The Lodge’s biggest tournament series of the year returned to the best poker room in Texas from April 24 through May 14.
The $2 Million Guaranteed Main Event crowned a $428,000 winner, with Mike Liang taking home that first-place prize and the tournament trophy.
Here’s a look at all of the big winners from the 2024 LCS:
LCS $2 Million Guaranteed Main Event
Mike Liang took down Event #11 LCS Main Event, securing the first-place payday of $428,000.
Other top finishers included Nick Pupilo (2nd – $277,200), Eitan Sternlicht (3rd – $197,000), and Justin Carey (4th – $145,000)
LCS Series Event #1: $500K Guaranteed No-Limit Hold’em
The 2024 Lodge Championship Series kicked off with the $500K No-Limit Hold’em event.
Tyler Barker topped the field, taking down the tournament for an $87,504 payday.
LCS Series Event #2: $20K Guaranteed PLO
Sunday saw the first completed event of the 2024 Lodge Championship Series, as Event #2: $20K Guaranteed Pot-Limit Omaha event crowned a winner.
Francisco Rios Vallejo took down the tournament, earning $13,187 for the win.
Other top finishers included Daniel Ruz (2nd – $8,420), Eric Cuellar (3rd – $5,533), and Louis Luciano (4th – $3,705).
The $300 buy-in event drew 194 entries for a $48,112 prize pool.
LCS Series Event #3: $15K Seniors
The LCS Seniors Event drew 132 players, and played to a six-way ICM deal.
Jose Mendez took the first-place prize of $6,333.
Places 2-6 all took home $4,000 per the terms of the deal. That list included Neal Pollack, Ronald Holland, Nada Stearns, Frank Sill, and Gregory Weston.
LCS Series Event #4: $15K Guaranteed Double Board PLO Bomb Pot
The Double Board PLO Bomb Pot event drew 119 players, and played to a heads-up ICM deal.
Justin Greilich (1st – $7,537) and C. Collado (2nd – $7,500) chopped up the first two payout ladder prizes per the terms of the deal.
Other top finishers included Steven Winsell (3rd – $4,053) and T. Nguyen (4th – $2,939).
LCS Series Event #5: $20K Guaranteed Black Chip Bounty
Event #5 played to an outright winner, as Ruth Rivera topped the field for a $7,181 winner’s payday.
Other top finishers included Mehdi Malakoti (2nd – $4,502), Jaramillo Cabrera (3rd – $3,001) and S. Castillo (4th – $2,126).
LCS Series Event #6: $15K Guaranteed Big-O
The $15K Big-O event played to an even chop.
Cristobal Luna took down the tournament trophy and a $7,500 payday per the terms of the deal, while David Solomon earned $7,511 as the “runner-up” finisher.
Other top finishers included Tobias Grace (3rd – $4,206) and Jason Gilden (4th – $2,936).
LCS Series Event #7: $500K Guaranteed No-Limit Hold’em
Event #7 drew 1,057 runners and played to an outright winner.
Aaron McEvoy topped the field, securing the $104,932 first-place payday.
Other top finishers included Christopher Haydt (2nd – $69,611), Diane Zimmerman (3rd – $49,265), Trent Goertz (4th – $35,717), and Centurion Collado (5th – $26,061).
LCS Series Event #8: $50K Guaranteed Six-Max
The $50K Six-max event drew 74 players and played to a heads-up ICM deal.
Justin Grelich (1st – $20,584) took home the first-place prize money, while Kaylen Le (2nd – $15,500) finished second.
Other top finishers included Peter Martin (3rd – $9,038) and Dmytro Soloviov (4th – $6,353).
LCS Series Event #9: $50K Guaranteed PLO
The $50K PLO event drew 113 entries for a $100,570 prize pool. The tournament played to a heads-up ICM chop.
Barret Threadgill took home the tournament trophy and a $27,812 payday.
Other top finishers included Moises Rivas (2nd – $21,064), Z. Tsydypov (3rd – $13,175) and K. Buecherl (4th – $9,554).
LCS Series Event #10: $25K No-Limit Hold’em
Event #10 played to a heads-up ICM deal.
David Thomas took down the tournament trophy and a $10,611 payday per the terms of the deal, while Benjamin Anderson (2nd – $9,500) finished second.
Other top finishers included Terry Morales (3rd – $5,421) and S. Champlin (4th – $3,931).
LCS Series Event #12: $50K 50 For 50 No-Limit Hold’em
The 50 for 50 event drew 184 entries, with the prize pool reaching $78,200.
Lang Anderson (1st – $19,121) finished atop the field, while Tad Macaraeg (2nd – $16,000) took down the second-place spot.
Other top finishers included Zachary Pawl (3rd – $8,993) and David Solomon (4th – $6,021).
LCS Series Event #13: $20K Guaranteed Dealer’s Choice Mix
The $20K Guaranteed Dealer’s Choice event played to a three-way ICM chop.
Nathan Gamble took home the tournament trophy and the $9,803 first-place payday.
Other top finishers included Mosies Rivas (2nd – $7,845) and Brian Bowles (3rd – $7,043).
