Mark Liedtke Claims First Ring in Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Main Event and High Roller, we��d be remiss if we didn��t tell you about the full schedule of side events that have been playing out over the past week at the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas.
In Event #4: $400 NLH Monster Stack, 225 runners created a $74,250 prize pool that was paid out to the top 34 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Patrick Testoni (11th - $1,233), Robert Cote (13th- $1,037), Nicholas Haynes (18th - $893), Brenda DeWitt (21st - $787), and Brian Green (23rd - $711).
In the end, it was Virginia native Mark Liedtke who collected every chip in play to capture his first ring along with a $17,309 payday.
��It feels pretty good,�� he said after the event. This is Liedtke��s 40th career Circuit cash, and he��s come close to victory before, but until today always fell short of a ring. ��I got second twice this year,�� he recalled. ��And a couple other final tables.��
Liedtke is primarily a cash game player. Tournaments are ��more of a fun thing for me,�� he said
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Liedtke | Manassas, Virginia | $17,309 |
| 2 | Michael Macarle | Phoenix, Arizona | $10,683 |
| 3 | Brad Jarrett | Orlando, Florida | $7,595 |
| 4 | Kyle Birdwell | Fort Worth, Texas | $5,506 |
| 5 | Nathaniel Adams | Salt Lake City, Utah | $4,072 |
| 6 | Thomas Kornechuk | Auburn, Washington | $3,074 |
| 7 | Saad Ghanem | Laurel, Maryland | $2,369 |
| 8 | Jesse Jones | Springfield, Missouri | $1,864 |
| 9 | Trygve Leite | Oslo, Norway | $1,500 |