Event 1 Flight D: Phil Hernz Leads the Field at the Break with 533K

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight D Players Remaining: 103 of 702

The players return from break to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 6,000 ante. With 103 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 136,000 (23 big blinds).

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 400K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1. Phil Hernz – 533,000 (89 bb)
2. Mihaly “Lumi” Lukacs – 467,000 (78 bb)
3. Shahab Mazaheri – 434,000 (72 bb)

The final 88 players (12.5% of this field) will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $800 each, while the final 50 (7% of this field) will advance to Day 2.