With 3,000 already in the pot, Lesa Wilson bet 2,800 on a 
flop from the small blind. The button tanked for about two minutes, then tossed in a call.
The 
fell on the turn, and Wilson quickly jammed for 10,500. The button gave it considerably less thought before pushing his cards to the dealer, awarding the pot to Wilson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,100 |
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A player raised to 700 from the hijack, and Bemidji, Minnesota native Eric Anderson three-bet to 1,900 from the cutoff. The hijack confirmed the amount, then tossed in a call.
The hijack checked a 
flop over to Anderson, who bet 3,000. His opponent thought briefly before folding, and Anderson slowly turned over 
before taking down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | 3,800 |
The 50th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicks off today with $500 buy-in Event #1: Casino Employees Event. The tournament is open to those who either work in casinos or in the gaming industry, and thanks to their sportsbook in New Jersey, DraftKings personnel are permitted to play.
They’ll be well represented in their first year of eligibility as a team of six players traveled from the East Coast to compete for the summer’s first bracelet. PokerNews caught up with each DraftKings employee – one of which is already a WSOP bracelet winner – talk about the opening event of the 2019 WSOP.
Jonathan Aguiar
Age: 35
DraftKings Position: Senior Advisor for High Stakes Gaming
Jonathan Aguiar is no stranger to poker, though it’s been awhile since he’s been at the felt. By his own count, the Casino Employee Event will be just his third tournament in the last three years. That’s because he’s been focused on his career with DraftKings, which he pursued full time after giving up poker back in 2013.
“I’m focusing on making DraftKings Casino and Sportsbook the best place to play for those looking for the most action,” said Aguiar. “I used to play a little poker back in the day but these days I’m more likely to be golfing.”
It wasn’t always that way for Aguiar, who has more than $1.6 million in lifetime earnings. That includes a career-best $336,661 for winning the 2012 WSOP Europe Event #5: €10,000 Mixed Max for his first and thus far only gold bracelet. Not too shabby for a guy who learned the game from a pair of nicknamed Canadians.
“Back in 2002, as a freshman in college, I lived across the hall from a pair of 22-year-old Canadian junior hockey age-outs that went by ‘Luck’ and ‘Carpy,’” Aguiar explained. “They were able to buy beer and hosted games in their room. One day Carpy showed me the old
pokerroom.com flash poker site where you could get a free $5 to sign up and that was that.”
While Aguiar is the odds-on favorite to do the best among the DraftKings team, he did offer a guess as to who he thinks will go the deepest.
“Probably Sumanth because he’s a giant nit and going to make Day 2 with three big blinds.”
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Players are off on their first fifteen-minute break of the day.
A player limped in from the lojack, and the hijack raised to 1,200. Matt Kramer called in the cutoff, as did the lojack.
On the 
flop, the lojack checked to the hijack, who bet 2,300. Kramer raised to 6,000, and the lojack called. The hijack thought for a moment, then called as well.
Action checked to Kramer on the 
turn, and he jammed for 12,000. The lojack, who had 9,400 left in her stack, shrugged, then pushed the tower of chips in the middle.
"Are you kidding me?" the hijack said while laughing. "Sick to my stomach, right there." She eventually folded, while telling the table she mucked 
.
Matt Kramer: 
Opponent: 
Kramer was on the right side of a set-over-set cooler, and he dodged the one-outer on the river to score the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,300 |
Cody Boyles raised to 800 from under-the-gun, and the player next to act three-bet to 2,300. Boyles thought for a moment, then tossed in a call.
Boyles checked the 
flop to his opponent, who bet 3,000. Boyles responded with a check-raise shove for his last 12,700, sending his opponent into the tank.
After about two minutes, Boyles' opponent grinned, then kicked his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,800 | 20,800 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000 | 2,000 |
|
|
37,100 | -5,900 |
|
36,800 | 800 |
|
|
34,000 | |
|
33,000 | 7,400 |
|
32,100 | 7,100 |
|
29,500 | |
|
|
28,500 | -3,000 |
|
|
25,900 | |
|
24,500 | |
|
22,200 | |
|
20,100 | 100 |
|
17,200 | -14,800 |
|
12,400 | -12,600 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
