Event 3 Flight E: Jeff Rodriguez Sends the Field Onward to Day 2

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  33 of 259

Jeff Rodriguez raised to 17,000 from the button, the player in the big blind reraised all in for about 160,000 and Rodriguez called with KhKs, leading his opponent’s AdKd.

The board ran out 8s4d5h3hQh, safe for Rodriguez to win the pot and send the remaining field onward to Day 2.

Jeff Rodriguez  –  446,000  (74 bb)

Full chip counts through Flight E will be posted later tonight.

Event 3 Flight E: Jonathan Moschel Takes One Out; Money Bubble Begins

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  34 of 259

Jonathan Moschel raised from middle position, the player in the big blind reraised all in for roughly 60,000 and Moschel called with AhAs, leading his opponent’s TdTs.

The board ran out clean for Moschel to win the pot.

Jonathan Moschel  –  270,000  (54 bb)

With 34 players remaining, play is now hand-for-hand on the money bubble.

Event 3 Flight E: Long Nguyen Eliminated by Alejandro Funes

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  38 of 259

Long Nguyen was all in for about 30,000 in the cutoff against Alejandro Funes in the small blind.

Nguyen:  KhQd
Funes:  9h9s

The board ran out Ts7d5h4s5d, no help to Nguyen, locking up the pot for Funes.

Alejandro Funes  –  140,000  (28 bb)
Long Nguyen  –  Eliminated

Event 3 Flight E: Richard Rice Takes One Out

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  42 of 259

On the turn of a 9s8c3c5h board with about 45,000 in the pot, the player under the gun wound up all in for about 75,000 with AcAh against Richard Rice in the big blind who had the hand locked up with 7c6s for a nine-high straight.

The meaningless 2d river completed the board and Rice scored the elimination.

Richard Rice  –  245,000  (61 bb)

Event 3 Flight E: Ducarmel Beaubien Doubles Thru Josh Cranfill

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  49 of 259

Josh Cranfill raised all in for 61,000 from middle position and Ducarmel Beaubien called all in for 43,000 in the big blind.

Cranfill:  7h7c
Beaubien:  KsKc

The board ran out Ac4h3c3hJd, safe for Beaubien to double up.

Ducarmel Beaubien  –  92,000  (23 bb)
Josh Cranfill  –  18,000  (5 bb)

Event 3 Flight E: Alejandro Funes Doubles Up

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  63 of 259

The player in the hijack limped in, Alejandro Funes raised to 8,500 from the cutoff, the player on the button called and the hijack called.

The flop was 5s2h6h, the hijack checked, Funes shoved for about 35,000, the button folded and the hijack called with Qh5h for a pair of fives with a flush draw, leading Funes’ Td9s.

The turn was the 9c, giving Funes a pair of nines to take the lead.

The river was the 7d, safe for Funes to double up.

Alejandro Funes  –  102,000  (41 bb)

Event 3 Flight E: Ducarmel Beaubien Triples Up

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  75 of 259

Ducarmel Beaubien raised all in for 13,000 from under the gun, Alejandro Funes reraised all in from the next seat over for about 42,000 and Eric Kolodny four-bet all in with a covering stack from the button.

Beaubien:  7h7s
Funes:  KhQh
Kolodny:  TcTh

The board ran out JdKs7c6dJc, giving Beaubien sevens full of jacks to triple up in the main pot, while Funes won a side pot against Kolodny with kings and jacks.

Ducarmel Beaubien  –  44,000  (22 bb)
Alejandro Funes  –  58,000  (29 bb)
Eric Kolodny  –  42,000  (21 bb)

Event 3 Flight E: Set of Deuces for Alejandro Funes

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  90 of 259

Ducarmel Beaubien raised to 3,900 from the cutoff and Alejandro Funes called on the button.

They checked to the river of a KsQc8d4h2c board where Beaubien bet 5,000. Funes raised to 12,900 and Beaubien called.

Funes showed 2d2s for a set of deuces, Beaubien mucked and Funes won the pot.

Alejandro Funes  –  53,000  (33 bb)
Ducarmel Beaubien  –  2,000  (1 bb)

Event 3 Flight E: Guillermo Hamilton Takes One Out

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  99 of 259

The player in the small blind was all in for 9,600 with 6c6s against Guillermo Hamilton in the big blind holding KsQs.

The board ran out 2d7sKd3hAd, giving Hamilton a pair of kings to eliminate his opponent.

Guillermo Hamilton  –  82,000  (68 bb)

Event 3 Flight E: Chip Counts from the Field

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  121 of 259

Long Nguyen  –  120,000  (120 bb)
Scott Livingston  –  118,000  (118 bb)
Steven Carswell  –  95,000  (95 bb)
Rob Brown  –  95,000  (95 bb)
Ya Yun Liu  –  87,000  (87 bb)
Eric Kolodny  –  75,000  (75 bb)
Josh Tzur  –  60,000  (60 bb)
Roni Zelichonok  –  49,000  (49 bb)
Guillermo Hamilton  –  45,000  (45 bb)
Thomas Gari  –  43,000  (43 bb)
Scott Zakheim  –  41,000  (41 bb)
Richard Rice  –  40,000  (40 bb)
Cameron Storto  –  39,000  (39 bb)
Steven McKoy  –  35,000  (35 bb)
David Nathaniel Jr.  –  32,000  (32 bb)
Richard Whitebrook  –  29,000  (29 bb)
Marc Sacheli  –  26,000  (26 bb)
Alejandro Funes  –  25,000  (25 b)
Zoltan Czinkota  –  25,000  (25 bb)
Kharlin Sued  –  25,000  (25 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  25,000  (25 bb)
Alan Gold  –  21,000  (21 bb)
Walter Bravo  –  18,000  (18 bb)
Jaime Wiegrefe  –  13,000  (13 bb)