Final Day of Main Event Starts at 2 p.m. with 17 Vying for $355,420
It is time for the final day, the epic conclusion to what has been a long and prosperous Lone Star Poker Series. At 2 p.m. the 17 players who survived Day 2 of the main event will converge to battle for the whopping grand prize of $355,420 as well as the LSPS hardware.
Many of the 17 returning players have a plethora of career poker earnings. The $355,420 grand prize would be the largest career cash for each remaining player except for Michael Wang, who has a cash of $466,120.
It would also be near the biggest cash for Christopher Gonzales and Josh Thibodaux who both have the vast majority of their winnings from one large cash, they will both be looking to add another massive score to their resume.
Career Poker Earnings According to Hendon Mob
Player | Largest Career Cash | Career Poker Earnings |
Michael Wang | $466,120 | $2,726,228 |
Brett Murray | $151,145 | $1,501,013 |
Shawn Rice | $213,000 | $1,089,291 |
Nick Shkolnik | $206,530 | $727,596 |
Jesse McVicker | $77,403 | $697,130 |
Jared Hemingway | $163,024 | $679,827 |
Christopher Doan | $69,025 | $503,228 |
Christopher Gonzales | $360,906 | $399,064 |
Josh Thibodaux | $350,758 | $392,157 |
Brad Freeman | $192,242 | $326,667 |
Gabriel Andrade | $43,495 | $266,698 |
Teddy Conner | $76,144 | $234,206 |
Joon Park | $61,013 | $159,539 |
Tony Potis | $12,000 | $75,092 |
Kevin Kaylor | $7,007 | $49,684 |
Brandon Packard | $5,355 | $8,066 |
Robert Wright | $4,540 | $6,960 |
Wang, Brett Murray and Shaw Rice are all experienced players that have over a million in career earnings. While four others have over $500,000 to create a deep remaining field.
Play will resume at Level 28 with blinds at 50,000/125,000. Meaning that the chip leader Jared Hemingway will start the day with 90 big blinds, while the short stack Kevin Kaylor has almost 10 big blinds.
PokerNews will cover the acftion from the start of the day, providing all the updates.