Event 1 Flight A: Hassan Hakim Leads the Field Near the Money Bubble with 419K

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  60 of 463

Hassan Hakim
Chipleader Hassan Hakim

The final 60 players return from break to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 and a big blind ante of 6,000. The field is only two spots away from the money, with an average chip stack around 154,000 (26 big blinds).

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 300K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard with Hassan Hakim at the top:

1.  Hassan Hakim  –  419,000  (70 bb)
2.  Saed Amireh  –  355,000  (59 bb)
3.  Mahmoud Bidarin  –  319,000  (53 bb)
4.  Mike Halprin  –  317,000  (53 bb)

The final 58 players in this field (12.5%) will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $800 each, and the final 33 players (7%) will advance to Day 2.