Level 37 Begins (Heads-Up)

Level 36 comes to an end, and Level 37 begins with increased blinds of 500,000-1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

With two players remaining from a field of 569, the average chip stack is around 14,300,000 (14 big blinds). Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $1,042,300*
2nd:  $690,000

3rd:  Michael Gathy  –  $505,000
4th:  Brian Kim  –  $377,000
5th:  Albert Calderon  –  $283,000
6th:  David Kim  –  $216,000

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