2018 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$61,909
Event Info
Buy-in
$565
Prize Pool
$283,000
Entries
566
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Only 13 Remain in Event #1: $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em with $61,909 For the Winner

Brad Helm
Brad Helm

The field has been cut down from 566 to just 13 in Event #1: $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em and players are just a few spots away from what will be the second final table of this series. Currently leading the way is Jodie Sanders, a table games dealer from Southern California.

On Wednesday night, Sanders bagged up over half a million chips, giving him over 100,000 more than his nearest competitor, Jordan Hufty, who bagged up 399,000. Sanders has cashed in this event before, having already improved upon his 28th-place finish from years ago by making it to the final 13.

Many of the remaining players in the field are locking up their very first World Series of Poker cash. The exception is perhaps the most accomplished of those remaining, Bradley Helm, who has 13 World Series of Poker cashes already under his belt worth more than $150,000. Helm, who is a Poker Host, is looking for his second WSOP final table as well. He'll look to improve on that fourth-place finish with a win here in this event for his first bracelet. Helm bagged up 140,000 on Day 1 which put him right around the middle of the pack.

The plan is to play down to a winner on Thursday and with 13 left, it's still anyone's game. Levels have been increased today from 30 minutes to 60 minutes, so it's likely that play will slow down at least a little bit. Players are gunning for the first-place prize of $61,909 and a World Series of Poker gold bracelet which is a big jump up from the $2,484 that they are guaranteed to start the day.

Day 2 Seat Draw:

TableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
4391Empty  
4392Katie KoppUnited States172,000
4393Empty  
4394Empty  
4395Won KimUnited States319,000
4396Terry BaniaUnited States35,000
4397Thomas YenowineUnited States130,000
4398Tom RatanakulUnited States58,000
4399Jordan HuftyUnited States399,000
     
4471Empty  
4472Jason PepperUnited States168,000
4473Zachary SeymourUnited States242,000
4474Jodie SandersUnited States509,000
4475Brad HelmUnited States140,000
4476Skyler YeatonUnited States317,000
4477Empty  
4478Anthony DewaldUnited States81,000
4479Tom BookerUnited States283,000

Action is set to begin at 12 p.m. local time, so be sure to stay tuned in as PokerNews will have coverage down to a winner for this event.

Tags: Bradley HelmJodie Sanders