Cherokee Casino(credit: 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.
The Gary Baber team, Tulsa, OK, takes the lead in the tag-team event, Jack & Jill
Day one of the Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge V featured the popular Jack & Jill event where two players (one male and one female) paired to alternate play during the No Limit Hold 'em tournament. The event attracted 160 players, with a $100+$20 buy-in, generating a $14,400 prize pool.
Final results are as follows:
1) Gary Baber (Tulsa, Ok) - $4,416
2) Mike Tucker (Tulsa, Ok) - $2,393
3) Vicki Rodgers (Tulsa, Ok) - $2,245
4) Sarah Lewis (Tulsa, Ok) - $1,656
5) Mary Watt (Tulsa, Ok) - $1,196
6) Ann Haney (Broken Arrow, OK) - $975
7) Robert Ivins (Tulsa, Ok) - $920
8) Helene Hoge (Broken Arrow, OK) - $828
9) Phillip Fuhrman (Kansas City, MO) - $736
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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