Chris Lyons Wins Event 15: $75,000 Guaranteed Deep-Stack NLHE Reentry
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Chris Lyons misfired several bullets in Event 15, and was eliminated during Level 1 when an opponent cracked his pocket kings with pocket jacks, but in the end he was the last man standing, collecting $31,654 and the trophy for his efforts.
Lyons started the final table in the middle of the pack before ascending the chip counts during six-handed play. From that point forward he eliminated every player from the final table - Martin Weinfeld in sixth place; John Johnston in fifth place; Satish Surapaneni in fourth place; and Steve Raimie and Thomas Coan in third and second place respectively.
This is the largest score of Lyons' live tournament career, and afterwards all he could say is how tired he was from the 19-hour grind.
Despite falling in fourth place, this was Surapaneni's second final table this week. He finished third in Event 13: $300 Deeper-Stack NLHE for $5,798, and he now has over $40,000 in career live tournament earnings. This was the second-largest cash of his career - he took third in a $200 big stack event here at Borgata in January, earning $15,551.
Event 15 attracted a total of 504 entries, generating a total prize pool of $127,108. Each of the top 54 players walked away with at least $508, and among the notable min-cashers were Nancy Martin, Iverson Snuffer, Michael Sneideman, Jesse Cohen, Armando Then, and Stephanie Johnston.
Several players fell just shy of earning any money, including Tommy Vedes, Phil Neiman, Jimmy Lillis, and Paul Spitzberg.
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