Event #2: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Giorno 1 completo
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #2: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Giorni 1
Event Info
Risultati finali
Event Info
Informazioni livello
Informazioni Giocatori - Giorno 1
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Montepremi
$499,380
Entries
1,189
Livello
34
Bui
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
1,189
Giocatori Rimasti
171
Livello 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
A total of 1,189 entrants filled the tables at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for Event #2: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em at the 2024 World Series of Poker, with 179 participants making the money and advancing to Day 2 tomorrow.
The turnout, which surpassed the number of entries from last year's event, generated a prize pool of $499,380. At the end of play tomorrow, the eventual champion will receive the lion’s share, $79,134 and the coveted WSOP bracelet.
After just over 15 levels of play, Caleb O’Donnell of Canada secured the chip lead with 583,000, with Bryan Lapham following in a close second with 529,000. The final player edging their way onto the podium was Juan Carlos Latuff with 479,000. Latuff catapulted his stack into one of the top positions after eliminating two players in quick succession during Level 14.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb O'Donnell | Canada | 583,000 | 97 |
| 2 | Bryan Lapham | United States | 529,000 | 88 |
| 3 | Juan Carlos Latuff | United States | 479,000 | 80 |
| 4 | Johnathan Sanchez | United States | 468,000 | 78 |
| 5 | Willie Coleman | United States | 451,000 | 75 |
| 6 | Andrew Rivero | United States | 443,000 | 74 |
| 7 | Alexander Green | United States | 436,000 | 73 |
| 8 | Michael Bailey | United States | 434,000 | 72 |
| 9 | William Mccool | United States | 421,000 | 70 |
| 10 | Eric Roberts | United States | 418,000 | 70 |
Other notable players who built and bagged a big stack include Jonathan Sanchez (468,000), Alexander ‘Optinal’ Green (436,000), William McCool (421,000), and Michael ‘Skull Mike’ Reisman (233,000).
PokerNews' Claudio Elizalde (308,000), Tyler Boyer (292,000), Chance Castro (159,000), Nick Becker (113,000), Lukas Robinson (110,000), Connor Richards (82,000), and Tyler Foran (52,000) also made it through to Day 2
Some notable players who didn't bag a stack include PokerNews' own Chad Holloway, the 2013 winner of this event, who won't be adding a second WSOP Employees title this time. Kyna England, Jesse Fullen, and Terrance Reid also fell just short of the end of play today.
Players will reconvene at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, at the Horseshoe for the Day 2 finale. Twenty-six minutes remain in Level 16, with blinds starting at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante, continuing until a winner is crowned.
Stay tuned for all the excitement as the PokerNews Live Reporting team covers Day 2, along with our comprehensive summer-long coverage of the 2024 WSOP at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
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Livello 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 484 | 1 | Marc Reeves | United States | 45,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | 484 | 2 | Danny Chang | United States | 91,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 484 | 3 | Michael Gibson | United States | 252,000 | 42 |
| Horseshoe | 484 | 4 | Derek Romero | United States | 116,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 484 | 5 | Oscar Quezada | United States | 27,000 | 5 |
| Horseshoe | 484 | 6 | Tracie Osborne | United States | 20,000 | 3 |
| Horseshoe | 484 | 7 | Steven Guilford | United States | 163,000 | 27 |
| Horseshoe | 484 | 8 | Juan Latuff | United States | 479,000 | 80 |
| Horseshoe | 484 | 9 | Jonathan Brown | United States | 329,000 | 55 |
| Horseshoe | 485 | 1 | Kyle Owen | United States | 33,000 | 6 |
| Horseshoe | 485 | 2 | William Mccool | United States | 421,000 | 70 |
| Horseshoe | 485 | 3 | Thomas Page | United States | 52,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 485 | 4 | Jason Dorado | United States | 315,000 | 53 |
