Event 49: $600 Big O $75,000 Guarantee
Level 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Total Entrants: 288
Players Remaining: 4
Event 49 Winners (from left) – Joseph Stiers, Chris Welch, Leif Force, Charlie Eison
Nearly immediately after the elimination of Alexsandr Vinskii, the remaining four players started to talk about the possibility of a chop. They were given the chip-chop numbers and after a few a minutes, all agreed to their respective number. Joseph Stiers takes first place and $26,754 and Leif Force earns $23,187. Both players earn better than second place money. Chris Welch ($17,505) and Charlie Eison ($16,007) each earn better than third place money as the short stacks. A look at the final payouts and chip counts at the time of the deal are below. A winner’s recap will be posted shortly.
- Joseph Stiers – $26,754 (1,750,000)
- Leif Force – $23,187 (1,345,000)
- Chris Welch – $17,505 (700,000)
- Charlie Eison – $16,007 (530,000)