Event #1: $500 Casino Employees Event
Day 2 Started
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees Event
Day 2 Started
Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon | 400 | 1 | Jason Eisele | United States | 250,000 | 42 |
Amazon | 400 | 2 | Jeremy Daum | United States | 175,000 | 29 |
Amazon | 400 | 3 | Travis Williams | United States | 54,000 | 9 |
Amazon | 400 | 4 | Joshua Greville | United States | 89,000 | 15 |
Amazon | 400 | 5 | Russell Corpis | United States | 105,000 | 18 |
Amazon | 400 | 6 | Patrick Fewell | United States | 50,000 | 8 |
Amazon | 400 | 7 | John Postl | United States | 46,000 | 8 |
Amazon | 400 | 8 | Justin Wong | United States | 183,000 | 31 |
Amazon | 400 | 9 | Filimon Zamora | United States | 69,000 | 12 |
Amazon | 401 | 1 | Brian Wong | United States | 42,000 | 7 |
Amazon | 401 | 2 | Justin Slavin | United States | 201,000 | 34 |
Amazon | 401 | 3 | Isaac Hanson | United States | 249,000 | 42 |
Amazon | 401 | 4 | Rick Marting | United States | 73,000 | 12 |
Amazon | 401 | 5 | Bryan Wienhoff | United States | 311,000 | 52 |
Amazon | 401 | 6 | Marco Brown | United States | 203,000 | 34 |
Amazon | 401 | 7 | Austin Roberts | United States | 324,000 | 54 |
Amazon | 401 | 8 | Miguel Cardenas | United States | 512,000 | 85 |
Amazon | 401 | 9 | Adrian Hollie | United States | 42,000 | 7 |
Amazon | 402 | 2 | Errol Krupiarz | United States | 20,000 | 3 |
Amazon | 402 | 3 | Matthew Mich | United States | 87,000 | 15 |
Amazon | 402 | 4 | Eric Fenzke | United States | 141,000 | 24 |
Amazon | 402 | 5 | Stephanie Otteson | Canada | 479,000 | 80 |
Amazon | 402 | 6 | Corey Eiferle | United States | 248,000 | 41 |
Amazon | 402 | 7 | Derek Shoemaker | United States | 311,000 | 52 |
Amazon | 402 | 8 | Benjamin Chang | United States | 45,000 | 8 |
Amazon | 402 | 9 | William Strough | United States | 34,000 | 6 |
Amazon | 403 | 1 | Jesse Kertland | United States | 398,000 | 66 |
Amazon | 403 | 2 | Ian Feller | United States | 269,000 | 45 |
Amazon | 403 | 3 | Shane Patreau | Canada | 127,000 | 21 |
Amazon | 403 | 4 | Spencer Bennett | United States | 77,000 | 13 |
Amazon | 403 | 5 | Jeffrey Fast | Canada | 324,000 | 54 |
Amazon | 403 | 6 | Brian Matthiessen | United States | 44,000 | 7 |
Amazon | 403 | 7 | Lap Nguyen | United States | 127,000 | 21 |
Amazon | 403 | 8 | Bradley Helm | United States | 465,000 | 78 |
Amazon | 403 | 9 | Mark Fucile | United States | 197,000 | 33 |
Amazon | 404 | 1 | Evan Zlock | United States | 103,000 | 17 |
Amazon | 404 | 2 | Chaan Thomas | United States | 73,000 | 12 |
Amazon | 404 | 3 | Carlo Argentino | United States | 43,000 | 7 |
Amazon | 404 | 4 | Gene Lee | United States | 131,000 | 22 |
Amazon | 404 | 6 | Sieu Cao | Canada | 231,000 | 39 |
Amazon | 404 | 7 | Christopher Fieber | United States | 59,000 | 10 |
Amazon | 404 | 8 | Jordan Ragan | United States | 203,000 | 34 |
Amazon | 404 | 9 | Sergey Babayan | United States | 130,000 | 22 |
Amazon | 405 | 1 | Carlos Aldaz | United States | 283,000 | 47 |
Amazon | 405 | 2 | Darrin Phillips | United States | 120,000 | 20 |
Amazon | 405 | 3 | Patrick Chung | United States | 213,000 | 36 |
Amazon | 405 | 4 | Armando Osuna | United States | 34,000 | 6 |
Amazon | 405 | 5 | Matthew Schlesinger | United States | 75,000 | 13 |
Amazon | 405 | 6 | Chad Roedersheimer | United States | 259,000 | 43 |
Amazon | 405 | 7 | Jeffrey Thompson | United States | 231,000 | 39 |
Amazon | 405 | 8 | Brian Burgess | United States | 170,000 | 28 |
Amazon | 405 | 9 | Mike Majerus | United States | 180,000 | 30 |
Amazon | 406 | 1 | Jason Bardol | United States | 64,000 | 11 |
