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Friday, November 29, 2019 5:30 PM Local Time
After two days of play, Lenol Clark is the winner of the opening event at Harrah’s Cherokee for $14,378 and his biggest career win. “It feels very, very good. It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been coming to Cherokee forever and ever and ever, coming three times a year and practicing. It feels good to finally get there,” smiled Clark.
Clark topped a field of 323 entries in Event #1: $250 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack after coming back from a massive deficit heads up. “It is the highest cash that I’ve had. I basically practice and learn to read the other opponents.”
After the Circuit stop at Cherokee in August, Clark drove his motor home to Las Vegas for two months and played in as many tournaments as he could. “I played tournaments in 12 different casinos. I did better in the high denomination tournaments than going over and playing with all of the tourists,” laughed Clark. “I went out there, played for eight weeks to practice, enjoyed and came back. I got lucky here a few times, and here we are.”
Event #1 Results
Official ReportFriday, November 29, 2019 2:55 PM Local Time
The unofficial final table for Event #1 has been set with Fikret Kovac leading the way with 1,500,000 chips. He is followed by Nicholas Power (1,400,000) and Damon Sandor (950,000) to round out the top three in counts.
All remaining contenders are looking to win their first World Series of Poker Circuit ring today.
The remaining 10 players are guaranteed a payout of $976, with $14,378 for first place along with a World Series of Poker Circuit ring.
Here is how the final 10 players stack up:
Seat 1: Timothy Burchfield - 225,000
Seat 2: Damon Sandor - 950,000
Seat 3: Nicholas Power - 1,400,000
Seat 4: Fikret Kovac - 1,500,000
Seat 5: Jean Tenhulzen - 225,000
Seat 6: Lenol Clark - 350,000
Seat 7: Savan Ratanpara - 79,000
Seat 8: Milan Mizerovsky - 205,000
Seat 9: Harold Angle - 700,000
Seat 10: John Shepherd - 765,000
An official report will be posted once a winner is crowned.
Friday, November 29, 2019 2:54 AM Local Time
After 20 levels of play, just 18 players remain of the 323 entries in Event #1 at Harrah's Cherokee.
The $25,000 guarantee was more than doubled, with a prize pool of $64,600 by the end of registration.
The remaining 18 players are guaranteed a payout of $672, with $14,378 and a World Series of Poker Circuit ring for the winner.
Leading the field is John Shepherd with a hefty 927,000 chips, followed by Kristie Nelson (707,000) and Adam Walters (603,000) to round out the top three stacks.
Day 2 starts back up at 1:00 p.m. and will play down to a winner.
An update will be provided once the final table is reached.
Day 2 Chip Counts can be found here.
Thursday, November 28, 2019 7:45 PM Local Time
Registration has closed and payouts have been calculated:
Total Entries: 323
Total Prize Pool: $64,600
Places Paid: 49
First Place: $14,378
Min-Cash: $336
A full breakdown of the prize structure is available in the PRIZE POOL tab above. Thursday, November 28, 2019 1:00 PM Local Time
It's the first of 12 days at Harrah's Cherokee for the World Series of Poker Circuit.
Event #1: $250 No-Limit Hold'em is the opening tournament with $25,000 guaranteed in this two-day event.
Here is a look at the details for this event:
- 20,000 starting stack
- 30-minute blinds
- Unlimited re-entries
- Registration is open until the start of Level 9 (~7:40 p.m.)
- Day 1 concludes at the end of Level 20 (~2:00 a.m.)
- Day 2 is on Friday at 1:00 p.m. and will play down to a winner
- 30-minute extended break after Level 8 (~7:10 p.m.)
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