When the field in Event 1 ($350 No-Limit Hold’em) reached the final three tables, there was a redraw for the entire field. With 26 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2.6 million (about 32 big blinds).

Here’s a look at the top of the leaderboard, along with chip counts from some of the other remaining players, with the blinds at 40,000-80,000 and a 10,000 ante.

1. Mike Chiappetta  –  5,380,000  (67 bb)
2. Kane Kalas  –  5,250,000  (65 bb)
3. Derek Buonano  –  5,070,000  (63 bb)
4. Michael Ortiz  –  4,700,000  (58 bb)
5. Steven McCoy  –  4,450,000  (55 bb)
6. David Diaz  –  4,215,000  (52 bb)

Angelo Miele  –  3,900,000  (48 bb)
Kevin Ho  –  3,750,000  (46 bb)
Daniel Navarrete  –  2,960,000  (37 bb)
Chad Eveslage  –  2,300,000  (28 bb)
Sonia Marks  –  1,600,000  (20 bb)
John Liu  –  1,400,000  (17 bb)
Brian Phillis  –  1,360,000  (17 bb)
Jaime Campos  –  1,150,000  (14 bb)
Oscar Ortiz  –  1,050,000  (13 bb)
Mike Beasley  –  815,000  (10 bb)
Marlon Ballentine  –  800,000  (10 bb)
Michael Tait  –  610,000  (7 bb)

The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $5,392. The next pay jump is for 18th place, which is worth $6,409.

Action will continue tonight until the end of the next level, which will be around 2:35 am EDT.