Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$297,975
Entries
685
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Trenholm Knows How to Win Tournaments
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
Brandyn Trenholm raised to 1,100 from the hijack, and was called by the button and the big blind.
Action checked to Trenholm on a 
flop, and he bet 2,200. The button folded, but the big blind check-raised all in for 9,500. Trenholm called.
Brandyn Trenholm: 
Opponent: 
"Don't write this one up!" Trenholm said with a grin.
Trenholm pulled ahead on the 
turn, but his two pair needed to dodge a spade or a ten to secure the elimination. The 
was safe, and he knocked out his opponent.
"Horrible calls are how you win tournaments!" Trenholm said, laughing, after shipping in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000
31,900
|
31,900 |
|
||
Batza Bounced By David
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
Ryan Batza jammed for 8,600 from the cutoff, and Fred David made the call on the button.
"I only saw one," Batza said before tabling his hand.
Ryan Batza: 
Fred David: 
"I'll take it!" Batza said after seeing he was ahead.
After the 
flop gave David the nut flush draw, Batza winced and said, "I don't like it anymore."
The turn kept Batza in front, but the 
river paired David.
"Yuck! Nice hand." Batza told David before hitting the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
88,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
More for Epskamp
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
A player under-the-gun raised to 1,500, and Yori Epskamp called in the hijack.
The under-the-gun player bet 2,500 on the 
flop, and Epskamp called.
Both players checked the turn, and the under-the-gun player bet 5,000 on the 
river. Epskamp raised to 16,200, and his opponent snapped him off, only to muck after Epskamp showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,500
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
|
||
DraftKings Business Data Analyst Teng Zheng Gets His First Taste Of WSOP Action
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
Teng Zheng
Age: 24
DraftKings Position: Business Data Analyst
Born in China, Teng Zheng came to the United States when he was just four years old. He grew up in Philadelphia – he’s a huge Sixers fan – and would go on to attend Harvard University.
“I was first exposed to poker at a college retreat trip,” said Zheng, who enjoys watching/playing basketball and going out in New York City. “I remember having top pair, getting it all in on the flop versus aces and sucking out. Shortly after that I read some online resources/books and started grinding a bit online at micro-stakes.”
He continued: “I started playing a lot of home games my senior year of college, and my first casino experience was two years ago at Mohegan Sun. I remember being super nervous, but ended up positive that night. I’m primarily a $1/$2 and $2/$5 cash game player and haven’t played a WSOP event before so I’m really excited.”
As for who among the six-strong team he thinks would win a last longer, two players jump to mind.
“I think Steve Rose will last the longest because he plays very disciplined and usually doesn’t get out of line. That being said, Asad has been running hot online lately so hopefully his luck continues!”
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,700
9,700
|
9,700 |
Break Time
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
Players are off on their second fifteen-minute break of the day.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
A Round Of Chip Counts
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
55,500
|
55,500 |
|
|
85,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
78,000 | |
|
|
70,000
500
|
500 |
|
|
||
|
|
65,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
34,000 | |
|
||
|
|
31,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
30,600
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
|
||
|
|
30,600
30,600
|
30,600 |
|
|
29,300
-44,700
|
-44,700 |
|
|
||
|
28,200
3,200
|
3,200 |
|
|
||
|
28,200
-3,300
|
-3,300 |
|
|
27,000
2,400
|
2,400 |
|
|
||
|
26,100
-3,900
|
-3,900 |
|
23,000
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
19,200
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
14,600
-9,300
|
-9,300 |
|
10,000
-9,400
|
-9,400 |
|
|
||
Gomez Takes From KevMath
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Four players limped in to see a 
flop together, and action checked to Kevin "KevMath" Mathers on the button, who bet 1,500. Derek Gomez check-raised to 3,500 in the small blind, and action folded back to Mathers, who thought for a moment before tossing in a call.
Gomez bet 4,000 after the fell on the turn, and Mathers gave it a moment of thought before tossing his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
21,200
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800