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Friday, February 18, 2022 2:14 AM Local Time
Charles Hepler
Event #1
No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack
Buy-In: $400
Entries: 475
Prize Pool: $156,750
Charles Hepler just claimed his first Circuit ring after taking down the first event of the Harrah’s Cherokee Circuit series, Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack.
Hepler outlasted a field of 475 players to make it to the finish line. He earned $30,629, his largest and first five-figure score for his victory.
“I feel awesome! I can’t really believe it to be honest,” said Hepler after his victory.
Hepler sat in the middle of the pack at the final table that was mixed with pros and recreational players.
“I really didn’t think I had a shot,” Hepler explained, “I was down to just three big blinds, but I pulled off a huge bluff with two-three suited and was able to get it done.”
Ten-time ring winner Jeffrey Trudeau Jr and seven-time ring winner Blake Whittington came into the final table with the top two stacks, but Hepler was able to maneuver his way past the two pros as Trudeau Jr made his exit in sixth place while Whittington was eliminated in third place.
The victory was bittersweet for Hepler after he finished third place in this event here just this past August.
FULL RESULTSThursday, February 17, 2022 10:15 PM Local Time
With 10 players remaining in the Double Stack, the unofficial final table has been set with ten-time ring winner Jeffery Trudeau Jr sitting comfortably ahead of the rest with almost 4.2 million while seven-time ring Blake Whittington sits in second with 2.6 million.
Here is a look at the seats and chip counts for the final players:
Seat 1: Jeffrey Trudeau Jr - 4,145,000
Seat 2: Eric Rivkin - 1,255,000
Seat 3: Charles Hepler - 1,250,000
Seat 4: Timothy Reid - 900,000
Seat 5: Kevin Funderburk - 465,000
Seat 6: Blake Whittington - 2,640,000
Seat 7: Brian McDaniel - 890,000
Seat 8: Aaron Laster - 560,000
Seat 9: John Marano - 550,000
Seat 10: David "Bama" Walters - 1,640,000
- 25 minutes left in Level 26: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Thursday, February 17, 2022 10:12 PM Local Time
Thursday, February 17, 2022 3:53 PM Local Time
Registration has closed for Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack (1 Day) and the numbers have been revealed.
Total Entries: 475
Total Prizepool: $156,750
Placed Paid: 72
First Place: $30,637
Min-Cash: $601
A full breakdown of the prize structure is available in the PRIZE POOL tab, above.
Thursday, February 17, 2022 8:42 AM Local Time
The World Series of Poker Circuit has returned to Harrah's Cherokee and the first event of the series will kick things off at 10:00 a.m.
Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack comes with $25,000 a guarantee and is scheduled to be a one-day affair that will award the first ring of the series.
Here is a full list of details on Event #1:
- Players will start with 30,000 in tournament chips.
- Blinds will be 25-minutes in length for the duration of the tournament.
- This is a one-day tournament.
- There will be a 10-minute Break after levels 4, 8, 12, 15, 20, and 24.
- There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 16.
- This is a re-entry event. If a player is eliminated during registration period that player may re-enter same event.
- Registration will be open until the beginning of level 13.
- This is a WSOPC “Ring” Event. The Winner will receive a seat into the 2022 Tournament of Champions.
Thursday, February 17, 2022 7:27 AM Local Time