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Friday, December 6, 2019 9:14 PM Local Time
Another day, another win for Elon, North Carolina’s Todd Mercer. The now three-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner topped a field of 267 entries to win $62,282. This is his second ring in four days after he took down Event #4 for $42,907 and over $100,000 across the two events.
“It feels amazing. Amazing. Totally amazing,” smiled an emotional Mercer. “I came in as chip leader. It was definitely a tough final table having Michael Wang to my left. He straight played position the whole final table. He’s very calculated in his decisions – a great poker player. He was definitely, to me, the toughest opponent at the table,” explained Mercer.
Mercer was clearly emotional over winning yet another ring, and was supported by yet another massive rail. “I’m very thankful and blessed. Again, I thank the wife for all her support and family and friends that railed me
Official Report
Event #8 Results
Friday, December 6, 2019 3:37 PM Local Time
The unofficial final table for Event #8 has been set with Todd Mercer leading the way with 1,740,000 chips. He is followed by Joshua Rhodes (1,041,000) and Ross Ward (950,000) to round out the top three in counts.
This final table is stacked with World Series of Poker champions. Michael Wang has a gold bracelet and two rings, both Steven Snyder and William Watson have three rings a piece, Todd Mercer has two rings after winning his second just a few days ago, and Ross Ward has one ring.
The remaining 10 players are guaranteed a payout of $4,086, with $62,282 for first place along with a World Series of Poker Circuit ring.
Here is how the final 10 players stack up:
Seat 1: Steven Snyder - 530,000
Seat 2: Ross Ward - 950,000
Seat 3: Paul Brar - 338,000
Seat 4: Davin Jones - 373,000
Seat 5: William Watson - 375,000
Seat 6: Rodney Turvin - 580,000
Seat 7: David Jun - 482,000
Seat 8: Joshua Rhodes - 1,041,000
Seat 9: Todd Mercer - 1,740,000
Seat 10: Michael Wang - 241,000
An official report will be posted once a winner is crowned.
Friday, December 6, 2019 1:30 AM Local Time
After 18 levels of play, just 31 players remain from 267 entries at the end of Day 1 in Event #8: $1,125 No-Limit Hold'em.
Leading the field is William Watson with 678,000 chips, followed by Davin Jones (477,000) and Hamid Izadi (416,000) to round out the top three counts.
Familiar faces still in the mix include Will Berry (351,000), Todd Mercer (263,000), Ross Ward (256,000), Michael Wang (236,000), Blake Whittington (199,000), Paul Brar (141,000), Bill Carruth (133,000), and Mack Ham (67,000).
Day 2 resumes at 12:00 p.m. on Friday and will play down to a winner.
Day 2 chip counts and seating can be found under the REPORTS tab above.
Event #8 Prize Pool
Thursday, December 5, 2019 9:37 PM Local Time
Registration has closed and payouts have been calculated:
Total Entries: 267
Total Prize Pool: $267,000
Places Paid: 41
First Place: $62,282
Min-Cash: $1,664
A full breakdown of the prize structure is available in the
PRIZE POOL tab above.
Thursday, December 5, 2019 9:00 AM Local Time
Event #8: $1,125 No-Limit Hold'em with $200,000 guaranteed begins at 11:00 a.m. at Harrah's Cherokee
Registration is open until the start of Level 13 at around 8:45 p.m. with unlimited re-entries until then. This is a two-day event.
Here is a look at the details for this event:
- 25,000 starting stack
- 40-minute blinds
- Unlimited re-entries
- Registration is open until the start of Level 13 (~8:45 p.m.)
- Day 1 concludes at the end of Level 18
- Day 2 is on Friday at 12:00 p.m. and will play down to a winner