Event 1: Johnathan Norris Leads the Field at the Break with 9,195,000

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 31 of 4,184

The players return from break to begin Level 28, with increased blinds of 40,000-80,000 with an 80,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least four million in chips, plus one more knocking on the door, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1. Johnathan Norris – 9,195,000 (115 bb)
2. Fabian Foster – 7,670,000 (96 bb)
3. Amin Akhlaghi – 7,370,000 (92 bb)
4. Chris Lewis – 6,940,000 (87 bb)
5. Carlos Loving – 4,115,000 (51 bb)
6. Sebastian Espinoza – 3,900,000 (49 bb)

With 31 players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 2,700,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,090 each.