Joseph Berg opened the action with a min-raise to 20,000 from late position, and only Miguel Cardenas called out of the big blind.
The flop came down A♣4♠8♣ and Cardenas checked. Berg put out a bet of 10,000, which Cardenas quickly called.
After Cardenas checked the J♠ turn, Berg slid out a second barrel, this time for around 55,000. Cardenas thought about it for a while and then tossed his cards into the muck.
The hand was in progress with two players looking at a flop of K♥Q♦10♠ and a pot of around 65,000. Philip Restivo check-called after Mark Kawamoto fired 23,000 in the pot.
Restivo decided to lead on the A♥ turn for 75,000, which Kawamoto called after a few seconds. The 2♥ river dropped and Restivo announced he was all in without any hesitation. After asking to see Restivo's chips, Kawamoto called, putting his opponent at risk.
Restivo declared "I have two pair," but Kawamoto didn't respond, waiting for him to show first. Restivo showed A♦K♣ for top two pair, which didn't beat Kawamoto's straight with A♠J♠, eliminating Restivo in the process.
The table folded around to Shaun Colquhoun on the button, who raised to 25,000.
Joshua Bodell peeked down at his cards in the small blind before pondering his options. Bodell opted to commit his stack for 36,000 total, and Colquhoun called for the additional 11,000.
Joshua Bodell: A♥J♦
Shaun Colquhoun: 6♥8♦
Bodell received good news, earning the double on the runout of A♦5♦5♠K♥Q♠.
With Myles Phago forced all-in from the big blind, Adrian Gallardo shoved from the hijack. Everyone else folded, and the cards were flipped over.
Myles Phago: 10♦2♥
Adrian Gallardo: Q♥Q♦
Gallardo was far ahead with pocket queens, and Phago was looking for a miracle runout to keep his bracelet dreams alive.
The flop came 9♠10♠9♣ to give Phago some hope with a pair of tens. The dealer burned a card and then put out the 10♥ on the turn, propelling Phago into the lead with a full house (tens full of nines). The river was the 2♠, and the pot was sent over to Phago.
After attracting 914 entries on Day 1, just 138 players remain as Day 2 of Event #2: $500 Industry Employees No-Limit Hold’em resumes today at 1 p.m. local time inside Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
Part of the 2025 World Series of Poker, the event generated a $402,617 prize pool, and all remaining players are now guaranteed a piece of it as they return with their eyes on the bracelet.
Shaun Colquhoun leads the field heading into today after bagging a stack of 895,000, making him the only player to surpass the 800,000-chip mark. His closest rival is Andrew Vodinh with 686,000, while John Vournas rounds out the podium positions with 593,000.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Colquhoun | United States | 895,000 | 149 |
| 2 | Andrew Vodinh | United States | 686,000 | 114 |
| 3 | John Vournas | United States | 593,000 | 98 |
| 4 | Rick Muniz | United States | 515,000 | 85 |
| 5 | Konstantin Polin | United States | 507,000 | 84 |
| 6 | Keegan Mccann | United States | 489,000 | 81 |
| 7 | Miguel Cardenas | United States | 460,000 | 76 |
| 8 | Keith Williams | United States | 394,000 | 65 |
| 9 | Angelo Perez | United States | 385,000 | 64 |
| 10 | Austin Hortaleza | United States | 365,000 | 60 |
| 10 | Jordan Russell | United States | 365,000 | 60 |
The only bracelet winner and former champion still in contention is PokerNews’ own Chad Holloway. Back in 2013, Holloway won this very event for a career-best score of $84,915 and he knows exactly what it takes to go the distance. He returns to the baize with a stack of 83,000, around 14 big blinds, and is more than capable of navigating his way into contention for a second WSOP bracelet.
Day 2 resumes in Level 16 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante, with 25 minutes left on the clock. The plan is to play down to a winner by the end of the night. With the bubble already burst, all returning players are guaranteed at least $1,006, but all eyes are on the $64,369 top prize and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $64,369 | 14-17 | $2,514 |
| 2 | $42,886 | 18-26 | $2,096 |
| 3 | $29,850 | 27-35 | $1,784 |
| 4 | $21,126 | 36-44 | $1,549 |
| 5 | $15,207 | 45-53 | $1,374 |
| 6 | $11,138 | 54-62 | $1,244 |
| 7 | $8,301 | 63-71 | $1,152 |
| 8 | $6,299 | 72-80 | $1,090 |
| 9 | $4,867 | 81-89 | $1,056 |
| 10-11 | $3,832 | 90-138 | $1,006 |
| 12-13 | $3,074 |
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