High Roller: Alan Schein – 13th Place ($63,407)

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 17: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 123

Alan Schein

Barry Hutter raised on the button and Alan Schein moved all in out of the big blind for about 350,000. Hutter snap-called.

Schein tabled 7s7h and was trailing Hutter’s QdQh.

The board came 8x6x5x2x2x and Hutter’s pair held up. Schein flopped an open-ended straight draw, but bricked off with running deuces. He was eliminated in 13th place for $63,407.

Barry Hutter – 860,000
Alan Schein – Eliminated 

High Roller: Ian O’Hara – 14th Place ($63,407)

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 17: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 123

Ian O’Hara

Ian O’Hara moved all in out of the small blind for 220,000 and Toby Lewis called from the big blind.

O’Hara showed Kh5d and was up against Lewis’ Ks6h.

The board ran out AhKd4h2c8h and Lewis’ kicker played to eliminate O’Hara in 14th.

Toby Lewis – 860,000
Ian O’Hara – Eliminated 

 

High Roller: Darren Elias – 15th Place ($59,778)

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 16: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 123

Darren Elias

Darren Elias moved all in from under the gun for 240,000. Barry Hutter called out of the big blind. Elias showed Ah2h and Hutter was in the lead with 7h7d.

The board ran out Kc8s6cTh6d and Elias couldn’t connect with an ace. Hutter won the pot and Elias busted in 15th place.

Barry Hutter – 540,000
Darren Elias – Eliminated 

High Roller: Ryan Riess – 16th Place ($59,778)

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 16: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 123

Ryan Riess

Ryan Riess moved all in for 25,000 from early position and Jake Schindler three-bet to 75,000 from late position.

Everybody else got out of the way and the cards were tabled. Riess showed QhTs and Schindler was in great shape with KhKs.

The board ran out AcJh7h9cTc and Schindler’s kings held up to eliminate Riess in 16th. Riess earned $59,778 for his efforts.

Jake Schindler – 750,000 (30 bb)
Ryan Riess – Eliminated 

High Roller: Barry Hutter Triples Up

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 16: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 123

Alan Schein raised to 50,000 and Tom Marchese called. Barry Hutter moved all in for 100,000 and was called by both Schein and Marchese.

Schein and Marchese checked the rest of the hand down as the board ran out Qd8h2s6s7h.

Hutter showed 5s5c, Marchese and Schein both mucked and Hutter tripled up.

Barry Hutter – 350,000 (14 bb)

High Roller: Final Two Tables

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 123

With the elimination of Scott Wright, the final 16 players redrew for seats at the final two tables. There is less than a minute remaining in the current level and here is a look at the seat draw and chip counts of the final 16 players.

The next redraw will be at nine players. Play will stop when they reach the official final table of eight.

Table 1

Seat 1: Ory Hen – 450,000
Seat 2: Nipun Java – 315,000
Seat 3: David Peters – 1,450,000
Seat 4: Chris Hunichen – 640,000
Seat 5: Omar Zazay – 1,000,000
Seat 6: Paul Hofer – 1,510,000
Seat 7: Ian O’Hara – 225,000
Seat 8: Mark Fisher – 600,000

Table 2

Seat 1: Jake Schindler – 650,000
Seat 2: Shaun Deeb – 1,800,000
Seat 3: Barry Hutter – 135,000
Seat 4: Darren Elias – 270,000
Seat 5: Toby Lewis – 685,000
Seat 6: Alan Schein – 900,000
Seat 7: Ryan Riess – 115,000
Seat 8: Tom Marchese – 1,300,000

High Roller: Scott Wright Bubbles, Final 16 In the Money

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 123

Scott Wright

Scott Wright called on the button and was all in for his last 20,000. Darren Elias completed the small blind and Omar Zazay checked his option in the big blind.

Elias and Zazay checked it to the river as the board ran out Kh9s4dJh5d.

On the river, Elias checked and Zazay bet 35,000. Elias folded. Zazay showed 5c5s, good for a rivered set of fives, and won the pot against Wright’s 7s7h.

Wright is this year’s bubble boy and will leave with nothing. The final 16 players are all guaranteed a cash of at least $59,778.

Omar Zazay – 1,000,000
Scott Wright – Eliminated 

High Roller: Mark Fisher Doubles Through Chris Hunichen

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 123

Chris Hunichen moved all in from the cutoff for 295,000 and Mark Fisher called on the button.

Hunichen showed 5d5c and was a favorite to bubble the tournament against Fisher’s KdKs.

The flop was JdTh5s and Hunichen flopped bottom set to take the lead. The turn was the 7c and the river was the Qh.

Hunichen won the pot with a set of fives and staved off elimination, extending the bubble for at least one more hand.

Chris Hunichen – 620,000
Mark Fisher – 550,000

High Roller: James Calderaro Eliminated by Omar Zazay

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 123

Omar Zazay raised from the cutoff and Paul Hofer called on the button. James Calderaro called out of the big blind and the flop was Kx4x3x.

Calderaro checked, Zazay bet, Hofer folded and Calderaro called. The turn was the 5x and Calderaro got all in for about 100,000. Zazay called.

Calderaro tabled 4x5x, giving him two pair, and he needed to fill up to stay alive against Zazay’s 3x3x.

The river was a brick and Calderaro hit the rail. Zazay won the pot and the field will now go hand-for-hand until there is one more elimination, at which point the final 16 players will be in the money.

Omar Zazay – 930,000
James Calderaro – Eliminated 

High Roller: Tom Marchese Doubles Through Barry Hutter

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 123

On the river, there was about 450,000 in the pot with the board showing Kh9c9s6h8h.

Tom Marchese checked from middle position and Barry Hutter moved all in on the button. Marchese quickly called and was all in for 420,000.

Marchese tabled KcKs, good for kings full and doubled up against Hutter’s Ah2h, good for an ace-high flush.

Tom Marchese – 1,400,000
Barry Hutter – 140,000