Event 1 Flight E: Eric Valerio Doubles Thru Francisco De La Rosa

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  94 of 801

Eric Valerio
Eric Valerio

Eric Valerio got it all in preflop from middle position for 137,000 with AhAd, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the AsKc of Francisco De La Rosa.

The board came Js9s6sKd6h — De La Rosa flopped a flush draw and paired his king on the turn, but improved no further. Valerio won the pot with his pocket aces to double up in chips.

Eric Valerio  –  282,000  (56 bb)
Francisco De la Rosa  –  300,000  (60 bb)

With about 94 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 170,000 (34 big blinds). This field is playing down to the final 81 players, and everyone who bags chips will finish in the money and advance to Day 2.