Event 15: Final Table Begins with Dessiree Bennett in the Lead

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $372,480  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 384

Dessiree Bennett
Dessiree Bennett

After the elimination of Jessica in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Sean Byars  –  2,050,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2.  Chad Roedersheimer  –  6,775,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3.  Dessiree Bennett  –  8,100,000  (41 bb)
Seat 4.  Wayne Leonard  –  1,000,000  (5 bb)
Seat 5.  Samuel Kim  –  4,500,000  (23 bb)
Seat 6.  Juan Mubarak  –  6,300,000  (32 bb)
Seat 7.  Tanupat Punjarojanakul  –  3,350,000  (17 bb)
Seat 8.  Steve Blackmon  –  1,875,000  (9 bb)
Seat 9.  Anibal Pabon  –  4,000,000  (20 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $70,500 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $48,000
3rd:  $35,500
4th:  $26,500
5th:  $20,100
6th:  $15,400
7th:  $11,800
8th:  $9,200
9th:  $7,200

With nine players remaining from a field of 384, the average chip stack is around 4,275,000 (21 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,200 each.