$1,300 Texas State $1M GTD Main Event
Day 3 Started
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$1,300 Texas State $1M GTD Main Event
Day: 3
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.
Level: 29
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 29
: 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
The final day of the main event is now underway
Wang Cracks Conner's Aces to Get Things Started
Level 29
: 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Teddy Conner was all in preflop and looking good with the 
against the 
of Michael Wang.
But the flop gave Wang the lead with two-pair 
the turn was the 
to give Wang the full boat. And the river came the 
to end the day for Conner as he got up and shook his head that his aces were cracked and his day ended so soon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,450,000 | 1,800,000 |
|
Busted |
Two Table Redraw
Level 29
: 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player |
| 1 | 1 | Christopher Gonzales |
| 1 | 2 | Brandon Packard |
| 1 | 3 | Jared Hemingway |
| 1 | 4 | Nick Shkolnik |
| 1 | 5 | Robert Wright |
| 1 | 6 | Shawn Rice |
| 1 | 7 | Tony Potis |
| 1 | 8 | Brad Freeman |
| -- | ||
| 2 | 1 | Christopher Doan |
| 2 | 2 | Michael Wang |
| 2 | 3 | Josh Thibodaux |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Kaylor |
| 2 | 5 | Jesse McVicker |
| 2 | 6 | Joon Park |
| 2 | 7 | Brett Murray |
| 2 | 8 | Gabriel Andrade |
Park Doubles
Level 29
: 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Preflop, Joon Park jammed all in over a raise from Brett Murray. Murray Instantly called.
Park had the 
against the 
.
The board would run out 
and Park gathered a big double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,650,000 | 2,450,000 |
|
2,760,000 | -2,490,000 |
Final Two Table Action
Doan Dooms McVicker With Runner Runner Flush
Level 29
: 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Jesse McVicker was all in with the 
against 
of Christopher Doan.
McVicker looked great after the flop came 
for a set of sixes. The turn was the 
and the river came the 
to bring four to a flush on board and give runner runner flush to Doan's deuce to end McVicker's day in brutal fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,750,000 | 2,750,000 |
|
Busted |
Doan vs Wang
Level 29
: 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
From the cutoff, Christopher Doan raised it to 325,000. Michael Wang three-bet to 1,100,000 from the button. Everyone else folded and Doan called.
The flop came 
. Wang made a downsized bet of 250,000, Doan called.
The turn was the 
. Wang beefed up his next bet, making it 2,100,000. Doan thought a bit and called.
The river came the . Wang did not fire a third time as he checked back the river and Doan tabled the which was the winner as Wang mucked to send the nice sized pot over to Doan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,500,000 | 2,750,000 |
|
|
4,400,000 | -7,050,000 |