Event 16: Jeff Sauer Leads the Field as the Money Bubble Begins

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 238

Jeff Sauer
Chipleader Jeff Sauer

In the last hand before the break, a player was knocked out in 32nd place, which meant they’d begin hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble at the start of Level 17, with blinds at 3,000-6,000 and a 6,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 300K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Jeff Sauer  –  470,000  (78 bb)
2.  Satish Surapaneni  –  431,000  (72 bb)
3.  Buck Bucceri  –  407,000  (68 bb)
4.  Deonarine Itwaru  –  395,000  (66 bb)

As the Money Bubble is about to begin, here’s a reminder of the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $18,435 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $13,000
3rd:  $8,175
4th:  $4,970
5th:  $3,840
6th:  $3,180
7th:  $2,710
8th:  $2,315
9th-10th:  $1,865
11th-12th:  $1,595
13th-15th:  $1,375
16th-18th:  $1,155
19th-21st:  $940
22nd-24th:  $735
25th-27th:  $640
28th-30th:  $550

With 31 players remaining from a field of 238, the average chip stack is around 154,000 (26 big blinds).