Chad Eveslage is on fireplace!
A month in the past, he topped a 569-entry subject to win the World Poker Tour (WPT) 5 Diamond World Poker Basic at Bellagio for $1,042,300. He did so by defeating Steve Buckner in heads-up play.
It marked his second WPT title in as a few years as in the summertime of 2021 he bested 1,199 entrants to win the $5,000 WPT Venetian for $910,370.
On high of all of it, Eveslage additionally captured his first World Collection of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet this previous summer season when he took down Occasion #8: $25,000 Excessive Curler for a career-high $1,415,610.
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Eveslage, who doesn’t do a lot self-promotion however lately appeared on the PokerNews Podcast, at the moment sits third on the WPT Season 20 Participant of the Yr leaderboard with 1,475 factors behind the aforementioned Buckner (2,150 factors) and Ray Qartomy (1,775).
Nevertheless, Eveslage is certainly one of six gamers remaining on the ultimate desk of the WPT Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO) at Seminole Arduous Rock Hollywood. The $3,500 RRPO Championship attracted 1,541 entries. The ultimate desk will get underway at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday with Eveslage sitting second in chips. He’s assured $167,000 in prize cash and no less than 425 POY factors.
Eveslage wants to complete third or higher to take the lead, whereas a fourth-place end would put him simply 25 factors behind Buckner headed into the final cease of the season – the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.
Remaining WPT RRPO Payouts
| 1 | $785,800 | 1,300 |
| 2 | $525,000 | 1,050 |
| 3 | $390,000 | 850 |
| 4 | $290,000 | 650 |
| 5 | $219,000 | 525 |
| 6 | $167,000 | 425 |
Transfer to Florida a Clever Transfer
Chad Eveslage
Initially from Indiana, the place he lately handed the late, nice WPT legend Mike Sexton for second place on the state’s all-time cash listing with $6.7 million in earnings in response to the Hendon Mob, Eveslage relocated to South Florida. It’s proved to be a sensible resolution as he’s had no scarcity of success.
He gained the $25,500 Excessive Curler on the 2021 WPT Seminole Arduous Rock Poker Showdown in Hollywood for $767,576 and is understood for grinding juicy Florida money video games.
“Indiana doesn’t actually have a lot so far as poker,” Eveslage beforehand informed PokerNews. “Particularly after I simply moved down right here, Florida was actually popping. There (had been) a bunch of actually good money video games and stuff. And I didn’t actually wish to dwell in Vegas. So yeah, I simply ended up selecting Florida. And I’ve some pals down right here, too. So, it made sense.”
He added: “The credentials are good as a result of they provide some validation to individuals outdoors the poker world, however the execs inside the poker world know that it’s largely simply variance from the large tournaments. Over a very long time, certain, there will be some patterns, however this heater I’m on proper now, it’s not like the perfect poker gamers on this planet are like, ‘Oh, Chad have to be tremendous sick.’ They understand it’s simply (that I am) working superb.”
Is This One of many Most Stacked Last Tables in WPT Historical past?
Present WPT Season 20 POY Leaderboard
Steve Buckner
| 1 | Steve Buckner | 2,150 | $1,038,500 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Ray Qartomy | 1,775 | $621,300 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Chad Eveslage | 1,475 | $1,060,825 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Naj Ajez | 1,425 | $316,169 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Mark David | 1,400 | $1,000,300 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Alexander Yen | 1,400 | $975,240 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Mike Vanier | 1,400 | $661,800 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Probability Kornuth | 1,350 | $511,300 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Robert Mizrachi | 1,300 | $894,100 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Darren Elias | 1,300 | $683,050 | 3 | 1 |
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Each tournaments and money video games depend in direction of bonus unlocking; new gamers have 90 days from the date of first deposit to unlock and declare their full bonus quantity.
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*Photographs courtesy of WPT/Drew Amato.
Chad Holloway
Government Editor U.S.
Government Editor US, PokerNews Podcast co-host & 2013 WSOP Bracelet Winner.