| Horseshoe | 485 | 5 | Shaohua Hu | United States | 386,000 | 64 |
| Horseshoe | 485 | 6 | Jonathon Good | United States | 77,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 485 | 7 | Christopher Keem | United States | 122,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 485 | 8 | Thomas Yenowine | United States | 263,000 | 44 |
| Horseshoe | 485 | 9 | Blair Johnston | Canada | 210,000 | 35 |
| Horseshoe | 492 | 2 | Nicolas Hotte | Canada | 61,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 492 | 3 | Jessica Porter | United States | 231,000 | 39 |
| Horseshoe | 492 | 4 | Barry Goldberg | United States | 120,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 492 | 5 | Tyler Boyer | United States | 292,000 | 49 |
| Horseshoe | 492 | 6 | Andre Welt | Brazil | 136,000 | 23 |
| Horseshoe | 492 | 7 | DID NOT REPORT 1 | 132,000 | 22 | |
| Horseshoe | 492 | 8 | Warren Nam | United States | 362,000 | 60 |
| Horseshoe | 492 | 9 | Timothy Hashimoto | United States | 93,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 493 | 1 | Peter Mungo | United States | 139,000 | 23 |
| Horseshoe | 493 | 2 | Matthew Whitson | United States | 278,000 | 46 |
| Horseshoe | 493 | 3 | Ilia Lozev | United States | 2,500 | 0 |
| Horseshoe | 493 | 4 | Forrest Auel | United States | 50,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | 493 | 5 | Maxwell Sandherr | United States | 397,000 | 66 |
| Horseshoe | 493 | 6 | Michael Leasure | United States | 116,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 493 | 7 | Jonathan Libiran | United States | 411,000 | 69 |
| Horseshoe | 493 | 8 | Kuk Chung | United States | 101,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 493 | 9 | Richard Rothmeier | United States | 196,000 | 33 |
| Horseshoe | 500 | 1 | Jeffrey Thompson | United States | 150,000 | 25 |
| Horseshoe | 500 | 2 | Yevhen Nizheholenko | United States | 157,000 | 26 |
| Horseshoe | 500 | 3 | Ian Oleary | United States | 103,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 500 | 4 | Lukas Robinson | United Kingdom | 110,000 | 18 |
| Horseshoe | 500 | 5 | Andrew Parkison | United States | 224,000 | 37 |
| Horseshoe | 500 | 6 | Brian Garber | United States | 47,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | 500 | 7 | Howard Welch | United States | 180,000 | 30 |
| Horseshoe | 500 | 8 | James Walbert | United States | 53,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 500 | 9 | Brad Nunley | United States | 355,000 | 59 |
| Horseshoe | 501 | 1 | Tyler Wykoff | United States | 93,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 501 | 2 | Timothy Pringle | Canada | 62,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 501 | 3 | Ronee Dizon | United States | 119,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 501 | 4 | Nikki Limo | United States | 140,000 | 23 |
| Horseshoe | 501 | 5 | Max Grenader | United States | 56,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 501 | 6 | Gregory Rahn | United States | 204,000 | 34 |
| Horseshoe | 501 | 7 | Carolyn Adams | United States | 206,000 | 34 |
| Horseshoe | 501 | 8 | Amy Robinson | United States | 32,000 | 5 |
| Horseshoe | 501 | 9 | Jeremy Hofstein | United States | 112,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 502 | 1 | Raymond Jenny | United States | 156,000 | 26 |
| Horseshoe | 502 | 2 | Rob Perelman | United States | 48,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | 502 | 3 | Matthew Morrissey | United States | 79,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 502 | 4 | Devin Collins | United States | 29,000 | 5 |
| Horseshoe | 502 | 5 | Nancy Flores | United States | 56,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 502 | 6 | Aaron Halash | United States | 67,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 502 | 7 | Ryan Kirby | United States | 54,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 502 | 8 | Aarron Alvarado | United States | 91,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 502 | 9 | Rosun Tan | United States | 119,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 503 | 1 | Vincent Kooyman | United States | 373,000 | 62 |
| Horseshoe | 503 | 2 | Michael Reisman | United States | 233,000 | 39 |
