Ty Stewart opened from the hijack position and his opponent in the cutoff 3-bet all in for about 12,000 total. Action folded back around to Stewart, who quickly announced a call.
Stewart: 
Cutoff: 
The board ran out 
and Stewart ended his opponent's tournament life.
Stewart is sitting pretty with 74,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000 | 20,000 |
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When we caught up to James Routos we found him facing an all-in bet from his opponent in the big blind preflop. Routos thought for a few moments and dishearteningly through out the call. Cards were tabled and the flop was spread.
Routos: 
Big Blind: 
A 
flop fell out of the deck giving Routos a leading pair of kings heading to the turn. With a 
planting on fourth street an ace would be the only thing to take this pot from Routos. A 
fell, and Routos added more to his continual growing mountain of chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000 | 22,000 |
Ty Stewart, or the man in the fedora is now over 40,000. Just before break, we caught the WSOP Executive Director in a big pot.
After a middle position limp, Stewart raised to 1,600 from the cutoff. The player on the button called, and the limper called too.
Flop: 
The limper checked. Stewart bet out 3,600, the button called and the limper folder.
Turn: 
Ty didn't think long before putting his opponent all in. The button thought briefly, then called.
Stewart: 
Button: 
The river bricked out, and the player on the button was sent to the rail. Stewart is now around 42,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000 | 20,000 |
We managed to catch up to the action to find Matt Savage move all in for 700 from under the gun. The table folded around to the big blind who completed the call and put Savage's tournament life at risk. Cards were flipped over and it looked as if Savage was in good shape.
Savage: 
Opponent: 
A Savage favorable flop appeared and read 
, unfortunately for Savage there were still two more cards to come. With the and the peeling off the deck for the turn and river Savage was eliminated as his opponent hit a straight on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart was in action early, and he has upped his stack to about 5,000. When we came to the table, the board read out 
. After facing a bet of 600, Stewart moved the rest of his chips in, 1,925 in total. His opponent tanked for a minute or so, then asked Stewart if he would show if he folded. Stewart oblidged, and his opponent let his hand go. Stewart showed 
for a flopped full house, and his opponent breathed a sigh of relief.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,000 |
Hello everyone! We are coming to you from beautiful sunny Las Vegas! It's that time of year again. The hallways of the Rio Pavilion are buzzing with excitement, there's hardly any room to walk anywhere, and the World Series of Poker is back for another year! Today we are starting with Event 1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em.
Last year, 850 casino employees ponied up the $500 entry fee, and after three days of play, Sean Drake emerged above the rest, taking home the first bracelet of the summer, along with $82,292! We will be sure to keep tabs on him, and any other famous names in the field.
Play will be underway shortly in the Amazon room, and the energy in the room is palpable. We will play through 11 levels today, before the players bag and tag their chips. Whoever survives Day 1 will come back tomorrow at 1 pm for day 2. We are ready to get things going here at the Rio! Get ready for another awesome series, and stay tuned to Pokernews for your updates all summer long!
