Event #1: $500 Casino Employees Event | 2019 World Series of Poker

05-31-2019 13:07 UTC-7

Hands #99-103: Ruiz Jams

BrandonTemple

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Hand #99: Jorge Ruiz got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #100: Isaac Hanson raised to 350,000 on the button, and everyone folded.

Hand #101: Ruiz jammed for 1,900,000 on the button, and everyone folded.

Hand #102: Nicholas Haynes raised to 350,000 from the small blind, and Hanson folded his big blind.

Hand #103: Ruiz got a walk in the big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Hanson	8,600,000	-400,000
Jesse Kertland	3,200,000	-500,000
Nicholas Haynes	3,200,000
Jorge Ruiz	2,400,000	100,000

Tags: Isaac Hanson Jorge Ruiz Nicholas Haynes

05-31-2019 13:05 UTC-7

Hands #97-98: Haynes Doubles Up Through Ruiz

GeoffFisk

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Hand #97: The action folded through to Nicholas Haynes on the big blind, who took down an uncontested pot.

Hand #98: Jorge Ruiz raised to 355,000 on the cutoff, and Nicholas Haynes jammed for his last 1.44 million. Ruiz called.

Nicholas Haynes:
Jorge Ruiz:

The flop came , giving Haynes top pair. The turn improved Haynes to two pair, and left Ruiz drawing thin to a gutshot straight on the river. The final card fell , and Haynes doubled up and left Ruiz with the short stack at the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Haynes	3,200,000	1,800,000
Jorge Ruiz	2,300,000	-1,000,000

Tags: Jorge Ruiz Nicholas Haynes

05-31-2019 12:56 UTC-7

Hands #92-96: Hanson Gets Aggressive

BrandonTemple

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Hand #92: Nicholas Haynes jammed for 1,360,000 from under the gun, and everyone folded.

Hand #93: Isaac Hanson raised to 350,000 from under the gun, and everyone folded.

Hand #94: Jesse Kertland raised to 325,000 on the button, and everyone folded.

Hand #95: Hanson limped in from the small blind, and Jorge Ruiz checked his option in the big blind.

The flop saw Hanson bet 275,000, and Ruiz quickly folded.

Hand #96: Hanson raised to 350,000 on the button, and everyone folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Hanson	9,000,000	800,000
Jesse Kertland	3,700,000
Jorge Ruiz	3,300,000	-800,000
Nicholas Haynes	1,400,000	-400,000

Tags: Isaac Hanson Jesse Kertland Jorge Ruiz Nicholas Haynes

05-31-2019 12:51 UTC-7

Hands #89-91: Hanson Takes Down a Big Pot

GeoffFisk

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Hand #89: Isaac Hanson raised to 350,000 on the cutoff, and all other players folded.

Hand #90: Jesse Kertland raised to 360,000 on the button, and Isaac Hanson called on the big blind. The flop came , and Hanson checked, followed by a 350,000 bet from Kertland.

The came on the turn, and Hanson checked again, with Kertland checking back. The river came the , and Hanson fired for 1.15 million. Kertland tanked for a couple of minutes, then folded.

Hand #91: The action folded to Isaac Hanson, who raised to 480,000 on the button. Jorge Ruiz folded on the big blind and Hanson took down the blinds and antes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Hanson	8,200,000	1,200,000
Jesse Kertland	3,700,000	-1,400,000

Tags: Isaac Hanson Jesse Kertland Jorge Ruiz

05-31-2019 12:44 UTC-7

Adam Lamers Eliminated in 5th Place ($13,441)

BrandonTemple

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Hand #88: Adam Lamers jammed for 1,460,000 from the cutoff, and Jorge Ruiz three-bet shoved for 2,350,000 in the small blind, chasing out Jesse Kertland in the big blind.

Adam Lamers:
Jorge Ruiz:

"King!" Lamers' rail yelled out.

