Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$349,440
Entries
832
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
82
Players Left
1
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bally's | 402 | 1 | Joe Chang | United States | 206,000 | 26 |
| Bally's | 402 | 2 | Michael Gibbs | United States | 326,000 | 41 |
| Bally's | 402 | 3 | Michael Farren | United States | 19,000 | 2 |
| Bally's | 402 | 4 | Richard Book | Canada | 49,000 | 6 |
| Bally's | 402 | 5 | Donavan Koldoff | United States | 200,000 | 25 |
| Bally's | 402 | 6 | Nicholas Gollos | United States | 221,000 | 28 |
| Bally's | 402 | 7 | John Wells | United States | 21,000 | 3 |
| Bally's | 402 | 9 | Alfonso Dominguez | United States | 344,000 | 43 |
| Bally's | 403 | 1 | Howard Dion | United States | 499,000 | 62 |
| Bally's | 403 | 2 | Jason Mitchell | United States | 365,000 | 46 |
| Bally's | 403 | 3 | Shawn Atto | Canada | 15,000 | 2 |
| Bally's | 403 | 4 | Jason Bray | United States | 68,000 | 9 |
| Bally's | 403 | 6 | Carmela Blatter | United States | 126,000 | 16 |
| Bally's | 403 | 7 | Bartholomew Semanko | United States | 491,000 | 61 |
| Bally's | 403 | 8 | Justin Turner | United States | 143,000 | 18 |
| Bally's | 403 | 9 | Thomas Howlett | United States | 327,000 | 41 |
| Bally's | 404 | 1 | Marcus Hartstein | United States | 108,000 | 14 |
| Bally's | 404 | 2 | Wyatt Frost | United States | 127,000 | 16 |
| Bally's | 404 | 3 | Andrew Irwin | United States | 322,000 | 40 |
| Bally's | 404 | 4 | Thanh Ngo | United States | 267,000 | 33 |
| Bally's | 404 | 5 | Minkyun Kim | South Korea | 533,000 | 67 |
| Bally's | 404 | 6 | Kelly Ryan | United States | 44,000 | 6 |
| Bally's | 404 | 7 | James Farrell | United States | 367,000 | 46 |
| Bally's | 404 | 8 | Austin Amoroso | United States | 465,000 | 58 |
| Bally's | 405 | 1 | Yun Zheng | United States | 64,000 | 8 |
| Bally's | 405 | 2 | Michael Senter | United States | 297,000 | 37 |
| Bally's | 405 | 3 | Aaron Foust | United States | 126,000 | 16 |
| Bally's | 405 | 4 | Peter Penas | United States | 199,000 | 25 |
| Bally's | 405 | 5 | Frank Zheng | United States | 152,000 | 19 |
| Bally's | 405 | 6 | Bende Lagua | United States | 1 | 0 |
| Bally's | 405 | 7 | Paul Lafleur | United States | 2,000 | 0 |
| Bally's | 405 | 8 | Randall Dorff | United States | 288,000 | 36 |
| Bally's | 408 | 1 | James Sutherland | United States | 300,000 | 38 |
| Bally's | 408 | 2 | Andrew Bart | United States | 360,000 | 45 |
| Bally's | 408 | 3 | Vikram Vijay | United States | 456,000 | 57 |
| Bally's | 408 | 4 | Christopher Sand | United States | 200,000 | 25 |
| Bally's | 408 | 5 | Constance Dean | United States | 60,000 | 8 |
| Bally's | 408 | 6 | Orlando Marquez | United States | 287,000 | 36 |
| Bally's | 408 | 7 | Ward Potoroka | Canada | 200,000 | 25 |
| Bally's | 408 | 9 | Kate Kopp | United States | 313,000 | 39 |
| Bally's | 409 | 1 | Brandon West | United States | 656,000 | 82 |
| Bally's | 409 | 2 | Paul Becker | United States | 123,000 | 15 |
| Bally's | 409 | 3 | James Barnett | United States | 206,000 | 26 |
| Bally's | 409 | 4 | John Divecha | United States | 567,000 | 71 |
| Bally's | 409 | 5 | Charles Varner | United States | 127,000 | 16 |
| Bally's | 409 | 6 | Jodi Schreck | United States | 149,000 | 19 |
