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 404, the average chip stack is around 10,025,000 (20 big blinds). Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $257,600*
2nd:  $165,000

3rd:  Eric Afriat  –  $122,000
4th:  Paul Richardson  –  $91,000
5th:  David Ha  –  $69,000
6th:  Benjamin Primus  –  $53,000

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