Seat 1: Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge, 23, United Kingdom
Harry Lodge is a 23-year-old professional poker player who hails from Haywards Heath, England. Lodge has made his mark on the PokerStars Festival London earlier this year, finishing second in the ￡2k High Roller for ￡36,150. But the youngster's top performance came a few months later at the summer World Series of Poker.
Lodge picked up a giant $344,888 third-place prize in the $888 Crazy Eights event, boosting his live tournament earnings. Lodge currently sits in 150th place on England's all-time money list with over $700,000 in live cashes but he's expected to rapidly climb through the rankings, considering his eagerness.
It's no surprise that the talented rising star has a solid online background as well. Lodge plays as "Iamapoopie" on PokerStars. His best online score was $88,545 for a runner-up finish in the 2016 TCOOP-27 $215 NL Hold'em Event. Five years ago, then 19-year-old Lodge topped the PokerStars Radio: UKIPT Bristol - Freeroll for $44,781.
Lodge was on the verge of elimination several times during Day 4. He was short-stacking for the most of the day but all the key clashes went his way. Lodge's tournament life was on the verge particularly in a hand against Valery Yantsevich. Lodge was trailing with king-ten versus tens but turned a straight to stay in contention.
Lodge's Main Event run:
| Chips | Position | |
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| Ended Day 1 with | 67,800 | 153 / 415 |
| Ended Day 2 with | 235,500 | 35 / 140 |
| Ended Day 3 with | 220,000 | 46 / 49 |
| Ended Day 4 with | 1,360,000 | 9 / 15 |
| Ended Day 5 with | 1,230,000 | 6 / 6 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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