This content was AI generated based on the original article published on https://www.wsop.com/news/commerce-and-harrah-s-cherokee-declare-new-wsop-circuit-champions/. All credits for the original reporting belong to them.
The World Series of Poker Circuit season saw notable achievements this week as Main Event titles were awarded at two prominent venues: Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina and Commerce Casino in California. Both locations concluded their series, which ran throughout May, with their $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em Main Events, drawing widespread attention from the poker community.
At Harrah’s Cherokee, Hamid Izadi emerged as the Main Event champion, collecting $332,405 and marking his third career WSOP Circuit Main Event win. Izadi’s victory also secured his tenth WSOP Circuit ring, following previous successes at Harrah’s Pompano Beach in 2024 and Caesars Southern Indiana in 2025.
Louis George finished in second place at Harrah’s Cherokee, receiving $221,559, while Lou Ojeda took third with $156,736. The final table at this stop highlighted a strong field, with prize money awarded to all nine top finishers.
Meanwhile, in California, Anthony Marques captured his first WSOP Circuit ring at the Commerce Casino Main Event, defeating Erik Selami to earn $187,977. Marques, a previous WSOP bracelet winner from 2017, added to his accomplishments with this latest victory.
Final table competitors at Commerce included Selami in second place with $125,313 and Michael Wasserman in third, who took home $85,646. Both Main Event winners also secured a package to the upcoming 2026 WSOP Circuit Championship at Baha Mar Resort in the Bahamas.
Additional WSOP Circuit ring winners were recognized at each venue, with official results for Commerce Casino to be finalized soon. The circuit results come just ahead of the 57th annual WSOP in Las Vegas, set to begin next week.
