Event 16: Marcus Stein Doubles Through Dylan Drazen In Yet Another Aces vs. Kings Showdown

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 87

Marcus Stein gets his last 96,000 into the middle preflop from the small blind against Dylan Drazen in the hijack.

Drazen shows KdKh and is on the wrong side of yet another cooler this level against Stein’s AhAs.

The board runs out QdJc8s8d5d and the whole table groans and verbalizes their disbelief at how many aces vs. kings showdowns there have been in this level.

Marcus Stein – 206,000 (34 bb)
Dylan Drazen – 138,000 (23 bb)

Event 16: Jay Klitzner – 9th Place ($783)

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 87

Jay Klitzner

Anthony Barbera raises to 15,000 from early position and action folds to Jay Klitzner in the big blind, who calls and is all in for 14,000.

Barbera shows AdAc and is in good shape to give everybody a pay jump against Klitzner’s Ts5h.

The board runs out AsJc7h3d6d and Klitzner hits the rail in ninth place, earning $783 for his efforts.

Anthony Barbera – 212,000 (35 bb)
Jay Klitzner – Eliminated 

Event 16: Mitchell Mantin Eliminated On The Bubble

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 87

Mithcell Mantin

Dylan Drazen raises to 15,000 from the hijack and action folds around to Michell Mantin in the big blind. Mantin tosses his last orange 1,000 denomination chip into the middle and is all in for 7,000.

Mantin shows 8s4d and needs help against Drazen’s Ac2c.

The flop is 8h5c3h, putting Mantin in the lead with top pair. The turn is the As and Drazen regains the lead with a pair of aces.

Mantin needs to hit an eight or a deuce on the river to stay alive, but the Th comes on the river and Mantin is eliminated on the bubble. Drazen takes the pot and secures the final nine players a payday.

Dylan Drazen – 265,000
Mithcell Mantin – Eliminated 

Event 16: Dylan Drazen Doubles Through Mitchell Mantin

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 87

Mithcell Mantin is under the gun and gets into a preflop battle against Dylan Drazen from the cutoff. Drazen is the all in player for 121,000 and the cards are tabled.

It’s another cold deck with Mantin showing KcKh and Drazen showing AdAs.

The board runs out 7h7d6c8dTh and Drazen’s aces hold up to double up. Mantin is left with just over a big blind and is going to be in the big blind the very next hand.

Dylan Drazen – 255,000
Mithcell Mantin – 7,000

Event 16: Anthony Barbera Doubles Through Nancy Thomas

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 87

Nancy Thomas raises from under the gun and Anthony Barbera moves all in for 61,000 from the hijack. Action folds back around to Thomas, who calls.

Thomas shows KsKd and is in trouble against Barbera’s AcAd.

The board runs out 9d7s2d5hTs and Barbera’s aces hold up to double up on the bubble.

Anthony Barbera – 141,000
Nancy Thomas – 93,000

Event 16: Marc Sacheli Leads Final 10 Players

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 87

With the elimination of Allan Bieler, the final 10 players have redrawn for seats at the unofficial final table.

Along with being the final table bubble, this is also the money bubble as well. With one more elimination, the final nine players will be in the money and guaranteed a cash of at least $783.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts of the final 10 players:

Seat 1: Anthony Barbera – 63,500
Seat 2: Claudemir Osorio – 140,000
Seat 3: Carlos Loving – 185,000
Seat 4: Marc Sacheli – 265,000
Seat 5: Dylan Drazen – 122,500
Seat 6: Nancy Thomas – 155,000
Seat 7: Federico Dornelas Camara – 70,500
Seat 8: Jay Klitzner – 37,5000
Seat 9: Mitchell Mantin – 120,000
Seat 10: Marcus Stein – 140,000

Event 16: Allan Bieler Eliminated By Nancy Thomas

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 87

Allan Bieler

Allan Bieler got all of his chips into the middle preflop with pocket tens against Nancy Thomas’ pocket queens.

Thomas’ queens held up to win the pot and eliminate Bieler. There is a short break in the action, while they redraw for seats at the unofficial final table. With one more elimination, the final nine players will be in the money.

Nancy Thomas – 155,000
Allan Bieler – Eliminated 

Event 16: Jay Klitzner Doubles Up On Bubble of Re-Draw

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 17: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 87

Jay Klitzner moves all in from the small blind for 49,500 and Carlos Loving calls from the big blind.

Loving shows KsQh and needs help against Klitzner’s As8d. The board runs out favorably for Klitzner as it comes AdKd3hTsTd.

Klitzner dodges a paint card on the river to double up and stay alive. After one more elimination, there will be a redraw for seats at the unofficial final table and the money bubble will be upon the remaining 10 players.

Jay Klitzner – 101,500
Carlos Loving – 77,000

Event 16: Dylan Drazen Scores a Knockout

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 16: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 87

Dylan Drazen

The player under the gun moves all in for 21,000 and Dylan Drazen moves all in on the button for over 200,000, covering both of the blinds. Both the blinds fold, leaving Drazen heads-up with his opponent.

Drazen shows AdKh and has his opponent’s AsJc dominated. The board runs out Kd8c2s7c3c and Drazen wins the pot with a pair of kings to eliminate a player as the money bubble rapidly approaches.

Drazen chips up and has a massive chip lead over the rest of the field.

Dylan Drazen – 235,000

Event 16: Marc Sacheli Wins a Massive Pot With Aces

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 87

A player in middle position raises to 7,000 and the button calls. Marc Sacheli is in the big blind and three-bets to 22,000. The original raiser folds and the button moves all in for about 50,000.

Sacheli snap-calls and shows AhAd. The button is in bad shape with Ks9s.

Sacheli doesn’t have much of a sweat as the board runs out Js7c5cAcKh. Sacheli has his opponent drawing dead on the turn with a set of aces and he quickly becomes one of the biggest stacks remaining.

Marc Sacheli – 133,000