Level 43 Begins (Heads-Up)

Level 42 comes to an end, and Level 43 begins with increased blinds of 2 million-4 million and a 4 million ante. Play continues without a break.

With two players remaining from a field of 9,670, the average chip stack is around 193.6 million (48 big blinds). Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $1,162,350*
2nd:  $759,890

3rd:  Kevin Calenzo  –  $560,000
4th:  Malik Zaman  –  $420,000
5th:  Joe Ozimok  –  $320,000
6th:  Ryan Stiner  –  $240,000
7th:  Colin Hong  –  $186,000
8th:  Ralph Marquez  –  $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.