Lucas Tae Victorious in Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack
PokerNews is in town to live report the $1,700 Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles, but that is just on gold ring event that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack, 181 entrants created a $59,730 prize pool that was paid out to the top 28 players including Martin Kinder (4th - $4,572), Frank Covich (7th - $1,943), Steven Wills (14th - $877), Al Fallahi (22nd - $640), “Michael Schaper (25th - $610), and Austin McCormick (28th - $600).
Coming out on top was Lucas Tae, who claimed his first gold ring and a $14,675 first-place prize.
Tae, 36, was one of the shortest stacks at the final table but was able to recover quick.
“The final table went in my favor,” Tae explained. The entire final table only lasted two hours and when Tae made it to heads up he had a dominating chip lead. It only took four hands before Tae eliminated his final opponent, runner-up Everett Lawrence.
“I normally play at Hollywood on weekends,” Tae said. “I will play all of the events until the end.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Tae | St. Charles, Missouri | $14,675 |
| 2 | Everett Lawrence | Marshall, Illinois | $9,071 |
| 3 | Jerry Paskert | Shiloh, Illinois | $6,369 |
| 4 | Martin Kinder | Imperial, Missouri | $4,572 |
| 5 | Brian Nguyen | O Fallon, Missouri | $3,358 |
| 6 | Jack Armstrong | St/ Paul, Nebraska | $2,524 |
| 7 | Frank Covich | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | $1,943 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Copeland | St. Peters, Missouri | $1,533 |
| 9 | Richard Gum | Granite City, Illinois | $1,240 |
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