$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 14: 1,500/3,000/400 Ante

Maroun Akiki’s name sits firmly atop the chip counts following a dominating performance in the opening flight of Event 7. Akiki hit a speed bump early, coming out on the wrong end of Ryan Dunn’s royal flush, but righted the ship and heads home with 397,000 chips. The next closest player, Charles Carragher, bagged 266,000 followed by Jared Brintz in third with 259,000.

Just 15 players remain from 89 starting and here’s a look at how they stack up:

1. Maroun Akiki – 397,000
2. Charles Carragher – 266,000
3. Jared Brintz – 259,000
4. Jimmy Dowda – 206,000
5. Tony March – 151,000
6. Jeff Russell – 150,000
7. Hristos Tsironis – 148,500
8. Ryan Dunn – 136,500
9. Todd Rodgers – 130,000
10. Brad Jarrett – 80,500
11. Huicun Qiao – 75,500
12. Steve Bellas – 69,500
13. Ariel Velazquez – 65,000
14. James Carmadella – 45,500
15. Thomas Macey – 45,000

The above players are permitted to play subsequent flights advancing their best stack forward to Sunday’s Day 2.