Event 17: David Lee Leads the Final Eight at the Break with 17,975,000

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $678,030  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 699

David Lee
David Lee

The players return from break to begin Level 30, with increased blinds of 200,000-400,000 with a big blind ante of 400,000. Here are the official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Jonathan Wang  –  8,150,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2.  Moshe Refaelovitz  –  9,775,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3.  David Lee  –  17,975,000  (45 bb)
Seat 4.  John McDonald  –  2,575,000  (6 bb)
Seat 5.  Ari Katz  –  5,925,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Stephen Gerber  –  8,025,000  (20 bb)
Seat 7.  Alexis Rivera  –  6,900,000  (17 bb)
Seat 8.  James Salmon  –  10,575,000  (26 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $103,370 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $71,000
3rd:  $53,000
4th:  $39,500
5th:  $30,000
6th:  $22,800
7th:  $17,500
8th:  $13,600

9th:  Edward Medoff  –  $10,700

With eight players remaining from a field of 699, the average chip stack is around 8,750,000 (22 big blinds).