Championship: Marius Gierse Narrowly Leads the Final Four at the Break with 24.7 Million

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,692

Marius Gierse
Marius Gierse

Level 34 came to an end, and the players took a 15-minute break. Here are their official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Peter Mugar  –  16,800,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2.  Jacob Powers  –  19,400,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3.  Brian Scott  –  23,700,000  (40 bb)
Seat 4.  Marius Gierse  –  24,700,000  (41 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $850,735 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $569,400
3rd:  $422,185
4th:  $315,935

5th:  Martin Carnero  –  $238,635
6th:  Taylor Wilson  –  $181,950
7th:  Daniel Clifford  –  $140,055
8th:  Leonard Hermann  –  $108,850
9th:  Jerry Wong  –  $85,410

With four players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 21,200,000 (35 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $315,935 each.