Level 40 Begins (Heads-Up)

Level 39 comes to an end, and Level 40 begins with increased blinds of 500,000-1,000,000 and a big-blind ante of 1,000,000. Play continues without a break.

With two players remaining from a total field of 2,983, the average chip stack is about 29,850,000 (30 big blinds). The final-table prizepool is listed below.

The Action Clock by Protection Poker is in play, and players have 30 seconds to make each decision. Each player was given five non-transferable Time Chips at the start of this final table, and these Time Chips can be used to increase their time by an additional 30 seconds.

1st:  $207,940
2nd:  $139,960

3rd:  Hoan Nguyen  –  $103,060
4th:  Adi Ben Ami  –  $76,750
5th:  Chris Bell  –  $57,800
6th:  James Morris  –  $44,000
7th:  Greg Gius  –  $33,800
8th:  Hugh Grant  –  $26,310
9th:  Joseph Guarino  –  $21,110