Leif Force Wins WSOPC Harrah's Cherokee Monster Stack for $97,676 & Third Gold Ring
The PokerNews live reporting team is currently in North Carolina to live report the Main Event 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.
Heading into the weekend, Event #7: $400 Monster Stack attracted 1,193 runners and created a $633,930 prize pool that was paid out to the top 277 places. Among those to make a deep run and cash were Marvin Rettenmaier (4th - $33,842), Austin Reilly (9th - $9,547), Eric Salazar (15th - $6,203), Justin Harvell (22nd - $4,126), David Jackson (24th - $3,531), and Alan Sacks (39th - $1,739).
In the end, longtime poker pro Leif Force, 36, bested Matt Ernst in heads-up play to win the tournament for $97,676 and his third gold ring, which compliments the bracelet he won in the 2012 WSOP Event #3: $3,000 Heads-Up NLH/PLO for $207,708. He also finished 11th in the 2006 WSOP Main Event for more than $1.1 million and 21st in 2014 for $286,900.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leif Force | Tallahassee, Florida | $97,676 |
| 2 | Matthew Ernst | Lexington, Kentucky | $60,377 |
| 3 | Chris Carey | Efland, North Carolina | $44,973 |
| 4 | Marvin Rettenmaier | Leonberg, Germany | $33,842 |
| 5 | Robert George | Decatur, Georgia | $25,729 |
| 6 | Louis George | Suwanee, Georgia | $19,765 |
| 7 | Henry Mcardle | Phoenix, Arizona | $16,072 |
| 8 | Gina Ham | Alpharetta, Georgia | $12,039 |
| 9 | Austin Reilly | Gulf Shores, Alabama | $9,547 |
��It feels so great. I��m so excited about it,�� said Force, who was at one point down to just a fifth of a big blind.
��I lost tens versus ace-ten to get down to 10,000 in chips when the big blind was 50,000. I had just gotten through the blinds, so I waited maybe four hands and went all in and doubled up the next four hands in a row and was up to 500,000 right away,�� explained Force.
He added: ��I don��t really go for any milestones. I love to play. I��ve been playing since when I was homeschooled. I learned math through poker. I was playing blackjack at age two.��
Here's a look at those who've capture rings thus far at the WSOPC Harrah's Cherokee stop:
| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $250 NLH Double Stack | 323 | $64,600 | Lenol Clark | $14,378 |
| Event #2: $400 NLH Multi-Flight | 2,249 | $741,840 | Ray Langston | $96,921 |
| Event #3: $400 NLH Turbo | 552 | $182,160 | Sam Cynamon | $35,304 |
| Seniors Event #1: $250 NLH | 1,006 | $201,200 | Carol Porter | $34,534 |
| Event #4: $600 NLH | 393 | $202,395 | Bradley Mercer | $42,907 |
| Event #5: $400 NLH 6-Max | 634 | $209,220 | Josh Johnson | $40,330 |
| Event #6: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha | 287 | $147,805 | Joey Fabre | $33,837 |
| Event #7: $400 Monster Stack | 1,193 | $633,930 | Leif Force | $97,676 |
