Event 1 Flight G: David Shaw Leads the Field at the Break with 328K

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight G Players Remaining:  260 of 993

David Shaw
Chipleader David Shaw

The players return from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 1,500-2,500 with a 2,500 ante. With about 260 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 76,500 (31 big blinds).

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 220K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  David Shaw  –  328,000  (131 bb)
2.  Connor Berkowitz  –  244,000  (98 bb)
3.  Martin Carnero  –  226,500  (91 bb)

The final 125 players from this flight (12.5%) will finish in the money, and the final 70 (7%) will advance to Day 2, which begins tomorrow at 2:00 pm.

The Day 2 seat draw and the official prizepool will be posted on Sunday morning, and the prizepool will be over $2 million, more than doubling the $1 million guarantee.