Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 172 of 1,222
Average Stack: 213,000 (43 big blinds)

The players have returned from the dinner break for the start of Level 17. There will be a color-up break at the end of this level.

Here are the top ten stacks in the room as play resumes:

Andrey Plotnikov – 1,023,500
Phillip Hui – 898,000
Frederik Jensen – 754,000
Matthew Nguyen – 687,500
Cong Pham – 649,000
Upeshka DeSilva – 545,500
Danny Nguyen – 533,500
James Smith – 520,000
Michael Laake – 517,000
Michael Tufaro – 496,000