Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
For the first time in 26 months, the poker world came together at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino for the start of the 2021 World Series of Poker.
The $500 Casino Employees Event took its traditional role as the opening event of the WSOP, with 419 entries generating a prize pool of $175,980. After 17 40-minute levels on Day 1, around 50 players survived to Day 2 with their dream of capturing the coveted gold bracelet still alive.
Leading the way is Leo Abbe, a Sportsbook Promotions Associate with DraftKings. Abbe took two big pots off former chip leader Juan Carlos Latuff towards the end of the night to finish with 537,000.
Other big stacks include Shawn Weintraub (474,000), Roberto Reyna (461,000), Andrew Bart (422,000), and Akash Desai (415,000). PokerNews' Jesse Fullen survived the day with 223,000.
Not everyone was fortunate enough to make it through to Day 2. Chad Holloway, the 2013 champion of this event, busted on Day 1, as did 2019 Main Event fourth-place finisher Garry Gates and WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart. PokerNews team members Connor Richards, Matt Hansen, and Dannah Kamp also hit the rail.
The remaining players will return at 12 p.m. PST tomorrow in the Amazon Room. The schedule calls for them to play down to a champion. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for what will surely be a packed day of action.
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
404 | 1 | Jeremy Zimmerman | United States | 71,000 | 7 |
404 | 2 | Gene Lee | United States | 144,000 | 14 |
404 | 3 | Ruben Meza | United States | 72,000 | 7 |
404 | 4 | Jason Smith | United States | 351,000 | 35 |
404 | 5 | Danny Chang | United States | 212,000 | 21 |
404 | 6 | Bryan Garrett | United States | 309,000 | 31 |
404 | 7 | Jerry Garver | United States | 212,000 | 21 |
404 | 8 | Aaron Wells | United States | 149,000 | 15 |
404 | 9 | Ronald Baltazar | United States | 304,000 | 30 |
405 | 1 | Joe Garrett | United States | 56,000 | 6 |
405 | 2 | Marco Starnoni | United States | 363,000 | 36 |
405 | 3 | Brian Matthiesen | United States | 27,000 | 3 |
405 | 4 | Leo Abbe | United States | 537,000 | 54 |
405 | 5 | Randolph Martinez | United States | 146,000 | 15 |
405 | 6 | Chris Minton | United States | 248,000 | 25 |
405 | 7 | Travis Williams | United States | 218,000 | 22 |
405 | 8 | Robert Tzumaedes | United States | 16,000 | 2 |
405 | 9 | Adam Lamers | Canada | 117,000 | 12 |
406 | 1 | Steven McLoughlin | United States | 247,000 | 25 |
406 | 3 | David Margulies | United States | 199,000 | 20 |
406 | 4 | Jesse Fullen | United States | 223,000 | 22 |
406 | 5 | Jason Thompson | United States | 176,000 | 18 |
406 | 6 | Bobby Schmidt | United States | 273,000 | 27 |
406 | 7 | Tom Kubin | United States | 151,000 | 15 |
406 | 8 | Robert Clabaugh | United States | 129,000 | 13 |
406 | 9 | James Scott | United States | 116,000 | 12 |
412 | 1 | Tyler Burke | United States | 186,000 | 19 |
412 | 2 | Kyle Morris | United States | 179,000 | 18 |
412 | 4 | Jack Behrens | United States | 363,000 | 36 |
412 | 5 | Edward Shade | United States | 86,000 | 9 |
412 | 6 | Wenrong Wang | China | 235,000 | 24 |
412 | 7 | Justin Steinman | United States | 194,000 | 19 |
412 | 8 | Rico Cuevas | United States | 104,000 | 10 |
412 | 9 | Joe Chang | United States | 285,000 | 29 |
413 | 1 | Andrew Bart | United States | 422,000 | 42 |
413 | 2 | Jodie Sanders | United States | 79,000 | 8 |
