$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
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Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 2,056

Aaron Pinson raised UTG+1 to 675,000, leaving himself a single 25K chip behind. T.K. Miles called from the button.

The flop came , Pinson checked, Miles bet 25,000, and Pinson looked around for a moment to see if someone at the other table might bust with a pay jump at stake before he called all in for 25,000 with for five high.

Miles turned over for king high, and Pinson needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Miles won the pot with a pair of kings to eliminate Pinson in 13th place.

T.K. Miles  –  7,150,000  (72 bb)
Aaron Pinson  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($3,040)

With 12 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,575,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $3,805 each. The next pay jump is $4,640 for 10th place.

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
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Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 2,056

Cornelius Rogers called all in from middle position for 100,000, and it folded to James Nadolski, Jr. in the big blind, who already had the bet covered with his big blind.

Rogers turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Nadolski’s .

The board came , and Nadolski won the pot with his ace to eliminate Rogers in 14th place.

James Nadolski, Jr.  –  1,700,000  (17 bb)
Cornelius Rogers  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($3,040)

With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,375,000 (24 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $3,040 each. The next pay jump is $3,805 for 12th place.

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 2,056

With the final board showing , and about 2.7 million already in the pot, David Shmuel moved all in from UTG+1 for 1,125,000.

Aaron Pinson tanked for a long time before he called, and Shmuel turned over for a full house, nines full of fours. Pinson tosses his cards into the muck, and Shmuel wins the pot to double up in chips.

David Shmuel  –  4,950,000  (50 bb)
Aaron Pinson  –  450,000  (5 bb)

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,200,000 (22 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $3,040 each. The next pay jump is $3,805 for 12th place.

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 2,056

James Nadolski, Jr. moved all in under the gun for about 2.8 million, and Alex Morgovsky called all from UTG+1 in for 1,125,000 with .

Nadolski turned over , and Morgovsky needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Morgovsky spiked a jack on the river to win the pot with a full house, jacks full of fives, to double up in chips.

Alex Morgovsky  –  2,500,000  (25 bb)
James Nadolski, Jr.  –  1,700,000  (17 bb)

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,200,000 (22 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $3,040 each. The next pay jump is $3,805 for 12th place.

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
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Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 2,056

After losing most of his stack with ace-four to ace-seven, George Evgenis raised all in from under the gun for 125,000, Lucas Tae called from UTG+1 and Cornelius Rogers called from the big blind.

The flop was and Tae isolated the pot with for a pair of eights, leading Evgenis’ for a pair of sixes.

The turn gave Evgenis a flush draw, but the river ended his run in 15th place.

Lucas Tae – 3,350,000 (45 bb)
George Evgenis – Eliminated in 15th Place ($3,040)

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
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Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 2,056

Chris Perry moved all in from UTG+1 for 650,000, and Steve Raeman moved all in over the top from the hijack for about 4 million. Everyone else folded.

Perry turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Raeman’s .

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Raeman to win the pot and eliminate Perry in 16th place.

Steve Raeman  –  5,000,000  (67 bb)
Chris Perry  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($2,410)

With 15 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,050,000 (27 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $3,040 each. The next pay jump is $3,805 for 12th place.

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
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Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 2,056

Harjinder Chawla was all in for about 1,000,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Lucas Tae’s .

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Tae to win the pot and eliminate Chawla in 17th place.

Lucas Tae  –  3,300,000  (44 bb)
Harjinder Chawla  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($2,410)

With 16 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,925,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $2,410 each. The next pay jump is $3,040 for 15th place.

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 2,056

Steve Raeman raised to 225,000 from the button, Guillermo Reyes called from the small blind and David Shmuel called from the big blind.

The flop was and Reyes checked to Shmuel who shoved for 575,000. Raeman called, Reyes check-raised all in with a covering stack and Raeman called all in for another 1,575,000.

Raeman:
Reyes:
Shmuel:

Raeman flopped the nut straight, Reyes had outs to a better straight and Shmuel had middle pair and a flush draw.

The turn was the , giving Shmuel the lead with a flush.

The river was the , safe for Shmuel to triple up to win the main spot, while Raeman won a side pot against Reyes.

David Shmuel – 2,475,000 (33 bb)
Steve Raemon – 3,150,000 (42 bb)
Guillermo Reyes – 2,600,000 (35 bb)

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
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Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 2,056

The players return from break to begin Level 28, with increased blinds of 50,000-75,000 and a big blind ante of 75,000.

With 17 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,825,000 (24 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $2,410 each. The next pay jump is $3,040 for 15th place.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  T.K. Miles  –  5,525,000  (74 bb)
Seat 2.  Steve Raeman  –  2,375,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3.  Guillermo Reyes  –  5,150,000  (69 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  David Shmuel  –  875,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6.  Aaron Pinson  –  4,700,000  (63 bb)
Seat 7.  Sergio Perez  –  1,300,000  (17 bb)
Seat 8.  Jose Silva  –  875,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9.  Chris Perry  –  650,000  (9 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Harjinder Chawla  –  1,150,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  George Evgenis  –  600,000  (8 bb)
Seat 3.  Lucas Tae  –  2,275,000  (30 bb)
Seat 4.  Andre Bryan  –  950,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5.  John Nguyen  –  425,000  (6 bb)
Seat 6.  James Nadolski, Jr.  –  625,000  (8 bb)
Seat 7.  Alex Morgovsky  –  2,375,000  (32 bb)
Seat 8.  Jose Nigaglioni  –  600,000  (8 bb)
Seat 9.  Cornelius Rogers  –  400,000  (5 bb)

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 2,056

Level 27 came to an end, and the players left for their 15-minute break. Here are the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

18th:  Victor Carrera  –  $2,410
19th:  Nicholas Rascona  –  $1,900
20th:  Tamara Goldshteyn  –  $1,900
21st:  Isiah James  –  $1,900
22nd:  Sean Shah  –  $1,550
23rd:  Benjamin Boston  –  $1,550
24th:  Petersen Allen  –  $1,550
25th:  Dalis Gomez  –  $1,300