Event 20: Masato Yokosawa Holds a Massive Lead at the Break

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 177

Masato Yokosawa
Chipleader Masato Yokosawa has 73.7% of all the chips in play.

The final three players return from break to begin Level 23, with increased blinds of 15,000-25,000 with a big blind ante of 25,000.

Here are the official chip counts from the table, followed by the remaining payouts at stake:

Seat 1.  Igor Tretyakov  –  430,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Masato Yokosawa  –  2,610,000  (104 bb)
Seat 3.  Kyrylo Kobzyev  –  500,000  (20 bb)

1st:  $44,925 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $29,975
3rd:  $18,145

With three players remaining from a field of 177, the average chip stack is about 1,180,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $18,145 each.