$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 105

Ray Qartomy raised to 80,000 from under the gun, Francisco Picasso three-bet shoved from the button for 230,000, and Qartomy called.

Qartomy:
Pisacco:

The board came down , giving Picasso a set of aces to double through Qartomy.

Francisco Picasso – 560,000 (14 bb)
Ray Qartomy – 1,700,000 (42 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 105

Tom Marchese raised all in for 90,000 from the button, Joseph Cheong called from the small blind, and Francisco Picasso folded his big blind.

Marchese:
Cheong:

The board ran out , giving Marchese aces and jacks to double through Cheong.

Tom Marchese – 260,000 (6 bb)
Joseph Cheong – 680,000 (17 bb)
Franciso Picasso – 260,000 (6 bb)

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

Daniel Strelitz moved all in for 285,000 in middle position, and Barry Hutter re-shoved over the top, isolating himself against the at-risk player.

Strelitz:
Hutter:

The board ran out , and Strelitz won the flip to double up with a pair of aces.

Daniel Strelitz – 665,000 (22 bb)
Barry Hutter – 1,185,000 (40 bb)

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

Rainer Kempe limped in from the small blind, Ray Qartomy raised to 80,000 from the big blind, Kempe reraised to 235,000, and Qartomy called.

The flop came down and Kempe bet about 280,000. Qartomy raised all in with the bigger stack and Kempe folded.

“Don’t mess with me,” says Qartomy, who showed as he collected the pot.

Ray Qartomy – 1,900,000 (63 bb)
Rainer Kempre – 425,000 (14 bb)

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

Marvin Rettenmaier raised to 60,000 from the cutoff, Dan Colman called from the small blind, and Daniel Strelitz called from the big blind.

The flop came down and Colman checked to Strelitz who shoved for 110,000. Rettenmaier folded, as did Colman after about 60 seconds, giving Strelitz the pot.

Daniel Strelitz – 325,000 (11 bb)
Dan Colman – 1,430,000 (48 bb)
Marvin Rettenmaier – 1,230,000 (41 bb)

$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

$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

Marvin Rettenmaier raised from the hijack to 65,000, Chance Kornuth was already all in from the button for his remaining ante, and both blinds released.

Rettenmaier:
Kornuth:

The board ran out , safe for Kornuth to survive.

“My name is Marvin Rettenmaier and I play the board,” joked Kornuth after the hand.

Chance Kornuth – 40,000 (1 bb)
Marvin Rettenmaier – 1,520,000 (51 bb)

$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

Martin Kozlov raised all in for 235,000 from middle position and Chance Kornuth reraised all in from the small blind for a total of 240,000. Dan Colman folded his big blind.

Kozlov:
Kornuth:

The board came down , giving Kozlov fours full of queens to double up.

Martin Kozlov – 535,000 (18 bb)
Chance Kornuth – 5,000 (1 ante)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 105

Here is a look at the shortest stacks with 16 players remaining. 14 players make the money.

Tom Marchese – 380,000 (16 bb)
Daniel Strelitz – 330,000 (14 bb)
Francisco Picasso – 260,000 (11 bb)
Nick Schulman – 255,000 (11 bb)
Andjelko Andrejevic – 240,000 (10 bb)
Martin Kozlov – 225,000 (9 bb)
Chance Kornuth – 220,000 (9 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 105

Andjelko Andrejevic raised to 50,000 from the hijack, Dan Colman shoved from the button with the chip leading stack, the blinds folded, and Andrejevic folded.

The following hand, Colman shoved from the cutoff and got no action again.

The next hand, Colman raised to 50,000 from the hijack and Barry Hutter called from the big blind.

The flop fell and Hutter check-folded to a contination bet from Colman.

Dan Colman – 1,575,000 (65 bb)
Barry Hutter – 1,130,000 (47 bb)