Level 16 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/400)
Total Entries: 382
Players Remaining: 51
Chip Average: 150,000
The last time that we took note of Tyler Patterson (Everett, WA), it was about three levels ago, when he was sitting with a stack of 48,000. He just sat with his head down, watching the Event 1 live stream on his phone, pretty lax for a player that had a stack that was getting shallower by the moment. As we took our last lap around the field, it was pretty shocking to see piles in front of him, amounting to over 330,000…the chip leading count of those that remain. “A faded a few outs and got a big double,” Patterson said when we inquired about the path to that stack.
Also trending steadily upward since last check was Patterson’s neighbor to his direct left, Michael Wang (Livingston, NJ). Wang has also eclipsed the 300,000 mark, and was raking in a pot as we stood there. Other players to see success over the past hour or so include:
Paul Garrett – 290,000
Greg Smallowitz – 250,000
Richard DeVivo – 225,000
Michael Melkersen – 220,000