Level 24 (20,000/40,000/5,000)
Total RG Main Event Entries: 381
Players Remaining: 5
Chip Average: 1,525,000
Following the elimination of Gil George, the final five players started to talk about a potential chop deal. All five agreed to use ICM numbers to adjust the prize pool and decided to leave $7,500 up for grabs along with the championship belt. In addition, all levels from this point forward will be 30 minutes. A look at the exact counts and adjusted payout totals for the final five is below. Of note all players ICM totals include $1,500 taken out from each of their figures.
- Mike Rieck - 1,340,000 ($23,585)
- Chad Freeman - 745,000 ($18,164)
- Jonathan Nguyen - 1,635,000 ($25,784)
- Greg Jennings - 2,165,000 ($29,152)
- Kristen Deardorff - 1,745,000 ($26,539)