Amazon | 406 | 2 | Vincent Ikeh | United States | 132,000 | 22 |
Amazon | 406 | 3 | Rios Dagoberto | United States | 71,000 | 12 |
Amazon | 406 | 4 | Jeramie Contreras | United States | 48,000 | 8 |
Amazon | 406 | 5 | Adam Lamers | Canada | 116,000 | 19 |
Amazon | 406 | 6 | Cecil Simms | United States | 92,000 | 15 |
Amazon | 406 | 7 | Brett Janiga | United States | 136,000 | 23 |
Amazon | 406 | 9 | Jorge Ruiz | United States | 426,000 | 71 |
Amazon | 407 | 1 | Tomasz Trelski | United States | 68,000 | 11 |
Amazon | 407 | 2 | Michael Parker | United States | 104,000 | 17 |
Amazon | 407 | 3 | Thomas Kubin | United States | 91,000 | 15 |
Amazon | 407 | 4 | Joseph Appler | United States | 219,000 | 37 |
Amazon | 407 | 5 | Jose Zaragoza | United States | 192,000 | 32 |
Amazon | 407 | 6 | Steven Mcloughlin | United States | 151,000 | 25 |
Amazon | 407 | 7 | Thomas Timmons | United States | 309,000 | 52 |
Amazon | 407 | 8 | Cosmo Andoloro | United States | 650,000 | 108 |
Amazon | 407 | 9 | Stephen Duvall | United States | 141,000 | 24 |
Amazon | 408 | 1 | Frank Nguyen | United States | 205,000 | 34 |
Amazon | 408 | 2 | Jon Friedberg | United States | 360,000 | 60 |
Amazon | 408 | 3 | Christopher Bowen | United States | 633,000 | 106 |
Amazon | 408 | 4 | Timothy Schonherr | United States | 17,000 | 3 |
Amazon | 408 | 5 | Jesse Odenheimer | United States | 290,000 | 48 |
Amazon | 408 | 6 | Wen Wang | United States | 52,000 | 9 |
Amazon | 408 | 7 | Zachary Lee | United States | 140,000 | 23 |
Amazon | 408 | 9 | Brian Mikesh | United States | 70,000 | 12 |
Amazon | 409 | 2 | Teng Zheng | United States | 264,000 | 44 |
Amazon | 409 | 3 | Richard Maxie | United States | 167,000 | 28 |
Amazon | 409 | 4 | Fredric David | United States | 193,000 | 32 |
Amazon | 409 | 5 | Rebecka Hinson | United States | 76,000 | 13 |
Amazon | 409 | 6 | Brian Belkin | United States | 316,000 | 53 |
Amazon | 409 | 7 | Daniel Florio | United States | 114,000 | 19 |
Amazon | 409 | 8 | Billie Parker | United States | 92,000 | 15 |
Amazon | 409 | 9 | Chris Conner | United States | 109,000 | 18 |
Amazon | 410 | 1 | Scott Hecker | United States | 139,000 | 23 |
Amazon | 410 | 2 | Darren Wakefield | United States | 165,000 | 28 |
Amazon | 410 | 3 | Bohao Zhu | United States | 193,000 | 32 |
Amazon | 410 | 4 | Joseph Lamberta | United States | 186,000 | 31 |
Amazon | 410 | 5 | John Mantouvalos | United States | 123,000 | 21 |
Amazon | 410 | 6 | Christopher Orio | United States | 281,000 | 47 |
Amazon | 410 | 7 | Nicholas Haynes | United States | 185,000 | 31 |
Amazon | 410 | 8 | Asad Abdullah | United States | 50,000 | 8 |
Amazon | 410 | 9 | Melchor Espiritu | United States | 166,000 | 28 |
Amazon | 411 | 1 | Andrew Proesch | United States | 118,000 | 20 |
Amazon | 411 | 2 | Gregorios Lamprinos | United States | 28,000 | 5 |
Amazon | 411 | 3 | Keith Lauder III | United States | 97,000 | 16 |
Amazon | 411 | 4 | Ron Campbell | Canada | 39,000 | 7 |
Amazon | 411 | 5 | Daniel Goldman | United States | 133,000 | 22 |
Amazon | 411 | 6 | Robert Ostler | United States | 64,000 | 11 |
Amazon | 411 | 7 | Leon Wheeler | United States | 67,000 | 11 |
Amazon | 411 | 8 | Kurtis Hendrickson | United States | 61,000 | 10 |
Amazon | 411 | 9 | Amanda Wheeler | United States | 124,000 | 21 |
It's Day 2 of the 50th Annual World Series of Poker and with that, it's time for Day 2 of Event #1: $500 Casino Employees Event. Only 103 players remain out of the 686 entries that were made and they are all in the money at the start of today. All 103 players have secured a cash of at least $727 while the first-place prize stands at $62,345.
