Event 16: Santana Noronha Leads the Field on the Money Bubble with 398,000

$400 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 159

Santana Noronha
Santana Noronha

The players have returned from break to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 6,000 ante.

The field is on the Money Bubble, with 21 players remaining and 20 spots being paid.

A scan of the field during the break turned up six players with at least 250K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Santana Noronha  –  398,000  (66 bb)
2.  Peter Muehlbek  –  315,000  (53 bb)
3.  Paul Balzano  –  284,000  (47 bb)
4.  John Magnetta  –  278,000  (46 bb)
T-5.  Gary Herstein  –  268,000  (45 bb)
T-5.  Greg McNealy  –  268,000  (45 bb)

With 21 players remaining from a field of 159, the average chip stack is around 151,000 (25 big blinds). The final 20 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $800.