15-Minute Break (Eight Players Left)

Photo:  Chipleader Kevin Calenzo

Level 38 comes to an end, and the players take a 15-minute break.

With eight players remaining from a field of 9,670, the average chip stack is around 48.4 million (30 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the final table payouts:

Seat 1.  Jim Casement  –  58,400,000  (37 bb)
Seat 2.  Joe Ozimok  –  37,600,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3.  Ryan Stiner  –  11,700,000  (7 bb)
Seat 4.  Colin Hong  –  37,000,000  (23 bb)
Seat 5.  Malik Zaman  –  63,700,000  (40 bb)
Seat 6.  Kevin Calenzo  –  110,200,000  (69 bb)
Seat 7.  Ralph Marquez  –  9,400,000  (6 bb)
Seat 8.  Zak VanKeuren  –  59,100,000  (37 bb)

1st:  $1,162,350*
2nd:  $759,890
3rd:  $560,000
4th:  $420,000
5th:  $320,000
6th:  $240,000
7th:  $186,000
8th:  $145,000

9th:  Justin Young  –  $114,000

* First-place amount includes the winner’s $10,400 entry into next year’s WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas in 2025.