Event 36: Scott Baumstein Leads the Field at the Break with 1,690,000

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 940

Scott Baumstein
Scott Baumstein

The players return from break to begin Level 24, with increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 with a 30,000 ante.

With 36 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 785,000 (26 big blinds). A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 1.2 million in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Scott Baumstein  –  1,690,000  (56 bb)
2.  Farid Dridi  –  1,670,000  (56 bb)
3.  Paul Snead  –  1,620,000  (54 bb)
4.  Maxwell Young  –  1,365,000  (46 bb)
5.  Maxime Chilaud  –  1,195,000  (40 bb)

With 36 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 785,000 (31 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,200 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 26 (around 9:00 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.