Seat 4: Jeremy Ausmus (4,008,000)
Day 4 of The Big Event Main Event was kind to Jeremy Ausmus, as he went from one of the shorter stacks to the massive chip lead; in fact, he begins final table play with almost double his nearest competitor.
With $90,497 in career earnings, Ausmus has the opportunity to surpass that total with a fifth-place finish or better. His previous accomplishments, totaling six cashes, include a 69th-place finish in the 2010 L.A. Poker Classic for $19,310 and a runner-up performance in a $2,000 No Limit Hold'em event at the 2008 Wynn Classic, which earned him his biggest score to date of $55,484, a total he'll more than likely surpass here today.