The $2,200 buy-in PokerStars Summer Series finale had 448 entrants, three of whom qualified for the no-limit hold'em tournament via an online qualifier in Ontario, Canada.
Cory Payne, Larry Smart, and Carson Shenfield all earned a trip to the gorgeous Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia on PokerStars Ontario. They competed in what was originally billed as a $500,000 guaranteed tournament, but a massive turnout bumped it up to just under $900,000. It was the third and final event of the series, and the third to surpass the guarantee.