| Horseshoe | 503 | 3 | Sherry Gluskin | United States | 127,000 | 21 |
| Horseshoe | 503 | 4 | Corey Richardson | United States | 210,000 | 35 |
| Horseshoe | 503 | 5 | Phong Nguyen | United States | 87,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 503 | 6 | John Vang | United States | 135,000 | 23 |
| Horseshoe | 503 | 7 | Tanya Bushre | United States | 160,000 | 27 |
| Horseshoe | 503 | 8 | Michael Bailey | United States | 434,000 | 72 |
| Horseshoe | 503 | 9 | Adrian Angeles | United States | 30,000 | 5 |
| Horseshoe | 510 | 1 | Michael Fujimoto | United States | 14,000 | 2 |
| Horseshoe | 510 | 2 | Spencer Mclaughlin | United States | 97,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 510 | 3 | Tressa Corbin | Canada | 55,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 510 | 4 | Frank Estrada | United States | 222,000 | 37 |
| Horseshoe | 510 | 5 | Adrian Gallardo | United States | 224,000 | 37 |
| Horseshoe | 510 | 6 | Michael Coxwell | United States | 112,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 510 | 7 | James Vales | United States | 115,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 510 | 8 | Jason Sills | United States | 57,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 510 | 9 | Bruce Jiang | United States | 157,000 | 26 |
| Horseshoe | 511 | 1 | Christopher Bowen | United States | 256,000 | 43 |
| Horseshoe | 511 | 2 | Jeffrey Gooch | United States | 94,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 511 | 3 | Thomas Kubin | United States | 166,000 | 28 |
| Horseshoe | 511 | 4 | Lilton Greggs | United States | 206,000 | 34 |
| Horseshoe | 511 | 5 | Joe Tsung | United States | 174,000 | 29 |
| Horseshoe | 511 | 6 | Michael Holtz | United States | 47,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | 511 | 7 | Terrell Cheatham | United States | 111,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 511 | 8 | Bradley Wolfe | United States | 264,000 | 44 |
| Horseshoe | 511 | 9 | Todd Brown | United States | 101,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 512 | 1 | Carlos Villareal | United States | 225,000 | 38 |
| Horseshoe | 512 | 2 | Robin Kaufman | United States | 173,000 | 29 |
| Horseshoe | 512 | 3 | Juan Deleon | United States | 169,000 | 28 |
| Horseshoe | 512 | 4 | Christopher Surgen | United States | 1 | 0 |
| Horseshoe | 512 | 5 | Jose Garcia | United States | 262,000 | 44 |
| Horseshoe | 512 | 6 | Dwayne Harrison | United States | 329,000 | 55 |
| Horseshoe | 512 | 7 | Kristopher Bird | United States | 270,000 | 45 |
| Horseshoe | 512 | 8 | Sean Mullaly | United States | 133,000 | 22 |
| Horseshoe | 512 | 9 | Erik Mason | United States | 137,000 | 23 |
| Horseshoe | 513 | 1 | Chris Solomon | United States | 143,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 513 | 2 | Pedro Green | United States | 37,000 | 6 |
| Horseshoe | 513 | 3 | Jake Brown | United States | 236,000 | 39 |
| Horseshoe | 513 | 4 | Eric Lenett | United States | 144,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 513 | 5 | Chance Castro | United States | 159,000 | 27 |
| Horseshoe | 513 | 6 | Mahsee Johns | United States | 29,000 | 5 |
| Horseshoe | 513 | 7 | John Tumbas | United States | 216,000 | 36 |
| Horseshoe | 513 | 8 | Bryan Lapham | United States | 529,000 | 88 |
| Horseshoe | 513 | 9 | Matthew Lukwinski | United States | 147,000 | 25 |
| Horseshoe | 520 | 1 | Charles Davidson | United States | 59,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 520 | 2 | Jonathan La | United States | 168,400 | 28 |
| Horseshoe | 520 | 3 | Brent Becker | United States | 78,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 520 | 4 | Panya Pansri | United States | 61,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 520 | 5 | Vanya Zwijsen-Horlick | United States | 291,000 | 49 |
| Horseshoe | 520 | 6 | Connor Richards | United States | 82,000 | 14 |
| Horseshoe | 520 | 7 | Anthony Lee | United States | 321,000 | 54 |
| Horseshoe | 520 | 8 | Ken Mizuhara | United States | 29,000 | 5 |
| Horseshoe | 520 | 9 | Frank Zheng | United States | 193,000 | 32 |
| Horseshoe | 521 | 1 | Ramon Espejo | United States | 253,000 | 42 |
