Day 1 has come to a close at the $500 casino employees event at the 2010 World Series of Poker and 53 players remain from the initial 722 that entered.
The chip leader at the end of play was Kent Washington with 168,300. Washington held a strong stack for the majority of the day and it is not too surprising to see him at the top of the standings.
The money bubble burst when 72 players remained in the event, and every player that returns tomorrow will walk away with at least $1,265 in prize money. Among those returners will be Bellagio tournament director Jack McClelland. He ended the night with 17,900 after a long day that saw his chip stack swing from chip-lead heights to short-stack depths.
Day 2 will resume at 2:30 p.m. and the final 53 players will play down to one champion, who will take home a gold bracelet and $71,424 in prize money tomorrow.
Day 1 Chip Leaders:
Kent Washington: 168,300
Jonathan Kotula: 108,700
Christopher Reider: 107,500
Samuel Sperrazza: 96,800
Arthur Vea: 95,800
Yuta Motoyama: 72,100
Matthew Hollinger: 71,700
Vincent Vandall: 68,200
Hoai Pham: 65,800
Zhen Cai: 65,000
Players in the $500 No-Limit Hold’em Casino Employees event at the 2010 World Series of Poker are now on a 90 minute dinner break. There are about 310 players left out of the 721 that registered.
Tournament Director Jack McClelland is in the event and doing well so far with 20,000 in chips. The prize pool stands at $324,450 in this 2-day event, with $71,424 going to the winner.
Chip Counts:
1. Samuel Sperrazza — 42,000
2. Kent Washington — 37,000
3. Kevin Chong — 27,500
4. Douglas Macpherson — 25,000
5. Cary Lucier — 22,000
6. Isaac Sears — 22,000
7. Nicholas Dipalo — 21,300
8. Christian Escano — 20,000
9. Chris Farmer — 20,000
10. Jack McClelland — 20,000
While you are waiting for the end of the day update, check out our live coverage of the $50k Players Championship.
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The $500 Casino Employees event is now on their dinner break. There are only 18 players remaining and the plan is to continue to battle down tonight until a champion is awarded a WSOP bracelet and a first-place prize of $71,424.
Shortly before the break, Hoai Pham raised to 14,000 from under the gun and Bellagio tournament director Jack McClelland moved all in for his last 52,000 behind him. Action folded around to Eric Zuerndorfer and he moved all in for his last 59,000.
Pham tanked for about two minutes before finally releasing what he later claimed was A-J. McClelland then turned over A-K suited and Zuerndorfer showed pocket jacks.
The flop brought a king for McClelland, who was looking good for the double up, but the river was the case jack, ending his tournament run in 19th place.
Notables still in contention include Kent Washington (pictured above right) and Zhen Cai. Take a look at the leaderboard below.
1. Kent Washington — 325,000
2. Arthur Vea — 240,000
3. David Patent — 230,000
4. Yuta Motoyama — 175,000
5. Christopher Reider — 170,000
6. Hoai Pham — 145,000
7. Eric Zuerndorfer — 130,000
8. Jonathan Kotula — 115,000
9. Patrick Silvey — 110,000
10. Kenyon McKeller — 90,000
After Day 1 ended at the $500 casino employees event at the 2010 World Series of Poker 53 players remained from the initial 722 that entered.
The chip leader at the end of play was Kent Washington with 168,300. Washington held a strong stack for the majority of day 1 and it is not too surprising to see him at the top of the standings heading into day 2. Among the returners will be Bellagio tournament director Jack McClelland. He ended day 1 with 17,900 after a long battle that saw his chip stack swing from chip-lead heights to short-stack depths.
Day 2 begins at 2:30 p.m. this afternoon and the final 53 players will play down to one champion, who will take home a gold bracelet and $71,424 in prize money tomorrow.
Day 2 Starting Chip Leaders:
Kent Washington: 168,300
Jonathan Kotula: 108,700
Christopher Reider: 107,500
Samuel Sperrazza: 96,800
Arthur Vea: 95,800
Yuta Motoyama: 72,100
Matthew Hollinger: 71,700
Vincent Vandall: 68,200
Hoai Pham: 65,800
Zhen Cai: 65,000
Day 1 has come to a close at the $500 casino employees event at the 2010 World Series of Poker and 53 players remain from the initial 722 that entered.
The chip leader at the end of play was Kent Washington with 168,300. Washington held a strong stack for the majority of the day and it is not too surprising to see him at the top of the standings.
