$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-out)
Level 23: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

After a flop of , Matt Stout bet under the gun, and Joe Serock called from the cutoff. The turn was the , Stout bet 68,000, and Serock called.

The river was the , and Stout thought for a bit before moving all in for 166,000. Serock tanked for a long time before he called with for two pair, queens and tens. But Stout turned over to win the pot with the same two pair and an ace kicker.

Matt Stout  –  Still Stacking Chips
Joe Serock  –  280,000  (23 bb)

A few minutes later, Michael Chiappetta was all in with 9-8, needing to improve to stay alive against Matt Stout’s .

The board came , and Stout won the pot with trip kings to eliminate Chiappetta in sixth place.

Matt Stout  –  745,000  (62 bb)
Michael Chiappetta  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($10,315)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 525,000 (44 big blinds).

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-out)
Level 23: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Amelio Amato raises under the gun to 25,000, Matt Stout calls from the button, and Joe Serock raises from the big blind to 80,000. Amato moves all in for about 330,000, and Stout folds. Serock calls with , and Amato turns over .

The board comes , and Serock wins the pot with his king to eliminate Amato in seventh place.

Joe Serock  –  875,000  (73 bb)
Amelio Amato  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($7,709)

A few minutes later, Matt Stout raises from the cutoff to 27,000, Joe Serock reraises from the small blind to 66,000, and Ricardo Alvarado calls from the big blind. Stout folds.

The flop comes , Serock bets 65,000, and Alvarado calls. Both players check the on the turn and the on the river. Serock shows , but Alvarado turns over to win the pot.

Ricardo Alvarado  –  660,000  (55 bb)
Joe Serock  –  745,000  (62 bb)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 438,000 (37 big blinds).

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-out)
Level 23: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

The final seven players are back in the tournament room and ready to play down to a winner. Shuffle up and deal!

Seat 1.  Matt Stout  –  385,000  (32 bb)
Seat 2.  Tom Dobrilovic  –  303,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3.  Joe Serock  –  504,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4.  Amelio Amato  –  338,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5.  Ricardo Alvarado  –  508,000  (42 bb)
Seat 6.  Michael Chiappetta  –  161,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Nacho Barbero  –  428,000  (36 bb)

1st:  $50,497
2nd:  $34,164
3rd:  $22,338
4th:  $17,849
5th:  $13,403
6th:  $10,315
7th:  $7,709

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Seat 1: Matt Stout – 385,000 (32 bb)
Seat 2: Tom Dobrilovic – 303,000 (25 bb)
Seat 3: Joe Serock – 504,000 (42 bb)
Seat 4: Amelio Amato – 338,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5: Ricardo Alvarado – 508,000 (42 bb)
Seat 6: Michael Chiappetta – 161,000 (13 bb)
Seat 7: Nacho Barbero – 428,000 (36 bb)

Ricardo Alvarado – 508,000 (42 bb)
Joe Serock – 504,000 (42 bb)
Nacho Barbero – 428,000 (36 bb)
Matt Stout – 385,000 (32 bb)
Amelio Amato – 338,000 (28 bb)
Tom Dobrilovic – 303,000 (25 bb)
Michael Chiapetta – 161,000 (13 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-out)
Level 21: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

Event 16 has also wrapped up play tonight with seven players remaining chasing the title and the $50,497 top prize.   Ricardo Alvarado and Joe Serock will lead the way when the players return at 2 PM tomorrow finish things out.

Here are the chip counts for the remaining players:

Ricardo Alvarado – 508,000
Joe Serock – 504,000
Nacho Barbero – 428,000
Matt Stout – 385,000
Amelio Amato – 338,000
Tom Dobrilovic – 303,000
Michael Chiappetta – 161,000

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-out)
Level 20: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante

Stuart Patterson and Jose Litvak have fallen in Event 16 and we’ve reached our unofficial final table at seven players.

Here is the table draw for the final table of Event 16:

Seat 1: Matt Stout
Seat 2: Tom Dobrilovic
Seat 3: Joe Serock
Seat 4: Amelio Amata
Seat 5: Ricardo Alvarado
Seat 6: Michael Chiappetta
Seat 7: Nacho Barbero

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-out)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000/1,000 Ante

Tracey Gelb was all in from the button for 85,000 with , and she needed to improve to stay alive against the of Nacho Barbero on the button.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Barbero to win the pot and eliminate Gelb from the tournament.

Nacho Barbero  –  295,000
Tracey Gelb  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($3,592)

With 12 players remaining, the field combined to the final two tables in this six-max event.

Michael Chiappetta was all in from the small blind for 68,500 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Daniel Blum’s on the button.

The board came — Blum turned a heart flush draw, but improved no further. Chiappetta won the pot to double up, knocking Blum down to a single big blind. Blum was eliminated on the next hand.

Michael Chiappetta  –  147,000
Daniel Blum  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($5,125)

In the time since, both Larry Klur and Jamie Avila have busted.

