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After three days of grueling action, Bryan Schultz emerged victorious in the World Series of Poker Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event, winning a championship ring and just under $112k in the process. A total of 327 runners registered for the event.

Just 11 players remained on Day 3, allowing a final table to be established within 30 minutes. Dennis Pevarnick and Ron McMillen were the first players ejected.

The first runner booted from the final table was Casey McCarrel, who drew to a flush with a diamonds only to find a heart and a club on the turn and river. Chris Clark was then eliminated in eight place when his A-J suited went up against the pocket queens of Joe Fernandez. Despite a J on the flop, the turn and river offered no help, sending Clark packing with $13k.

Fernandez himself was then eliminated despite completing trip aces. Daniel Lowery held pocket 10s, giving him aces full of 10s and the superior hand. David Clark hit the rail shortly after in 6th place, bagging a respectable $21k after his A-10 offsuit failed to improve against the A-Q offsuit of Schultz.

Jim Atwood was sent to the cash cage in 5th place when he failed to seal the deal on a flush draw, losing on an all-in bid to the two pair of Schultz. The next elimination was delivered not by Schultz, but by Daniel Lowery, who booted Hank Czarnecki with pocket 2s despite Czarnecki’s A-K suited.

Three-handed play only lasted for four hands, with Ron Segni eventually bowing out in 3rd place for $50k. In the final hand of the day, it was Lowery versus Schultz heads-up. Schultz held A-9 offsuit against the Q-8 offsuit of Lowery. Both an 8 and a 9 came up on the board, giving Schultz the superior pair and the victory, while Lowery took $69k for his excellent run.