Event #3: $365 No-Limit Hold'em Re-entry

Event #3
No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry
Buy-in: $300 (+$65)
Total Entries: 1,208
Prizepool: $362,400

Mike Cordell does it again. He added another World Series of Poker piece of hardware to his collection by defeating the 1,208-player field in Event #3: $365 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry Sunday at Horseshoe Tunica. This was Cordell's third WSOP victory in the past year and he is less than two years removed from winning a bracelet in the 2016 Las Vegas World Series of Poker.

"It feels great, big field," said Cordell taking down Event #3 for his fourth Circuit ring. "Good payout."

Cordell earned $56,620 for his win, but that stands as only his third largest WSOP win. At the 2016 World Series of Poker he won $346,088 in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six Max event. Cordell kept this big scores rolling by winning the Baltimore Circuit Main Event last spring for $148,171. Cordell's WSOP resume now boasts one WSOP gold bracelet, four WSOP Circuit gold rings, 25 cashes and over $660K in tournament earnings.

Cordell attributes his success to "Running like God," finding good spots and staying aggressive. Cordell is from Little Rock, Arkansas.

Final Table Results:

1st: Mike Cordell - $56,620 + Circuit gold ring
2nd: Randall Indian Smith - $36,871
3rd: Michael Plaxco - $29,096
4th: Mike Nargi - $22,842
5th: Brazos Waco Roberts - $17,520
6th: Shawn Quillin - $13,491
7th: Jon Stadtmueller - $10,240
8th: Glen Biddle - $8,018
9th: Gregory Radosh - $6,422

Complete results can be found above under the "Results" tab.

The tournament is down to the final 10 players. Everyone remaining is guaranteed a minimum payout of $5,199. The eventual champion will score $56,620, a WSOP Circuit gold ring and 50 Casino Championship points.

Here is a look at the unofficial final table seating chart and chip counts:

Seat 1: Michael Plaxco - 1,640,000 (54 bbs)
Seat 2: Shawn Quillin - 1,085,000 (36 bbs)
Seat 3: Glen Biddle - 610,000 (20 bbs)
Seat 4: Mike Nargi - 2,600,000 (86 bbs)
Seat 5: Randall Indian Smith - 1,615,000 (53 bbs)
Seat 6: Jon Stadtmueller - 1,188,000 (39 bbs)
Seat 7: Brazos Waco Roberts - 945,000 (31 bbs)
Seat 8: Greg Radosh - 215,000 (7 bbs)
Seat 9: Danny Calway-Fagen - 1,100,000 (36 bbs)
Seat 10: Mike Cordell - 1,050,000 (35 bbs)

- 11 minutes remain in Level 26: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante

Flight C finished with 33 survivors, bringing the total Day 1 survivors to 62. The 62 remaining players will return Sunday at noon for Day 2 of the tournament.

Bagging the biggest chip stack in Flight C was bracelet winner Mike Cordell (pictured). He bagged a massive stack of 722,000 chips, which is good enough for the overall lead heading into Day 2.

Day 2 Chip Counts:

The final flight of Event #3 is set to get underway Saturday at 11 a.m. Play is scheduled to last 20 levels or until 5% of the field remains.

Complete chip counts from the previous two flights can be found under the "Reports" tab.

Flight A has ended with 17 players surviving. Shawn Quillin (pictured) bagged the top stack with 433,000 chips. The 17 surviving players will join the survivors from Flights B and C on Sunday at noon for Day 2.

The second starting flight of three in Event #3 gets underway at 4 p.m. It follows the same structure as Flight A except that there is no dinner break. Play will last 20 levels before players bag for the night. Players that survive will return Sunday at noon for Day 2. The players that unfortunately do not survive have the option to re-enter in tomorrow's final flight (Flight C), which begins Saturday at 11 a.m.