Championship: Brian Altman Leads the Field at the Break with 1,515,000

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | StructurePayouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  81 of 843

Brian Altman
Brian Altman

The players return from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 with a 10,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up six players with at least 900K in chips (plus one who is close), creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Brian Altman  –  1,515,000  (189 bb)
2.  Scott Drobes  –  1,148,000  (144 bb)
3.  Victor Figueroa  –  1,011,000  (126 bb)
4.  Matt Affleck  –  983,000  (123 bb)
5.  Sam Soverel  –  928,000  (116 bb)
6.  Darren Elias  –  905,000  (113 bb)
7.  Davian Santana  –  882,000  (110 bb)

With 81 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 416,000 (52 big blinds). Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20, shortly after 12:15 am.