Event #1: $500 Casino Employees Event Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

05-29-2019 23:34 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
TJ Timmons	380,000 85,000	85,000

Assorted Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Bowen	400,000 100,000	100,000
Jose Zaragoza	320,000 198,000	198,000
TJ Timmons	295,000 -44,000	-44,000
Austin Roberts	265,000 97,500	97,500
Steven McLoughlin	241,000 11,000	11,000
Isaac Hanson	190,000 105,000	105,000

Chad Roedersheimer	170,000 85,000	85,000
Bryan Wienhoff	160,000 80,000	80,000
Teng Zheng	140,000 10,000	10,000
Asad Abdullah	105,000 43,000	43,000
Matthew Mich	100,000
Filimon Zamora	95,000 -115,000	-115,000
Bernard Lauder	85,000 28,000	28,000
Fred David	65,000 -178,000	-178,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

05-29-2019 22:59 UTC-7

Break Time

BrandonTemple

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Players are off on a fifteen-minute break. When they return, we will play until we reach the money.

05-29-2019 22:55 UTC-7

Bowen Sends One Deep Into the Tank

BrandonTemple

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The big blind checked an flop over to Planet Hollywood dealer Christopher Bowen in middle position, who bet 10,000. The big blind check-raised to 24,000, and Bowen called.

The big blind bet another 24,000 on the turn, and Bowen quickly announced, "All in," putting the big blind at risk for his last 100,000.

After a minute, the big blind peered at the board, then stared at Bowen. He eventually stood up, pondering his decision. Five minutes ticked by before a player called the clock. With just three seconds left in the countdown, the big blind folded, and Bowen took down the last pot before their table broke.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Bowen	300,000

Tags: Christopher Bowen

05-29-2019 22:39 UTC-7

Fenzke Wins a Monster

BrandonTemple

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A player raised to 15,000 from under-the-gun, and Eric Fenzke, a tournament director at Players Casino in Ventura, California, three-bet to 100,000, leaving himself just 17,000 behind. A short-stacked player committed his last 18,500 in the hijack, and the under-the-gun player jammed to put Fenzke at risk. Fenzke quickly called.

Eric Fenzke:
Under-the-gun:
Hijack:

The flop was a pure action flop, as Fenzke had flopped the nuts with a draw to a Royal Flush, while the under-the-gun player was live with top set. The turn eliminated the hijack from the tournament, and the river secured the chunky double for Fenzke.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Fenzke	262,000

Tags: Eric Fenzke

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

05-29-2019 22:33 UTC-7

Shoemaker Drags in Another Pot

Leo_Contreras

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Under the gun Derrick Shoemaker raised to 7,500 and only the small blind made the call. The flop was and both players checked.

The turn was the and the small blind led with 8,000 and Derrick made the call.

The river came the and the small blind again fired 27,000 and Derrick just briefly tanked before making the call.

The small blind showed and Derrick showed him the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Derrik Shoemaker	175,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Derrick Shoemaker

05-29-2019 22:26 UTC-7

Schedule Change

BrandonTemple

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The tournament director has announced that we will play to the money tonight, meaning play may continue past Level 15 until we burst the bubble.

05-29-2019 22:20 UTC-7

Cross Tangles With Janiga

BrandonTemple

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

PokerNews Associate Editor Valerie Cross limped in on the button, and the small blind limped in as well. Brett Janiga, who runs the poker room at the Remington Bar and Casino in Whitefish, Montana, checked his option in the big blind.

Action checked over to Cross on a flop, and she bet 5,500. Only Janiga called.