$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 345

In the final hand of Level 25, with the board showing on the river and a little more than 300K already in the pot, Michael Graffeo checked from the big blind, Luke Brereton bet 300,000 from the hijack, and Graffeo tanked for a long time before he called.

Brereton showed for two pair, nines and deuces, and Graffeo mucked. Brereton won the pot — and took the chip lead.

With the blinds increasing to 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 ante, here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Michael Graffeo  –  1,130,000  (23 bb)
Seat 2.  Luke Brereton  –  1,855,000  (37 bb)
Seat 3.  Mitchell Halverson  –  465,000  (9 bb)
Seat 4.  Carlos Chadha Villamarin  –  1,600,000  (32 bb)
Seat 5.  Fred Goldberg  –  850,000  (17 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $71,150 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $48,600
3rd:  $31,400
4th:  $20,700
5th:  $16,000

6th:  Perla Ojeda  –  $13,200
7th:  Michael Cox  –  $11,100
8th:  Tyler Bentz  –  $9,090
9th:  Valerie Novak  –  $7,110

With five players remaining from a field of 345, the average chip stack is around 1,380,000 (28 big blinds).