Lucas Rea opened to 800,000 from under the gun, and Richard Kollarik made the call in the small blind. Jarvis Hooks committed his remaining 800,000 from the big blinds, at risk against two opponents.
Kollarik and Rea checked through the K♦3♠3♦ flop and 4♥ turn. One final check from Kollarik followed the 5♥ river, making the call after Rea bet 1,500,000.
Jarvis Hooks: Q♠J♠
Lucas Rea: K♣J♦
Richard Kollarik: 9♠9♣
Rea's two pair of kings and threes claimed the main and side pots, eliminating Hooks in eighth position.
Imari Love raised to 800,000 from under the gun, and Lucas Rea made the call in the cutoff. Matthew Higgins then three-bet to 3,200,000 from the big blind and Love folded.
After asking for a count of Higgins' remaining stack, Rea moved all in and Higgins quickly called.
Matthew Higgins: Q♠Q♣
Lucas Rea: 10♠10♥
Higgins was in a dominant position until the 4♣5♠10♦ flop gave Rea a set of tens. The 8♥ turn and 4♦ river changed nothing, sending Higgins out in ninth place.
Jarvis Hooks moved all in for his last 400,000 from the cutoff, and Lucas Rea made the call on the button. Jared Passanante also came along in the small blind to see the 7♥10♣9♦ flop.
Passanante checked to Rea, who fired 800,000. That saw Passanante get out of the way, leaving Hooks at risk heads-up.
Jarvis Hooks: K♦J♦
Lucas Rea: A♥10♦
Hooks picked up some additional outs on the 8♦ turn, completing his flush on the Q♦ river to triple his stack.
The final day of the 2025 Midwest Poker Championship $600 Main Event promises to be an exciting one, as the final nine players battle for glory at The Reserve Poker Club in Toledo, Ohio.
Action will resume at 4 p.m. local time, where Richard Kollarik leads the way after bagging up 27,325,000 chips on Day 2. Just one table remains from the field of 2,270 entries, as the battle for the biggest share of the $1,135,000 prize pool continues.
Sitting close behind is Lucas Rea, who added the final chips to his stack of 24,475,000 on the final hand Sunday night. Rea scored the final knockout to set the final table field, moments after Jared Passanante had secured an elimination of his own to bag a third-place stack of 22,450,000.
Final Table Seat Draw
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Jared Passanante
United States
22,450,000
56
2
Robert Constable
United States
4,800,000
12
3
Matthew Higgins
United States
11,425,000
29
4
Imari Love
United States
18,300,000
46
5
Daniel Houle
United States
11,250,000
28
6
Satoshi Tanaka
United States
10,800,000
27
7
Richard Kollarik
United States
27,325,000
68
8
Jarvis Hooks
United States
1,200,000
3
9
Lucas Rea
United States
24,475,000
61
Matthew Higgins
Rounding out the top five on the leaderboard are Imari Love (18,300,000) and Matthew Higgins (11,425,000), while Daniel Houle (11,250,000) also carries a comfortable stack into action on Monday.
Just one big blind back is WSOP bracelet winner Satoshi Tanaka (10,800,000), who took down the $1,000 Tag Team title at the 2023 World Series of Poker.
Robert Constable (4,800,000) had a very happy birthday on Sunday, earning a spot at the final table and a sizeable payday. The short stack is Jarvis Hooks, returning with just three big blinds after a quiet final few levels to end Day 2.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$186,290
2
$111,755
3
$68,720
4
$48,050
5
$37,210
6
$30,685
7
$24,560
8
$20,190
9
$16,250
Everyone has earned a minimum of $16,250, with the top prize of $186,290 looming at Monday's final table. Action will resume on Level 33, with blinds of 200,000/400,000 along with a 200,000 big blind ante.
Players will continue to navigate 40-minute levels, earning breaks following every two hours of play. Viewers can watch the final table on The Reserve Poker Club's YouTube channel starting at 5:00 p.m. local time.
Don't miss any of the final day, as live coverage continues here on PokerNews until the trophy is handed out at the Midwest Poker Championship.
