$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 873

Brian Baris moved all in from UTG+1 for 160,000, and Steven Langert called from the big blind with . Baris turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Baris flopped a diamond flush draw and rivered a six-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

“I’m never folding six-nine suited,” said Baris as he won the pot.

Brian Baris  –  365,000  (12 bb)
Steven Langert  –  750,000  (25 bb)

A few minutes later, after the blinds increased to 20,000-40,000, Baris moved all in from the cutoff, and Victor Nassif called from the button with . Baris turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Nassif won the pot with two pair, kings and deuces, to eliminate Baris in 16th place.

After the hand, Nassif said, “I can’t fold when he turned up six-nine last time, right?”

Victor Nassif  –  720,000  (18 bb)
Brian Baris  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($785)

There was one other elimination since the last update:

17th:  David Ehresman  –  $785

With 15 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 875,000 (22 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $990 each. The next pay jump will be $1,540 for 12th place.