$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  378 of 2,290

The players have returned from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 6,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 900K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Stephen Sullo  –  1,170,000  (195 bb)
2.  Seth Fischer  –  1,114,000  (186 bb)
3.  Julien Milliard-Feral  –  1,071,000  (179 bb)
4.  Justin Swilling  –  947,000  (158 bb)
5.  Anes Kovacevik  –  941,000  (157 bb)

With about 378 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 303,000 (51 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (about 6:35 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).