Chris DeMaci Leads Final 19 at PokerStars NAPT Los Angeles Main EventFinal 19 Includes Jason Mercier, Michael Binger, Anh Van Nguyen and Joe Tehan |
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Chris DeMaci
Leading the way is Chris DeMaci, better known by his online handle “RuberbandMan.” DeMaci is the run away chip leader thanks to the two coolers that went his way. Both times, his pocket aces held against an opponent’s pocket queens. He will begin day 4 with nearly 3.8 million in chips, which is good for roughly 157 big blinds.
Jason Mercier
Fourth place belongs to Michael Binger, who also used K-J to his advantage, although his hand wasn’t a coinflip. Binger got lucky to make two pair against a dominating A-K to win a 1.5 million pot towards the end of the night. He bagged up with just over 2 million.
Michael Binger
The action will resume Tuesday at 1 p.m. local time when the final 19 players return to battle down to the final table of eight and stay in contention for the first-place prize of $725,000.
Here’s a complete look at the chip counts.
| Rank | Player Name | Chip Count |
| 1 | Christopher DeMaci | 3,783,000 |
| 2 | Micah Raskin | 2,356,000 |
| 3 | Jason Mercier | 2,150,000 |
| 4 | Michael Binger | 2,026,000 |
| 5 | Jake Toole | 1,881,000 |
| 6 | Joe Tehan | 1,250,000 |
| 7 | Jimmie Guinther | 1,099,000 |
| 8 | Anh Van Nguyen | 834,000 |
| 9 | Anthony Nardi | 800,000 |
| 10 | Jonathan Gagnon-Villeneuve | 711,000 |
| 11 | Carlos Watanabe | 678,000 |
| 12 | Joseph Melancon | 660,000 |
| 13 | George Lind III | 538,000 |
| 14 | Matt Affleck | 447,000 |
| 15 | Al Grimes | 428,000 |
| 16 | Thomas Young | 390,000 |
| 17 | Carl Beliveau | 348,000 |
| 18 | Ray Henson | 326,000 |
| 19 | Alan Myerson | 317,000 |
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