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Event 15: Corey Burbick – 7th Place ($6,685)

$1,100 Six-Max Big Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 big blind ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 237

Corey Burbick

Gui Socarras raised to 40,000 from middle position and Corey Burbick moved all in on the button for 260,000. The blinds folded and Socarras called.

It was a race situation with Burbick’s 7s7h against Socarras’ Ah8h.

The flop was 7d5c2d, giving Burbick top set and Socarras was left drawing to runners.

The turn was the 9d, which was one of the runners, giving Socarras a gutshot straight draw. The river was the 6s and Socarras rivered a straight send Burbick home in seventh place for $6,685.

Gui Socarras – 1,100,000
Corey Burbick – Eliminated 

Event 15: Gui Socarras Leads Final Seven Players

$1,100 Six-Max Big Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 big blind ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 237

$1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max Final Table

With just under a minute remaining in the level, the final seven players reached the unofficial final table. With one more elimination, the final six players will be credited with a final table appearance.

Everybody is guaranteed at least $6,685 and here is a look at the chip counts and seat draw for the final seven players:

Seat 1: Jordan Redavid – 717,000
Seat 2: Julio Marines – 323,000
Seat 3: Nicholas Mahabee – 310,000
Seat 4: Gui Socarras – 811,000
Seat 5: Michael Rossitto – 524,000
Seat 6: Corey Burbick – 275,000
Seat 7: Marc MacDonnell – 545,000

Event 15: Adam Adler – 8th Place ($6,685)

$1,100 Six-Max Big Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 big blind ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 237

Gui Socarras raised to 35,000 from under the gun and Adam Adler moved all in out of the big blind for about 200,000. Socarras snap-called.

Socarras showed KcKh and was in great shape against Adler’s JsJh.

The board ran out 7c6h4d4c3s and Socarras’ kings held up to send Adler home in eighth place for $6,685. There is a slight pause in the action as the players redraw for seats at the unofficial final table of seven.

Gui Socarras – 850,000
Adam Adler – Eliminated 

Event 15: Olivier Busquet – 9th Place ($5,145)

$1,100 Six-Max Big Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 big blind ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 237

Olivier Busquet

Olivier Busquet moved all in from under the gun for about 150,000 and Julio Marines called out of the small blind.

Busquet tabled AsJc and was dominated by Marines’ AhKc.

The board ran out 9s8s8dQc4s and Busquet was eliminated in ninth place for $5,145.

Julio Marines – 420,000
Olivier Busquet – Eliminated 

Event 15: Gui Socarras Doubles Through Nicholas Mahabee

$1,100 Six-Max Big Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 237

Gui Socarras

Marc MacDonnell raised to 22,000 from under the gun and Nicholas Mahabee three-bet to 72,000 on the button. Gui Socarras moved all in out of the small blind for 270,000.

MacDonnell quickly folded and Mahabee got an exact count from the dealer before calling.

Mahabee showed AdKs and was in the lead against Socarras’ Qs9h.

The board ran out Jh9s5h8c2s and Socarras paired his nine to win the pot and double up.

Gui Socarras – 577,000
Nicholas Mahabee – 188,000

Event 15: Nicholas Mahabee Flushes Jordan Redavid

$1,100 Six-Max Big Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 237

Nicholas Mahabee

Nicholas Mahabee raised to 30,000 on the button and Jordan Redavid defended his big blind.

The flop was TdTs3s and Redavid checked. Mahabee bet 30,000 and Redavid called.

The turn was the 6s and Redavid checked again. Mahabee bet 60,000 and Redavid called.

The river was the 9s and both players checked. Redavid showed KhTh, but Mahabee won the pot with 8s2s.

Nicholas Mahabee – 520,000
Jordan Redavid – 735,000

Event 15: Jordan Redavid Doubles Through Gui Socarras

$1,100 Six-Max Big Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 big blind ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 237

Jordan Redavid

Marc MacDonnell raised to 18,000 from under the gun and Gui Socarras called from the small blind. Jordan Redavid three-bet to 45,000 out of the big blind and was called by both MacDonnell and Socarras.

The flop was AsKc2c and Socorras checked. So did Redavid and MacDonnell bet 52,000. Socorras called and Redavid called as well.

The turn was the Tc and Socorras moved all in for about 520,000. Redavid called and was all in for 277,000. MacDonnell folded.

Socarras tabled 8c7c, but was drawing dead against Redavid’s 9c4c.

The river was the irrelevant Qc and Redavid doubled up with the bigger of the two flushes.

“You guys are crazy,” joked MacDonnell after the hand.

Jordan Redavid – 845,000
Gui Socarras – 280,000

Event 15: Results 11th-16th

$1,100 Six-Max Big Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 big blind ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 237

With 10 players remaining, everybody is guaranteed at least $5,145. Here is a look at the results leading up to that point.

11th: Kristen Bicknell – $4,045
12th: Aaron Massey – $4,045
13th: Boris Kolev – $3,255
14th: Jeffrey Scott – $3,255
15th: Stephen Song – $2,675
16th: Daniel Strelitz – $2,675

Event 15: Chip Counts Coming Back From Break

$1,100 Six-Max Big Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 big blind ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 237

Players are back from break and there are 11 players remaining. Here is a look at the seat draws and chip counts with the final table looming.

Table 1 

Seat 1: Gui Socarras – 530,000
Seat 2: –Empty–
Seat 3: Kristen Bicknell – 127,000
Seat 4: Marc MacDonnell – 620,000
Seat 5: Adam Adler – 220,000
Seat 6: Nicholas Mahabee – 430,000

Table 2

Seat 1: Jordan Redavid – 430,000
Seat 2: Olivier Busquet – 220,000
Seat 3: Michael Rorsutto – 455,000
Seat 4: Julio Marines – 80,000
Seat 5: Ken Fishman – 270,000
Seat 6: Corey Burbick – 252,000

Event 15: Kristen Bicknell Doubles Again

$1,100 Six-Max Big Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 237

Gui Socarras raised to 15,000 from under the gun and Kristen Bicknell moved all in from the cutoff for 56,000. Action folded back to Socarras, who called.

Socarras tabled KhTs and Bicknell was in the lead with her AcJs.

The board ran out clean for Bicknell as it came Qd4d4s8c5h. Neither player improved and Bicknell scored a double up with ace-high just after the field reached its final two tables.

Kristen Bicknell – 127,000
Gui Socarras – 210,000