Tyler Phillips Tops 2,766 Entries to Win Event #2: $400 NLH for $123,216
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 #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em, a tournament that drew 2,766 entries and generated a $912,780 prize pool.
According to the WSOP winner report, 27-year-old Tyler Phillips entered the final table in the middle of the pack but made it all the way to heads-up play, albeit at a 2:1 chip disadvantage. That didn’t discourage him as he hung tough and eventually claimed the title for $123,216 and his first gold ring.
“It feels amazing,” said Phillips, who also competed in the 2019 Global Casino Championship earlier this week. “Every time I come to Cherokee, I feel like I have a chance. Something has just happened recently. Last year, in the 6-max when I got heads up, I had a two-to-one chip advantage and still lost. To come here and have a two-to-one deficit and be able to take it down it feels like everything just went right.”
He added: “I am just going to play as many tournaments as I can this series.”
WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Event #2 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Phillips | Charlotte, North Carolina | $123,216 |
| 2 | Dragan Lunic | Duluth, Georgia | $78,464 |
| 3 | Todd Mercer | N/A | $59,063 |
| 4 | Steven Merritt | Conyers, Georgia | $44,862 |
| 5 | Scott Moersdorf | Knoxville, Tennessee | $34,387 |
| 6 | David Jackson | Jacksonville, Florida | $26,601 |
| 7 | Curtis King | Charleston, West Virginia | $20,769 |
| 8 | Michael Whitton | Rockmart, Georgia | $16,368 |
| 9 | Jamison Alford | Charleston, South Carolina | $13,022 |