Level 29 Begins (Heads-Up)

Level 28 comes to an end, and Level 29 begins with increased blinds of 75,000-150,000 and a 150,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

With two players remaining from a field of 361, the average chip stack is around 9,025,000 (60 big blinds). Here are the final table payouts:

Nick Yunis  –  $282,791
Yunkyu Song  – $252,059

There is $33,000 remaining for the winner (which includes a $10,400 seat in the WPT World Championship) and a Golden Passport.

3rd:  Eric Afriat  –  $165,000
4th:  Joe Jordan  –  $123,000
5th:  Nick Funaro  –  $93,000
6th:  Dion Jagroo  –  $71,000

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