Cherokee Casino(credit: Cherokee Casino)
TULSA, Okla. – Cherokee Casino Resort is currently holding its first Mid-South Poker Classic May 15 – 25, the second of three major tournaments this year. The tournament features 20 events over 12 days with buy-ins ranging from $100 - $1,000.
Day three of the Mid-South Poker Classic featured two No Limit Hold ‘em tournaments. The first event attracted 193 players, with a $300+$40 buy-in, generating a $54,040 prize pool.
Final results are as follows:
1) Austin Edgar (Tulsa, OK) - $17,835
2) Michael Algerio (Broken Arrow, OK) - $9,835
3) Andrew Kuhn (Springfield, MO) - $5,404
4) Art Purma Jr (Fulton, TX) - $4,323
5) Christopher Stewart (Sand Springs, OK)- $3,242
6) Jesse Miller (Olathe, KS) - $2,702
7) Pete Petree (Tulsa, OK) - $2,162
8) Robert Floyd Jr (Tulsa, Ok) - $1,621
9) Hung Doan (Overland Park, KS) - $1,081
The second event attracted 274 players, with a $125+$25 buy-in, generating a $28,770 prize pool.
Final results are as follows:
1) James Forrester (Tulsa, OK) - $9,211
2) Shawn Arnold (Tulsa, OK) - $5,064
3) George Whitehead (Tulsa, OK) - $2,589
4) Dylan Hall (Tulsa, OK) - $2,014
5) Charles Elmore (Tulsa, OK) - $1,726
6) Harold Hailey (Wister, OK) - $1,439
7) Robert Hawkins (Tulsa, OK) - $1,122
8) Charlie Watkins (Yale, OK) - $834
9) Larry Ogilbee (Austin, TX) - $547
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.