Action is in the middle of Level 17 (2,500/5,000 blinds with a 400 ante) and 520 players remain from today’s starting field of about 816 players. The average stack is about 151,000 and at the break, we’ll take a look for the big stacks around the room.

Day 1 chip leader Pedro “Pete” Rios is holding steady with about 420,000, while a few others have crossed the 400K mark, including David “Chino” Rheem with about 440,000.