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World Series of Poker will run the 2019 WSOP Circuit Poker Tournament at Harveys Lake Tahoe from 24th of October till 4th of November. We are told that Harveys Lake Tahoe does not currently run any poker tournaments. Find other nearby poker tournaments here. Have a question about Harveys Lake Tahoe? The annual World Series of Poker Circuit Event at Harveys Lake Tahoe begins Thursday, Oct. 30 and includes nearly 20 poker tournaments in 12 days. The event’s $1,675 No-Limit Hold’em Main.

  • ABOUT ON-GOING POKER TOURNAMENTS. Morning Turbo – 7 DAYS A WEEK: No-Limit 10:00 AM. Sign-up begins at 9:30 AM and management recommends players sign up at 9:30 AM. Scheduled for 1–2 tables, Monday – Friday and 2-4 Tables Saturday. Buy in $40 - $30 to prize pool; Players receive $1,500 in tournament chips, 15. Monday & Wednesday: No-Limit.
  • Michael Pearson is now a two-time winner of the World Series of Poker Circuit Harveys Tahoe Main Event.Pearson took down the 2019 edition of the $1,700 buy-in tournament Monday, coming out on top.

For the past week, Harveys Lake Tahoe has played host to the World Series of Poker Circuit. Like all the other stops, this one features 12 ring events, culminating in a $1,600 Main Event that began Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011.

The stop has already completed 75 percent of its scheduled events, and it’s already proven quite the success, especially for Alexandru Masek, who took down Event #8 for $15,236. What’s special about that win is that it marked the San Diego Law School graduate’s fourth WSOP Circuit gold ring, putting him just one win behind the all-time leader, Mark “Pegasus” Smith.

“I don’t ever look at the payout when I’m playing,” Masek said in his post victory interview. “All I look at is the (gold) ring. The win meant everything to me in this tournament.” He went on to add: “I went to the WSOP the last two years. I would love to win a gold bracelet more than anything. But in the meantime, I would love to win another ring — or two.”

This weekend, the PokerNewsLive Reporting Team will be providing coverage of the Main Event.

Here's a look at the WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe through the first nine events:

WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Ring Event #1 No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$300+$45260$75,660
PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1David ClarkDallas, TX$18,208
2Shawn Van AsdaleReno, NV$11,249
3Prak PichSacramento, CA$8,127
4Robert NicholsonCastro Valley, CA$5,981
5Michael RosenbachSanta Rosa, CA$4,481
6Iris KuzuKelseyville, CA$3,415
7Aryeh CohenBrooklyn, NY$2,645
8Frank WilliamsDanville, CA$2,083
9Taylor SkeelsSan Carlos, CA$1,666

WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Ring Event #2 NLHE Re-Entry

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$300+$45 (Re-Entry)521$151,611
PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Josh RobertsFolsom, CA$32,300
2Drew CaseriMerced, CA$19,974
3Jedidiah HoffmanReno, NV$14,592
4Andrew BarberSacramento, CA$10,817
5Bryan BordersSanta Rosa, CA$8,135
6Matthew WeberSacramento, CA$6,206
7Samuel LeeSan Francisco, CA$4,801
8Adriano WiseSan Jose, CA$3,767
9Robert GallinaVero Beach, FL$2,998

WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Ring Event #3 H.O.R.S.E.

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Mark BonsackMaple Valley, CA$7,484
2Joseph MongkoluaareeMinden, NV$4,625
3Jeffrey CoxReno, NV$3,237
4Jon WallaceSouth Lake Tahoe, CA$2,358
5Ho LeSacramento, CA$1,735
6Robert FuriaGranada Hills, CA$1,296
7John RichardsonSacramento, CA$1,039
8Isaac CrowDowney, CA$866
9Clifford PaineSacramento, CA$745

WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Ring Event #4 NLHE

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Michael RosenbachSanta Rosa, CA$13,874
2Ian RemmelSouth Lake Tahoe, CA$8,570
3Vincent RemmelSouth Lake Tahoe, CA$6,188
4Darren WilliamsMartinez, CA$4,545
5Steve JohnsonNorthridge, CA$3,395
6Anthony WintersPatterson, CA$2,555
7Julius EstradaAlameda, CA$1,965
8Joshua PenderRockhill, SC$1,539
9Donald McCormackPerris, CA$1,227

WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Ring Event #5 NLHE

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Daniel AranSan Jose, CA$13,874
2Dan NatarelliSimi Valley, CA$8,570
3Ziv FromovichSunnyvale, CA$6,188
4Stephen KnappRancho Cordova, CA$4,545
5Gregory DerovReno, NV$3,395
6Vincent FucilloMerced, CA$2,580
7Christopher SimoneSan Jose, CA$1,993
8Jeremy DavisTucson, AZ$1,565
9Sean DrakeSacramento, CA$1,249

WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Ring Event #6 NLHE

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Rudy SissonSacramento, CA$15,741
2Reid Harris IIISt. Simons, GA$9,729
3Aryeh CohenBrooklyn, NY$7,081
4Jimmy RogersPayson, AZ$5,236
5Paul EvansMount Shasta, CA$3,933
6Peter SullivanRoscoe, IL$3,000
7Jeffrey SurdezDiscovery Bay, CA$2,323
8Gary IsaacsonBrentwood, CA$1,826
9Jarrett FenlonRichmond, CA$1,456

WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Ring Event #7 NLHE

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Nicholas LongSouth Lake Tahoe, CA$14,705
2Steve KujubuSacramento, CA$9,084
3Ivan HolmesBerkeley, CA$6,559
4Merwick J. BlackPollock Pines, CA$4,817
5Clay RichardsonSouth Lake Tahoe, CA$3,599
6Paul KosslukAshland, OR$2,735
7Joshua RobertsGarland, TX$2,122
8Neil CurranPark City, UT$1,659
9Beverly CheneyGrandbury, TX$1,323

WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Ring Event #8 NLHE

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Alexandru MasekSan Diego, CA$15,236
2Scott StewartLakewood, CA$9,411
3David HolderNorman, OK$6,795
4Gregory SayabalianGardnerville, NV$4,991
5Brett SchwertleyOmaha, NE$3,728
6Garilyn NelsonOgden, UT$2,835
7Shain MatthewsMarysville, CA$2,189
8Rex ClinkscalesLas Vegas, NV$1,719
9George SacaSacramento, CA$1,371

WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Ring Event #9 NLHE

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Troy DeclueWildomar, CA$13,724
2Jeffrey RowlandFortville, IN$8,476
3Manuel LozanoSanta Monica, CA$6,120
4Erie MankinSacramento, CA$4,495
5David WilliamsPalo Cedro$3,358
6David BrodyLas Vegas, NV$2,552
7Leonard SwisherModesto$1,971
8Travis AtkinsPlacerville, CA$1,548
9Rip FritzerLa Mesa, CA$1,235

With three events yet to be determined, the race for the WSOP Circuit Hammond Casino Champion is wide open. Whoever captures that title, along with the eventual winner of the Main Event, will automatically qualify for the Second Annual $1 Million National Championship. That event is limited to 100 players, and so far only six have qualified:

National Championship Qualifiers

PlayerQualified
David NicholsonHorseshoe Bossier City Main Event Winner
Chris GamboaHorseshoe Bossier City Casino Champion
Robert CastoireHorseshoe Southern Indiana Main Event Winner
Mark “Pegasus” SmithHorseshoe Southern Indiana Casino Champion
Bob ChowHorseshoe Hammond Main Event Winner
Drazen IlichHorseshoe Hammond Casino Champion
Gene DudekIP Biloxi Casino Champion
Jerry MonroeIP Biloxi Main Event Winner

In addition to the qualifiers, players who earn enough points on the National Leaderboard will be able to buy-in to the National Championship:

WSOPC National Leaderboard Top Ten*

PlayerPointsRingsCashedEarnings
Felicia Johnico107.514$21,998
Beverly Cheney10505$27,117
Russell Ivy102.504$65,035
Thomas Cronin9504$21,396
Peter Mavro87.505$11,892
Benjamin Kramer8514$28,848
John Evans8504$11,921
Scott Schwalich8013$34,846
Robert Newman77.513$29,930
David Clark77.513$21,143

*Leading up to the WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe stop.

Don’t miss your chance to qualify for the National Championship. There are still plenty of opportunities to play, including any of the remaining stops on the WSOP Circuit schedule.

