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Poker Stars is the world's largest poker site and is endorsed by professionals like Daniel Negreanu and Chris Moneymaker. The site offers Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha 8/b, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud 8/b, Crazy Pineapple, Crazy Pineapple 8/b, Triple Draw, Royal Hold'em. Table limits range from penny games up to $300-600. The competition leans to the more challenging end of the spectrum.
Tulsa, OK – Greg Sellgren, of Las Vegas, won the Pot-Limit
Omaha event in the 2007 "Oklahoma State Championship of Poker" at the Cherokee Casino, Wednesday, February 8.
The $300+30
Greg Sellgren wins the Pot-Limit Omaha tournament in Oklahoma. contest attracted 186 participants. For his victory, Sellgren was awarded $17,186 in prize money, a handsome diamond ring, and a seat in the $25,000 WPT Championship later in the year.
"I'd heard so many good things about the Cherokee Casino and its tournaments that I just decided to check it out," Sellgren said, "I'm glad I did and everything I'd heard has been true. This is a very poker player-friendly casino." More Tournament Results
Jamie Brooks, Shift Manager at the Ft. McDowell Casino, in Phoenix AZ, won the "Oklahoma State Championship of Poker" H.O.S.E. event Friday, February 9th at the Cherokee Casino. For his victory, Brooks collected $13,469 and the handsome champion's ring.
The H.O.S.E. event requires participants to play
Hold'em,
Omaha Hi/Lo,
Stud, and
Stud Hi/Lo, rotating games every 15 minutes. The $300+30 event attracted 148 players.
"I know the Cherokee Casino has one of the top poker programs and they conduct some of the best tournaments in the nation," Brooks explained, "That's why I took time off to attend the tournament and I haven't been disappointed."
"As players learn more about Oklahoma poker and the Cherokee Casino in particular, a lot of them will be coming here, too," Brooks added.
2nd Chance No-Limit Hold'em Attracts Record-Breaking Field
The Oklahoma State Championship of Poker, at the Cherokee Casino, featured “Second Chance No-Limit Hold’em” Saturday, Feb. 10th. A record-breaking field of 497 players participated in the $200+30 event won by Harold Hailey, of Wister OK.
For his 1st Place victory, Hailey collected $26,844 in prize money. He quipped that the “Second Chance” event was “for those who didn’t get it right the first time.”
"It’s been a well run tournament, despite such a huge number of players," Hailey said, “Poker at the Cherokee has become really popular.”
