Event 1: Nir Cohen Leads the Field at the Break with 7,045,000

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  41 of 6,134

Nir Cohen
Chipleader Nir Cohen

The players have returned from break to begin Level 28, with increased blinds of 40,000-80,000 with an 80,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up six players with at least 4.75 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Nir Cohen  –  7,045,000  (88 bb)
2.  Rob Brown  –  5,665,000  (71 bb)
3.  Fabian Foster  –  5,650,000  (71 bb)
4.  Lydia Waltonbaugh  –  4,990,000  (62 bb)
5.  Earl Gallegos  –  4,820,000  (60 bb)
6.  Michael Scoma  –  4,770,000  (60 bb)

With 41 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 2,990,000 (37 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,960 each.

The field will be playing until about 2:00 am tonight, and then return to finish the tournament tomorrow (Monday) at 3:00 pm EST.