Austin Lewis Eliminated on the Money Bubble; Dinner Break Until 7:24 pm CDT

Photo:  Austin Lewis

Austin Lewis was the only player eliminated during round-for-round play, when he ran into the of Vladyslav Shovkovyi, and Lewis becomes the unfortunate bubble finisher. The remaining 76 players are in the money, guaranteed at least $7,000 each.

The 90-minute dinner break began as soon as the last table finished their final hand, and the field will be at dinner until 7:24 pm.

With 76 players remaining from a field of 603, the average chip stack is around 397,000 (40 big blinds). Here are the chipleaders from the dinner break:

1.  Ryan Van Sanford  –  1,303,000  (130 bb)
2.  Larry Wright  –  1,030,000  (103 bb)
3.  Chino Rheem  –  1,007,000  (101 bb)
4.  Curt Kohlberg  –  983,000  (98 bb)
5.  Brian Green  –  933,000  (93 bb)
6.  James Carroll  –  873,000  (87 bb)
7.  Scott Ball  –  865,000  (87 bb)
8.  Eric Afriat  –  807,000  (81 bb)
9.  Shane Stovall  –  789,000  (79 bb)
10.  Matthew Wantman  –  777,000  (78 bb)

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 11:40 pm.

Photo:  Chipleader and WPT Champions Club Member Ryan Van Sanford