Event 23: Steve Buckner Leads the Field After Dinner with 228,500

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 126

Steve Buckner
Chipleader Steve Buckner

The players return from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 1,500-2,500 and a 2,500 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 150K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Steve Buckner  –  228,500  (91 bb)
2.  Matt Yorra  –  194,000  (78 bb)
3.  Dessiree Bennett  –  164,000  (66 bb)

With 33 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 76,500 (31 big blinds). The final 16 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $660.