Event 1: Nate Rose Leads the Field at the Break with 1,955,000

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  270 of 5,870

Nate Rose
Chipleader Nate Rose

The players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 10,000-15,000 and a 15,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up eight players with at least 1,150,000 in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Nate Rose  –  1,955,000  (130 bb)
2.  Bruce Bailey  –  1,545,000  (103 bb)
3.  Art Peacock  –  1,460,000  (97 bb)
4.  Brad Speight  –  1,330,000  (89 bb)
5.  Phil Juarez  –  1,310,000  (87 bb)
6.  Steve Palumbo  –  1,275,000  (85 bb)
7.  Alberto Sinani  –  1,180,000  (79 bb)
8.  Manuel Mustafa  –  1,155,000  (77 bb)

With about 270 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 435,000 (29 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,240 each.

Bruce Bailey
Bruce Bailey