Bradley Mercer Becomes Two-Time Ring Winner with Another Big Score at Harrah's Cherokee
PokerNews is in town to live report the Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah��s Cherokee, but that is just one of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #4: $600 NLH, 393 runners created a $202,395 prize pool that was paid out to the top 59 spots. Among those to get a piece of the pie were Sergio Nagit (10th - $3,024), Eric Sutton (16th - $2,059), Eddie Shade (23rd - $1,500), David Bradshaw (34th - $984), Maurice Hawkins (39th - $928), and Andrew Brinkley (50th - $892).
In the end, 47-year-old salesman Bradley Mercer from Elon, North Carolina denied Michael Lech an eighth gold ring by winning the heads-up battle. Mercer claimed a $42,907 first-place prize and his second gold ring.
��It feels excellent!�� Mercer said after the win. ��I just appreciate everybody supporting me.��
He added: ��Obviously the Chris Moneymaker effect - just watching it (poker), and just the competition and all. Just playing a bunch and watching a bunch,��
It was the fourth-biggest WSOP cash for Mercer, all of which have come at Harrah��s Cherokee. Back in August, he placed third in Event #2: $400 NLH for $59,063, and a year before that fourth in the $1,700 Main Event for $102,230. He nearly defended his title as in August 2017 he won the WSOPC Harrah��s Cherokee Main Event for $121,495.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Mercer | Elon, North Carolina | $42,907 |
| 2 | Michael Lech | Alma, Arkansas | $26,518 |
| 3 | Andrew Robinson | Georgetown, Texas | $19,174 |
| 4 | Michael Wilklow | Minneapolis, Minnesota | $14,068 |
| 5 | Ross Ward | Gainesville, Georgia | $10,477 |
| 6 | Kenneth Taffaro | Mooresville, North Carolina | $7,921 |
| 7 | Shawn McClanahan | Abingdon, Virginia | $6,081 |
| 8 | Dell Taylor | Canton, Georgia | $4,742 |
| 9 | William Carruth | Dallas, Georgia | $3,757 |