Monday, April 18, 2022 5:43 PM Local Time
Level: 32
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Monday, April 18, 2022 5:42 PM Local Time
John Gallaher raised all in for 1.3 million from middle position and Jared Ingles called from the button.
John Gallaher:
Jared Ingles:
Gallaher was racing for his tournament life and picked-up more outs after the flop gave him a Broadway draw.
The turn was no help to Gallaher as he needed to connect with the river to stay alive, but the paired the board on the river and ended his tournament.
Jared Ingles - 12,000,000
John Gallaher - Eliminated
Monday, April 18, 2022 5:30 PM Local Time
Robert Hover raised from middle position, Rohit Kwatra jammed from the small blind for slightly more and Hover called.
Kwatra's short stack was at risk with while Hover had .
The flop gave Kwatra some more outs as it came to give him a straight draw. The turn was the and the river was the to whiff all of his outs and eliminate him.
Kwatra matches his finish from the December Cherokee Main Event with another 8th place run.
Robert Hover - 4,050,000
Rohit Kwatra - Eliminated
Monday, April 18, 2022 5:21 PM Local Time
John Gallaher open-jammed for 440,000 from middle position and Jared Ingles looked him up from the button.
John Gallaher:
Jared Ingles:
Gallaher was behind holding live cards and found a lady in the window on the flop.
The turn was safe for Gallaher, as was the river and he collected his much-needed double.
Jared Ingles - 10,800,000
John Gallaher - 900,000
Monday, April 18, 2022 5:13 PM Local Time
The flop read . From early position, Robert Hover bet 625,000 and was called by Changlong Zeng in middle position. The turn was the . Hover jammed all in which forced Zeng to fold after a few moments.
Changlong Zeng - 4,700,000
Robert Hover - 3,500,000
Monday, April 18, 2022 4:51 PM Local Time
Marshall White moved all in for 780,000 from early position. Jared Ingles called in the cutoff. Fikret Kovac took a moment in the big blind before folding.
White was at risk with the against the of Ingles.
The flop came to keep it clean for White but the turn was the to hit Ingles. The river was the and White was eliminated as the first victim of the official final table.
Jared Ingles - 11,400,000
Marshall White - Eliminated
Monday, April 18, 2022 4:36 PM Local Time
Level: 31
Blinds: 80,000.160,000
Ante: 160,000
Monday, April 18, 2022 4:20 PM Local Time
The 9 remaining players in the Main Event are on another 15-minute break.
Monday, April 18, 2022 4:08 PM Local Time
Robert Purser bet on a flop of and was called by Fikret Kovac.
The turn was the and Purser jammed all in, prompting a snap call from Kovac.
Purser had the but was dominated by the of Kovac. The river came the to bring the field down to nine players.
Fikret Kovac - 5,300,000
Robert Purser - Eliminated
Monday, April 18, 2022 4:07 PM Local Time
The final table has come together with just 10 players battling for a gold World Series of Poker Circuit ring in the Cherokee Main Event.
Leading the way is Jared Ingles with 7,950,000 chips followed by Changlong Zeng with 7,925,000 and Adam Ney sitting on 4,945,000 to make up the top three stacks.
Remaining Circuit champions in the field include four-time ring winners Marshall White and Johnny 'Run Good' Gallaher and chip leader Jared Ingles with one ring.
All remaining players are guaranteed a payout of $25,440, but all eyes are on the top prize of $300,736.
Final table payouts:
1st place - $300,736
2nd place - $185,859
3rd place - $140,648
4th place - $107,339
5th place - $82,622
6th place - $64,146
7th place - $50,236
8th place - $39,689
9th place - $31,634
10th place - $25,440
The winner of this event will also earn a seat into the Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas in July.
Here is a look at how the final table stacks up:
Seat 1: Fikret Kovac - 2,700,000
Seat 2: Adam Ney - 4,945,000
Seat 3: Johnny 'Run Good' Gallaher - 1,680,000
Seat 4: Marshall White - 1,140,000
Seat 5: Max Le - 4,685,000
Seat 6: Robert Purser - 1,855,000
Seat 7: Bob Hover - 2,700,000
Seat 8: Jared Ingles - 7,950,000
Seat 9: Changlong Zeng - 7,925,000
Seat 10: Rohit Kwatra - 1,260,000
Monday, April 18, 2022 3:56 PM Local Time
After just receiving a double-up, Alan Sacks got his stack of 900,000 in the middle from the button and Bob Hover isolated from the small blind.