| Bally's | 409 | 7 | William Anderson | United States | 231,000 | 29 |
| Bally's | 409 | 8 | Melchor Espiritu | United States | 173,000 | 22 |
| Bally's | 409 | 9 | Kelli Phillips | United States | 613,000 | 77 |
| Bally's | 410 | 1 | Bryan Connole | United States | 200,000 | 25 |
| Bally's | 410 | 2 | Michael Murray | United States | 533,000 | 67 |
| Bally's | 410 | 3 | Arnold Robles | United States | 67,000 | 8 |
| Bally's | 410 | 4 | Christopher Abramski | United States | 185,000 | 23 |
| Bally's | 410 | 5 | Jorge Ortuzar | United States | 88,000 | 11 |
| Bally's | 410 | 6 | Rikk Sungwoo | United States | 309,000 | 39 |
| Bally's | 410 | 7 | Anthony Silvestri | United States | 253,000 | 32 |
| Bally's | 410 | 8 | Joseph Phillips | United States | 120,000 | 15 |
| Bally's | 410 | 9 | Kyle Dempsey | United States | 270,000 | 34 |
| Bally's | 411 | 1 | Charles Nguyen | United States | 328,000 | 41 |
| Bally's | 411 | 2 | Andrew Haynie | United States | 66,000 | 8 |
| Bally's | 411 | 3 | Jonathan Bezpaly | Canada | 134,000 | 17 |
| Bally's | 411 | 4 | Shaun Colquhoun | United States | 885,000 | 111 |
| Bally's | 411 | 6 | Nicholas Nyberg | United States | 151,000 | 19 |
| Bally's | 411 | 7 | Jose Zayas | United States | 94,000 | 12 |
| Bally's | 411 | 8 | John Wellendorf | United States | 163,000 | 20 |
| Bally's | 411 | 9 | Jake Didonato | United States | 247,000 | 31 |
| Bally's | 416 | 1 | Michelle Schissler | United States | 141,000 | 18 |
| Bally's | 416 | 2 | Kirby Brewer | United States | 588,000 | 74 |
| Bally's | 416 | 3 | Douglas Holcomb | United States | 141,000 | 18 |
| Bally's | 416 | 5 | Jonathan Liu | United States | 660,000 | 83 |
| Bally's | 416 | 6 | Gonzalo Gonzalez | United States | 184,000 | 23 |
| Bally's | 416 | 7 | Billy Johnson | United States | 358,000 | 45 |
| Bally's | 416 | 8 | Arturo Jimenez | United States | 848,000 | 106 |
| Bally's | 416 | 9 | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | 695,000 | 87 |
| Bally's | 417 | 1 | Cameron Hewlett | United States | 226,000 | 28 |
| Bally's | 417 | 2 | Jacob Sachs | United States | 182,000 | 23 |
| Bally's | 417 | 3 | Joseph Lopez | United States | 217,000 | 27 |
| Bally's | 417 | 4 | Trey Boone | United States | 111,000 | 14 |
| Bally's | 417 | 5 | Ryan Cahill | United States | 366,000 | 46 |
| Bally's | 417 | 6 | Bryson Mcginnis | United States | 196,000 | 25 |
| Bally's | 417 | 7 | Henry Chow | United States | 71,000 | 9 |
| Bally's | 417 | 9 | Amanda Wheeler | United States | 168,000 | 21 |
Kenny Hallaert Among Chip Leaders on Day 2 of Event #1: Casino Employees Event
It is time for the second day of the 2022 World Series of Poker and the first Day 2 of an event with Event #1: Casino Employees Event No-Limit Hold’em starting it's Day 2 at 12 noon local time at the new home at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.
This event indicates a booming 2022 WSOP ahead as 832 total entries were nearly double the number of entries from the 2021 WSOP. Of those entries, a total of 82 players will return to the felt at Bally's Ballroom Blue Section to play all the way down to the winner and dole out the first WSOP Bracelet of 2022 and the grand prize of $65,168 out of the $349,440 prize pool.
