Three players chopped the Million Dollar Heater $3,200 Main Event at Beau Rivage Hotel & Casino, with Jake Daniels taking home the trophy as part of a deal that divvied up the prize pool between Daniels and circuit grinders Tripp Kirk and BJ McBrayer. According to Tripp Kirk, the players agreed on an independent chip model (ICM) chop that awarded Daniels and Kirk approximately $113,000, while McBrayer got roughly $78,000.
The tournament, a yearly highlight of the poker scene in the South, drew 161 runners, so there was an overlay in the prize pool because of the $500,000 guarantee.