Veteran player Sewell, two others win at SNPC

Charles Sewell brings home SNPC IV victory.

Familiar names are becoming the norm as the preliminary events continue at the Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge in Tulsa, Okla.

Monday saw action for 198 players in the $200 No-Limit Hold'em tournament, with 18 taking away a piece of the $32,470 prize pool that was created.

Veteran poker player Charlie Sewell, whose tournament success stretches back several years, followed up a second-place finish in the $500 No-Limit event on Saturday by capturing the title this time around.

"It's been a great run," Charlie humbly stated, adding, "If I stay on my game, I have confidence I will make it to that final table too."

Sewell and those who were unable to derail him on this day finished as follows:

Tate tackles $100 No-Limit Hold'em event.

Monday evening opened up the felt for the $100 No-Limit Hold'em event, where 273 players went to battle. Twenty-eight players went away from the game with a piece of the $24,570 prize pool, with Lance Tate earning $7,864 for taking the championship of the event.

Tate was joined by the following players at the final table Monday night:

Hillman climbs to top of SNPC IV event.

Tuesday's action featured the $300 No-Limit Hold'em event, which was spiced up a bit more with the addition of a cruise for the winner of the tournament. There were familial ties at the final table with a married couple, David and Dina Rylander, both in attendance. The presence of SNPC Seniors champion Johnny "Blaze" Short and former WSOP Circuit champion Gregg Merkow in the mix made for an added challenge.

They all were unable to stop the charge of John Hillman, though, who took the cruise, the trophy and the first-place check of $15,716 over the 182-player field.

"This was fun. I didn't expect to lose, but I'm not sure I expected to win," the exhausted Hillman said after the tournament.

In the end the chips fell like this:

The $5,000 championship event of the Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge starts this Sunday and should feature a host of strong professionals, satellite winners and the individual champions of each preliminary event in action.

The prize pool for the tournament will potentially reach the half-million-dollar mark and could go bigger, giving someone a great opportunity to take down a very prestigious title when the SNPC concludes Tuesday.

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