The flop was of little help to Lamers, and the turn left Lamers looking for a king or queen to come behind and win, or a three for a chop. The river bricked off, and the PokerNews Live Reporter took his leave with a rousing amount of applause from his supportive rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Ruiz	4,100,000	1,700,000
Adam Lamers	Busted

Tags: Adam Lamers Jesse Kertland Jorge Ruiz

Level: 31

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

05-31-2019 12:41 UTC-7

Hands #86-87: Kertland Finds a Miracle on the River

GeoffFisk

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Hand #86: Nicholas Haynes raised to 250,000 on the button, and both blinds folded.

Hand #87: Jesse Kertland raised to 255,000, and Jorge Ruiz called in the big blind. The flop came and Ruiz led out for 400,000. Kertland raised to 1.1 million, Ruiz three-bet to 2.21 million, and Kertland called all in for his last 1.1 million.

Jesse Kertland:
Jorge Ruiz:

The flush came in for Ruiz on the , putting Kertland in dire straits. Kertland found the miracle on the river, however, with the hitting the board for a full house to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Kertland	5,100,000	2,600,000
Jorge Ruiz	2,400,000	-2,500,000

Tags: Jesse Kertland Jorge Ruiz

05-31-2019 12:34 UTC-7

Hands #84-85: Lamers Doubles Through Haynes

BrandonTemple

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Hand #84: Adam Lamers jammed for 790,000 from under the gun, and Nicholas Haynes called in the big blind.

Adam Lamers:
Nicholas Haynes:

Lamers held on the flop, and after the turn, his rail screamed, "Deuce!"

Sure enough, the fell on the river, and Lamers went to his rail and celebrated his double-up with a round of hi-fives.

Hand #85: Jorge Ruiz raised to 350,000 from the cutoff, and everyone folded.

Adam Lamers with PokerNews Team — Adam Lamers celebrates the double-up with the PokerNews team.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Ruiz	4,900,000	300,000
Nicholas Haynes	1,800,000	-925,000
Adam Lamers	1,500,000	650,000

Tags: Adam Lamers Jorge Ruiz Nicholas Haynes

05-31-2019 12:32 UTC-7

Hands #80-83: Kertland Doubles Through Ruiz

GeoffFisk

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Hand #80 Isaac Hanson raised to 250,000, and all other players folded, with Hanson taking down the blinds and antes.

Hand #81 Jorge Ruiz raised to 450,000 from hijack, and got no callers, taking down the blinds and antes.

Hand #82 Isaac Hanson raised to 360,000 on the small blind, and the raise got through.

Hand #83 Jorge Ruiz raised to 1.2 million on the small blind and Jesse Kertland called for his last 1.08 million on the big blind. Ruiz turned over , going up against Kertland’s .

The board ran out , and Kertland’s pocket eights held up for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Ruiz	4,600,000	-1,200,000
Jesse Kertland	2,500,000	880,000

Tags: Isaac Hanson Jesse Kertland Jorge Ruiz

05-31-2019 12:22 UTC-7

Hands #75-79: Ruiz Chipping Up

BrandonTemple

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Hand #75: Isaac Hanson raised to 250,000 from under the gun, and everyone folded.

Hand #76: Nicholas Haynes raised to 250,000 on the button, and everyone folded.

Hand #77: Adam Lamers raised to 250,000 on the button, and Jorge Ruiz called in the big blind.

On the flop, Ruiz checked, and Lamers checked back.

The fell on the turn, and Ruiz checked. Lamers checked again.

The completed the board on the river, and Ruiz bet 250,000. Lamers folded.

Hand #78: Ruiz raised to 310,000 from the small blind, and Jesse Kertland folded in the big blind.

Hand #79: Kertland jammed for 1,080,000 in the small blind, and Haynes folded in the big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Ruiz	5,800,000	600,000
Adam Lamers	850,000	-450,000

Tags: Adam Lamers Isaac Hanson Jesse Kertland Jorge Ruiz Nicholas Haynes