Shain Matthews Wins Event #1 $355 No-Limit Hold��em
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Leading up to today's Main Event, nine of the stop's 12 ring events have been completed. We thought it might be fun to take a look back at the final tables of these events, and show you just who has been fortunate enough to capture gold here in St. Louis.
Given we'll be playing nine levels in each starting flight and nine tournaments are in the books, we thought one look back per level would be fitting. So, without further adieu, here is the first . . .
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$55 | 473 | $137,643 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shain Matthews | Marysville, CA | $29,306 |
| 2 | Scott Sharpe | Leawood, KS | $18,117 |
| 3 | Patrick Fogleman | Springfield, IL | $13,235 |
| 4 | John Fagg | Terre Haute, IN | $9,812 |
| 5 | Michael Souza | San Diego, CA | $7,379 |
| 6 | Nikolas Stone | Auburndale, WI | $5,629 |
| 7 | James Beetz | Friendswood, TX | $4,355 |
| 8 | David Finch | Peoria, IL | $3,417 |
| 9 | Michael Tripplet | Charlotte, MI | $2,719 |