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Event #2: $500 Industry Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #2: $500 Industry Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$379,310
Total Entries
914
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
914
Players Left
138
Players Left 1 / 914
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Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The first day of the 2025 World Series of Poker Event #2: $500 Industry Employees No-Limit Hold'em at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas has wrapped for the night.
The event attracted a total of 914 entries, with 138 players advancing to the second day of play, building a prize pool of $402,617. Each remaining player is guaranteed a minimum cash prize of $1,006 for their efforts.
Shaun Colquhoun had a strong opening day, finishing the day as the chipleader, bagging 895,000. Colquhoun's fold to Damien White saved him 43,000, and he never looked back, surging from 180,000 chips to the front of the pack by the end of Day 1.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| 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-tie | Austin Hortaleza | United States | 365,000 | 60 |
| 10-tie | Jordan Russell | United States | 365,000 | 60 |
Day 1 featured lengthy bubble play. Raymond Franklin brought the field one player closer to the bubble when he cracked Aaron Foust’s pocket kings, trimming the field to 139 players.
The bubble burst shortly after when Keegan McCann toppled Hergi Muci’s pocket jacks. Muci was sent to the rail when McCann spiked a straight on the river to get the field into the money.
Several PokerNews team members made it to Day 2 of the event. Notably, bracelet winner and 2013 champion of this event, Chad Holloway, advanced to the second day of play. Holloway will enter Day 2 with 83,000 chips.
With the bubble burst, the remaining players will all be chasing the $64,369 first-place prize and a coveted World Series of Poker bracelet.
Payouts
| 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 |
Play stopped in Level 16 with 25:11 remaining on the clock. Players are scheduled to resume play Wednesday, May 28, at 1 p.m. local time.
Check back here at PokerNews for continued coverage of this and other WSOP bracelet events.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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895,000 | |
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686,000
270,000
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270,000 |
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593,000
188,000
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188,000 |
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515,000
433,000
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433,000 |
|
507,000
507,000
|
507,000 |
|
489,000 | |
|
460,000
353,000
|
353,000 |
|
394,000
394,000
|
394,000 |
|
385,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
365,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
365,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
360,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
359,000
257,000
|
257,000 |
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356,000 | |
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354,000
354,000
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354,000 |
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351,000
325,000
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325,000 |
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347,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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338,000
137,000
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137,000 |
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338,000
213,500
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213,500 |
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318,000
318,000
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318,000 |
|
308,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
|
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305,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
302,000
302,000
|
302,000 |
|
301,000
301,000
|
301,000 |
|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The first day of the $500 Industry Employees event has concluded. The remaining 138 players have made it into the money.
Stay tuned for a recap here at PokerNews.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action was picked up with Hergi Muci all-in for 23,000 and at risk against Keegan Mccann. While waiting for the showdown, McCann assured Muci that he was probably good as he only looked at one card before making the call. "If you have an ace, you're good."
But Muci replied in the negative, evoking surprise from McCann, "No? I have a king."
Ending the suspense of what both players held, the tournament director asked for the hands to be tabled.
Hergi Muci: J♥J♦ 
Keegan McCann: K♣5♦
Muci's jacks held on the flop 6♥4♠7♣ but gave McCann more outs with an added open-ended straight draw. Almost assured of a double up, Muci cheered when the J♣ dropped improving his hand further with a turned set.
The tables turned when the river 8♠ was dealt, completing McCann's straight, leaving Muci surprised as he left the floor one spot short of a payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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489,000
489,000
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489,000 |
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Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Raymond Franklin raised to 15,000 and Aaron Foust responded with an all-in shove. Franklin made the call putting Foust's tournament life on the line. While waiting for the other tables to finish their hand and for the board to be dealt, Foust was talking with the poker-faced Franklin saying, "You know I've got a big hand."
But Franklin waited without showing any emotion. Finally the hands were tabled.
Aaron Foust: K♣K♥
Raymond Franklin: A♠K♦
Franklin let out a cheer when the dealer flopped A♥A♦Q♥ leaving Foust to hope for a miracle to stay in the tournament. The J♠ turn and 4♥ river dropped without improving Foust's hand. Foust hit the rails as Franklin boosted his chip stack almost assured of moving into Day 2.
With Foust eliminated, there was only one player left before the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
286,000
235,500
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235,500 |
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Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The $500 Industry Employees is now hand for hand as players are two eliminations away from the money.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
