Event 1: George Varga and Jorge Gomez Lead the Field After Dinner

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  78 of 5,870

George Varga
Chipleader George Varga

The players return from dinner to begin Level 26, with increased blinds of 25,000-50,000.

A scan of the field during dinner turned up seven players with at least three million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  George Varga  –  4,325,000  (87 bb)
2.  Jorge Gomez  –  4,135,000  (83 bb)
3.  Steven Palumbo  –  3,810,000  (76 bb)
4.  Raul Hernandez  –  3,320,000  (66 bb)
5.  Fred Paradis  –  3,310,000  (66 bb)
6.  Tal Mor  –  3,290,000  (66 bb)
7.  David Shmuel  –  3,120,000  (62 bb)

With 78 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,505,000 (30 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,000 each. The field is scheduled to play tonight until 2:00 am, and then return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.

Jorge Gomez
Jorge Gomez