Polk Leads Final 39 into Penultimate Day of LCS Main Event
The Lodge Championship Series is closing in on the end as just one tournament is left for the viewers at home. A total of 617 entry slips were sold for Event 13: $3,000 Main Event $2 Million Guaranted here at The Lodge Poker Club in Round Rock, Texas. This total came up short of the guarantee, creating a whopping $334,100 overlay for the players to indulge in with the eventual champion taking home $417,800 for their win, along with an LCS trophy.
Day 2 saw 259 return to play a total of ten levels before bagging up and just 39 booked their ticket by night's end. Leading the way is none other than Doug Polk who takes a sizeable lead into Day 3. Polk will be starting the day with 2,755,000 (138 bb) and the closest behind him is Alain Bauer with 1,925,000 (97 bb). The only other player relatively close is Stephen Song who managed to bag 1,895,000 (95 bb) when the night had ended.
Top Ten Stacks
| RANK | PLAYER | HOMETOWN | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
| 1 | Doug Polk | Las Vegas, NV | 2,755,000 | 138 |
| 2 | Alain Bauer | N/A | 1,925,000 | 97 |
| 3 | Stephen Song | West Palm Beast, FL | 1,895,000 | 95 |
| 4 | Farid Jattin | Barranquilla, FL | 1,485,000 | 74 |
| 5 | Nir Cohen | Brooklyn, NY | 1,440,000 | 72 |
| 6 | Alex Keating | Saratoga, CA | 1,370,000 | 69 |
| 7 | Steven Rivero | Hialeah, FL | 1,295,000 | 65 |
| 8 | Andreas Ioakimides | Ballwin, MO | 1,215,000 | 61 |
| 9 | Wendy Nguyen | Dublin, OH | 1,135,000 | 57 |
| 10 | Schuyler Thornton | Corpus Christi, TX | 1,075,000 | 54 |
The 39 left in the Main Event will return today at 2 p.m. and blinds will be 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante. The levels will increase to 75-minutes in length and the day will not end until the official final table of six is left. Those six will return for a live-streamed final table Tomorrow, May 24, at 2 p.m. where the play will not halt until a winner has been found, taking home a trophy and the $417,800 first-place money.
All who are left will be taking home at least $8,000 with the final nine all collecting a minimum of $35,000 for their efforts. Today will see a full redraw for the players and that seating chart will be posted as soon as available.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $417,800 |
| 2 | $277,000 |
| 3 | $194,400 |
| 4 | $142,000 |
| 5 | $105,200 |
| 6 | $78,600 |
| 7 | $59,600 |
| 8 | $45,400 |
| 9 | $35,000 |
The live stream will be on a 30-minute delay with the PokerNews reporting team here to bring all the big hands and eliminations right up until the last hand has been dealt.
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with around 185,000 in the pot. Alex Keating saw action check his way and elected to bet 80,000. Alain Bauer check-raised to 190,000 and Keating called.
for a rivered straight.
to end the day for Rock and burgeon the stack of Jattin even more.
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