Event 16: Final Table Begins with Paul Balzano in the Lead

$400 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 159

Event 16 Final Table

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

Seat 1.  Robert “Papa Bear” Transue  –  175,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Balzano  –  855,000  (71 bb)
Seat 3.  Peter Muehlbek  –  690,000  (58 bb)
Seat 4.  Darin Utley  –  190,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Gary Herstein  –  375,000  (31 bb)
Seat 6.  Jamal Sawaqdeh  –  55,000  (5 bb)
Seat 7.  Charlie Wells  –  395,000  (33 bb)
Seat 8.  Wehner Rodriguez  –  225,000  (19 bb)
Seat 9.  Steve Cardarelli  –  220,000  (18 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $14,155 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $9,085
3rd:  $5,475
4th:  $3,430
5th:  $2,570
6th:  $2,130
7th:  $1,850
8th:  $1,625
9th:  $1,430

And these are the players who have finished in the money so far, along with their payouts:

10th:  Scotter Clark  –  $1,430
11th:  Santana Noronha  –  $1,250
12th:  Robert Banks  –  $1,250
13th:  Raymond McDonough  –  $1,080
14th:  Gregory McNealy  –  $1,080
15th:  John Magnetta  –  $1,080
16th:  Jacque Doucette  –  $915
17th:  David Espinola  –  $915
18th:  Stephen Dowling  –  $915
19th:  Richard Buxman  –  $800
20th:  Gary Mentro  –  $800

With nine players remaining from a field of 159, the average chip stack is around 353,000 (29 big blinds).