Monday, December 9, 2024 10:00 AM Local Time (about 13 days and 7 hours ago)
Vaughn Brings The Chip Lead To The Final Day
Vaughn Steeves
Before the $1,700 Main Event here at Harrah's Cherokee, Vaughn Steeves had just over $39,000 in career WSOP earnings. Today, he comes into the final day not only with a score locked up that is larger than his previous total lifetime earnings, he's bringing a bag filled with 35% of the chips in play with just six players between himself, a WSOP circuit ring and a main event title worth just under $300,000!
He'll have some serious contenders to get through to summit this circuit mountain, though, as decorated circuit crushers Kyle Cartwright and Dale Roesel are both here to act as roadblocks on Steeves' intended route to the winner's circle.
Bagging the second biggest stack last night was Jacob Hamed, who is a newly minted WSOP champion after shipping his first ring earlier this series. He's got a score locked up here today that almost matches his largest score ever (from this week) and looks to only go up from here with hopes of shipping his second ring of the series here today.
The final table is rounded out by Johnny Price, Eric Snyder and Gunner Stever, all of whom have at least five figures in earnings and will look to bag a crowning achievement for their poker resumes by the time the final card falls.
Play gets underway at noon when players come back to bust open their bags and take their seats to play down to a winner who will lock up $299,010 and a coveted WSOP circuit ring.
Final table stacks:
- 1. Vaughn Steeves - 17,380,000
- 2. Jacob Hamed - 12,415,000
- 3. Johnny Price - 6,200,000
- 4. Kyle Cartwright - 5,875,000
- 5. Dale Roesel - 4,010,000
- 6. Gunner Stever - 3,595,000
- 7. Eric Snyder - 2,055,000
Play begins in Level 28 (60,000/120,000/120,000) with 60-minute levels until we crown a champion, so tuned into Instant LIVE to catch every major pot and bust out until the final pot gets pushed!
Remaining final table payouts:
- 1st: $299,010
- 2nd: $199,338
- 3rd: $140,839
- 4th: $100,977
- 5th: $73,483
- 6th: $54,289
- 7th: $40,729
The structure for this event can be found here.