Event 1: Bobby Noel Leads the Field at the Break with 902,000

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  369 of 4,783

Bobby Noel
Chipleader Bobby Noel

The players return from their first break of the day to begin Level 18, with increased blinds of 4,000-8,000 with a big blind ante of 8,000.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 700K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Bobby Noel  –  902,000  (113 bb)
2.  Vincent Picardi  –  883,000  (110 bb)
3.  Thomas Jackson  –  753,000  (94 bb)
4.  Reddy Harshavardhan  –  736,000  (92 bb)
5.  David Jackson  –  694,000  (87 bb)

With about 369 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 259,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $840 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 23, around 7:15 pm. After dinner, levels will increase to 60 minutes for the rest of the tournament.

Vincent Picardi
Vincent Picardi

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