Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 9th Place - Sarmiento ($7,769)

Level 25 - Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000
Players Remaining: 8

Steven Sarmiento (Queens, NY)
9th Place - $7,769

Steven Sarmiento (Queens, NY) opened the pot for 100,000, and was three-bet by David Kim to 240,000.  With the action back on him, Sarmiento shoved for 1,300,000 and was called by Kim.  It was the 9 9 of Sarmiento against Kim's A K.  Kim would hit the dream flop of 10 J Q, and after the 8 on the turn, Sarmiento would be drawing dead.

David Kim now chips up to 3,100,000 and is one of the top three stacks.