Level 35 Begins (Heads-Up)

The players return from break to begin Level 35, with increased blinds of 300,000-600,000 and a 600,000 ante.

With two players remaining from a field of 590 entries, the average chip stack is about 14,700,000 (25 big blinds). Here are the officail chip counts from the break, followed by the final table payouts:

Scott Eskenazi  –  16,000,000  (27 bb)
Jeremy Joseph  –  13,400,000  (22 bb)

1st:  $361,660*
2nd:  $234,000

3rd:  Alejandro Jauregui  –  $172,000
4th:  Albert Tapia  –  $128,000
5th:  Victor Paredes  –  $97,000
6th:  Tony Dunst  –  $73,400

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