Chuck Chadwick(credit: Image Masters - Cherokee Casino)
TULSA, Okla. – Cherokee Casino Resort is currently holding the Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge V. The tournament features 30 events over 11 days with buy-ins ranging from $120 - $3,150.
Day three of the Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge V featured three events, two No Limit Hold ‘em events and a Mega Super Satellite.
Day 3 – Event #5 - No Limit Hold ‘em, attracted 214 players, with a $300+$40 buy-in, generating a $58,910 prize pool. Nearly $100,000 in prize money was taken home by players for the day, with the two top dollar earners hailing from nearby Arkansas: Paul Gutherie, Springdale, and Chuck Chadwick, Fayetteville.
Final results are as follows:
1) Paul Gutherie (Springdale, AR) - $12,369
2) Sean Sananikone (Ft Smith, AR) - $6,303
3) Timmothy McCall (Enid, OK) - $5,037
4) Larry Plummer (Kansas City, MO) - $4,271
5) M Koster (Claremore, OK) - $3,535
6) Steven Benoy (Alvin, TX) - $3,152
7) Michael Carrillo (Dallas, TX) - $2,946
8) Robert Floyd Jr (Bixby, OK) - $2,651
9) Mark Jackson (Monett, MO) - $2,386
Day 2 – Event #7 – No Limit Hold ‘em, attracted 213 players, with a $200+$30 buy-in, generating a $40,470 prize pool.
1) Chuck Chadwick (Fayetteville, AR) - $7,837
2) Jason Benson (Monkey Island, OK) - $3,993
3) Bob Benzel (Owasso, OK) - $3,172
4) David Cobb (Wylie, TX) - $2,724
5) Sheila Bryan (Hermitage, MO) - $2,239
6) Melandro "Andy" Alina (Hermando, MS) - $1,997
7) Terry McGlasson (Vinita, OK) - $1,866
8) Salan Eid (Oklahoma City, OK) - $1,679
9) Samuel Burns (Claremore, OK) - $1,511
Cherokee Casino Resort houses the largest poker room in the mid-South with 36 poker tables and 37 table games. 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.
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