Event 12: Michael Lerner Leads the Final 12 at the Break with 540,000

$600 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
StructurePayouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 125

The players return from break to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 4,000-8,000 and an 8,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 41
Seat 1.  Phil Hui  –  275,000  (34 bb)
Seat 2.  Chao Huang  –  355,000  (44 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Berkenfeld  –  182,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4.  Julius Reiner  –  30,000  (4 bb)
Seat 5.  Robert Cote  –  17,000  (2 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Michael Newman  –  176,000  (22 bb)

TABLE 42
Seat 1.  Kyle Fleischmann  –  126,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Anthony Angerami  –  266,000  (33 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Matt Bretzfield  –  176,000  (22 bb)
Seat 6.  Ilya Moundous  –  101,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Zhen Cai  –  251,000  (31 bb)
Seat 8.  Michael Lerner  –  540,000  (68 bb)

With 12 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 208,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,645 each.