Level 31 Begins (Heads-Up)

Photo:  Artem Vezhenkov (left) and Ronald Haverkamp (right)

The players return from break to begin Level 31, with increased blinds of 125,000-250,000 and a 250,000 ante.

With two players remaining from a field of 750, the average chip stack is around 18,750,000 (75 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts, followed by the final table payouts:

Artem Vezhenkov  –  25,325,000  (101 bb)
Ronald Haverkamp  –  12,075,000  (48 bb)

1st:  $390,650*
2nd:  $255,000

3rd:  Ankit Ahuja  –  $189,000
4th:  Supakit Anukoolpitaknil  –  $142,000
5th:  Dominik Nitsche  –  $107,000
6th:  Daniel Charlton  –  $82,000

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