The casino employees event is the first final table of this year's WSOP.
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Entries
898
Level
22
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Chad Holloway raised under the gun to 35,000 and Daniel Ellery called from the big blind.
The flop came 
. Both Ellery and Holloway checked.
Ellery checked the 
turn and Holloway bet 30,000. Ellery raised to 85,000 and Holloway called.
Ellery bet 125,000 when the 
came on the river. Holloway called and turned over 
for a pair of 4s beating the 
of Ellery.
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
The remaining five players are now on break. See you back here in 20 minutes.
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Allen Kwong raised to 30,000 under the gun and got two callers in Bobby Rooney (cutoff) and Brian Pingel (big blind). The flop came 
, and Pingel and Kwong checked. Rooney bet 35,000, Pingel folded, and Kwong called. The turn brought a 
. Kwong checked again, and Rooney kept up the aggression with 55,000. This time, Kwong came over the top with a raise to 130,000. Rooney folded quickly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
720,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
520,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
869,000 | |
|
||
|
|
640,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
|
550,000 | |
|
430,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
210,000 | |
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Sean Small raised all in from the button for 89,000 and was called by Chad Holloway from the small blind. Small held 
and Holloway had 
.
The flop was 
and Small's hand did not improve eliminating him in 5th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
869,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Bobby Rooney opened a pot to 24,000 on the button. Sean Small, the shortest stack, moved all in from the big blind for 121,000 total.
"I think I'm already priced into this," Rooney said. He made the call.
Rooney: 
Small: 
The 
hit the flop, keeping Small in the lead. A 
came on the turn, and a 
on the river, leaving Small with a straight and Rooney with a mere pair.
The next hand, Small raised to 33,000 after it was folded around to him in the small blind. Chad Holloway reraised to 67,000 from the big blind, and Small made the call. Both players checked through to the river, when the board read 
. Small checked a final time, Holloway bet 40,000, and Small called. Holloway turned over 
, and Small mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
775,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
770,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
150,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
The action folded around to Tyrone Smith in the small blind. Bobby Rooney called from the big blind with 
against Smith's 
.
The board ran out 
and Tyrone Smith was eliminated in 7th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Everyone folded to Michael Trivett on the button, who raised to 27,000. Chad Holloway three-bet to 77,000 in the small blind, and the big blind got out of the way. Trivett went into the tank before pushing all in for about 200,000 more. After some thought, Holloway called.
Holloway:
Trivett:
The flop came 
, and Holloway supporters cheered from the rail. A on the turn left Trivett drawing dead, and he got up after the dealer rolled out the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
660,000
282,000
|
282,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
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