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TULSA, Okla.– Cherokee Casino Resort’s Wild Wild West poker tournament wrapped up Sunday with Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas players dominating the field. The tournament, which ran Aug. 7-10, featured a Jack & Jill No Limit Hold ‘em event its first night, and continued through the weekend with two No Limit Hold ‘em tournaments each day, one each at high noon and 6 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Buy-ins ranged from $150 to $550.
Day 4 – Event 1 Results – Fayetteville, AR, resident Alex Young won the first No Limit Hold ‘em event of day four in Cherokee Casino Resort’s Wild Wild West poker tournament, bringing home $6,007.
The event attracted 102 players, with a $200+$30 buy-in, generating a $19,380 prize pool.
Final results are as follows:
1) Alex Young (Fayetteville, AR) - $6,007
2) Louie Huynh (Tulsa, OK) - $3,682
3) Michael Mehaffery (Sherman, TX) - $2,326
4) Mike Hulme (Chickasha, OK) - $1,938
5) Elisebeth Little (Bella Vesta, AR) - $1,454
6) Lisa Simone (Tulsa, OK) - $1,260
7) Scott Linsenmeyer (Stillwater, OK) - $1,066
8) Stephen Tucker (Colbert, OK) - $872
9) Daniel Quinn (Catoosa, OK) - $775
Day 4 – Event 2 Results – Ernest Slater, Enid, OK, out gunned the competition in the second No Limit Hold ‘em event of day four in Cherokee Casino Resort’s Wild Wild West poker tournament, garnering $3,065.
The event attracted 86 players, with a $125+$25 buy-in, generating a $9,980 prize pool.
Final results are as follows:
1) Ernest Slater (Enid, OK) - $3,065
2) Cory Brown (Oklahoma City, OK) - $1,879
3) Robert Frank (Tahlequah, OK) - $1,187
4) Robert Harp Jr (Tulsa, OK) - $989
5) Richard Corvin (Broken Arrow, OK) - $742
6) Damon Parks (Owasso, OK) - $643
7) Brandilene Lewis - (Bentonville, AR) - $544
8) Dudley Hallaway - Bartlesville, OK - $445
9) Brian Woolard - (Tahlequah, OK) - $396
Cherokee Casino Resort houses the largest and most comfortable poker room in the Midsouth with 30 poker tables and 37 table games, and is the place to play serious poker with exceptional professional service. 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.
For more information, please visit www.CherokeeCasino.com or call (800) 760-6700.