Championship Day 1B: Youssef Bargach Leads the Field at the Break with 271,500

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  258

Chipleader Youssef Bargach

The players return from break to begin Level 5, with increased blinds of 300-600 and a big blind ante of 600.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 180K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Youssef Bargach  –  271,500  (453 bb)
2.  David Greufe  –  224,700  (375 bb)
3.  Mike Beasley  –  211,100  (352 bb)
4.  Luke Graham  –  181,300  (302 bb)

With 258 entries so far on Day 1B, the overall tournament field is up to 578. Registration remains open until the start of Level 9 (9:15 pm), and players are allowed one entry and one re-entry per starting flight.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6, at 5:30 pm, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.