Event 1: Steven Palumbo Leads the Field at the Break with 4,500,000

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  126 of 5,870

Steven Palumbo
Steven Palumbo

The players return from break to begin Level 24, with increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 with a 30,000 ante. The levels will now be one-hour long for the rest of the tournament.

A scan of the field during the break turned up six players with at least two million in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Steven Palumbo  –  4,500,000  (150 bb)
2.  Lance Winsaft  –  2,840,000  (95 bb)
3.  Hunter Rosling  –  2,285,000  (76 bb)
4.  Chris Agnos  –  2,215,000  (74 bb)
5.  Lou Ojeda  –  2,145,000  (72 bb)
6.  Diane Lepera  –  2,085,000  (70 bb)
7.  Matt Baker  –  1,980,000  (66 bb)

With 126 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 930,000 (31 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,100 each.

Lance Winsaft and Matt Baker
Lance Winsaft (eft) and Matt Baker (right)