Wild Wild West(credit: You Tube)
TULSA, Okla. - Cherokee Casino Resort is currently holding the weekend's rowdiest poker tournament this side of the Rio Grande, the Wild Wild West poker tournament. The tournament, running Aug. 7-10, featured a Jack & Jill No Limit Hold 'em event its first night, and continues through the weekend with two No Limit Hold 'em tournaments at high noon and 6 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Buy-ins range from $150 to $550.
Day 2 - Event No. 1 - No Limit Hold 'em
Day two's first event attracted a field of 87 players for a No Limit Hold 'em tournament. Buy-in was $300+$40. Contender John Balmas of Monett, Missouri, laid down the final hand and took home $7,821. The total prize pool was $25,230.
Final results are as follows:
1) John Balmas (Monett, MO) - $7,821
2) Robert Jones (Fayetteville, AR) - $4,794
3) Andrew Watson (Tulsa, OK) - $3,028
4) Woody Moore (Las Vegas, NV) - $2,523
5) Jared Hoover (Sand Springs, OK) - $1,892
6) Frances Howells (Bela Vista, AR) - $1,640
7) James Tolbert (Norman, OK) - $1,388
8) John McMahan (Tulsa, OK) - $1,135
9) Thomas Halbert (Winfield, KS) - $1,009
Day 2 - Event No. 2 - No Limit Hold 'em
The second event of day two, No Limit Hold 'em, required a $200+$30 buy-in, which created a $22,990 prize pool. In the end, John Standridge of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, took home $7,127. The event attracted 121 total players.
Final results are as follows:
1) John Standridge (Ft. Smith, AR) - $7,127
2) Jon Knauf (Garland, TX) - $4,368
3) Alex Young (Fayetteville, AR) - $2,759
4) Santy Phommavong (Ft. Smith, AR) - $2,299
5) Lloyd Chaney (Cement, OK) - $1,724
6) Tony Caudill (Grove, OK) - $1,494
7) Paul Guthrie (Springdale, AR) - $1,264
8) Gregory Elliott (Pryor, OK) - $1,035
9) Michael Taylor (Tulsa, OK) - $920
Cherokee Casino Resort houses the largest and most comfortable poker room in the Midsouth with 30 poker tables and 37 table games. The resort is quickly creating a reputation as a place to play serious poker with exceptional professional service. Players can take advantage of the resort's discounted hotel rates frequently provided to tournament participants. Cherokee Casino Resort features 150 luxurious rooms and suites, more than 1,500 electronic games, four dining venues including a fine-dining restaurant, and four entertainment venues with live entertainment seven nights a week.
For more information, please visit http://www.CherokeeCasino.com or call (800) 760-6700.