With the start of a new poker series here at the Parkwest Bicycle Casino, we thought it would be fun to unveil a new special, where we highlight a Player of the Week for each week of the Big Poker Oktober. We start things off with the man pictured above, Yuchen Chen, who is chasing some unique history here at the Bike.
Chen is looking to win back-to-back events here, across two different series, as he was the top man in the five way chop of the Mega Millions to close out the Legends of Poker here in early September. Chen earned over $210,000 for that finish, and he has put himself in a great position to at least make back-to-back final tables. Chen bagged the lead from the first starting session here, and found a second bag on the second day to already secure at least a $2,000 bonus payout. Check still finds himself in the top 15 of counts with one day of qualifying to go.
Be sure to stay tuned to our coverage tomorrow, where Chen will be battling it out with over 100 other Day 2 competitions for this first place prize that looks to be more than $75,000!
