Level 34 Begins (Heads-Up)

Level 33 comes to an end, and Level 34 begins with increased blinds of 250,000-500,000 with a 500,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

With two players remaining from a field of 642, the average chip stack is about 15,975,000 (32 big blinds). Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $573,350*
2nd:  $380,000

3rd:  Matthew Wantman  –  $280,000
4th:  Aaron Motoyama  –  $207,000
5th:  Lei Lei  –  $156,000
6th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $119,000

* First prize amount includes the winner’s $10,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship.