Level 34 Begins (Heads-Up)

Level 33 comes to an end, and Level 34 begins with increased blinds of 250,000-500,000 and a 500,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

With two players remaining from a field of 968, the average chip stack is around 19,350,000 (39 big blinds). Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $155,400*
2nd:  $97,000

3rd:  Nico Betbese  –  $72,000
4th:  Brandon Takao  –  $54,000
5th:  Brian Monigold  –  $41,000
6th:  Allison Hollander  –  $31,000
7th:  Gustavo Carmona  –  $24,000
8th:  Lukas Zaskodny  –  $18,500

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