Curtis King won his first World Series of Poker Circuit ring at Harrah’s Cherokee, beating a large field who built a prize pool of more than $2.5 million.
King took the lion’s share $363,703 of that, beating his career-best of $68,000 he won in 2022 at the $1,000 Spring Fling in Sarasota. His second-largest cash came in the 2025 WSOP Main Event where he finished 267th for $52,500.
The $1,700 Main Event brought in 1,681 thanks to two Day 1’s Aug. 14 and 15.
This was runner-up Toby Boas’ second WSOP Circuit Main Event final table of 2026. He finished fourth at the same casino in February for $133,478. The $242,423 he took for second only trails the $345,244 he won for another second-place finish in a $3,000 event at the WSOP in 2022. He’s approaching $3 million in cashes.
Not only that, this was Boas’ 11th WSOP Circuit final table at Harrah’s Cherokee, but a ring still alludes him.
Third-place finisher Ryan D’Angelo, who got online poker famous a decade ago playing as “g0lfa,” added another $172,763 to his lifetime stack that now sits in the $4 million neighborhood.
Andrew Kelsall was going for his fifth WSOP Circuit ring, but stalled in sixth place for $67,820.
Final Table Results of the August 2026 $1,700 Main Event at Harrah’s Cherokee
| Place | Player | Payout |
| 1 | Curtis King | $363,703 |
| 2 | Toby Boas | $242,423 |
| 3 | Ryan D’Angelo | $172,763 |
| 4 | Kataka Eaton | $124,782 |
| 5 | Donta Moss | $91,361 |
| 6 | Andrew Kelsall | $67,820 |
| 7 | Scott Gronroos | $51,053 |
| 8 | Caio Sobral | $38,980 |
| 9 | David Sathue | $30,194 |