Alan Sacks:
Bob Hover:
Sacks was behind holding live cards and the flop gave him a Broadway draw but it also gave Hover top two pair.
Unfortunately for Sacks, neither the turn nor the river improved his hand and he was eliminated from the Main Event.
Bob Hover - 3,065,000
Alan Sacks - Eliminated
Monday, April 18, 2022 3:51 PM Local Time
Action was picked up on the river with the board reading . Adam Ney bet 500,000 and Rohit Kwatra called.
Ney tabled the straight with the to carve more chips away from the shrinking stack of Kwatra.
Adam Ney - 4,700,000
Rohit Kwatra - 1,450,000
Monday, April 18, 2022 3:46 PM Local Time
John Gallaher raised to 260,000 from the cutoff and was called by Darren Banks from the button, along with Changlong Zeng from the big blind.
Action was checked to Banks who moved all in for 1,700,000 and only Zeng called.
Darren Banks:
Changlong Zeng:
Banks got it in good with a set of sevens but had to dodge the turn and river as Zeng held a double gutter straight draw.
The turn was safe for Banks but the river gave Zeng the nut straight and Banks, who came into the final day at the bottom of the counts, put in a valiant effort for his 12th place finish.
Changlong Zeng - 8,500,000
John Gallaher - 2,100,000
Darren Banks - Eliminated
Monday, April 18, 2022 3:29 PM Local Time
Rohit Kwatra raised from the button and Jared Ingles called from the small blind.
The flop came . Ingles led for 450,000. Kwatra raised to 1,000,000. Ingles then clicked it back for a three-bet to 1,600,000. Kwatra tossed in the call.
The turn was the . Ingles jammed which got Kwatra to fold after about 30 seconds, sending him a nice pot and continuing his surge to the top of the chip counts.
Jared Ingles - 7,700,000
Rohit Kwatra - 2,475,000
Monday, April 18, 2022 3:16 PM Local Time
Level: 30
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Monday, April 18, 2022 3:16 PM Local Time
Max Le opened for 220,000 from under the gun and Changlong Zeng called from the next seat over.
The flop saw Le continue for 155,000 and Zeng called bringing the turn.
Both players checked and the paired the board on the river.
Le led out with an uncontested 360,000 bet to win the pot.
Changlong Zeng - 5,600,000
Alex Le - 4,600,000
Monday, April 18, 2022 2:59 PM Local Time
Rohit Kwatra raised to 225,000 from under the gun and John Gallaher shoved 1,170,000 from early position. Changlong Zeng took his time before reluctantly folding on the button. Kwatra called when action was back on him.
Gallaher had the and was ahead of the . The flop came , the turn was the and the river the to give Gallaher the double.
Zeng reacted in dismay as he claimed to have folded pocket sevens, which would have been the winning hand.
Rohit Kwatra - 5,880,000
John Gallaher - 2,550,000
Monday, April 18, 2022 2:56 PM Local Time
Marshall White jammed from the cutoff and Jarrett Mullins snap-called from the big blind. Mullins was holding the at risk vs the of Marshall White.
The flop came , the turn was the and the river the to whiff Mullins entirely and eliminate him in 13th place.
Marshall White - 1,850,000
Jarrett Mullins - Eliminated
Monday, April 18, 2022 2:34 PM Local Time
Z Stein jammed all in from the button and was called by Fikret Kovac in the big blind.
Stein:
Kovac:
The board ran out giving Kovac the winner, eliminated Stein.
Fikret Kovac - 3,700,000
Z Stein - Eliminated
Monday, April 18, 2022 2:26 PM Local Time
Action folded to Darren Banks who raised all in for 460,000 from the button and Max Le looked him up from the small blind.
Darren Banks:
Max Le:
Banks was ahead holding a domination ace and the runout secured his double-up.
Max Le - 3,500,000
Darren Banks - 1,000,000