Final Table Begins with Landon Tice on Top with 15,575,000

Photo:  Chipleader Landon Tice

After the elimination of Iulian Blebea in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup with official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Matthew Beinner  –  10,100,000  (67 bb)
Seat 2.  Matthew Wantman  –  1,975,000  (13 bb)
Seat 3.  Drew O’Connell  –  9,075,000  (61 bb)
Seat 4.  Francis Anderson  –  3,250,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5.  Dylan Smith  –  13,300,000  (89 bb)
Seat 6.  Darryll Fish  –  1,325,000  (9 bb)
Seat 7.  Paul Domb  –  4,625,000  (31 bb)
Seat 8.  Landon Tice  –  15,575,000  (104 bb)
Seat 9.  Florian Ribouchon  –  12,525,000  (84 bb)

There are only about six minutes remaining in Level 29, so the players took their break now and will just play through to the next level when this one ends.

1st:  $662,200*
2nd:  $440,000
3rd:  $325,000
4th:  $245,000
5th:  $184,000
6th:  $140,000
7th:  $108,000
8th:  $84,000
9th:  $66,000

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