| Horseshoe | 521 | 2 | Nathan Vaccaro | United States | 64,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 521 | 3 | Hanna Roppe-Guerdet | United States | 284,000 | 47 |
| Horseshoe | 521 | 4 | Jason Smith (AZ) | United States | 363,000 | 61 |
| Horseshoe | 521 | 5 | Alexander Green | United States | 436,000 | 73 |
| Horseshoe | 521 | 6 | Derrek Kurr | United States | 40,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 521 | 7 | Jeremy Johnson | United States | 104,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 521 | 8 | Kyle Gale | United States | 103,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 521 | 9 | Marcel Poul | United States | 139,000 | 23 |
| Horseshoe | 522 | 1 | Joao Cabral | Portugal | 154,000 | 26 |
| Horseshoe | 522 | 2 | Thomas Connors | United States | 118,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 522 | 3 | Scott Ervin | United States | 230,000 | 38 |
| Horseshoe | 522 | 4 | David Cole | United States | 26,000 | 4 |
| Horseshoe | 522 | 5 | Joshua Bodell | United States | 189,000 | 32 |
| Horseshoe | 522 | 6 | Hugo Flores Jr | United States | 179,000 | 30 |
| Horseshoe | 522 | 7 | Eric Roberts | United States | 418,000 | 70 |
| Horseshoe | 522 | 8 | Joshua Sieverding | United States | 178,000 | 30 |
| Horseshoe | 522 | 9 | Christopher Cooper | United States | 75,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 523 | 1 | Loc Tran | United States | 47,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | 523 | 2 | Claudio Elizalde | United States | 308,000 | 51 |
| Horseshoe | 523 | 3 | Rebekah Routier | United States | 99,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 523 | 4 | Bradley Moran | United States | 48,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | 523 | 5 | Richard Douglas | United States | 54,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 523 | 6 | Willie Coleman | United States | 451,000 | 75 |
| Horseshoe | 523 | 7 | Robert Immel | United States | 272,000 | 45 |
| Horseshoe | 523 | 8 | Nicholas Becker | United States | 113,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 523 | 9 | Joshua Carson | United States | 112,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 530 | 1 | Jason Huang | United States | 222,000 | 37 |
| Horseshoe | 530 | 2 | Eric Fuhrman | United States | 99,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 530 | 3 | Brandan Brewer | United States | 81,000 | 14 |
| Horseshoe | 530 | 4 | Jesse Segall | United States | 36,000 | 6 |
| Horseshoe | 530 | 5 | Joshua Calderon | United States | 65,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 530 | 6 | Kelly Money | United States | 196,000 | 33 |
| Horseshoe | 530 | 7 | Michael Duran | United States | 233,000 | 39 |
| Horseshoe | 530 | 8 | Salvador Caoagas | United States | 105,000 | 18 |
| Horseshoe | 530 | 9 | Ryan Darby | United States | 61,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 531 | 1 | Olivier Noreau | Canada | 389,000 | 65 |
| Horseshoe | 531 | 2 | Stephen Morency | United States | 94,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 531 | 3 | Daniel Mosher | United States | 54,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 531 | 4 | James Sutherland | United States | 118,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 531 | 5 | J.P. Manalang | United States | 167,000 | 28 |
| Horseshoe | 531 | 6 | Ho Suh | United States | 70,000 | 12 |
| Horseshoe | 531 | 7 | Lang Anderson | United States | 291,000 | 49 |
| Horseshoe | 531 | 8 | Tina Itschner | United States | 22,000 | 4 |
| Horseshoe | 531 | 9 | Johnathan Sanchez | United States | 468,000 | 78 |
| Horseshoe | 532 | 1 | Tsega Sileshi | United States | 383,000 | 64 |
| Horseshoe | 532 | 2 | Skyler Yeaton | United States | 179,000 | 30 |
| Horseshoe | 532 | 3 | Christopher Reider | United States | 174,000 | 29 |
| Horseshoe | 532 | 4 | John Sturges | United States | 49,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | 532 | 5 | Michelle Christie | United States | 161,000 | 27 |
| Horseshoe | 532 | 6 | Eric Knopp | United States | 62,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 532 | 7 | Devaughn Smith | United States | 204,000 | 34 |
| Horseshoe | 532 | 8 | Andrew Rivero | United States | 443,000 | 74 |
