Event 17: John Richards Leads the Final 13 at the Break with 750,000

$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 288

John Richards
Chipleader John Richards

The players return from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a big blind ante of 10,000. With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 265,000 (27 big blinds).

The field is in the money, guaranteed at least $3,835 each, and as soon as one player is eliminated, the final 12 will be guaranteed at least $4,795 each.

Here are the updated chip counts for the final 13 players:

1.  John Richards  –  750,000  (75 bb)
2.  Marco Townsend  –  675,000  (68 bb)
3.  Brian Hastings  –  550,000  (55 bb)
4.  Jeff Madsen  –  375,000  (38 bb)
5.  Victor Figueroa  –  370,000  (37 bb)
6.  Nelson Resendiz  –  325,000  (33 bb)
7.  Jessica Dawley  –  270,000  (27 bb)
8.  Stanley Wang  –  265,000  (27 bb)
9.  Evan Teitelbaum  –  250,000  (25 bb)
10.  Mike Sowers  –  145,000  (15 bb)
11.  Nick Yunis  –  130,000  (13 bb)
12.  Andrey Katelnikov  –  120,000  (12 bb)
13.  Derek Bowers  –  105,000  (11 bb)

Marco Townsend
Marco Townsend