The money bubble burst when 72 players remained in the event, and every player that returns tomorrow will walk away with at least $1,265 in prize money. Among those returners will be Bellagio tournament director Jack McClelland. He ended the night with 17,900 after a long day that saw his chip stack swing from chip-lead heights to short-stack depths.
Day 2 will resume at 2:30 p.m. and the final 53 players will play down to one champion, who will take home a gold bracelet and $71,424 in prize money tomorrow.
Day 1 Chip Leaders:
Kent Washington: 168,300
Jonathan Kotula: 108,700
Christopher Reider: 107,500
Samuel Sperrazza: 96,800
Arthur Vea: 95,800
Yuta Motoyama: 72,100
Matthew Hollinger: 71,700
Vincent Vandall: 68,200
Hoai Pham: 65,800
Zhen Cai: 65,000
Players in the $500 No-Limit Hold’em Casino Employees event at the 2010 World Series of Poker are now on a 90 minute dinner break. There are about 310 players left out of the 721 that registered.
Tournament Director Jack McClelland is in the event and doing well so far with 20,000 in chips. The prize pool stands at $324,450 in this 2-day event, with $71,424 going to the winner.
Chip Counts:
1. Samuel Sperrazza — 42,000
2. Kent Washington — 37,000
3. Kevin Chong — 27,500
4. Douglas Macpherson — 25,000
5. Cary Lucier — 22,000
6. Isaac Sears — 22,000
7. Nicholas Dipalo — 21,300
8. Christian Escano — 20,000
9. Chris Farmer — 20,000
10. Jack McClelland — 20,000
While you are waiting for the end of the day update, check out our live coverage of the $50k Players Championship.
Card Player TV:
The Scoop with Jack McClelland
Former WSOP tournament director Jack McClelland talks with Adam and Diego on an edition of The Scoop.
The $500 Casino Employees event is now on their dinner break. There are only 18 players remaining and the plan is to continue to battle down tonight until a champion is awarded a WSOP bracelet and a first-place prize of $71,424.
Shortly before the break, Hoai Pham raised to 14,000 from under the gun and Bellagio tournament director Jack McClelland moved all in for his last 52,000 behind him. Action folded around to Eric Zuerndorfer and he moved all in for his last 59,000.
Pham tanked for about two minutes before finally releasing what he later claimed was A-J. McClelland then turned over A-K suited and Zuerndorfer showed pocket jacks.
The flop brought a king for McClelland, who was looking good for the double up, but the river was the case jack, ending his tournament run in 19th place.
Notables still in contention include Kent Washington (pictured above right) and Zhen Cai. Take a look at the leaderboard below.
1. Kent Washington — 325,000
2. Arthur Vea — 240,000
3. David Patent — 230,000
4. Yuta Motoyama — 175,000
5. Christopher Reider — 170,000
6. Hoai Pham — 145,000
7. Eric Zuerndorfer — 130,000
8. Jonathan Kotula — 115,000
9. Patrick Silvey — 110,000
10. Kenyon McKeller — 90,000
After Day 1 ended at the $500 casino employees event at the 2010 World Series of Poker 53 players remained from the initial 722 that entered.
The chip leader at the end of play was Kent Washington with 168,300. Washington held a strong stack for the majority of day 1 and it is not too surprising to see him at the top of the standings heading into day 2. Among the returners will be Bellagio tournament director Jack McClelland. He ended day 1 with 17,900 after a long battle that saw his chip stack swing from chip-lead heights to short-stack depths.
Day 2 begins at 2:30 p.m. this afternoon and the final 53 players will play down to one champion, who will take home a gold bracelet and $71,424 in prize money tomorrow.
Day 2 Starting Chip Leaders:
Kent Washington: 168,300
Jonathan Kotula: 108,700
Christopher Reider: 107,500
Samuel Sperrazza: 96,800
Arthur Vea: 95,800
Yuta Motoyama: 72,100
Matthew Hollinger: 71,700
Vincent Vandall: 68,200
Hoai Pham: 65,800
Zhen Cai: 65,000
On the very first hand of play, action slowly folded around to Andy Frankenberger, who raised from the small blind to take the pot.
Day 1 has come to a close at the $500 casino employees event at the 
The $500 Casino Employees event is now on their dinner break. There are only 18 players remaining and the plan is to continue to battle down tonight until a champion is awarded a