Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Entries
876
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
The second and originally-planned-for ultimate day of the $500 Casino Employees Event restarted with 51 players, and in less than three hours the final three tables with 27 players remaining were reached. Aaron Henderson had emerged as chip leader at that point after previously taking down a monster pot with the 
against the 
of Ray Kluever and the 
of Ronaldo Rodriguez when he completed a flush on the turn after all the chips went in preflop.
Another two hours passed and the last two tables were set. Unfortunately that didn't include PokerNews' very own Mo Nuwwarah, who ran into the 
of Olivier Doremus. Patricia Baker had a roller coaster day and eventually finished in 16th place, coming up shy of her runner-up finish in this same event two years ago. Later with the elimination of Cameron Tullis in 10th, the official final table was set, and start-of-the-day chip leader Corey Emery was once again in front.
In the fifth hand of the final table, Kevin Chiem min-raised the button and eventually went broke with 
after John Taylor looked him up with the superior 
. About one hour later in Hand #29, David Luttgeb picked an unfortunate time to three-bet shove with the 
as Corey Emery snap-called him with the 
and the field was reduced to seven.
Just one hand later they would be no more than six. Marcin Sobczak got it all in preflop with the 
in a battle of the blinds against Olivier Doremus and he was unable to improve versus 
when his nut flush draw on the flop could not get there against top set.
Brian Wong managed to double up a few times throughout the day, but a three-way flop 
along with Roland Reparejo and Charles Nguyen in Hand #46 would cause his departure. Nguyen moved all in with 
and Wong called off to reveal 
. Nguyen's rail exploded after the turn and 
river as their favorite took the lead.
Little did we know what still lay ahead for the bracelet contenders. In Hand #77, a short stacked John Taylor tried to steal the blinds with 
and Charles Nguyen looked him up with the 
. But a deuce on the flop was not enough for Taylor, and he took fifth place.
The next endurance challenge was even more nerve-wracking. Olivier Doremus had been one of the shorter stacks throughout the whole day but somehow survived the critical situations. However a three-bet shove in Hand #182 sent him to the rail in fourth place when he was unable to improve with 
against the of Corey Emery.
Emery also took care of Charles Nguyen in Hand #187 after Nguyen moved all in on a 
board. Emery called within a heartbeat, slamming 
on the table for trip kings while Nguyen was left drawing dead with 
. Heads-up play carried on for eight hands until the end of level 22 with the night's last hand providing the final highlight.
Corey Emery raised preflop and then made a delayed continuation bet on the turn with the board showing 
. Roland Reparejo called, then the 
river completed the board and Emery bet 225,000, Reparejo moved all in for 517,000 on top of that with 
and got called by 
to jump into the lead.
Play was then stopped and the heads-up battle for the $82,835 first place prize as well as the golden bracelet will continue Thursday at 2 p.m Vegas time. Roland Reparejo will start heads-up play with the chip lead, with the blinds in level 23 kicking in at 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Heads-up chip counts:
| Position | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Reparejo | 1,795,000 |
| 2 | Corey Emery | 735,000 |
Final table results:
| Position | Player | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBA | $82,835 |
| 2 | TBA | $51,037 |
| 3 | Charles Nguyen | $33,073 |
| 4 | Olivier Doremus | $24,203 |
| 5 | John Taylor | $17,975 |
| 6 | Brian Wong | $13,528 |
| 7 | Marcin Sobczak | $10,308 |
| 8 | David Luttbeg | $7,947 |
| 9 | Kevin Chiem | $6,192 |
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,795,000
995,000
|
995,000 |
|
||
|
735,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #195
Corey Emery raised to 75,000 and Roland Reparejo called to see the flop. Both players checked and Emery then bet 75,000 on the turn. Reparejo called again and then moved all in after the river. Emery had invested 225,000 chips and asked for an exact count of the all-in bet. Once it was determined to be 517,000 more, he called:
Emery:
Reparejo:
It was top pair on the turn for Emery versus a set on the river for Reparejo. Straight after the level was done and the chips were bagged. Players will have to come back tomorrow at 2 p.m. Vegas time to continue their battle and find a winner.
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #191
Reparejo raised to 75,000 and Emery called. The flop was the and both players checked. The on the turn brought a bet of 75,000 from Emery and Reparejo folded.
Hand #192
Emery called on the button and Reparejo raised to 75,000. Emery made the call and we saw a flop of 
. Reparejo fired 100,000 and Emery folded.
Hand #193
Reparejo raised to 75,000, Emery three-bet to 225,000 and Reparejo folded.
Hand #194
Emery raised to 70,000, Reparejo re-raised to 270,000 and Emery folded.
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #188 Corey Emery limped the button and Roland Reparejo checked. The flop was 
and a bet of 75,000 from Reparejo took it down.
Hand #189 Reparejo limped and when Emery raised he took it down.
Hand #190 Emery raised and Reparejo called. They saw a flop of 
. Both players checked to see a turn . Emery bet 60,000 and took it down.
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #187
Corey Emery raised to 75,000 out of the small blind and Charles Nguyen called. Both checked the flop and then Emery made a delayed continuation bet on the turn. Nguyen moved all in and was called within less than a second:
Emery:
Nguyen:
Nguyen was already drawing dead and both players shook hands before the dealer fanned the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #183
Corey Emery got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #184
Roland Reparejo raised to 75,000 from the button and that won the pot.
Hand #185
Charles Nguyen shoved in the small blind and the big blind folded.
Hand #186
Charles Nguyen shoved for the second time in a row, this time from the button. Again no caller.
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #182
Corey Emery opened for 70,000 and Olivier Doremus three-bet shoved all in. The action came back around to Emery and he snap-called and flipped over the . The of Doremus needed some help but the board ran out 
and Doremus is gone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #179
Reparejo raised to 75,000 and nobody called.
Hand #180
Emery raised to 70,000 from the small blind and Doremus folded
Hand #181
Reparejo opened for 75,000 and all three players folded.
