Play has been hand-for-hand for at least 15 minutes now and the floor stopped the action to allow the players to go on break. After the next elimination, the rest of the field will be in the money, with a min-cash in 27th paying $290, and $7,852 up top for the event champion.
With an average stack at 190,100 chips, Stefano de Bellis is in the lead with 439,000 chips, good for 44 big blinds. John Hosegrove follows in second with 402,000 chips.
Here are the top stacks in play:
| First Name | Last Name | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Stefano | De Bellis | 439,000 |
| John | Hosegrove | 402,000 |
| Nabil | Mardelli | 357,000 |
| Marcello | Rosa | 349,000 |
| Jean-Rene | Gonzalez | 330,000 |
