Scotty Nguyen(credit: Wikipedia)
TULSA, Okla. – Cherokee Casino Resort wrapped its first Mid-South Poker Classic earlier this week. The tournament featured 20 events over 12 days with buy-ins ranging from $100 - $1,000.
Overall, the new jewel of mid-South poker tournaments attracted more than 3,000 entries and featured a total prize pool topping $700,000.
The tournament ended with a 2-day No Limit Hold ‘em Championship event that attracted 150 players, with a $1,000+$80 buy-in, generating a $145,500 prize pool. After two days of tough competition, small-town Oklahoma resident, Harold Hailey, reigned victorious. Hailey beat out players from across the region, including Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas and Nebraska – and Cherokee Casino Resort’s own resident poker king from Las Vegas, Scotty Nguyen.
Final results are as follows:
1) Harold Hailey (Wister, OK) - $48,015
2) Josef Tittjung (Broken Arrow, OK) - $26,481
3) Jeffrey Bryan (Ft. Calhoun, NE) - $14,550
4) Curtis Conners (Tulsa, OK) - $11,640
5) Scotty Nguyen (Las Vegas, NV) - $8,730
6) Patrick Gallant (Kansas City, KS) - $7,275
7) Zackry Hendrix (Norman, OK) - $5,820
8) Larry Ogilbee (Austin, TX) - $4,365
9) Michael Davis (Newcastle, OK) - $2,910