The final 150 players return from their second break to begin Level 20 with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a 1,000 ante.

The average chip stack is about 241,000 (24 big blinds), and there are a handful of players above the 600,000 mark.

1.  Sebastian Tejada  –  903,000  (90 bb)
2.  Ricardo Velasco  –  745,000  (74 bb)
3.  Daniel Wellborn  –  668,000  (66 bb)
4.  L.J. Sande  –  625,000  (62 bb)

Chipleader Sebastian Tejada gained most of his chips in a very short period before and after the break.

In one of the final hands before the break, Tejada was involved in a big three-way all-in situation that included Nancy Birnbaum on a very short stack. Tejada had shoved with 6-6, but found himself up against another player’s A-A and Birnbaum’s K-K.

But a 6 hit the flop and the board paired to give Tejada the pot with a full house, doubling him up and eliminating Birnbaum in 161st place (she earned $398).

Shortly after the break, Tejada picked up another big pot to add another 300K or so to his stack, catapulting him to the top of the leaderboard with 903,000 — a comfortable lead.

Busted with Kk vs AA vs 66 #66 wins with a boat. Went deep but not good enough placed 161 out of 3617 players. @GoDeepGear1

— Nancy Birnbaum (@NancyBirnbaum) August 15, 2013