Christopher Tryba(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 five of the Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge V featured three events, two No Limit Hold ‘em events and a H.O.R.S.E event.
Day 5 – Event #11 - No Limit Hold ‘em, attracted 98 players, with a $300+$40 buy-in, generating a $28,420 prize pool.
Final results are as follows:
1) Daniel "Donkey" Hughes (Tulsa, OK) - $8,524
2) James "Travis" Wood (Washington, OK) - $5,116
3) Kevin Rubin (Syosset, NY) - $3,837
4) Thao Cat Thiem (Minneapolis, MN) - $2,842
5) Archie Van Horn (Ada, OK) - $2,274
6) Gregory Burns (Flowermound, TX)- $1,705
7) Linda Kittle (Van Buren, AR) - $1,421
8) Jason Koss (Tulsa, OK) - $1,137
9) Nathan Halbert (Annfield, KS) - $853
Day 5 – Event #12 – H.O.R.S.E., attracted 46 players, with a $500+$50 buy-in, generating a $22,310 prize pool.
Final results are as follows:
1) Christopher Tryba (Las Vegas, NV) - $8,924
2) Robert Bryan (Hermitage, MO) - $5,131
3) Patrick Cissell (Louisville, KY) - $3,570
4) Stephen Benoy (Alva, OK) - $2,677
5) Patrick Manning (Oklahoma City, OK) - $2,008
Day 5 – Event #13 – No Limit Hold ‘em, attracted 154 players, with a $200+$30 buy-in, generating a $29,260 prize pool.
Final results are as follows:
1) Alan Patton (Tahlequah, OK) - $7,022
2) Joe Kinslow (Norman, OK) - $3,804
3) Jeremy White (Tulsa, OK) - $3,570
4) Samuel Adams (Newbrownsville, TX) - $2,633
5) John McClain (Yukon, OK) - $1,902
6) Marc McCann (Tulsa, OK) - $1,551
7) Robert Floyd Jr. (Bixby, OK) - $1,463
8) Billy Davis (Throckmorton, TX) - $1,317
9) Jonathon Bloyen (Denton, TX)- $1,170
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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