Of the 82 players who will be aiming for an even deeper run, the chip leader is Shaun Colquhoun who will be bringing a stack of 885,000 to the table today. He is closely followed by Arturo Jimenez who has 848,000 to make for the only two players who start the day with over 100 big blinds.
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Colquhoun | United States | 885,000 |
| 2 | Arturo Jimenez | United States | 848,000 |
| 3 | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | 695,000 |
| 4 | Jonaghan Liu | United States | 660,000 |
| 5 | Brandon West | United States | 656,000 |
| 6 | Kelli Phillips | United States | 613,000 |
| 7 | Kirby Brewer | United States | 588,000 |
| 8 | John Divecha | United States | 567,000 |
| 9 | Michael Murray | United States | 533,000 |
| 10 | Minkyun Kim | South Korea | 533,000 |
One of the prominent players still remaining is Kenny Hallaert (695,000), who is most known for his run to the 2016 WSOP Main Event final table. He brings the third biggest stack into the day and will be one of the stories to monitor as Day 2 unfolds.
Another story to watch is defending champion Jimmy Barnett (206,000) still being alive. He will be looking to go for the astronomically rare back-to-back bracelets in the same event.
The action should be fast and furious from the start with chips flying as the remaining players will aim to position themselves for a deep run to the final table and the bracelet. It is anybody's game and some of the other top stacks who will be looking to make their own noise today are; Brandon West (656,000), Kelli Phillips (613,000) and Austin Amoroso (465,000).
Play will start at 12:00 p.m. at Level 17 with blinds at 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante. Action will continue all the way until a winner is declared.
Follow all the action here as the PokerNews Live Reporting team covers Day 2, as well as our summer-long coverage of The 2022 WSOP at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Shuffle Up & Deal
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Card are in the air and play is now underway for Day 2 of Event #1: Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em.
Abramski Doubles
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Christopher Abramski was spotted collecting a double up with his 
being the winner in a big flip vs the 
of Michael Murray.
The board displayed 
showing that Abramski got the lead on the flop and held it through to the end to collect a double to start the day off right for him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000 | 175,000 |
|
352,000 | -181,000 |
The Title Will Not Be Defended
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading 
. Three players were in the hand, as defending champion James "Jimmy" Barnett bet 80,000 from early position into a pot of what looked to be about 120,000, John Divecha on his direct left folded and Brandon West called in the big blind.
The river came the 
. West led-jammed all in and Barnett snap-called.
West tabled the 
for the nut flush. Barnett saw the bad news and began to stand up as he showed the 
straight as his dream of repeating as Casino Employee event champion was dashed just like that early on day 2 thanks to the cooler.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
880,000 | 224,000 |
|
525,000 | -42,000 |
|
Busted |
Chow Doubles Up
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Henry Chow shoved in early position for 66,000 gaining a call from Joseph Lopez on the button. Hands went over and showed:
Henry Chow 
Joseph Lopez 
The board ran out 
which was no help for Lopez and Chow's pair of fours held up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
132,000 | 61,000 |
Schreck Rivered Out.
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jodi Schreck was at risk in a preflop all in holding the up against the 
of William Anderson.
The flop came 
, the turn was the 
to keep Schreck in the lead but the river was cruel as it came a lady, the 
to pair Anderson and send Schreck to the rail
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000 | 124,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Nyberg Leaves Bezpaly With Crumbs
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Nicholas Nyberg was all in preflop for 74,000 and was barely covered by Jonathan Bezpaly who shoved for a bit more, to fold everyone else out.
Nyberg had the crushing advantage with the 
vs the 
of Bezpaly.
The flop came the 
, the turn was the which Nyberg celebrated as he got a set but it actually gave Bezpaly more outs with the straight draw. But the river was the 
to miss the draw and double Nyberg while leaving Bezpaly desperately short stacked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
148,000 | -3,000 |
|
9,000 | -125,000 |