Championship: Brian Altman Leads the Final 33 Players with 6,535,000

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 1,541

Brian Altman
Brian Altman

With the change to 90-minute levels, they took a break mid-level with 30 minutes remaining in Level 24. The players have returned from break with the blinds still at 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 ante.

A scan of the field during break turned up eight players with at least three million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Brian Altman  –  6,535,000  (131 bb)
2.  Max Kingstone  –  5,750,000  (115 bb)
3.  Nicholas Verderamo  –  5,670,000  (113 bb)
4.  Andrew Wilson  –  4,995,000  (100 bb)
5.  Chad Eveslage  –  4,290,000  (86 bb)
6.  Robel Andemichael  –  3,705,000  (74 bb)
7.  Jason Min  –  3,415,000  (68 bb)
8.  Eric Bonin  –  3,205,000  (64 bb)

With 33 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 2,335,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,300 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break after Level 25, around 6:40 pm, and action is scheduled to continue today until there are two tables remaining (16 players).