2019 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $500 Casino Employees Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$62,345
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$297,975
Entries
685
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000

Big Slick Does the Trick For Plant

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

A player raised to 600 from the small blind, only to be met with a three-bet to 3,200 from Diana Plant in the big blind. The small blind thought for a moment, then called.

On the {5-Spades}{a-Spades}{7-Diamonds} flop, the small blind led out for 2,500. Plant quickly raised to 7,000, and the small blind called.

The small blind checked the {3-Spades} turn, and Plant bet 10,000. The small blind thought for a moment, then tossed in a call.

Both players checked the {7-Clubs} river, and the small blind tabled {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}. Plant had that beat with her {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}, and she raked in the healthy pot.

Player Chips Progress
Diana Plant us
Diana Plant
54,000

Tags: Diana Plant

Tuttrup's Got a Lot of Aces

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

A player in the hijack raised to 800, and the cutoff called. Roger Tuttrup three-bet to 2,000 from the small blind, and only the cutoff called.

Tuttrup bet 2,000 on the {8-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop, and the cutoff called.

The {j-Clubs} turn saw Tuttrup repeat the 2,000 bet, and the cutoff called again.

Tuttrup bet 2,000 again after the {a-Spades} river, and the cutoff said, "I gotta see what you've got," before calling.

Tuttrup rolled over {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} for a set of aces, and his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Roger Tuttrup us
Roger Tuttrup
43,000

Tags: Roger Tuttrup

Familiar Foes From Last Year's Casino Employees Event Tangle

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Katie Kopp at last year's Final Table
Katie Kopp at last year's Final Table

Katie Kopp, who finished third in this event last year, raised to 500 from UTG+1, and John Bednarczyk, who finished 16th in the same event, three-bet to 800 from the hijack. Kopp called.

Both players checked the {q-Spades}{k-Hearts}{j-Hearts} flop, and Kopp checked the {5-Clubs} turn as well. Bednarczyk bet 200, and Kopp check-raised to 1,100. Bednarczyk three-bet to 2,000, and Kopp called, while saying, "I have no idea what's going on!"

Kopp checked the {j-Clubs} river, and Bednarczyk bet 5,000. Kopp quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
John Bednarczyk us
John Bednarczyk
32,000 32,000
Katie Kopp us
Katie Kopp
WSOP 1X Winner
25,600 600

Tags: John BednarczykKatie Kopp

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Batza Regrets His Bet

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

On a {q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop, the small blind checked over to PokerNews Live Reporter Milko van Winden in the hijack, who bet 600 into a pot of 1,000. Ryan Batza called in the cutoff, and the small blind folded.

Van Winden slowed down with a check on the {q-Diamonds} turn, and Batza bet 1,600. Van Winden folded.

"I'll make it just a thousand!" Batza said with a grin, before turning over {q-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for trip queens and a gutshot straight flush draw.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Batza us
Ryan Batza
34,000
Milko van Winden nl
Milko van Winden
PokerNews
23,300 -1,700

Tags: Milko van WindenRyan Batza

Booze Lays a Trap

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Brian Booze checked a {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Hearts} flop from the big blind, as did a player in the lojack. The cutoff announced a bet of 800 into the 1,300 pot, and only Booze called.

The {a-Diamonds} fell on the turn, and Booze checked again. The cutoff bet 1,500, and Booze called.

Booze checked the {10-Hearts} river, and the cutoff announced, "Two pair."

Booze rolled over {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} for a full house, and the cutoff mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Booze us
Brian Booze
28,100

Tags: Brian Booze

Klemm Chips Up With Kings

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

In a battle of the blinds, the small blind raised to 800, and Tony Klemm three-bet to 2,500 in the big blind.

"Why so much?" the small blind asked, before eventually tossing in a call.

Both players quickly checked a {k-Clubs}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds} flop, and the {a-Hearts} rolled off on the turn. The small blind checked, and Klemm bet 2,500.

"Queens are dead," the small blind said before tossing her {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} up on the felt. Klemm flashed his {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} for a flopped top set, and he took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Klemm us
Tony Klemm
31,500

Tags: Tony Klemm

Faces In The Crowd

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Haley Hintze us
Haley Hintze
25,000 25,000
Katie Kopp us
Katie Kopp
WSOP 1X Winner
25,000 25,000
Sam Cosby us
Sam Cosby
25,000 25,000
Brian Soja us
Brian Soja
25,000 25,000
Kevin Mathers us
Kevin Mathers
PokerNews
25,000 25,000
Adam Lamers ca
Adam Lamers
PokerNews
25,000 25,000
Yori Epskamp nl
Yori Epskamp
PokerNews
25,000 25,000
Chad Holloway us
Chad Holloway
WSOP 1X Winner
PokerNews
25,000 25,000
Jonathan Aguiar pt
Jonathan Aguiar
WSOP 1X Winner
25,000 25,000
Steven McLoughlin us
Steven McLoughlin
25,000
Asad Abdullah us
Asad Abdullah
25,000 25,000
Stephen Rose us
Stephen Rose
25,000 25,000
Teng Zheng us
Teng Zheng
25,000 25,000
Leo Contreras us
Leo Contreras
PokerNews
25,000 25,000
Milko van Winden nl
Milko van Winden
PokerNews
25,000 25,000
Sumanth Reddy us
Sumanth Reddy
25,000 25,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 0

Shuffle Up and Deal!

WSOP Tournament Director Kevin Ferguson just kicked off the 50th annual World Series of Poker with the customary "Shuffle up and deal!" and cards are officially in the air for Event #1 at the 2019 WSOP!