Event 1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$329,400
Entries
732
Level
21
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
Day 2 of Event 1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em Set to Begin
Welcome back to the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino! Stay tuned as our remaining casino employees prepare their trek to World Series of Poker glory and the coveted gold bracelet that will go to our eventual champion.
Yesterday, 732 hopefuls registered for Event 1, but only 81 would see their efforts go rewarded with a min-cash of $820. The eliminations came fast and furious, with players reaching the money bubble by the 9th level. It would be Joshua Bailey who claimed the unfortunate title of "bubble boy," as he busted out in 82nd place. Others who were unable to make the money include last year's champion Sean Drake and tournament director Matt Savage. Some notable survivors into day 2 include WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart (69.900) and our current chip leaders Chiab Saechao (150,600) and James Routos (146,900).
Unlike last year, this year's Casino Employee's Event will be completed in two days as opposed to three. Play is set to resume at 1pm (PST).
Stay with us here at PokerNews.com for live updates as we crown our first champion of the 43rd annual World Series of Poker!
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
We Are Underway
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The players are in their seats, and the cards are in the air. Let's shuffle up and deal!
Vaca-Rondon Off To Good Start
We have our first elimination of the day. We missed the action, but when we got to the table, we saw that the rest of Andre Rauch's chips were being sent over to Nicolas Vaca-Rondon. Vaca-Rondon had 
, and the final board was nine high. We don't know what Rauch held. After the hand, Vaca-Rondon is up to 66,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000 | 8,500 |
Wortham Coolered Out of the Tournament
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We caught up with the action after a series of preflop bets and raises, with David Wortham going all in and Amy Brady snap-calling.
Wortham: 
Brady:
Wortham grimaced, knowing his tournament life was in dire straights.
The 
board changed nothing and Wortham was sent to the rail.
Matsuo Cripples Chernell
Action started with Amy Brady, who limped in from under the gun. Everyone folded to Paul Chernell in the small blind, who also limped. Russell Matsuo went all in from the big blind for 22,800, and after about 30 seconds of thinking, Brady folded. Chernell eyeballed Matsuo's stack for about 30 seconds before announcing call. The cards were flipped, and Chernell was in great shape.
Chernell: 
Matsuo: 
Matsuo was not happy to see that he was dominated, but he raced out in front when the flop came down 
. Chernell would need the last remaining ten in the deck to win, or a jack to split the pot. The turn was the 
, and Chernell would need a miracle. It didn't come, as the river brought the 
. Matsuo doubled to 45,000, while Chernell was knocked down to 12,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | 21,900 |
|
12,500 | -27,000 |
Wilmot Rollin'
A short-stacked Jacob Wesloski moved all in for about his last 13,000 from the cutoff position and found one caller in Matthew Wilmot from the small blind. Trish Baker folded from the big. Revealed hands showed it was a race situation.
Wesloski: 
Wilmot:
The board ran out 
, failing to improve Wesloski's hand and eliminating him from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 17,200 |
|
|
Busted |
Pulford Piling Up More Chips
A short stack moved all in for around 15,000, and Ray Pulford was next to act. He decided to just call, and the rest of the table folded. Pulford was in great shape, with his 
dominating his opponents 
. The board ran out safely for Pulford, coming 
, and Pulford collected the chips, upping his stack to about 140,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 48,900 |
Wygal Doubles Through Kearney
In a blind vs. blind confrontation, Joseph Kearney raised to 7,000 from the small and was snap re-shoved on by Scott Wygal in the big for about 23,000 total. Kearney made the call.
Wygal: 
Kearney: 
The board ran out 
leaving Wygal with a pair of aces to scoop the pot and leaving Kearney with just 20,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 23,800 |
|
20,000 | -18,300 |