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Remaining 2011-2012 WSOPC Schedule

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EventLocationDates
Circuit EventHarrah’s Atlantic CityDec. 1 - 12, 2011
Circuit EventBicycle CasinoJan. 1 - 12, 2012
Circuit EventChoctaw DurantJan. 12 - 23, 2012
Circuit EventCaesars Palace (Las Vegas)Jan. 19 - 30, 2012
Circuit EventHarrah’s TunicaFeb. 2 - 13, 2012
Circuit EventPalm Beach Kennel ClubFeb. 16 - 27, 2012
Circuit EventCaesars Atlantic CityMarch 1 - 12, 2012
Circuit EventHarrah’s RinconMarch 15 - 26, 2012
Circuit EventHorseshoe Council BluffsMarch 29 - April 9, 2012
Circuit EventHarrah’s St. LouisApril 12 - 23, 2012
Circuit EventHarrah’s ChesterApril 26 - May 7, 2012
Circuit EventHarrah’s New OrleansMay 10 - 21, 2012

Be sure to follow our live updates from the WSOP-Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event.

*Photo courtesy of Eric Harkins and ImageMasters.

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Michael Pearson is now a two-time winner of the World Series of Poker Circuit Harveys Tahoe Main Event. Pearson took down the 2019 edition of the $1,700 buy-in tournament Monday, coming out on top of a field with 424 total entries and taking home the first-place prize of $133,285.

Pearson also takes home his second career WSOP Circuit ring, with the first coming in the 2016 Harveys Tahoe Main Event. The San Francisco resident outlasted a final table full of accomplished tournament players and bested Jeremy Kottler in the heads-up battle to take down the championship.

'when you’re all in, you’ve got to win those. So I just tried to do that. Every time I was all in, I won the hand.'

Pearson, who was down to his last four big blinds at one point with thirteen players left, came all the back and scored the second-biggest cash of his career at the Harveys Casino poker room in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

“You’re going to win and lose some pots in a tournament,” Pearson said. “But when you’re all in, you’ve got to win those. So I just tried to do that. Every time I was all in, I won the hand.”

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe $1,700 Main Event Final Table Results

PlaceWinnerCountryPrize (USD)
1Michael PearsonUnited States$133,285
2Jeremy KottlerUnited States$82,379
3Charlie CoultasUnited States$59,824
4Joe BrindleUnited Kingdom$44,058
5Mitch GarshofskyUnited States$32,911
6Josh BurkhalterUnited States$24,942
7Nick PupilloUnited States$19,182
8Lee MarkholtUnited States$14,972
9Wes NallyUnited States$11,864
10Joe BurkeUnited States$9,547

WSOPC Final Table Action

Day 3 started with a 10-handed final table, with Nick Pupillo seated on Pearson’s left. Other notable players at the table included Kottler (2nd, $82,379), Coultas (3rd, $59,824), Mitch Garshofsky (5th, $32,911) and Lee Markholt (8th, $14,972).

“It was tough. I did not like my seat draw at all,” Pearson said afterward. “Nick has already busted me twice this year. So I didn’t like the positioning. But I just tried to be patient.”

Coultas came into the final day with a big chip lead, with 3,480,000 in chips, more than two million more than the next closest competitor, which was Wes Nally with 1,400,000.

The eliminations came fast and often on Day 3, as Joe Burke went out in 10th place just minutes into the day. Nally hit the rail next, and the tournament was eight-handed before the first level of the day, Level 26 (20000/40000/40000) was done.

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Markholt, Pupillo, and Josh Burkhalter all headed to the exit before the end of Level 27, and the Main Event was down to five players when the remaining field went on the first break of the day.

Brindle came back from the break as the chip leader and went over the five million chip mark at one point. A couple of big pots devastated Brindle’s stack in Level 28, however, with both Kottler and Pearson doubling through him.

Pearson was the short stack going into four-handed play but rode a wave of big pots in the most critical part of the tournament. Pearson doubled up through eventual fourth-place finisher Joe Brindle ($44,058), getting the best of a pocket nines versus ace-jack all-in showdown. Brindle exited on the next hand.

Brindle’s exit in fourth place left Pearson, Kottler, and Coultas as the final three, with Coultas on the short stack. Coultas lost the last of his twenty big blind stack to Pearson minutes into Level 29, with Coultas' king-five suited getting the wrong end of an all-in preflop showdown against Pearson’s ace-jack.

Coultas elimination left Pearson with 7,500,000 chips against Kottler’s 5,000,000 in the heads-up battle, which was over before the end of the level as Pearson kept chipping away at Kottler’s stack.

The final hand saw Pearson’s ace-king get the best of Kottler’s ace-queen, which sealed the second career Harveys Tahoe Main Event win for Pearson.

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