Event 1: Richie Smith Takes Top Spot at Break

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  80 of 1,705

Richie Smith

Players returned to action after the 1K color up break with ten tables remaining and some big money coming up.

Richie Smith is the new big stack in the game and the first with over two million in his stack. Here’s a look at the top stacks at the break:

Richie Smith – 2,045,000 (102 bb)
Stephen Brite – 1,600,000 (80 bb)
Peter D’Abrosca – 1,565,000 (78 bb)
Jordan Lowery – 1,435,000 (72 bb)
Julio Novo – 1,425,000 (71 bb)
Jahann Bardia – 1,300,000 (65 bb)

Blinds are up to 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante and the average stack is about 640,000 (32 bb).

Peter D’Abrosca