Billionaire Businessman Eugenio Mattar Leads PCA Main Event 2015: 24 Players Left

Billionaire businessman Eugenio Mattar is leading the final 24 going in to Day 5 of the PCA Main Event. The 62-year-old, who is CEO of Brazilian firm Localiza Rent a Car, one of the largest car rental companies in the world, has 2,673,000. American pro Chance Kornuth is currently second with 2,026,000.

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The sensational story of Day 4 however was - without a doubt - the incredible deep run by Brazilian football legend Ronaldo. He outlasted some of the biggest names in poker to make it to 26th place and a $42,180 payday. It was by far his biggest cash in a major poker tournament, and was also the best result achieved by any sport star at the PCA. The #GoRonaldoPCA hashtag was trending worldwide by the time he bust. Afterwards the 38-year-old Team PokerStars SportStar said: "It was an amazing experience and an honour to participate. I had a lot of fun. To be sure I will be here next year."

All 24 remaining players are guaranteed at least $42,180. Here's the full chip count list with three tables remaining:

Eugenio Pacelli Mattar (Brazil) 2,673,000 
Emrah Cakmak (France) 2,037,000 
Chance Kornuth (United States) 2,026,000 
Andreas Samuelsson (Sweden) 1,628,000 
Pratyush Buddiga (United States) 1,624,000 
Ratharam Sivagnanam (Canada) 1,341,000 
Niklas Hambitzer (Germany) 1,317,000 
Shyam Srinivasan (Canada) 1,310,000 
Diego Ventura (Peru) 1,154,000 
Juan Martin Pastor (Argentina) 1,085,000 
Uwe Ritter (Germany) 1,062,000 
Maurice Hawkins (United States) 962,000 
Jim Collopy (United States) 799,000 
Rami Boukai (United States) 769,000 
Dylan Linde (United States) 709,000 
Scott Baumstein (United States) 543,000 
Juan Etcheverry (Argentina) 542,000 
Benjamin Pollak (United Kingdom) 514,000 
Tim Reilly (United States) 511,000 
Ambrose Ng (Canada) 485,000 
Kevin Schulz (United States) 441,000 
Mayu Roca (Colombia) 313,000 
Felipe Ramos (Brazil) 282,000 
Noah Schwartz (United States) 238,000

Along with Ronaldo, Team PokerStars Pros Jason Mercier and Jonathan Duhamel, and PokerStars Team Pro Online's Naoya Kihara all bust on Day 4.

There were 816 entries in total, generating a massive $7,915,200 prize pool. As well as the $1,491,580 cash prize & coveted PCA 2015 trophy, this year’s champion will also receive a “Steel” watch from luxury Swiss brand SLYDE, the Official Watch Sponsor for the PCA Main Event, High Roller and Super High Roller. 119 players are being paid in total.