Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2014 World Series of Poker

05-28-2014 16:14 UTC-7

Peter Alba Eliminated In 17th Place ($3,157)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Cameron Tullis opened the action with a raise to 9,000 in middle position. One seat over, Peter Alba moved all in for just above 50,000 and all other players folded. Tullis made the call and it was off to the races:

Tullis:
Alba:

After the devastating flop, Alba was crushed and sighed, "Wow, you just hit everything there." Only one out could save Alba, but the turn changed nothing, and now the deck's lone remaining trey would see him survive. The river wasn't what Alba was looking for though, and he headed to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cameron Tullis	225,500 86,000	86,000
Peter Alba	Busted

05-28-2014 16:01 UTC-7

Eric Monson Eliminated In 18th Place ($3,157)

[user269680]

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Things are getting real as we are down to two tables, but Eric Monson's stack wasn't built to stick around for too long.

Brian Wong raised all in from middle position for 56,000 and Monson pushed his stack all in as well, though it was just a few big blinds. He saw the bad news as Wong flipped over and his needed some serious help.

The board ran out and Monson is out in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Monson	Busted

05-28-2014 15:42 UTC-7

Mo Nuwwarah Eliminated In 19th Place ($2,585)

[user252447]

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Mo Nuwwarah open shoved for his remaining stack but his timing was a little off as his was called by the of Olivier Doremus.

The board ran out .

The last PokerNews employee standing was now walking to the pay-out desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mo Nuwwarah	Busted

Tags: Mo Nuwwarah Olivier Doremus

05-28-2014 15:39 UTC-7

Sherwin Pilalia Eliminated In 20th Place ($2,585)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Brian Wong checked the stack of Sherwin Pilalia in the big blind after the action had folded to his small blind. He then moved all in and Pilalia called off with the . Wong turned over the and immediately shut down all hopes of a comeback for his opponent when the dealer delivered the flop. Both the turn and the river changed nothing at all and we are only one elimination away from another redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sherwin Pilalia	Busted

Tags: Brian Wong Sherwin Pilalia

05-28-2014 15:37 UTC-7

Luis Gadiana Eliminated In 21st Place ($2,585)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The rich get richer and simply run well. Luis Gadiana was all in with pocket sixes and got called by chip leader Aaron Henderson, who held the . He spiked the set on the board and that was it.

John Taylor four-bet shoved for 90,000 and got called by Patricia Baker, after the latter had put in a three-bet to 30,000. Baker called immediately and showed , but Taylor had that beat with the . After the board ran out , Taylor cheered for the double up and high fived with Corey Emery who had just walked by.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Gadiana	Busted

Tags: Aaron Henderson Corey Emery John Taylor Luis Gadiana Patricia Baker

05-28-2014 15:34 UTC-7

Mindy Ritchie Eliminated In 23rd Place ($2,585)

[user269680]

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Mindy Ritchie raised all in from the button for 30,000 and Aaron Henderson made the call from the small blind. Ritchie's needed some help against the of Henderson.

The flop of left Henderson ahead, as Ritchie begged for a queen or king. Neither came, however, as the board ran out .

Ritchie is out and Henderson is back to running well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mindy Ritchie	Busted

Tags: Aaron Henderson Mindy Ritchie

05-28-2014 15:06 UTC-7

Dustin Iannotti Eliminated In 27th Place ($2,585)

[user269680]

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

David Luttbeg raised to 6,000 from under-the-gun and received a call before Dustin Iannotti shoved all in for 56,000. It folded around to Aaron Henderson in the big blind who made the call. Luttbeg thought for a moment before eventually folding, leaving Iannotti heads up versus Henderson at risk.

Iannotti's couldn't improve against the of Henderson as the board ran out .

Iannotti was eliminated and after a few hits at the end of the last level, Henderson is back over 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dustin Iannotti	Busted

Tags: Aaron Henderson David Luttbeg Dustin Iannotti

05-28-2014 14:20 UTC-7

Henderson Takes Down a Monster

[user269680]

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

On the last hand before break, we walked up to a ton of chips in the middle preflop and Ray Kluever contemplating his move from the small blind.

It appeared that the action had started with Ronaldo Rodriguez opening from middle position, with a raise from Kluever to 11,500. Henderson had four-bet all in from the big blind and Rodriguez called all in for approximately 39,000.

"Do I go for the triple up," Kluever asked. He seemingly agonized over his decision and then said "I have big slick," which prompted a warning from the dealer to not talk about his hand. Finally, Kluever said, "Screw it, I came to win" and made the call.

He was in bad shape with his as Henderson turned over and Rodriguez had them both crushed with . The flop was and Kluever cheered as he had flopped broadway. Almost in unison, though the table said "diamonds" and the dealer cruelly turned the to seal it for Henderson.

The completed the board as Kluever and Rodriguez stood stunned. Rodriguez finished in 38th place, Kluever in 37th and Henderson is now the big daddy with 285,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Henderson	285,000 169,300	169,300
Ray Kluever	Busted
Ronaldo Rodriguez	Busted