$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
End of Level 16: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 126

Sixteen levels are complete, and the final nine players have bagged up their chips for the night, with Stephen Chidwick and Adam Geyer way out in front of the pack and neck-and-neck for the chip lead. Here’s the remaining lineup:

Seat 1: Patrick Eskandar – 96,000
Seat 2: Adam Geyer – 314,000
Seat 3: Brian Hastings – 172,500
Seat 4: Stephen Chidwick – 314,500
Seat 5: Raffaello Locatelli – 140,500
Seat 6: James Dorrance – 95,500
Seat 7: Tom Nguyen – 101,000
Seat 8: Aaron Massey – 113,000
Seat 9: Derek Bowers – 164,500

Everyone left is guaranteed to earn at least $3,024 tomorrow, with a top prize of $41,850 and a trophy reserved for the champion. Play resumes at 2:00 PM and will continue until a winner is crowned.