Event 15: William Watson Leads the Final 12 with 1.88 Million

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 556

William Watson
Chipleader William Watson

Here are the official chip counts and seating assignments from the break, with the blinds increasing to 15,000/30,000:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  David Berman  –  955,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3.  Chad Eveslage  –  1,105,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4.  Jordan Joeckel  –  330,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Andriy Kovalchuk  –  985,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7.  Yaroslav Nakonechnyy  –  270,000  (9 bb)
Seat 8.  Igor Pinheiro  –  940,000  (31 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Nick Pupillo  –  1,475,000  (49 bb)
Seat 2.  Sam Panzica  –  490,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Scott Stewart  –  1,095,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  William Watson  –  1,880,000  (63 bb)
Seat 7.  Blake Whittington  –  770,000  (26 bb)
Seat 8.  Jon Dokler  –  840,000  (28 bb)

And here is a list of the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

13th:  Chad Reynolds  –  $6,580
14th:  James Hundt  –  $6,580
15th:  Brandon Navarrete  –  $5,395
16th:  Lawrence Engerman  –  $5,395
17th:  Matthew Gallen  –  $4,485
18th:  Brian Clements  –  $4,485
19th:  Daniel Swartz  –  $4,485
20th:  Matthew Yorra  –  $4,485
21st:  Ryan Jones  –  $3,770
22nd:  Ian O’Hara  –  $3,770
23rd:  Mason Vieth  –  $3,770
24th:  Matthew Wantman  –  $3,770

With 12 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 925,000 (31 big blinds), and they are all guaranteed at least $8,125 each.