Event 2: Al Norman Leads the Final Seven Players at the Break with 41.9 Million

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 5,658

Joseph Kim and Al Norman
Joseph Kim (left) and Chipleader Al Norman

The players return from break to begin Level 37, with increased blinds of 300,000-600,000 and a 600,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Baseem Nsier  –  10,500,000  (18 bb)
Seat 2.  Carlos Pino  –  14,700,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3.  Gregory S. Head  –  9,400,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4.  Matt Bretzfield  –  9,000,000  (15 bb)
Seat 5.  Joseph Kim  –  16,100,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6.  Al Norman  –  41,900,000  (70 bb)
Seat 7.  Ryan Vanson  –  13,100,000  (22 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts, followed by recent eliminations:

1st:  $229,120 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $152,000
3rd:  $112,000
4th:  $84,000
5th:  $64,000
6th:  $48,500
7th:  $37,500

8th:  David Jackson  –  $29,000
9th:  Jordan Schneider  –  $22,700
10th:  Ory Hen  –  $22,700

11th:  Matthew Chapman  –  $18,200
12th:  Diane Lepera  –  $18,200

With seven players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 16,200,000 (27 big blinds).