Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2022 World Series of Poker

05-31-2022 22:18 UTC-7

Shillibier Runs into Kings

Kirk Brown

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Robert Levin opened from under the gun to 8,000. The button called and Will Shillibier three-bet all in for 38,000 from the big blind. Levin re-raised all-in and the button folded.

Will Shillibier:
Robert Levin:

The flop gave Shillibier straight outs, and the gave him a pair to go along with it. However, the river bricked and he was sent to the rail.

Meanwhile, Levin chipped up to 195,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Levin	195,000 195,000	195,000
Will Shillibier	Busted

Tags: Robert Levin Will Shillibier

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

05-31-2022 21:54 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
James Sutherland	400,000 166,000	166,000
Katie Kopp	373,000 373,000	373,000

John Liu	360,000 360,000	360,000
Shaun Colquhoun	310,000 24,000	24,000

Player	Chips	Progress
CJ Sand	280,000 280,000	280,000
Charles Nguyen	279,000 279,000	279,000
Jonathon Liu	277,000 277,000	277,000
Arturo Jimenez	243,500 115,500	115,500
Blaise Bourgeois	131,000 41,000	41,000

Counts and Eliminations

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Nicholas Baltz

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Colquhoun	286,000 31,000	31,000

Kenny Hallaert	185,000 89,000	89,000

Jimmy Barnett	100,000 46,000	46,000

Garry Gates	98,000 2,000	2,000
Blaise Bourgeois	90,000 3,500	3,500

Amairany Perez	88,000 42,000	42,000
Yori Epskamp	85,000 13,500	13,500
Brandon West	75,000 8,000	8,000
Will Shillibier	61,000 1,400	1,400
Raffaele Recchia	45,000 50,000	50,000
Brett Janiga	25,000 18,500	18,500
Brandon Bloom	Busted
Connor Richards	Busted
Calum Grant	Busted
Chris Bean	Busted
Danny Kratzer	Busted
Zach Loxterkamp	Busted
Richard Garcia	Busted
Ryan Schuler	Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

05-31-2022 21:03 UTC-7

Break Time

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Kirk Brown

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The remaining 207 players are now on a twenty-minute break until 9:20 local time. The 500 chips are also being removed from play. The players will return to Level 13 with the blinds at 2,000/3,000.

05-31-2022 20:51 UTC-7

Hallaert Takes From Gates

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Alexandra Niculae

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Kenny Hallaert opened from button for 6,000 and Garry Gates defended his big blind.

The flop was and they both checked to the turn . Gates led for 4,000 and Hallaert called to see the river .

Gates checked and Hallaert bet 10,000, but Gates folded after thinking for a few seconds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Garry Gates	100,000 37,000	37,000
Kenny Hallaert	96,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Garry Gates Kenny Hallaert

05-31-2022 20:44 UTC-7

Lagua Finds a Double With Pocket Kings

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Kirk Brown

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Bende Lagua opened to 5,500 in early position and a player in middle position shoved for 65,000. Lagua snap-called and the rest of the table got out of the way. Action was heads up with Lagua at risk.

Bende Lagua:
Opponent: