Championship: Jakub Paulik Leads the Field at the Break with 1,015,000, Followed by Defending Champion Gediminas Uselis (1,009,000) and Kevin Ho (1,002,000)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 250 of 1,541

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 11 players with at least 700K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1. Jakub Paulik – 1,015,000 (169 bb)
2. Gediminas Uselis – 1,009,000 (168 bb)
3. Kevin Ho – 1,002,000 (167 bb)
4. Ted McNamara – 876,000 (146 bb)
5. Jeremy Joseph – 829,000 (138 bb)
6. Josh Kay – 822,000 (137 bb)
7. Max Kingstone – 803,000 (134 bb)
8. Cosmin Joldis – 800,000 (133 bb)
9. Marcello Del Grosso – 785,000 (131 bb)
10. Denys Shafikov – 751,000 (125 bb)
11. Giuseppe Iadisernia – 739,000 (123 bb)

With about 250 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 308,000 (51 big blinds). The final 193 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,600 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30-6:45 pm, depending on the Money Bubble), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 11:30 pm.