Level 19 (2000/6000/12000)
Entrants: 199
Players remaining: 13
Average chips: 306,153
With the end of Level 18, the remaining 13 players are enjoying a 15-minute break. We took the opportunity to update all the chip counts for each player.
By table and seat:
Table 11:
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | Matt Ellis | 419,000 |
| 3 | Jim Indiveri | 200,000 |
| 4 | John Martin | 135,000 |
| 5 | Byron Tipton | 253,000 |
| 6 | Grant Hinkle | 481,000 |
| 7 | Roger Bennett | 37,000 |
| 8 | Craig Dick | 411,000 |
Table 13:
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | Li Wu | 154,000 |
| 3 | Anthony Howell | 157,000 |
| 6 | JD Hays | 227,000 |
| 7 | Dustin Hill | 306,000 |
| 8 | Joyce Thomas | 254,000 |
| 9 | Jesse Jones | 699,000 |
When the players return, the blinds will increase to 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante.