$1.5M Cherokee Main Event headlines last WSOP Circuit stop of 2025

Harrah's Cherokee
Matt Hansen
Matt Hansen
Posted on: November 20, 2025 22:17 PST

Harrah's Cherokee will welcome the World Series of Poker Circuit back to North Carolina next week for 18 ring events and a $1,500,000 Main Event. 

It's one of the biggest stops on the schedule, having drawn 1,437 entries to its last Main Event in August. That tournament was won by Zachary Fischer, who took home $324K from a prize pool that tipped over the $2 million mark. 

Zachary Fischer Zachary Fischer shipped the Cherokee Main Event in August.
Omar Sader

Last stop before Paradise

Another big turn out is expected for the holiday-infused series, starting with the $400 Turkey Day opener on November 27. The Thanksgiving kickoff leads the way for the $400 Mini Main Event, which starts on the following Friday with two of its four opening flights. Surviving players from the four opening flights will return on Sunday, Nov. 30 to play for their share of the $750,000 guarantee. 

Other six-figure guarantees dot the schedule, including the $600 NLH with a $100,000 guarantee on Nov. 30, a $400 Six-Max with a $200,000 guarantee on December 1, and the $600 PLO on the same day with a $100,000 guarantee.