Level 49 Begins (Three Players Left)

The players return from break to begin Level 49, with increased blinds of 700,000-1,400,000 and a 140,000 ante. With three players remaining from a field of 3,505, the average chip stack is about 46.7 million (33 big blinds).

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Here is the seat draw with the players’ names translated into Pinyin, including an English translation in parentheses, if there is one:

Seat 1.  DannyAce66  –  86.3 million  (62 bb)
Seat 2.  Sojo  –  16.9 million  (12 bb)
Seat 3.  Tianxingjian  –  33.0 million  (24 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  ¥1,750,000  (~$270,305) + Baccarat Crystal trophy
2nd:  ¥980,000  (~$151,371)
3rd:  ¥730,000  (~$112,756)

4th:  Yuyouqianshuijian  (“Fish Swimming in Deep Water”)  –  ¥530,000  (~$81,864)
5th:  Mysterious11  –  ¥430,000  (~$66,418)
6th:  Nengfeifei  –  ¥330,000  (~$50,972)
7th:  YeyeDowneyJrYKY  –  ¥230,000  (~$35,526)
8th:  Yuchuan  (“Fishing Boat”)  –  ¥120,000  (~$18,535)

For worldwide consistency and comparison, the WPT uses US dollars for its official numbers, and this prizepool was converted at the exchange rate on the day registration closed (February 19th, 2021), which was ¥1.00 = $0.15446.