Event 13 (Day 1B): Alex Nyugen Emerges With Lead Post-Dinner

Event 13 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship Event)

$500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/100)

Total Day 1B Entries: 121

Alex Nguyen (Coral Springs, FL)

Players have returned from dinner break, and will play through the conclusion of Level 12.  The blinds coming back are 400/800/100, with the chip average currently sitting at 53,000.  A scan of the room yielded a new chip leader, as Alex Nguyen (Coral Springs, FL) becomes the first player to eclipse the 200,000 mark.  Nguyen is coming off of his best year of tournament poker (2015), highlighted by a WSOP circuit win at Palm Beach Kennel Club, in the $365 NLH Six-Max event ($15,925).

Alex Nguyen - 225,000

Carey Pickus - 175,000

Ron Levy - 130,000

Hugh Hardy - 120,000

Loni Harwood - 120,000

Michael Foley - 110,000