Last year the tournament attracted 566 players and that field grew to 686 this year. That resulted in a slightly bigger first-place prize and eighteen more places paid in the tournament. Jordan Hufty won the tournament last year collecting his first gold bracelet. Hufty is not playing Day 2 of this year's event and we will crown a new champion in the event.
The chip lead is in the hands of Cosmo Andoloro. He bagged over 100 big blinds when he ended the day with 650,000 at big blind 6,000 and he has the best starting position on when Day 2 kicks off at noon. Others still in the field include Planet Hollywood dealer Christopher Bowen (633,000), Thunder Valley Poker Room Manager Miguel Cardenas (512,000), Stephanie Otteson (479,000), and Talking Stick Poker Host Brad Helm (465,000). Joining them in Day 2 are WSOP Bracelet winner Jon Freidberg (360,000), Austin Roberts (342,000), who just finished in third place at the Run It Up Reno VIII Main Event, WSOP Poker Editor Isaac Hanson (249,000), and PokerNews Live Reporter Adam Lamers (116,000).
The plan is to play down to the final six today and they will play down to a winner on Day 3. The tournament will start at noon local time and they will continue in the blind level 3,000/6,000 with a big blind ante of 6,000.
PokerNews will be on the floor to report on all the action happening.
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Cards are back in the air for Day 2 of Event #1: $500 Casino Employee Event. The 103 remaining players have secured at least $727 and they will play down to the final six today.
Timothy Schonherr, who started the day last in chips, got his remaining 17,000 in from under-the-gun, and Brian Mikesh three-bet shoved for 70,000 in the cutoff, folding out the rest of the field.
Timothy Schonherr:
Brian Mikesh:
"I only looked at one," Schonherr said.
The flop was safe for Mikesh, and while he improved to a set on the turn, Schonherr picked up a gutshot straight draw as well as the nut flush draw. He couldn't improve on the river, however, and Schonherr is one of the first to hit the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Mikesh |
102,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Timothy Schonherr | Busted |
Jorge Ruiz, a poker dealer at Montego Bay casino in Wendover, Nevada, raised under the gun to 21,000 and it folded all the way around to Brett Janiga in the big blind. He took his time to count out not only a call but a three-bet to 51,000. Ruiz then four-bet to 101,000 and it was back to Janiga.
Janiga went into the tank and he took his time before he pushed his last chips forward. The five-bet all-in was for 145,000 in total and Ruiz wanted to know how much he had to call.
''That's a good sign'' said Janiga who was eventually called by Ruiz.
Janiga was ahead with and he dominated the of Ruiz.
The board ran out and Janiga was eliminated after a three-outer on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jorge Ruiz |
570,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
Brett Janiga | Busted |
Jeramie Contreras jammed for 33,000 from the hijack, and action folded to Jorge Ruiz in the big blind.
"You don't have to call every hand," Contreras told Ruiz with a grin. Ruiz shrugged, then splashed in a call.
Jeramie Contreras:
Jorge Ruiz:
Ruiz's live cards added a gutshot straight draw on the flop. He bricked the turn, but the river gave Ruiz a winning pair of sixes, sending a frustrated Contreras out of his seat and off to get paid.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jorge Ruiz |
590,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Jeramie Contreras | Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Isaac Hanson raised from the button to 20,000 and big blind Bryan Wienhoff defended his big blind.
The flop fell and both players checked to see the turn. They checked again and the river completed the board.
Wienhoff decided to lead out on the river with a bet of 28,000 and Hanson flicked in a call.
Wienhoff opened up and Hanson had called with .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Isaac Hanson |
330,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
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Bryan Wienhoff |
260,000
-51,000
|
-51,000 |