2023 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $500 Casino Employees
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2023 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♠10♣
Prize
$75,535
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$426,300
Entries
1,015
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,015
Players Left
89
Players Left 1 / 1,015
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Domination Rotation as Blair Spikes a Two Outer

Ollie Garland
Ollie Garland
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The player under the gun raised to 6,000. Randall Blair on the button three-bet to 30,000 forcing his opponent into the tank. The under the gun player elected to jam putting Blair's tournament life at risk.

Blair called only to be met with the bad news that his J♣J♥ was a huge underdog to his opponents Q♥Q♠. Things soon changed as the flop came 7♥J♦6♦.

The turn and river provided no help for the under the gun player as Blair was propelled to a stack of approximately 160,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Randall Blair 		160,000
160,000
 160,000

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Welcher Over 200,000

Mike Patrick
Mike Patrick
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Josh Welcher
Josh Welcher

With a sizable pot already built before the A♥3♥6♣ flop, Zachary Taylor bet 10,000 from the big blind and got raised to 25,000 by Josh Welcher on the button.

Taylor called and the players checked the J♥ turn. On the 10♠ river, after Taylor checked, Welcher bet 30,000. After some time in the tank, Taylor called to show A♣3♣ for a flopped two pair.

Taylor frustratedly showed A♠K♠ and tossed his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Josh Welcher
202,000
202,000
 202,000
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Zachary Taylor
23,000
51,000
 51,000

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Jacks Hold for a Triple Up for Stewart

Chris Land
Chris Land
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Ty Stewart
Ty Stewart

From the small blind with a raise and a call in front of him, WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart shoved to see both of the other active players in the hand call, one of whom was also all in. All cards were turned on their backs before heading to a runout.

Ty Stewart: J♦J♠
Early Position: AxQx
Late Position: KxQx

The board ran out Q♠7♦J♥7♠A♠ giving Stewart a flopped set and a full triple up. After the hand, Stewart said he went with the jacks because, "Jack Effel was standing there watching so it seemed like a good time to go with the jacks."

Player Chips Progress
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Ty Stewart 		55,000
38,000
 38,000

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Dinner Break!

Mike Patrick
Mike Patrick
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The tournament clock shows 997 players now in the event. The remaining players have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break, returning at approximately 6:10 p.m. local time.

When play resumes with Level 10, registration and reentry will be closed.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Registration Closed in Third Largest Casino Employees Event Ever

Mike Patrick
Mike Patrick
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Paris Ballroom
Paris Ballroom

With a final tally of 1,019 entries, the 2023 Casino Employees Event is the third-largest in the 54 year history of the World Series of Poker, with only 2007's 1,039 and the 2006 record 1,232 topping this year's field.

Registration and reentry is now closed and prizepool details will be available soon.

Largest WSOP Casino Employee Event Fields

YEARENTRIESWINNER1ST PRIZE
20061,232Chris Gros$127,496
20071,039Frederick Narciso$104,701
20231,019TBDTBD
2008930Jonathan Kotula$87,929
2013898Chad Holloway$84,915

Shin's Trap Earns Him the Full Double

Ollie Garland
Ollie Garland
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The under the gun player raises to 5500 as it folded around to Hyun Shin in the big blind who opts to flat call.

The flop comes 4♣9♣5♥ prompting Shin to check over to the aggressor who bets 9,000. Shin goes all in for 38,500. The under the gun player, pained with his decision, ultimately calls after a long while in the tank.

The opponents J♠J♥ are in rough shape against Shin's Q♣Q♦. The turn and river bring no help to the pocket Jacks and Shin earned a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Hyun Shin 		95,000
95,000
 95,000

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Kopp Building Her Second Stack

Mike Patrick
Mike Patrick
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Katie Kopp
Katie Kopp

After being unable to get much going with her first entry, defending champion Katie Kopp is starting to build her second buy-in of the day.

In a recent hand, she raised to 3,000 in the hijack and got a call from the big blind.

Kopp and her opponent checked to the river on a board of K♣9♦10♦J♣2♣ before the big blind bet 2,500, which Kopp called, then showed J♥J♣ for a turned set of jacks and the winner.

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Katie Kopp 		49,000
27,000
 27,000
Defending Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

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Shumard Forces Opponent Out of the Pot

Chris Land
Chris Land
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a flop of 8♥Q♦Q♥ in a heads up pot, the early position player put out a bet of 3,000. After a short period of consideration, Caleb Shumard decided that 3,500 isn't enough and pushed 8,000 into the middle from the cutoff which was met quickly with call from his opposition.

The 6♥ prompted a check from the early position player and Shumard quickly and decisively slid enough chips into the pot to put his opponent all in. While he didn't look as though he wanted to forfeit the pot, he eventually relented and tossed his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Caleb Shumard 		124,500
124,500
 124,500

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