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Friday, December 6, 2019 6:46 PM Local Time
After two days of play, Aria Homayounnejad is the winner of Event #9: $400 No-Limit Hold’em with $50,000 guaranteed. The newly crowned champion booked his first ever tournament win and biggest career cash for $24,330. “It feels good. I’ve been playing for about six years now,” he explained.
Homayounnejad topped a field of 333 entries, tripling his lifetime earnings. “I play cash games for a living – not tournaments.” He explained that he is drawn to tournament for the bigger money available up top, but is predominantly a cash game professional.
Heads-up play lasted around 90 minutes, and Homayounnejad battled with Danial Castle to come back from a deficit to win the ring and the title. Castle settled for $15,037 and Homayounnejad took home the bulk of the $109,890 prize pool.
Official Report
Event #9 Results
Friday, December 6, 2019 2:48 PM Local Time
The unofficial final table for Event #9 has been set with Dan Castle sitting on a big lead with 1,131,000 chips. He is followed by Matt Brasher (686,000) and Austin J (637,000) to round out the top three in counts.
Ricardo Eyzaguirre is the only player at this table with a World Series of Poker Circuit ring, and the rest of the players are in search for their first.
The remaining 10 players are guaranteed a payout of $1,658, with $24,335 for first place along with a World Series of Poker Circuit ring.
Here is how the final 10 players stack up:
Seat 1: Curtis King - 284,000
Seat 2: Aria Homayounnejad - 329,000
Seat 3: Andrew Zurow - 366,000
Seat 4: Matt Brasher - 686,000
Seat 5: Austin J - 637,000
Seat 6: Kevin Freeman - 525,000
Seat 7: Keith Reid - 335,000
Seat 8: Dan Castle - 1,131,000
Seat 9: Merton Toler - 447,000
Seat 10: Ricardo Eyzaguirre - 239,000
An official report will be posted once a winner is crowned.
Friday, December 6, 2019 2:24 AM Local Time
Event #9 has bagged up for the night with just 24 players remaining out of 333 entries.
Leading the field is Dan Castle with 646,000 chips, followed by Curtis with only one name like Madonna (386,000), and Matt Brasher (357,000) to round out the top three chip counts.
Familiar faces still in contention include Eric Rivkin (240,000), David Moses (129,000), Preston McEwen (119,000), and Justin Harvell (44,000).
Day 2 kicks off at 1:00 p.m. on Friday and will play down to a winner.
Day 2 chip counts and seating assignments can be found under the REPORTS tab above.
Event #9 Prize Pool
Thursday, December 5, 2019 9:19 PM Local Time
Registration has closed and payouts have been calculated:
Total Entries: 333
Total Prize Pool: $109,890
Places Paid: 50
First Place: $24,335
Min-Cash: $560
A full breakdown of the prize structure is available in the PRIZE POOL tab above. Thursday, December 5, 2019 2:00 PM Local Time
Event #9: $400 No-Limit Hold'em with $50,000 guaranteed begins at 4:00 p.m. at Harrah's Cherokee
Registration is open until the start of Level 9 at around 8:20 p.m. with one re-entry per player. This is a two-day event.
Here is a look at the details for this event:
- 15,000 starting stack
- 30-minute blinds until the end of Level 24; 45-minute levels thereafter
- One re-entry
- Registration is open until the start of Level 9 (~8:20 p.m.)
- Day 1 concludes at the end of Level 18 (~1:40 a.m.)
- Day 2 is on Friday at 1:00 p.m. and will play down to a winner
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