| Horseshoe | 532 | 9 | Sakdina Timput | United States | 79,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 533 | 1 | Ganjuur Boldbaatar | United States | 103,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 533 | 2 | Caleb O'Donnell | Canada | 583,000 | 97 |
| Horseshoe | 533 | 3 | Hayden Liotta | United States | 291,000 | 49 |
| Horseshoe | 533 | 4 | Dustin Merrill | United States | 49,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | 533 | 5 | Jose Zaragoza | United States | 83,000 | 14 |
| Horseshoe | 533 | 6 | Frank Gonzales | United States | 266,000 | 44 |
| Horseshoe | 533 | 7 | Michael Wilson | United States | 408,000 | 68 |
| Horseshoe | 533 | 8 | Tyler Foran | Canada | 52,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 533 | 9 | Gregory Miyashiro | United States | 19,000 | 3 |
Livello 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
583,000
291,000
|
291,000 |
|
||
|
529,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
479,000
479,000
|
479,000 |
|
|
468,000
468,000
|
468,000 |
|
|
451,000
451,000
|
451,000 |
|
|
443,000
443,000
|
443,000 |
|
436,000
436,000
|
436,000 |
|
434,000
239,000
|
239,000 |
|
|
421,000
421,000
|
421,000 |
|
418,000
418,000
|
418,000 |
|
|
411,000
411,000
|
411,000 |
|
408,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
397,000
397,000
|
397,000 |
|
|
389,000
389,000
|
389,000 |
|
|
386,000
386,000
|
386,000 |
|
|
383,000
163,000
|
163,000 |
|
|
373,000
373,000
|
373,000 |
|
|
363,000
363,000
|
363,000 |
|
|
362,000
362,000
|
362,000 |
|
355,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
|
329,000
329,000
|
329,000 |
|
329,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
321,000
321,000
|
321,000 |
|
|
315,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
308,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
Livello 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Once the bubble burst, all 179 of the remaining players bagged their chips and will return to the action at 1:00 p.m. local time on May 29.
A recap of the day's action will follow soon.
Livello 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Allan Kwong has burst the bubble in the Casino Employees Event. Michelle Christie raised from the hijack position, and Allan Kwong moved all-in from the big blind for 31,000. Christie made the call.
Allan Kwong: 7♦7♠ 
Michelle Christie: Q♦K♦
The board was looking safe for Kwong until the river when it ran out with 6♥9♥9♦A♣Q♣, and Kwong was eliminated in 180th place.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
161,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
Eliminato |
Livello 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is making a move that will change the online poker game in the US with the launch of WSOP Online, a new platform that will bring players from three states together.
Poker players in Nevada and New Jersey are already competing against each other on WSOP.com, while those in Michigan have a separate single-state site. But that is changing with the trio of states being merged together on one online poker site ahead of the 2024 WSOP. Pennsylvania's WSOP site will not be part of the shared liquidity deal.
On top of the merger news, the WSOP has announced 30 online bracelet events this summer on the new WSOP Online.
Livello 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Joshua Carson jammed for 47,000 from under the gun and got a single call from the button.
Joshua Carson: A♠Q♣
Button: A♣10♣
With a 9♣7♦7♥ flop Carson was still ahead. The 6♠ turn and 4♥ river didn't help button and Carson got the double up two hands from the bubble.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
109,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
Livello 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 184 players are on a scheduled ten-minute break.
Livello 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
A player opened from middle position to 15,000 and was called by the button. Carlos Villareal moved all in from the big blind for 71,000 and only the middle position player made the call.
Carlos Villareal: A♠A♣
Middle Position: Q♥Q♣
The board ran out A♥8♥2♦9♣J♥ and Villareal had doubled up near to the bubble.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
163,000
163,000
|
163,000 |