Cherish Andrews Close 789 gameTo Second GPI Title After WSOPC Cherokee Win

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• Cherish Andrews, Kristen Foxen, and the GPI Rankings
• WSOP Circuit Harrah's Cherokee Event #9: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results
• Jacob Hamed Mops up at PLO then Wins Main Event
• WSOP Circuit Harrah's Cherokee Main Event Final Table Results
• Until Next Year...
• WSOP Circuit Harrah's Cherokee Full Series Results

The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) event at Harrah's Cherokee in North Carolina was a big success.

One of the more notable victories went to Cherish Andrews who won Event #9, giving her a fourth WSOPC ring and tightening up the race to be the 2024 Global Poker Index's Female Player of the Year.

The WSOP Circuit Harrah's Cherokee's main event also attracted an impressive turnout of 1,288 entries for a prize pool of $1,951,320. This puts the WSOP Circuit on a good footing for the end of 2024.

Jacob Hamed won the Main Event, collecting his second ring of what has been a great series for him.

Cherish Andrews, Kristen Foxen, and the GPI Rankings

Cherish Andrews took down Event #9: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em, earning her fourth WSOPC ring and $108,971.

In order to win the WSOP Circuit event, Andrews beat New Yorker Norman Rodriguez heads up. Rodriguez earned $72,650 for second place.

Nice as the money and the trophy are, Andrews will also be pleased to have gained another 310.07 points on the GPI POY rankings. Andrews won GPI Female POY for 2022 and is now close to repeating the feat in 2024 with only one person standing between her and the title — Kristen Foxen.

For Andrews, the road to GPI Female POY in 2022 involved a long neck-and-neck race with Angela Jordison. This year's race with Bicknell is now similarly close.

This win shrinks Bicknell's lead considerably, putting Andrews within 100 points, or one deep cash, away from the top spot.

WSOP Circuit Harrah's Cherokee Event #9: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Cherish Andrews	Chambersburg, PA	$108,971
2	Norman Rodriguez	New York, NY	$72,650
3	Dave Alfa	Las Vegas, NV	$50,391
4	Kenneth Harbaugh	Destin, FL	$35,577
5	Russell Sullivan	West Columbia, SC	$25,575
6	Christopher Thiel	Oak Creek, WI	$18,725
7	Drew Dodge	Spring Hill, FL	$13,969
8	Sean Hampson	Oldsmar, FL	$10,622
9	Jovani Price	Knightdale, NC	$8,235

Jacob Hamed Mops up at PLO then Wins Main Event

Jacob Hamed had a great run at the WSOP Circuit Harrah's Cherokee.

Hamed's run started with a final table finish, coming in 8th place in a $400 pot limit Omaha 8-or-better event for $2,339. The very next day, he came second in a $600 pot limit Omaha event for $25,321. The day after that, he scraped into the money in the Monster Stack event for $803.

These three cashes in three days was just a build up to his first outright win of the festival in Event #11: $800 Pot Limit Omaha, which he took down for a WSOPC ring and $42,504.

With four cashes, three final tables, a win, and a runner-up spot, Hamed was thoroughly warmed up for the Main Event... which he also won, this time for $299,010.

WSOP Circuit Harrah's Cherokee Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Jacob Hamed	Dublin, OH	$299,010
2	Vaughn Steeves	Boston, MA	$199,338
3	Johnny Price	Starr, SC	$140,839
4	Kyle Cartwright	Bartlett, TN	$100,977
5	Gunner Stever	Bremen, GA	$73,483
6	Eric Snyder	Brevard, NC	$54,289
7	Dale Roesel	Hixson, TN	$40,729
8	Nathaniel Powell	Buford, GA	$31,035
9	Eric Schneider	Pittsboro, NC	$24,026

Until Next Year...

The WSOP Circuit Harrah's Cherokee is the last WSOPC festival of 2024. However, the 2024/2025 season will continue early next year with the WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant in Oklahoma starting January 8 and running through until January 18.

You can see the full results from the WSOP Circuit Harrah's Cherokee below.

WSOP Circuit Harrah's Cherokee Full Series Results

EVENT	ENTRANTS	PRIZE POOL	WINNER	HOMETOWN	PRIZE
Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Turkey Day 30K	339	$111,870	Robert Elliott	Louisburg, NC	$23,178
Event #2: $400 Mini Main Event	3,215	$1,060,950	Richard Ali	Oakdale, PA	$117,388
Event #3: $400 Seniors Event	994	$328,020	Joe Duvall	Rossville, GA	$50,800
Event #4: $600 No-Limit Hold'em	414	$213,210	Steven Snyder	Huntersville, NC	$41,815
Event #5: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better	345	$113,850	Nikolay Gannev	Alpharetta, GA	$23,489
Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max	945	$311,850	Zakery Couch	Fort Oglethorpe, GA	$49,036
Event #7: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha	363	$186,945	John Scherr	Charlotte, NC	$37,977
Event #8: $400 Monster Stack	3,223	$1,063,590	Jeremy Eyer	Hattiesburg, MS	$127,590
WSOPC Event #9: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em	592	$577,200	Cherish Andrews	Chambersburg, PA	$108,971
WSOPC Event #10: $400 No-Limit Hold'em	553	$182,490	John Wilder	Greensboro, NC	$33,172
WSOPC Event #11: $800 Pot-Limit Omaha	278	$194,600	Jacob Hamed	Dublin, OH	$42,504
WSOPC Event #12: $300 Ladies Event	138	$33,120	Brenda Huiel	Marietta, GA	$8,095
WSOPC Event #13: $1,700 MAIN EVENT	1,288	$1,951,320	Jacob Hamed	Dublin, OH	$299,010
WSOPC Event #14: $400 No-Limit Hold'em	503	$165,990	Robert Cody	Cumming, GA	$30,899
WSOPC Event #15: $600 Black Chip Bounty	320	$164,800	Joshua Connell	United States	$27,979
WSOPC Event #16: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo	253	$83,490	Michael Scarborough	Lawrenceburg, IN	$18,750
WSOPC Event #17: $300 Seniors Event	668	$160,320	William Reed	Old Hickory, TN	$27,623
WSOPC Event #18: $400 No-Limit Hold'em	297	$98,010	Alexandru Vasilescu	Columbus, GA	$21,010
WSOPC Event #19: $2,200 High Roller	110	$220,000	Donovan Dean	Rainsville, AL	$57,629
WSOPC Event #20: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack Closer	348	$1,148,400	Jon Bowman	Marshall, VA	$23,573

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