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 one of the Mid-South Poker Classic 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 182 players, with a $120 buy-in, generating a $16,380 prize pool.
Final results are as follows:
1) Gretchen Archer & Scott Robertson (Claremore, Ok) - $5,405
2) Shirley Dennis & Matt Hunnicutt (Tulsa, Ok) - $2,981
3) Jason & Roseann Story (Broken Arrow, Ok) - $1,638
4) Stephanie & Stephen Farrell (Neosho, MO) - $1,310
5) Michael Palesano & Brandy Edwards (Chickashaw, Ok) - $983
6) George & Shana Marr (Muldrow, Ok) - $819
7) Kristi Hicks & Eric Meola (Tulsa, Ok) - $655
8) Joey Lewis & Beth Nelson (Tulsa, Ok) - $491
9) David Morgan & Aleah Dennis (Muldrow, Ok) - $328
10) Gerald & Susan Rosenberg (Greenville, Fl) - $229
11) Billie Reaves & Amanda Singletary (Pierce City, MO) - $229
12) Derek Carlson & Nikki Phillips (Nixa, MO) - $229
13) Sam Lee & Lindsay Rodgers (Manford, Ok) - $197
14) Laurie Burt & Jeremy Fellenstein (Midwest City, Ok) - $197
15) Teresa & Kevin Ramsey (Sapulpa, Ok) - $197
16) Suzanne & Edward Lackey (Union, MO) - $164
17) Robin & Russell Carder (Sand Springs, Ok) - $164
18) Venus Ashkar & Charles Bullard (Tulsa, Ok) - $164
19) Bill Smith & Debbie Voelker (Tulsa, Ok) - $164
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.