Event 1 Flight C: Phillip Theard (464K) and Satish Surapaneni (457K) Lead the Field at the Break

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  86 of 574

Phillip Theard
Chipleader Phillip Theard

The players have returned from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 300K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Phillip Theard  –  464,000  (116 bb)
2.  Satish Surapaneni  –  457,000  (114 bb)
3.  George Hortelano  –  378,000  (95 bb)
4.  Keith Wagner  –  331,000  (83 bb)
5.  Rich Milo  –  312,000  (78 bb)
6.  Phu Vo  –  299,000  (75 bb)

With 86 players remaining from a flight of 574 entries, the average chip stack is about 133,000 (33 big blinds).

This flight will continue playing tonight until only 10% of the field remains (58 players), and everyone who bags chips will advance to Day 2 on Sunday and finish in the money.

Satish Surapaneni
Satish Surapaneni was second in chips at the break.