2021 Spring Series Kickoff Day 2
Day 2 Completed
Lone Star Poker Series Champions Social
2021 Spring Series Kickoff Day 2
Day: 2
Event Info
After the field was cut to three the remaining players agreed upon a three-way chop.
Gerald Stogner was awarded the top prize for $23,742 for having the largest chip stack at 5,420 which was slightly more than Duc Le in second place with 4,780,000, while Clinton Phillip sat in third place.
Stogner, a native of Kokomo, Mississippi, will also take home the shiny championship belt buckle and plaques for his victory.
"I drove seven and a half hours to come play this tournament and it was definitely worth it," he told PokerNews. "I just had a feeling I had a chance when I saw the entry numbers on the first few flights"
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Winnings |
| 1 | Gerald Stogner | $23,742 |
| 2 | Duc Le | $22,867 |
| 3 | Clinton Phillip | $16,891 |
| 4 | Collin Rountree | $8,350 |
| 5 | Jason Lang | $6,750 |
| 6 | Lawrence Waybe | $5,500 |
| 7 | Jacob Burnett | $4,500 |
| 8 | Nat Adkins | $3,650 |
| 9 | Mitchell Bono | $2,950 |
Stogner was also one of only two players who bagged in two different starting flights, showing his prowess throughout the tournament as he rode his large stack for the majority of the final two tables to victory.
Action of the Day
The day began with 51 players and was quickly whittled down after a steady stream of eliminations. Start-of-the-day chip leader Justin Osbourne was eliminated shortly before the final table in 11th place.
The final table began with Stogner in the chip lead and Le close behind him. The table would be a fairly straightforward affair with most of the players going out where their chip count would have anticipated without a ton of up and down swings. The lone exception being Lawrence Wayne, who rode a short stack all the way to sixth place.
After Wayne's elimination in sixth, play would slow down and hit a snag, with no eliminations happening for over an hour. Eventually Jason Lang would be knocked out in fifth place and Collin Rountree followed him out the door in fourth place to create the chop scenario.
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Duc Le was the 2nd place finisher with a chip count of 4,780,000 and will take home ($22,867)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,420,000
870,000
|
870,000 |
|
4,780,000 |
After a chop was decided between the remaining three players, Clinton Phillip finishes in 3rd place after holding 1,790,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,790,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
Collin Rountree moved all in preflop and was called by Duc Le.
Rountree held the 
against the 
of Le.
The board ran out 
and Rountree was eliminated in 4th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,780,000
730,000
|
730,000 |
|
Busted |
Action in Level 24 (40,000/80,000/80,000)
Jason Lang moved his short stack into the middle preflop and was called by Duc Le.
Lang's tournament life was on the line but he was ahead with 
against the 
of Le.
The flop sent Le into the lead as it came 
. The turn ws the 
and the river the 
to sent Lang out in 5th place after over an hour with no eliminations.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,050,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
Busted |
Action in Level 23 (30,000/60,000/60,000)
The flop read 
. Gerald Stogner bet 95,000 and Jason Lang called. The turn was the 
, both players checked.
The river was the 
. Lang checked, Stogner bet 175,000. Lang cated like he was unhappy with the bet but then quickly called and immediately flipped over the 
for two pair which bested the of Stogner to move lang's stack up a bit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,550,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
|
1,050,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
Action in Level 23 (30,000/60,000/60,000)
Action arrived at the river with the board showing 
. Collin Rountree bet 750,000 into a large pot of 1,200,000.
Gerald Stogner put the pressure on by moving all in to force Rountree into a decision for his tournament life.
After several moments, Rountree folded and Stogner engulfed the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,800,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
|
|
1,800,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
Players are now on a 15-minute break
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,450,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
|
3,300,000 | |
|
|
3,100,000 | |
|
|
1,250,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
625,000
95,000
|
95,000 |