Alyssa Henager opened to 6,000 and was called by both Donovan Koldoff and John Divecha in late position. Justin Kalvari had other plans, jamming all-in for about 24,000 from the blinds.
Henager tanked before folding, while Koldoff and Divecha both made the call, putting Kalvari at risk. As they did, Henager remarked, "I'm glad you called."
The dealer spread a flop of K♠6♣7♣, which was checked through by both opponents, and they continued to check down the Q♦3♣ runout.
With no more betting, the dealer asked for all hands to be tabled:
Justin Kalvari: K♥K♦
Donovan Koldoff: Q♠J♠
John Divecha: 9♥9♠
Kalvari had flopped top set and held through to triple up.
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.
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
Keegan Mccann
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.
Chad Holloway
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.
