The tournament is now in level 17 and with only 35 players left on the tables, play is now in the final stages. The top 20 will move on to Day 2 so moves are expected to be made by the short stacks as they try to secure double-ups.
The average stack is at 114,100 chips, and one player has built a stack north of 300K; Maxim Suszek-Guerin leads with 313,000 chips, equal to 63 big blinds.
The leaders are:
| First Name | Last Name | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Maxim | Suszek-Guerin | 313,000 |
| Guillaume | Lincourt | 232,000 |
| James | McDermott | 173,000 |
| Hamzah | Ozor | 168,000 |
| Ricky | Campanelli | 167,000 |
| Glenn | Duncan | 159,000 |
| Richard | Sysko | 155,500 |
