$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 105

The decision was made to go hand-for-hand two from the money in order to combat some borderline stalling issues at both tables.

On the first hand of hand-for-hand play, Chance Kornuth put his last 25,000 chips into the pot from early position, and the table folded around to Barry Hutter, who had Kornuth covered in the big blind. The hand at the other table was played to completion, then the cards were turned up with Kornuth at risk.

Kornuth:
Hutter:

The flop gave Hutter top pair, but Kornuth picked up nine outs to a flush. The turn was the , adding three additional outs to the list. Kornuth needed to find a ten or a spade on the river to stay alive, but he could not. The completed the board, and Hutter won the pot with trip queens.

Kornuth was eliminated in 16th place, bringing the field onto the direct money bubble. The next player eliminated will leave empty-handed, while the 14 who outlast him will each be guaranteed to earn at least $61,688.

Barry Hutter – 1,250,000 (42 bb)
Chance Kornuth – Eliminated