Level 38 Begins; Official Chip Counts

Level 37 comes to an end, and Level 38 begins with increased blinds of 300,000-600,000 and a 75,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

With two players remaining from a field of 911, the average chip stack is about 13.66 million (23 big blinds).

Here are the approximate chip counts, followed by the final table prizepool:

Darryll Fish  –  18,950,000  (32 bb)
Aleksandr Shevelev  –  8,375,000  (14 bb)

1st:  $511,604*
2nd:  $331,116
3rd:  Andy Frankenberger  –  $244,342
4th:  Ness Reilly  –  $182,249
5th:  Brett Bader  –  $137,440
6th:  Alan Krockey  –  $104,784

* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $15,000 entry into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.