Eric Salazar Wins Third WSOP Circuit Gold Ring In Cherokee
The $1,700 Main Event is just one of a dozen gold ring events taking place at the Harrah��s Cherokee stop. For over a week, players have been competing for WSOP Circuit hardware and big chunks of prize money.
In Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold��em Double Stack, 813 runners took to the felt and created a $268,290 prize pool.
In the end it was Eric Salazar coming out on top to capture a $48,618 first-place prize and his third gold ring.
��I don��t know, it just feels really good,�� Salazar told WSOP officials after the win. ��I had a bad summer in Vegas, so this definitely helps,�� he explained excitedly, and continued ��I am extremely excited about the rest of the trip.��
WSOP Circuit Harrah��s Cherokee Event #1 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Salazar | Greensboro, North Carolina | $48,618 |
| 2 | Khanh Nguyen | Knoxville, Tennessee | $30,058 |
| 3 | Preston McEwen | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | $22,325 |
| 4 | San Bach | Greensboro, North Carolina | $16,757 |
| 5 | Warren Sheaves | Asheville, North Carolina | $12,711 |
| 6 | John Thorpe | Wilmington, North Carolina | $9,747 |
| 7 | Lovell Wilkerson | Smyrna, Georgia | $7,555 |
| 8 | Henry Hurley | Henderson, Nevada | $5,920 |
| 9 | Robert Parnell | Florence, Alabama | $4,691 |