413 | 3 | Christophe Mudd | United States | 274,000 | 27 |
413 | 4 | Jordan Handrich | United States | 146,000 | 15 |
413 | 5 | Akash Desai | United States | 415,000 | 42 |
413 | 6 | Juan Carlos Latoff | United States | 39,000 | 4 |
413 | 7 | Sarah Lee | United States | 70,000 | 7 |
413 | 9 | Krisztian Dora | Hungary | 269,000 | 27 |
414 | 1 | Shawn Weintraub | United States | 474,000 | 47 |
414 | 2 | Daniel Kim | United States | 337,000 | 34 |
414 | 3 | Steven Rose | United States | 82,000 | 8 |
414 | 4 | Evan Zlock | United States | 240,000 | 24 |
414 | 5 | Kimberly Medina | United States | 120,000 | 12 |
414 | 7 | John Hayward | United States | 84,000 | 8 |
414 | 8 | James Barnett | United States | 343,000 | 34 |
414 | 9 | Roberto Reyna | United States | 461,000 | 46 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Leo Abbe
|
537,000 | 122,000 |
Shawn Weintraub
|
474,000 | 139,000 |
Roberto Reyna | 461,000 | 461,000 |
Andrew Bart
|
422,000 | -28,000 |
Akash Desai | 415,000 | 96,000 |
Marco Starnoni
|
363,000 | 363,000 |
Jack Behrens
|
363,000 | 183,000 |
Jason Smith
|
351,000 | 127,000 |
Jimmy Barnett | 343,000 | 343,000 |
Daniel Kim | 337,000 | 24,000 |
Bryan Garrett
|
309,000 | 309,000 |
Ronald Baltazar
|
304,000 | 90,000 |
Joe Chang | 285,000 | 218,000 |
Christophe Mudd
|
274,000 | 274,000 |
Bobby Schmidt
|
273,000 | 273,000 |
Krisztian Dora
|
269,000 | 269,000 |
Chris Minton
|
248,000 | -81,000 |
Steven McLoughlin | 247,000 | 137,000 |
Evan Zlock | 240,000 | 48,000 |
Wenrong Wang
|
235,000 | 235,000 |
Jesse Fullen
|
223,000 | 38,000 |
Travis Williams | 218,000 | 218,000 |
Danny Chang | 212,000 | 212,000 |
Jerry Garver
|
212,000 | 102,000 |
David Margulies
|
199,000 | 41,000 |
Play has ended for the night and the remaining players are bagging and tagging and will return on Friday at 12 p.m. PST as they play down to a winner.
Leo Abbe and Juan Carlos Latuff tangled again, and for the second time Abbe came out the victor.
Picking up the action on a board of , Abbe bet 45,000 from under the gun. Latuff, from the big blind, replied by shoving all-in for Abbe's remaining 150,000, and Abbe snap-called.
Abbe showed for the turned set, while Latuff mustered up for top pair and a gutshot.
The river came the and Abbe doubled up to 415,000. Latuff, the chip leader not long ago, was left with around 60,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Leo Abbe
|
415,000 | 205,000 |
A player in the small blind was all in and at risk for about 60,000 chips with against the of Burke.
The flop was to put the small blind player in an unlikely spot to stay alive, and the turn and river confirmed it as Burke chipped up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tyler Burke | 186,000 |
After the cutoff opened with a raise to 8,000, Ron Baltazar three-bet from the button to 30,000. Andrew Bart, in the big blind, came back with a four-bet to 70,000, forcing the original raiser to fold.
Baltazar gave it some consideration before also folding.
Bart is up to 450,000, while Baltazar currently sits with 214,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrew Bart
|
450,000 | 319,000 |
Ronald Baltazar
|
214,000 | 79,500 |
With the flop showing , Juan Carlos Latuff bet 36,000 from the hijack. Leo Abbe, next to act, raised all in for 73,000 more.
Latuff gave it some thought before deciding to fold, dropping down to 268,000. Abbe, meanwhile, is up to 210,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Juan Carlos Latuff
|
268,000 | -50,000 |
Leo Abbe
|
210,000 | 210,000 |