Event 17: John Richards Leads the Final 25 at the Break with 432,000

$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 288

John Richards
Chipleader John Richards

The players return from break to begin Level 16, with increased blinds of 3,000-5,000 and a big blind ante of 5,000. With 25 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 138,000 (28 big blinds).

The field is in the money, guaranteed at least $1,935 each, and as soon as one player is eliminated, the final 24 will be guaranteed at least $2,225 each.

John Richards leads the field with 432,000 (86 big blinds), and here are updated chip counts for some of the notables in the field:

John Richards  –  432,000  (86 bb)
Daniel Buzgon  –  284,000  (57 bb)
Victor Figueroa  –  276,000  (55 bb)
Mike Sowers  –  271,000  (54 bb)
Jessica Dawley  –  241,000  (48 bb)
Jeff Madsen  –  238,000  (48 bb)
Brian Hastings  –  160,000  (32 bb)
Ronit Chamani  –  118,000  (24 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum  –  87,000  (17 bb)
Nick Yunis  –  80,000  (16 bb)
Maria Ho  –  70,000  (14 bb)