Event 1: Alex Ivan Leads the Field at the Break with 9,675,000

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $1,407,450 | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 4,265

Alex Ivan and Matthew Yorra — Alex Ivan (left) and Matthew Yorra are first and second in chips, and they’re seated right next to each other at Table 15.

The players return from break to begin Level 28, with increased blinds of 40,000-80,000 and an 80,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up eight players with at least 3.7 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1. Alex Ivan – 9,675,000 (121 bb)
2. Matthew Yorra – 6,640,000 (83 bb)
3. Sean Astwood – 6,300,000 (79 bb)
4. Thomas Lunnun – 5,975,000 (75 bb)
5. Charles Giroux – 5,920,000 (74 bb)
6. Sergio Giha – 4,230,000 (53 bb)
7. Sean Phillippi – 3,820,000 (48 bb)
8. Ranei Aviv – 3,760,000 (47 bb)

With 29 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 2,940,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,200 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 2:15 am, and the remaining players will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.