Cherokee Casino's Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge V featured 30 events over 11 days with buy-ins ranging from $120 - $3,150, and drew top players from across the country. Although hosting an event of this size is a daunting task, it did not slow Cherokee's future plans to brand under The Hard Rock venue and expand their capacity. When complete, the 412,548 square feet resort will include:

• 30,000 square feet of additional gaming room • 30,000 square feet of convention space
• A 2,500-seat multipurpose theater for concerts and sporting events
• A 19-story luxury hotel tower with 200 rooms and suites, more than doubling the location's current room count
• A spa
• A fine dining restaurant on the hotel's top floor
• A Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill

The total expansion cost is approximately $150 million with $1.5 million to be spent on authentic Cherokee art for the interior.

The new gaming floor will open December 2008. The newly branded Hard Rock Hotel & Casino hotel tower opens spring 2009. Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill and the multi-purpose event center are scheduled to open summer 2009.

In addition to the Tulsa location, Cherokee nation launched the grand opening of their newly expanded West Siloam Springs property, located on the Oklahoma-Arkansas border. The 15-table poker room is scheduled to be moved to its new location in the near future, and promises poker players some excellent major tournament opportunities similar to those in Tulsa.

Results from Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge V follow below:

CHEROKEE CASINO
SCOTTY NGUYEN POKER CHALLENGE V

EVENT 29 11/9/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM-MAIN EVENT
BUY-IN $3,000 + $150
PLAYERS 136
PRIZE POOL $395,760
1. Scott Standridge . . . $98,941
2. Michael Wolf . . . . . . $55,406
3. Tony Lay . . . . . . . . . $48,283
4. Bronson Tucker . . . $35,618
5. Scotty Nguyen . . . . . $25,724

EVENT 24 11/8/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $1,000 + $80
PLAYERS 128
PRIZE POOL $121,010
1. Andrew Watson . . . . $31,464
2. Jonathon Bloyen . . . $18,394
3. Greg Henry . . . . . . . $14,521

EVENT 23 11/7/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $300 + $40
PLAYERS 206
PRIZE POOL $56,590
1. Justin Barclay . . . . . $11,885
2. Thomas Green . . . . . $6,225
3. Jim Hicks . . . . . . . . . $4,952

EVENT 22 11/7/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $500 + $50
PLAYERS 132
PRIZE POOL $60,870
1. Matt Culberson . . . $15,218
2. Ricky Totsch . . . . . . . $8,522
3. Bronson Tucker . . . . $7,426

EVENT 21 11/6/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $200 + $30
PLAYERS 173
PRIZE POOL $29,720
1. Charles Watkins . . . . $6,688
2. Rick Montgomery . . $3,566

EVENT 20 11/6/08
LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $300 + $40
PLAYERS 47
PRIZE POOL $13,630
1. Jerry Hunter . . . . . . . $5,451
2. Mark Jones . . . . . . . . $3,135
3. Michael Wolf . . . . . . . $2,181

EVENT 19 11/6/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $300 + $40
PLAYERS 111
PRIZE POOL $29,040
1. Duc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,696
2. Scott Beck . . . . . . . . . $4,704
3. Vasile Fabian . . . . . . $3,775

EVENT 18 11/5/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $125 + $25
PLAYERS 257
PRIZE POOL $26,405
1. James McDonald . . . $5,465
2. Carl Sartor . . . . . . . . $2,852
3. Donnal Tchamda . . . $2,152

EVENT 17 11/5/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $200 + $30
PLAYERS 160
PRIZE POOL $27,441
1. John Byrd . . . . . . . . . $6,538
2. Lonnie Boeding . . . . . $3,543
3. Charles Walker . . . . . $3,325

EVENT 16 11/5/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $300 + $40
PLAYERS 87
PRIZE POOL $25,230
1. Lloyd Chaney . . . . . . $8,074
2. Aaron Ruppert . . . . . $4,794
3. Huy Nguyen . . . . . . . $3,532

EVENT 15 11/4/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $125 + $25
PLAYERS 245
PRIZE POOL $28,175
1. Rodney Jacobs . . . . . $5,828
2. Chris Nash . . . . . . . . $3,034
3. Joshua Taylor . . . . . . $2,296

EVENT 14 11/4/08
POT LIMIT OMAHA
BUY-IN $500 + $50
PLAYERS 67
PRIZE POOL $32,495
1. Keith Yarbrough . . . $10,270
2. Mark Gallagher . . . . $6,162
3. Jeb Blacketer . . . . . . $4,402

EVENT 13 11/4/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $300 + $40
PLAYERS 87
PRIZE POOL $25,230
1. Josef Tittjung . . . . . . $8,074
2. Kevin Tang . . . . . . . . $4,794
3. James MacKey . . . . . $3,532

EVENT 12 11/3/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $200 + $30
PLAYERS 154
PRIZE POOL $29,260
1. Alan Patton . . . . . . . . $7,022
2. Joe Kinslow . . . . . . . . $3,804
3. Jeremy White . . . . . . $3,570

EVENT 11 11/3/08
H.O.R.S.E.
BUY-IN $500 + $50
PLAYERS 46
PRIZE POOL $22,310
1. Chris Tryba . . . . . . . . $8,924
2. Robert Bryan . . . . . . $5,131
3. Patrick Cissell . . . . . . $3,570

EVENT 10 11/3/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $300 + $40
PLAYERS 98
PRIZE POOL $28,420
1. Daniel Hughes . . . . . . $8,524
2. James Wood . . . . . . . . $5,116
3. Kevin Rubin . . . . . . . $3,837

EVENT 9 11/2/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $125 + $25
PLAYERS 277
PRIZE POOL $28,705
1. Phil Hemba . . . . . . . . $5,944
2. Jose Kennard . . . . . . $3,071

EVENT 8 11/2/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $500 + $50
PLAYERS 130
PRIZE POOL $59,900
1. Gabe Costner . . . . . $15,573
2. Johnny Howard . . . . $9,105
3. Frank Kohutek . . . . . $7,188

EVENT 7 11/1/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $200 + $30
PLAYERS 213
PRIZE POOL $40,470
1. Charles Chadwick . . . $7,837
2. Jason Benson . . . . . . $3,993
3. Rob Benzel . . . . . . . . $3,172

EVENT 5 11/1/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $300 + $40
PLAYERS 214
PRIZE POOL $58,910
1. Paul Gutherie . . . . . $12,369
2. Sean Sanaikone . . . . . $6,303
3. Timothy McCall . . . . $5,037

EVENT 4 10/31/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $125 + $25
PLAYERS 358
PRIZE POOL $35,968
1. William Fisher . . . . . $7,873
2. Charles Chadwick . . . $4,068
3. Holly Dorland . . . . . . $2,928

EVENT 3 10/31/08
OMAHA HI-LO
8 OR BETTER
BUY-IN $200 + $30
PLAYERS 105
PRIZE POOL $19,950
1. Al Barbieri . . . . . . . . . $5,385
2. Randy Norris . . . . . . $3,392
3. Bob Poole . . . . . . . . . $2,693

EVENT 2 10/31/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $300 + $40
PLAYERS 126
PRIZE POOL $33,390
1. Steven Baker . . . . . . . $8,681
2. Gabe Costner . . . . . . $5,075
3. Joseph Tran . . . . . . . $4,007

EVENT 1 10/30/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM-JACK & JILL
BUY-IN $125 + $25
PLAYERS 160
PRIZE POOL $18,401
1. Gary Baber . . . . . . . . $4,416
2. Michael Tucker . . . . . $2,393
3. Vicki Rodgers . . . . . . $2,245