MAXWELL GUO VICTORIOUS IN RECORD-BREAKING CHEROKEE WSOP CIRCUIT MAIN EVENT
Going the distance to win the largest WSOP Circuit Main Event ever held at Harrah’s Cherokee, Georgia’s Maxwell Guo was declared the newest WSOP Circuit Main Event champion, rewarded with his first WSOP Circuit ring and the massive $386,231 first place prize.
Feb 24 2026 01:41 PM EST
Las Vegas, Nevada (February 24, 2026) - One of the most popular stops along the WSOP Circuit, Harrah’s Cherokee in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, concluded a historic WSOP Circuit series that was one for the record books.
Drawing a total of 1,824 entrants across two Day One flights, the recent WSOP Circuit Main Event at Harrah’s Cherokee generated a jaw-dropping $2,763,360, smashing the $2,000,000 prize pool guarantee and setting the new record for the largest WSOP Circuit Main Event in the property’s history.
While already one of the most lucrative WSOP Circuit events a poker player can strive to win, the $386,231 top prize in the Harrah’s Cherokee WSOP Circuit Main Event made finishing at the top of the podium truly life-changing.
Going the distance to win the largest WSOP Circuit Main Event ever held at Harrah’s Cherokee, Georgia’s Maxwell Guo was declared the newest WSOP Circuit Main Event champion, rewarded with his first WSOP Circuit ring and the massive $386,231 first place prize.
Harrah's Cherokee WSOP Circuit Main Event champion Maxwell Guo.
Along with the WSOP Circuit Main Event, even more history was made during the Harrah’s Cherokee WSOP Circuit series.
Drawing 4,075 total entries, the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack set a new record for the largest Monster Stack event to ever take place on the WSOP Circuit.
With over 4,000 entries, the $400 Monster Stack event at Cherokee compiled a $1,344,750 total prize pool, obliterating the $1 million prize pool guarantee.
Bringing his ability to excel on the gridiron to the felt, three-time Super Bowl champion and NFL Hall of Fame inductee Richard Seymour added another ring to his collection when he took down the $2,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller for $106,577.
Harrah’s Cherokee WSOP Circuit Main Event Final Table Results:
1st place: Maxwell Guo - $386,2312nd place: Peter Ng - $257,3983rd place: Jesse Jones - $184,1674th place: Toby Boas - $133,4785th place: Andy Robinson - $98,0116th place: Nicolas Rigby - $72,9257th place: David Walker - $54,9918th place: David Sathue - $42,0329th place: Nitis Udornpim - $32,575
Congratulations to every Harrah’s Cherokee WSOP Circuit Ring Winner
Congratulations to our latest WSOP Circuit Main Event champion Maxwell Guo, and every poker player who won a WSOP Circuit ring at Harrah’s Cherokee.
Every WSOP Circuit ring winner in 2026 receives a special $5,000 WSOP Paradise 2026 package, which includes entry to the 2026 WSOP Circuit Championship, plus a free hotel stay in the Bahamas.
Check out the full list of Harrah’s Cherokee WSOP Circuit ring winners who won a package to compete at WSOP Paradise 2026:
Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 40/40/40 - Jesse Holland - $42,289Event #2: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Mini Main - Jesse Jones - $179,655Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Seniors - Roger Henderson - $49,354Event #4: $600 No-Limit Hold’em - Walker Miskelly - $46,938Event #5: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better - Marcus Shepard - $25,609Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max - Donovan Dean - $52,079Event #8: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max - J.W. Wilder - $36,094Event #9: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em - Ronald Sewell - $151,799Event #10: $500 No-Limit Hold’em - Ricky Robinson - $40,475Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Ladies Event - Amy Houghtling - $13,861Event #12: $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event - Maxwell Guo - $386,231Event #14: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - James Garst - $34,192Event #15: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Seniors - Dorsett Clement - $37,194Event #16: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - Dorian Rios - $28,319Event #17: $2,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller - Richard Seymour - $106,577Event #18: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack Closer - $31,628
