Championship: Brian Scott Leads the Field at the Break with 1,865,000

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  142 of 1,692

Brian Scott
Chipleader Brian Scott

The players have returned from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 10,000-15,000 with a 15,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 1.5 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Brian Scott  –  1,865,000  (124 bb)
2.  Daniel Clifford  –  1,755,000  (117 bb)
3.  Dave Novosel  –  1,575,000  (105 bb)
T-4.  Konstantin Held  –  1,515,000  (101 bb)
T-4.  Pete Chen  –  1,515,000  (101 bb)

With 142 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 596,000 (40 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,725 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:25 am).