000
-18,000
-18,000