WSOP-C Cherokee

You can read a full recap of Zachary Fischer's first WSOPC ring win below. 

Zachary Fischer rides baby run good to win in WSOPC Cherokee Main EventZachary Fischer wins his first WSOP Circuit ring at Harrah’s Cherokee, taking home $324,135 as he rides the “baby run good” wave to victory.

Brett Slezak / August 19, 2025

Event #18: $400 Double Stack Closer champion Blake Whittington

A series filled with multi-time Circuit champions wrapped up with one more late Monday as Blake Whittington took down the series closing Event #18: $400 Double Stack for his 8th Circuit ring.

Whittington outlasted a field of 419 entries to take home the ring, the $27,058 first prize, and a $5,000 package to WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas this December.

Here are the complete results of the final event of the series:

Event #18: $400 Double Stack Closer final table results:

1. Blake Whittington - $27,058
2. Chanda Davis - $18,045
3. Tremayne Nunley - $12,526
4. Matthew Hirst - $8,871
5. Justin Bell - $6,412
6. Joseph Parrish - $4,732
7. Danielle Chaput - $3,567
8. Thomas Mann - $2,748
9. Bryan Mendoza - $2,165
10. Rashad Green - $1,745

Event #17: $2,200 High Roller champion Mark Darner

Along with Zachary Fischer's Main Event triumph, there were still two more WSOP Circuit rings to be awarded on the final day of the Cherokee series.

The $2,200 High Roller saw Ari Engel make a push for a record 20th ring, but his quest was derailed in 3rd place, leaving former two-time Cherokee Main Event champion and five-time ring winner Donovan Dean to battle with recent WSOP bracelet winner Mark Darner for the title.

In the end, it was Darner claiming his second piece of WSOP hardware along with the $63,362 first prize, along with a $5,000 package to WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas this December.

Event #17: $2,200 High Roller final table results:

1. Mark Darner - $63,362
   
2. Donovan Dean - $42,096
3. Ari Engel - $28,835
4. Steven Snyder - $20,383
5. Jordan Meltzer - $14,884
6. Jeremy Joseph - $11,240
7. Chris Moon - $8,788
8. Sebastian Crema - $7,122
9. Juan Tejeda - $5,992

Zachary Fisher

Zachary Fischer is the champion of Event $12: $1,700 Main Event, taking down 1,437 entries to claim the first-place prize of $324,135 and his first WSOPC ring!

A full recap will follow.

Final Table Results:

1. Zachary Fischer - $324,135
2. J.B. Wells - $216,089
3. Warren Sheaves - $153,035
4. Shane Lea - $109,942
5. Andrew Smith - $80,140
6. Matt Yankowski - $59,284
7. Leo Taffe - $44,516
8. Marc Lacroix - $33,939
9. Eduardo Paz - $26,277