Scotty Nguyen picks up his HORSE Bracelet at the 2008 WSOP(credit: My Poker Tube)
TULSA, Okla. – Cherokee Casino Resort wrapped up the Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge V on Nov. 10. The tournament featured 30 events over 11 days with buy-ins ranging from $120 - $3,150.
The final two days of the Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge V featured the Championship Main Event and a Ladies No Limit Hold ‘em event.
Event #29 – Championship Event, attracted 136 players, with a $3,000+$150 buy-in, generating a $395,760 prize pool.
Final results are as follows:
1) Scott Standridge (Ft. Smith, AR) - $98,941
2) Michael Wolf (Alerdo, TX) - $55,406
3) Tony Lay (Oklahoma City OK) - $48,283
4) Bronson Tucker (Round Rock,TX) - $35,618
5) Scotty Nguyen (Las Vegas, NV) - $25,724
6) Keith Yarbrough (Van, TX) - $20,975
7) Jason Ke (San Antonio, TX) - $19,788
8) Debbie Inman (Bixby, OK) - $17,809
9) Steven Baker (Owasso, OK) - $16,820
Event #30 – Ladies No Limit Hold ‘em, attracted 75 players, with a $125+$25 buy-in, generating a $8,625 prize pool.
Final results are as follows:
1) Rita Estes (Tulsa, OK) - $2,845
2) Rania Nesreddine (Tulsa, OK) - $1,725
3) Lesley Pebworth (Sherman, TX) - $1,294
4) Felica Johnico (Sherman, TX) - $949
5) Glenna Barnes (Bokoshe, OK) - $690
6) Holly Dorland (Broken Arrow, OK) - $518
7) Nancy Goggans (Tulsa, OK) - $345
8) Lana Swad (Edmond, OK) - $259
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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