Main Event Day 1b | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Cherokee

08-10-2019 16:38 UTC-4

Petrillo Wins a Massive Three-Way All In

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Daniel Lowery raised it up from middle position and was called by the player on his left and Ben Petrillo in the small blind. The flop came and Petrillo checked to Lowery, who continued for 4,000 into a pot of 6,000. Both players called and the landed on the turn.

Petrillo checked again and Lowery dumped in a stack of 5,000 chips, enough to put both of his opponents at risk. The player in the hijack called off his last 26,500 chips and Petrillo rose from his chair in disbelief before also making the call.

Ben Petrillo:
Dan Lowery:
Hijack:

All three players had a big piece of the board and the on the river ensured Petrillo won the pot with a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Petrillo	120,000	120,000
Dan Lowery	90,000	60,000

Tags: Ben Petrillo Dan Lowery

08-10-2019 16:22 UTC-4

Another Round of Chip Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hank Sitton	98,000	51,000
Zachary Schneider	67,800	37,800
Adam Jones	58,500	15,500
Stephen Zablonski	52,800	22,800
Paul Sokoloff	49,500	25,500
Frederic Normand	39,200	9,200
Maxwell Young	38,100	8,100
Marius Conan	37,500	37,500
Neil Blumenfield	35,500	5,500
Vincent Moscati	32,500	2,500
Richard Seymour	29,000	29,000
Allen Kessler	19,200	19,200

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

08-10-2019 15:18 UTC-4

Let's Have a Break

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

08-10-2019 15:14 UTC-4

A Round of Chip Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	106,000	76,000
Mark Hodge	103,000	71,000
Roland Israelashvili	95,000	65,000
Eric Salazar	67,000	37,000
Ari Engel	58,000	17,900
Stephen Nusrallah	42,000
Stanislav Angelov	36,000
Dave Alfa	32,000	2,000
Heather Alcorn	25,000	-5,000
Kevin Eyster	23,000
Sean Yu	21,000	21,000
Warren Sheaves	9,000	-15,500

08-10-2019 15:09 UTC-4

Nicholas Mandikos Wins First Gold Ring with Event #6: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Victory

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

The $1,700 Main Event is just one of a dozen gold ring events taking place at the Harrah’s Cherokee stop. For over a week, players have been competing for WSOP Circuit hardware and big chunks of prize money.

In Event #6: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha, a tournament that drew 229 entries and created a $117,935 prize pool, it was Nicholas Mandikos coming out on top to win $27,907 and his first gold ring.

“This is incredible, it’s surreal, “he told the media. “I’d Like to play more; I play when I can, I just play up here three times a year.”

Mandikos is truly a recreational player, so much so that he wasn’t even sure if he’d play any more events.

“We will see what happens, I will have to figure it out,” he said.

WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Event #6 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Nicholas Mandikos	North Carolina	$27,907
2	Christopher Carey	Efland, North Carolina	$17,251
3	Edward Smith	Suwanee, Georgia	$12,227
4	John Scherr	Charlotte, North Carolina	$8,833
5	Bobbi Smith	Greenville, South Carolina	$6,505
6	Michael Kassem	Kingsport, Tennessee	$4,886
7	Adam Geyer	Austin, Texas	$3,745
8	Brian Feck	Charlotte, North Carolina	$2,929
9	Paul Fleck	Stockbridge, Georgia	$2,340

Tags: Nicholas Mandikos

08-10-2019 14:44 UTC-4

Welcome to the Party!

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Spunt	30,000	30,000
Michael Marder	30,000	30,000
Cosmin Joldis	30,000
Robbie Beck	30,000
Roland Israelashvili	30,000	30,000
Eric Salazar	30,000	30,000
Jarod inghini	30,000
Dave Alfa	30,000
Vincent Moscati	30,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

08-10-2019 14:39 UTC-4

Shadrach Tercy Captured 2nd Gold Ring with Event #5: $400 NLH 6-Handed Victory

Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

The $1,700 Main Event is just one of a dozen gold ring events taking place at the Harrah’s Cherokee stop. For over a week, players have been competing for WSOP Circuit hardware and big chunks of prize money.

In Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed, 476 entrants created a $157,080 prize pool. Almost a year to the date after he won his first gold ring, 32-year-old web developer Shadrach Tercy of Jonesboro, Georgia claimed his second along with a $31,594 first-place prize.

He began the final table as the chip lead and never lost it even in the one-hour heads-up battle against David Burke.

“It just feels amazing, I mean this is actually like a year to the date from winning my first ring.” Tercy said. “I travel around to some stops, I mostly do the stops that are closer to me. I live in Atlanta, so I do Cherokee since it’s only a two-hour drive for me, and I do some Florida stops, Seminole and now they have added a Tampa stop so I plan to play that.”

WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Event #5 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Shadrach Tercy	Jonesboro, Georgia	$31,594
2	David Burke	Mclean, Virginia	$19,531
3	John Brown	Pelzer, South Carolina	$13,576
4	Jimmy McNutt	Oak Ridge, Tennessee	$9,607
5	Erik Morian	Summerville, South Carolina	$6,924
6	Andrew Rebhan	Charlotte, North Carolina	$5,084
7	Merton Toler	Princeton, West Virginia	$3,805
8	David Peterson	Maryville, Tennessee	$3,805
9	Adam Corley	Lexington, South Carolina	$2,903

Tags: Shadrach Tercy

08-10-2019 14:14 UTC-4

Remaining 2019/20 World Series of Poker Circuit Schedule

Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Date	Location
August 1-12, 2019	Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina)
August 15-26, 2019	Foxwoods Resort Casino (Connecticut)
August 29 – September 9, 2019	Ameristar St. Charles (St. Louis, Missouri)
September 5-16, 2019	Thunder Valley Casino (Sacramento area, California)
September 12-23, 2019	Potawatomi (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
September 17-29, 2019	WSOP.com Online Circuit (New Jersey)
September 19-30, 2019	Seminole Casino Coconut Creek (Coconut Creek, Florida)
September 26 – October 7, 2019	Horseshoe Southern Indiana (Louisville/Indiana)
October 3-14, 2019	Horseshoe Baltimore (Maryland/D.C.)
October 10-21, 2019	Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago, Illinois)
October 24 – November 4, 2019	Harveys Lake Tahoe (Reno/Tahoe Nevada)
October 30 - November 11, 2019	Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma)
November 14–25, 2019	Planet Hollywood (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada)
November 28 - December 9, 2019	Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina)
November 30-December 11, 2019	The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California)
December 5-16, 2019	IP Casino Resort Spa (Biloxi, Mississippi)
December 12-22, 2019	Harrah’s Las Vegas in Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)
January 2-14, 2020	Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma)
January 9-20, 2020	Thunder Valley Casino (Sacramento area, California)
January 16-27, 2020	Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi)
January 30 - February 10, 2020	Potawatomi (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
February 6–17, 2020	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
February 14-25, 2020	Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada)
February 20 – March 2, 2020	Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago, Illinois)
February 25 – March 8, 2020	WSOP.com Online Circuit (Nevada)
February 27 – March 10, 2020	Horseshoe Bossier City (Shreveport, Louisiana/Texas)
March 5-16, 2020	Harrah’s Atlantic City (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
March 7 – 18, 2020	The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California)
March 12-23, 2020	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
March 19-30, 2020	Bally’s (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada)
March 26 - April 6, 2020	Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Omaha, Nebraska/Iowa)
April 8-19, 2020	Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina)
April 23 – May 4, 2020	Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi)
May 7-18, 2020	Harrah’s New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana)
August 2020	Global Casino Championship Harrah’s Cherokee

All stops will release their series’ event schedules as they get closer. Every stop is confirmed to offer at least a dozen official gold ring events starting at the $250 buy-in level and include a $1,700 Main Event.