Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Following His Brother's Footsteps

Level 11 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Day 1B Entries: 188

Jia Liu (Brooklyn, NY)

Jia Liu (Brooklyn, NY) has an older brother (Shi Jia Liu) with over $690,000 in career tournament earnings, including a major win from 2012 ($2,500 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship Event - $312,483).  While the younger Liu has only a third of the amount in lifetime earnings, he is already on his way with major tournament wins.

Jia won the DeepStacks Poker Tour Wold Championship ($2,500 NLH - Mohegan Sun) for just under $130,000, and has since cashed in two WSOP events this year.  Liu is currently seated at Table 44, and is comfortable at the moment with 100,000.  Jia also has one Big Stax cash to his name, finishing 36th in the Big Stax 500 earlier this February.