2021 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
$39,013
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$175,980
Entries
419
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
50
Players Left
1

Baltazar Takes Out Zimmerman

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jeremy Zimmerman was seen getting up and leaving the tournament area after his {k-}{j-} was swept aside as the losing hand vs the {a-}{7-} of Ronald Baltazar.

The board showed the {j-}{5-}{a-}{10-}{a-} to give Baltazar the best hand and give him an early elimination to add to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Ronald Baltazar
388,000
84,000
84,000
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Jeremy Zimmerman
Busted

Matthiesen First to Fall

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

On the first hand of Day 2, Brian Matthiesen gets his last 27,000 all in from under the gun and was called by Chris Minton from middle position.

Matthiesen- {9-Hearts}{8-Spades}
Minton- {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {j-Clubs}{4-Spades}{6-Hearts}{k-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, no help to Matthiesen who became the first knockout of the day.

Juan Carlos Latuff was also eliminated on another table.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Minton
300,000
52,000
52,000
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Brian Matthiesen
Busted
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Juan Carlos Latuff
Busted

Tags: Brian MatthiesenChris HintonJuan Carlos Latuff

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

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Final Day of the $500 Casino Employees Event Begins at Noon

Leo Abbe
Leo Abbe

It's Day 2 of the $500 Casino Employees Event and 50 players out of a starting field of 419 return to chase the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

DraftKings' Leo Abbe went on a rush near the end of Day 1 to build up a stack of 537,000. Right behind him are Shawn Weintraub (474,000), Roberto Reyna (461,000), Andrew Bart (422,000), and Akash Desai (415,000).

PokerNews' own Jesse Fullen takes an above-average stack of 223,000 into the final day. Adam Lamers, another member of the PokerNews team, begins the day with 117,000. Lamers is no stranger to deep runs in this event, having finished in fifth place in 2019.

All 50 remaining players have locked up at least $886. But it's the $39,013 first prize and the bracelet that they will all be chasing today.

Blinds will begin at 5,000-10,000, with a 10,000 big blind ante. The average stack of 209,500 is good for just over 20 big blinds at the start of the day, so action should be fast as they play down to the final table and crowning a new Casino Employees champion.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the live updates throughout the day.

Tags: Adam LamersAkash DesaiAndrew BartJesse FullenLeo AbbeRoberto ReynaShawn Weintraub

Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em

Day 2 Started