{"id":7152,"date":"2024-05-16T08:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T08:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/16\/michael-liang-wins-2024-lodge-poker-championship-series-main-event\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T08:14:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T08:14:01","slug":"michael-liang-wins-2024-lodge-poker-championship-series-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/16\/michael-liang-wins-2024-lodge-poker-championship-series-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Liang Wins 2024 Lodge Poker Championship Series Main Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Michael Liang has claimed the title and a $428,000 top prize at the 2024 Lodge Championship Series $2,000,000 guaranteed $3,000 buy-in no-limit hold\u2019em main event.<\/p>\n<p>Liang\u2019s win marks the third-largest score of his career, following his $606,890 runner-up finish at the 2021 World Poker Tour Venetian main event and his $515,014 second-place showing in a $25,000 high roller at the 2021 World Series of Poker. His career tournament earnings now exceed $3.1 million.<\/p>\n<p>The event attracted 581 entries, resulting in a $416,775 overlay. The top 63 finishers cashed, with a minimum payout of $7,600. The final day began with 13 players, with Liang tied for third in chips and bracelet winner Nicholas Pupillo in the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Preston Duron, the 2023 Lodge Championship Series main event winner, made a strong bid to defend his title. However, he finished in seventh place, earning $62,000, when his 6-4 suited lost to Pupillo\u2019s 7-6.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the heads-up play, Pupillo held 18,640,000 chips to Liang\u2019s 10,380,000. Liang narrowed the gap by winning a substantial pot with a turned nut flush against Pupillo\u2019s second-nut flush. 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