Event 2: Diane Lepera Leads the Final 18 Players with 14,725,000

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 5,658

Diane Lepera
Chipleader Diane Lepera

The players return from break to begin Level 31, with increased blinds of 125,000-250,000 and a big blind ante of 250,000.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Ryan Vanson  –  5,100,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2.  Roiler Gomez  –  4,900,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3.  David Jackson  –  8,750,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  Richard Riviello  –  2,750,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.  Joseph Kim  –  5,225,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6.  Mikhail Prokopchuk  –  3,700,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7.  Michael Wetcher  –  2,050,000  (8 bb)
Seat 8.  Matthew Chapman  –  8,100,000  (32 bb)
Seat 9.  Gregory S. Head  –  6,975,000  (28 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Matt Bretzfield  –  6,575,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2.  Baseem Nsier  –  6,850,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Diane Lepera  –  14,725,000  (59 bb)
Seat 4.  Carlos Pino  –  10,250,000  (41 bb)
Seat 5.  Ory Hen  –  4,950,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6.  Amaury Batista  –  5,200,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7.  Jordan Schneider  –  4,525,000  (18 bb)
Seat 8.  Chris Carey  –  2,900,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9.  Al Norman  –  9,500,000  (38 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts at stake, 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:  $29,000
9th-10th:  $22,700
11th-12th:  $18,200
13th-15th:  $14,600
16th-18th:  $11,700

19th:  Brett Sherman  –  $11,700

20th:  Sagi Zommer  –  $9,500
21st:  Richard Davis  –  $9,500
22nd:  Tom Piatkowski  –  $9,500
23rd:  Pritpal Virdee  –  $9,500

With 18 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 6,275,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,700 each, and the next pay jump is $14,600 for 15th place.