Larry Klur  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($5,125)
Jamie Avila  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($5,125)

Level 19 came to an end, and the players took a 15-minute break. Here are their official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 17
Seat 1.  Amelio Amato  –  310,000  (52 bb)
Seat 2.  Tom Dobrilovic  –  336,000  (56 bb)
Seat 3.  Stuart Paterson  –  192,000  (32 bb)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  Nacho Barbero  –  440,000  (73 bb)
Seat 6.  Ricardo Alvarado  –  101,000  (17 bb)

TABLE 18
Seat 1.  Joe Serock  –  420,000  (70 bb)
Seat 2.  Matt Stout  –  235,000  (39 bb)
Seat 3.  Michael Chiappetta  –  155,000  (26 bb)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  Jose Litvak  –  438,000  (73 bb)
Seat 6.

1st:  $50,497
2nd:  $34,164
3rd:  $22,338
4th:  $17,849
5th:  $13,403
6th:  $10,315
7th-9th:  $7,709

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 292,000 (49 big blinds).

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-out)
Level 18: 2,000/4,000/500 Ante

The action has stabilized a bit with 14 players remaining (when they were still in Level 17, the average chip stack was 63 big blinds), allowing us to get updated chip counts for all of the remaining players.

TABLE 17
Seat 1.  Amelio Amato  –  220,000  (55 bb)
Seat 2.  Tom Dobrilovic  –  227,000  (57 bb)
Seat 3.
Seat 4.  Cory Drury  –  95,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Ricardo Alvarado  –  133,000  (33 bb)

TABLE 18
Seat 1.  Joe Serock  –  204,000  (51 bb)
Seat 2.  Daniel Blum  –  105,000  (26 bb)
Seat 3.
Seat 4.  Jamie Avila  –  285,000  (71 bb)
Seat 5.  Jose Litvak  –  285,000  (71 bb)
Seat 6.  Larry Klur  –  210,000  (53 bb)

TABLE 25
Seat 1.  Tracey Gelb  –  175,000  (44 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Matt Stout  –  125,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4.  Stuart Paterson  –  353,000  (88 bb)
Seat 5.  Nacho Barbero  –  110,000  (28 bb)
Seat 6.  Michael Chiappetta  –  57,000  (14 bb)

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 188,000 (47 big blinds).

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-out)
Level 17: 1,500/3,000/500 Ante

Level 16 comes to an end, and the players take a 15-minute break while the black (100) chips are colored up off the tables.

However, there is one hand still in action, with Javier Zarco and Stuart Paterson battling over a sizable pot on a board of . Zarco had bet 52,500 from the small blind, and Paterson tanked for a while under the gun before he folded.

Zarco showed for a queen-high bluff as he took the pot.

Javier Zarco  –  186,000  (62 bb)
Stuart Paterson  –  167,500  (56 bb)

Here are official chip counts from the break for most of the remaining field, followed by the prizepool:

1.  Matt Stout  –  276,000  (92 bb)
2.  Joe Serock  –  220,500  (74 bb)
3.  Jose Litvak  –  192,000  (64 bb)
4.  Javier Zarco  –  186,000  (62 bb)
5.  Tom Dobrilovic  –  175,000  (58 bb)
6.  Stuart Paterson  –  167,500  (56 bb)
7.  Larry Klur  –  155,500  (52 bb)

Amelio Amato  –  145,500  (49 bb)
Jamie Avila  –  143,000  (48 bb)
Ricardo Alvarado  –  118,500  (40 bb)
Tracey Gelb  –  88,500  (30 bb)
Angel Vu  –  74,000  (25 bb)
Michael Chiappetta  –  69,000  (23 bb)
Philip Consolo  –  44,000  (15 bb)
Darryll Fish  –  43,500  (15 bb)
Mike Beasley  –  35,500  (12 bb)

1st:  $50,497
2nd:  $34,164
3rd:  $22,338
4th:  $17,849
5th:  $13,403
6th:  $10,315
7th-9th:  $7,709
10th-12th:  $5,125
13th-15th:  $3,592
16th-18th:  $2,672
19th-22nd:  $2,190

23rd:  Sterling Savill  –  $2,190
T-24th:  Jeffrey Trudeau, Jr.  –  $1,095
T-24th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $1,095

With 22 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 120,000 (40 big blinds).

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-out)
Level 16: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

There were two players eliminated on the Money Bubble, which means Jeffrey Trudeau, Jr. and Ronald Sullivan split 24th place money in a tie.

Now that the field is in the money, here is a reminder of the payouts:

1st:  $50,497
2nd:  $34,164
3rd:  $22,338
4th:  $17,849
5th:  $13,403
6th:  $10,315
7th-9th:  $7,709
10th-12th:  $5,125
13th-15th:  $3,592
16th-18th:  $2,672
19th-23rd:  $2,190

T-24th:  Jeffrey Trudeau, Jr.  –  $1,095
T-24th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $1,095