Event 21 Flight E: Zyad Qasem Leads the Field at the Break with 505,000

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  140 of 882

Zyad Qasem
Chipleader Zyad Qasem

The players have returned from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 325K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Zyad Qasem  –  505,000  (126 bb)
2.  Nick Chiappetta  –  400,000  (100 bb)
3.  Hossein Pezeshkan  –  367,000  (92 bb)
4.  Zak Van Keuren  –  333,000  (83 bb)
5.  Raminder Singh  –  325,000  (81 bb)

With about 140 players remaining from a flight of 882, the average chip stack is around 126,000 (32 big blinds). This flight will continue playing until there are 89 players remaining, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

Nick Chiappetta
Nick Chiappetta