Event 1 Flight D: Michael Stracuzza Leads the Field at the Break with 229,000

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight D Players Remaining:  135 of 543

Michael Stracuzza
Chipleader Michael Stracuzza

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 200,000 in chips, and one more knocking on the door, to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Michael Stracuzza  –  229,000  (115 bb)
2.  Matt Elsby  –  212,500  (106 bb)
3.  Rafael Lima  –  203,500  (102 bb)
4.  Baseem Nsier  –  202,000  (101 bb)
5.  Julio Abreu  –  199,500  (100 bb)

With about 135 players remaining from a field of 543, the average chip stack is about 80,500 (40 big blinds). This field is playing down to the final 55 players, and everyone who bags chips will finish in the money and advance to Day 2.