Traditionell wurde in Las Vegas die WSOP mit dem Turnier der Casino-Angestellten eröffnet. Für ein Buy-In von $500 gingen 686 Casino-Angestellte auf Bracelet-Jagd. An Tag 1 hatte sich das Teilnehmerfeld bereits bis auf 103 Spieler reduziert, die bis zum Platzen der Bubble gespielt hatten.
Am zweiten Tag wurde bis zum Final Table gespielt, wo jetzt noch sechs Akteure Chancen haben auf den Turniersieg samt Bracelet und einer Siegprämie von $62.345. Die Struktur bei dem Event ist ziemlich straff, so liegt Isaac Hanson aktuell mit 46 Big Blinds in Führung. Verfolgt wird er von seinem Landsmann Jorge Ruiz, der 6 Big Blinds weniger mit an den Finaltisch bringt. Drei Spieler kommen als Shorties mit 10 bzw. 14 Big Blinds zurück an den Tisch.
Final Table Seat Draw
| Final Table | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jeffrey Fast | Canada | 1,190,000 | 10 |
| 5 | Isaac Hanson | United States | 5,550,000 | 46 |
| 6 | Jorge Ruiz | United States | 4,820,000 | 40 |
| 7 | Jesse Kertland | United States | 1,620,000 | 14 |
| 8 | Nicholas Haynes | United States | 2,725,000 | 23 |
| 9 | Adam Lamers | Canada | 1,490,000 | 12 |
WSOP Event #1 – $500 Casino Employees Event – Bisherige Payouts
Entries: 686
Preispool: $298.410
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $62,345 | ||
| 2 | $38,503 | ||
| 3 | $26,681 | ||
| 4 | $18,785 | ||
| 5 | $13,441 | ||
| 6 | $9,776 | ||
| 7 | Christopher Bowen |  | $7,229 |
| 8 | Joseph Appler | | $5,438 |
| 9 | Travis Williams | | $4,161 |
| 10 | Errol Krupiarz | | $3,241 |
| 11 | Cosmo Andoloro | | $3,241 |
| 12 | Zachary Lee | | $3,241 |
| 13 | Justin Wong | | $2,569 |
| 14 | Austin Roberts | | $2,569 |
| 15 | Darrin Phillips | | $2,569 |
| 16 | Jesse Odenheimer | | $2,074 |
| 17 | Sergey Babayan | | $2,074 |
| 18 | Teng Zheng | | $2,074 |
| 19 | Derek Shoemaker | | $1,706 |
| 20 | Shane Patreau |  | $1,706 |
| 21 | Miguel Cardenas | | $1,706 |
| 22 | Joseph Lamberta | | $1,706 |
| 23 | Patrick Chung | | $1,706 |
| 24 | Steven McLoughlin | | $1,706 |
| 25 | Amanda Wheeler | | $1,706 |
| 26 | Bradley Helm | | $1,706 |
| 27 | Robert Ostler | | $1,706 |
| 28 | Chad Roedersheimer | | $1,430 |
| 29 | Marco Brown | | $1,430 |
| 30 | Jeffrey Thompson | | $1,430 |
| 31 | Jose Zaragoza | | $1,430 |
| 32 | Jason Eisele | | $1,430 |
| 33 | Russell Corpis | | $1,430 |
| 34 | Sieu Cao | | $1,430 |
| 35 | Daniel Florio | | $1,430 |
| 36 | Billie Parker | | $1,430 |
| 37 | Brian Belkin | | $1,221 |
| 38 | Stephanie Otteson | | $1,221 |
| 39 | Christopher Fieber | | $1,221 |
| 40 | John Mantouvalos | | $1,221 |
| 41 | Bryan Wienhoff | | $1,221 |
| 42 | Rebecka Hinson | | $1,221 |
| 43 | Christopher Orio | | $1,221 |
| 44 | Ron Campbell | | $1,221 |
| 45 | Darren Wakefield | | $1,221 |
| 46 | Jon Friedberg | | $1,064 |
| 47 | Corey Eiferle | | $1,064 |
| 48 | Thomas Timmons | | $1,064 |
| 49 | Rios Dagoberto | | $1,064 |
| 50 | Mark Fucile | | $1,064 |
| 51 | Patrick Fewell | | $1,064 |
| 52 | Ian Feller | | $1,064 |
| 53 | Filimon Zamora | | $1,064 |
| 54 | Cecil Simms | | $1,064 |
| 55 | Eric Fenzke | | $946 |
| 56 | Carlos Aldaz | | $946 |
| 57 | Richard Maxie | | $946 |
| 58 | Justin Slavin | | $946 |
| 59 | Gregorios Lamprinos | | $946 |
| 60 | Fredric David | | $946 |
| 61 | Melchor Espiritu | | $946 |
| 62 | Thomas Kubin | | $946 |
| 63 | Keith Lauder III | | $946 |
| 64 | Jordan Ragan | | $858 |
| 65 | Michael Parker | | $858 |
| 66 | Daniel Goldman | | $858 |
| 67 | Rick Marting | | $858 |
| 68 | Joshua Greville | | $858 |
| 69 | Mike Majerus | | $858 |
| 70 | Vincent Ikeh | | $858 |
| 71 | Jeremy Daum | | $858 |
| 72 | Scott Hecker | | $858 |
| 73 | Brian Matthiessen | | $795 |
| 74 | Asad Abdullah | | $795 |
| 75 | Stephen Duvall | | $795 |
| 76 | Wen Wang | | $795 |
| 77 | Frank Nguyen | | $795 |
| 78 | Lap Nguyen | | $795 |
| 79 | Carlo Argentino | | $795 |
| 80 | Andrew Proesch | | $795 |
| 81 | Benjamin Chang | | $795 |
| 82 | Chris Conner | | $752 |
| 83 | Brian Mikesh | | $752 |
| 84 | Leon Wheeler | | $752 |
| 85 | Kurtis Hendrickson | | $752 |
| 86 | Adrian Hollie | | $752 |
| 87 | Bohao Zhu | | $752 |
| 88 | Matthew Schlesinger | | $752 |
| 89 | Matthew Mich | | $752 |
| 90 | Jason Bardol | | $752 |
| 91 | Armando Osuna | | $727 |
| 92 | Brian Wong | | $727 |
| 93 | Gene Lee | | $727 |
| 94 | Brian Burgess | | $727 |
| 95 | Tomasz Trelski | | $727 |
| 96 | Chaan Thomas | | $727 |
| 97 | John Postl | | $727 |
| 98 | Jeramie Contreras | | $727 |
| 99 | Evan Zlock | | $727 |
| 100 | Brett Janiga | | $727 |
| 101 | Spencer Bennett | | $727 |
| 102 | William Strough | | $727 |
| 103 | Timothy Schonherr | | $727 |
Quelle / Bildquelle: Pokernews, WSOP
