
This year, he started play on the last night of the final table as the player with the second-most chips with 128.7m. The series as a whole has seen more than 120,200 entrants so far, and organizers believe the weeks-long event in its 49th year could go down as the largest ever.Ĭynn, a native of Evanston, Illinois, now residing in Indianapolis, had previously cashed at various series tournaments and barely missed the main event’s final table two years ago, when he finished in 11th place and won $650,000. The famed tournament this year drew 7,874 players who either risked $10,000 or earned a seat through satellite competitions with lower buy-ins. They represented the US, Australia, France and Ukraine. Each of the nine players who made it to the final table was guaranteed at least $1m. The community cards were king of hearts, king of diamonds, five of hearts, eight of diamonds and four of spades.



Cynn’s final king of clubs and jack of clubs was stronger than Miles’s, who went all in with queen of clubs and eight of hearts.
