Event 9: Bill Farnan – 4th Place ($9,590)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,239

Bill Farnan

Bill Farnan opened to 450,000 from the button and Jordan Meltzer moved all-in from the small blind after a 90-second think. Frankie Flowers folded his big blind and Farnan called for his final 2,225,000.

Meltzer: Ad2d
Farnan: KsQs

Farnan had two live cards and nailed the QcQd6d flop but Meltzer picked up the flush draw. The 4h turn was a blank but the 8d river filled the flush for Meltzer to send Farnan out in fourth place.

Jordan Meltzer – 8,500,000 (57 bb)
Bill Farnan – Eliminated in 4th place ($9,550)

Event 16: Marc Sacheli Doubles Through Nancy Thomas

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 87

Marcus Stein raises from under the gun and Marc Sacheli calls from the small blind. Nancy Thomas defends her big blind and they are three-handed to a flop of Jd8h7d.

Sacheli checks and Thomas moves all in for about 140,000. Stein folds and Sacheli calls. Sacheli is the player at risk and in great shape with his Ad9d against Thomas KdQd.

The turn is the Td and Sacheli has Thomas drawing dead to the 2c river.

Sacheli’s bigger flush leaves Thomas with just under two big blinds.

Marc Sacheli – 290,000 (29 bb)
Nancy Thomas – 17,000 (1 bb)

Event 9: Flowers Doubles Through Meltzer

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,239

Bill Farnan opened to 350,000 from the cutoff and Jordan Meltzer moved all-in from the button. Frankie Flowers called all-in from the small blind for 850,000 and Farnan released.

Flowers: AcQc
Meltzer: 4d4h

It was a race but Meltzer took a huge lead on the 9s4s3c flop. Flowers needed a ton of help, found the first saving club on the Jc turn and completed the double up comeback on the 8c river to double.

Jordan Meltzer – 4,600,000 (31 bb)
Frankie Flowers – 2,150,000 (14 bb)

Event 9: Voitto Rintala – 5th Place ($6,691)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,239

Voitto Rintala

Voitto Rintala moved all-in from the button for 1,300,000 and Jordan Meltzer called from the big blind to put him at risk.

Meltzer: 8h8s
Rintala: Kh7c

Rintala needed to hit to find his over or some miracle cards to double but the Tc9c2h6hAd was clean for Meltzer.

Jordan Meltzer – 5,500,000 (37 bb)
Voitto Rintala – Eliminated in 5th place ($6,691)

Event 16: Dylan Drazen – 7th Place ($1,305)

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 87

Dylan Drazen

Carlos Loving raises from the hijack and Dylan Drazen moves all in for about 150,000.

Action folds back to Loving, who calls. Loving shows AhKc and has Drazen’s AcTc dominated.

The board runs out Jh8s2cJd6h and Drazen hits the rail in seventh place after Loving’s big slick holds up. Drazen earns $1,305 for his finish.

Carlos Loving – 370,000 (37 bb)
Dylan Drazen – Eliminated 

Event 9: Homero Molina – 6th Place ($5,204)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 1,239

Homero Molina open/shoved for 820,000 and Jordan Meltzer called to put him at risk.

Meltzer: AcKs
Molina: AhTc

Molina needed to catch to stay alive but blanked the entire Qc6d2s8h8c board to exit in sixth place.

Jordan Meltzer – 2,700,000 (23 bb)
Homero Molina – Eliminated in 6th place ($5,204)

Event 9: Andrew Thompson – 7th Place ($4,014)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 1,239

Andrew Thompson

Bill Farnan opened to 330,000 from the cutoff and Andrew Thompson called in the small blind to the Qd2d2c flop. Thompson checked, Farnan bet 700,000 and Thompson moved all-in for 1,080,000. Farnan called and the hands were tabled.

Farnan: 9c9h
Thompson: 4s4h

Thompson was in tough shape and couldn’t come back on the Jd turn or Ac river to exit in seventh place.

Bill Farnan – 3,400,000 (28 bb)
Andrew Thompson – Eliminated in 7th place ($4,014)

Event 16: Frederico Dornelas Camara – 8th Place ($1,044)

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 87

Frederico Dornelas Camara

Frederico Dornelas Camara moves all in from the small blind for about 30,000 and Marcus Stein calls out of the big blind.

Camara shows Ks2d and Stein tables Kc4d. The table talks about the likelihood of a chop as the dealer begins to run out a board.

The board comes Kd9h5h4h3s and Stein hits a four on the turn to make two pair, leaving Camara drawing dead to the river.

Stein wins the pot and Camara is eliminated in eighth place for $1,044.

Marcus Stein – 195,000 (24 bb)
Frederico Dornelas Camara – Eliminated 

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)