Event 8 (Day 2): Sitting In His Comfort Zone

"Battles At The Beach"

Event 8 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD)

Level 16 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)

Total Entries: 1,143

Players Remaining: 168

Christian Rodriguez (Miami, FL)

Massive fields, lots of chips, and long levels are all things that Christian Rodriguez experienced in his way to a life-changing score.  Rodriguez finished in fifth place of the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" during the 2015 WSOP, earning himself $335,938.  The tournament was one of the largest the WSOP has ever seen, with 7,192 entries, and a eye popping prize pool over $9,700,000.  Christian bagged the chip lead during the final starting flight of this event (Flight 1F), and is still hovering around the 340,000 mark that he started Day 2 with.  Rodriguez was seated next to Day 2 entry Francis Margaglione, who has since busted since the last published update.