Event 1: Final Table Begins with Pedro “Chip and a Chair” Catinchi in the Lead

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 4,699

After the elimination of Gilles Dalco in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here are their approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  John Two-Bears  –  11,900,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2.  Song O.  –  6,500,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  Stuart Hankin  –  7,600,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4.  Leif Force  –  7,350,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Ben Boston  –  4,100,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6.  Ronald Campillo  –  15,500,000  (39 bb)
Seat 7.  Brian Mancilla  –  16,600,000  (42 bb)
Seat 8.  Pedro Catinchi  –  16,725,000  (42 bb)
Seat 9.  Richard Leger  –  5,800,000  (15 bb)

As a reminder, chipleader Pedro Catinchi was down to just 1/4 of a big blind yesterday before the dinner break, and he has made an epic comeback to make it to the final table as chipleader. (Click here for more on Catinchi’s comeback.)

And here is the remaining prizepool at stake:

1st:  $253,410 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $164,230
3rd:  $110,720
4th:  $90,730
5th:  $72,360
6th:  $55,585
7th:  $39,605
8th:  $27,625
9th:  $16,440

Now that they are at the final table, levels will increase to one hour.