Jake Bazeley Wins WSOP Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event

Poker pro from Cincinnati, Jake Bazeley, won the WSOP Harrah's Cherokee Main Event this week for his first WSOP win. Bazeley, 31, won $239,096, a Circuit gold ring and a place in the National Championship. He managed to dwindle down a field of 797 participants to face Chad DeBerry in the heads up for his slice of the $1,195,500 prize pool. Final table payouts: 1 Jake Bazeley $239,096 2 Chad DeBerry $147,405 3 Caleb Brown $108,671 4 Raymond “Trey” Walton $80,995 5 Dan Gilmer $61,174 6 Ray Kazerouni $46,804 7 Hai Le $36,260 8 Corey Bierria $28,441 9 Mark Dumonski $22,583 “Harrah's Cherokee is my favorite Circuit stop of the year,” Bazeley said. “The fields are massive and everyone here is having a good time. They're really nice and treat you well.”