Matt Culberson(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 nine of the Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge V featured three events, two No Limit Hold ‘em and one Mega Super Satellite.
Day 9 – Event #23 - No Limit Hold ‘em, attracted 132 players, with a $500+$50 buy-in, generating a $60,870 prize pool.
Final results are as follows:
1) Matt "Cub" Culberson (Ellisville, MS) - $15,218
2) Ricky Totsch (Joshua, TX) - $8,522
3) Bronson Tucker (Round Rock, TX) - $7,426
4) Jesse Rios (Salida, CA) - $5,478
5) Marty Lowe (Dallas, TX) - $3,957
6) Keith Yarbrough (Van, TX) - $3,226
7) Kevin Kelsey (Broken Arrow, OK) - $3,044
8) Ken Blanton (Rockwall, TX) - $2,739
9) Woody Moore (Las Vegas, NV) - $2,587
Day 9 – Event #25 – Limit Hold ‘em, attracted 206 players, with a $300+$40 buy-in, generating a $56,590 prize pool.
Final results are as follows:
1) Justin Barclay (Claremore, OK) - $11,885
2) Tommy Green (Broken Arrow, OK) - $6,225
3) Jim Hicks (Tulsa, OK) - $4,952
4) Mario Silvestri (Fort Worth, TX) - $4,244
5) Charles Knight (Skiatook, OK) - $3,395
6) Nick Koliastasis (Tulsa, OK) - $3,028
7) Will Truscott (Plano, TX) - $2,830
8) Randall Friend (Carl Junction, MO) - $2,547
9) Scott Sharpe (Overland Park, KS) - $2,292
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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