Event 17 (Day 3): Star-Studded Conclusion to Main Event

Level 18 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/600)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 18

At 2:15, the remaining 18 players will be sitting down to Level 18 for the resumption of the Main Event here at the 2014 Live Summer Series of Poker, and what a collection of names it will be!

11 of these players have career earnings in excess of $125,000. Four players (Brian Hastings, Robert McLaughlin, Jacob Bazeley and Christian Harder) have all earned more than $1.2 million.

But it just might be one of the seven players without frequent flyer miles who has the hometown advantage. Charles Welch made it to the final table of the Main Event during the $1 Million Live! Poker Classic back in March, and he's fixing to do the same here today. Welch also final tabled Events 1 and 13 of this series, so clearly the Maryland Live! Poker Room has been kind to him over the past few months.

As a reminder, here is the payout structure these remaining players are fighting for. Be sure to follow along here throughout the day to find out who finishes where and how.

Payouts:

1. $106,628
2. $61,912
3. $39,555
4. $27,860
5. $21,497
6. $16,338
7. $12,726
8. $9,549
9. $6,707

10-12. $5,331

13-15. $4,471

16-18. $3,955