2012 World Series of Poker › Event 1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em

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Posted 2012-05-28 GMT-6

Wilmot Joins the 200K Club

Posted 2012-05-28 GMT-6

We missed the exact action preflop, but we know that Joseph Kearney got the last of his 30,000 chips in holding , but was dominated by Matthew Wilmot, who held . Wilmot clapped his hands, and told the dealer "no ace!" The dealer obliged, as the board ran out . Kearney headed to the rail, while Wilmot scooped the pot, pushing his stack to 200,000.

Chip Counts
Matthew Wilmot			200,000	65,000
Joseph Kearney			Busted

Tags: Joseph Kearney, Matthew Wilmot.

PokerNews Podcast: WSOP Kickoff with Tom Marchese

Posted 2012-05-28 GMT-6 • Level 13: 1,500-3,000, 500 ante

Today marked the first day of the PokerNews Podcast from the 2012 World Series of Poker. Kristy Arnett hosts alongside Donnie Peters, Remko Rinkema and Danielle Barille with the first guest of the summer, World Poker Tour $100,000 Super High Roller winner Tom Marchese.

Check it out and be sure to subscribe on iTunes.

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Vohs Takes Out Another; Burns Eliminated

Posted 2012-05-28 GMT-6

We caught up with the action on a board reading . John Vohs had a 30,000 bet in front of him from the big blind position and action was up to Robert Burns, who announced he was all in after some deliberation. Vohs snap-called.

Vohs:
Burns:

Burns would need a ten and only a ten to stay alive. The river bricked out a , which was too little too late for Burns as he was knocked out of the tournament.

Vohs is sitting on a very healthy stack of about 230,000.

Chip Counts
John Vohs			230,000	95,000
Robert Burns			Busted

Tags: John Vohs, Robert Burns.

Brady Binks The River, Takes Chip Lead

Posted 2012-05-28 GMT-6

Sometimes, the battle of the blinds can be some of the most boring pots in poker. Other times, it can be the biggest pot of the tournament. The latter was the case just now between Amy Brady and Joshua Murray. Action folded all the way around to Brady in the small blind, and she called. Murray checked his option in the big blind, and the two saw a flop of .

Brady waited little time in betting out 8,000, and Murray thought for just a few moments before announcing a raise. He threw in the 8,000 for the call, then put out 15,000 more, a raise to 23,000. Brady wasn't about to backdown, and she quickly reraised to 53,000 total! Murray elected to make the call, and the pot swelled up to over 100,000. The turn came the , and Brady quickly moved all in. Despite being for all his chips, Murray thought for just a few seconds before calling! The cards were flipped, and Murray was well out in front.

Brady:
Murray:

Murray had flopped bottom two pair in the big blind, and would need to dodge a queen, jack, or nine to win the pot. Unfortunately for him, the slammed down on the river, counterfeiting Murray and giving Brady the massive pot. With that win, she is now the chip leader, with 250,000.

Chip Counts
Amy Brady			250,000	120,000
Joshua Murray			Busted

Tags: Joshua Murray, Amy Brady.

Vohs Eliminates Vogel

Posted 2012-05-28 GMT-6

Mike Vogel playing during day 1.

Action began with John Vohs, who opened for 7,500 from early position. Action folded around to Mike Vogel on the button, who re-popped it to around 24,000. Vohs pondered for a bit and then announced he was all in. Vogel quickly called off his remaining stack.

Vohs:
Vogel:

Vogel was dominated going into the flop and would need help to survive. The failed to improve Vogel's hand and he was knocked out of the tournament.

Chip Counts
John Vohs			135,000	45,000
Mike Vogel			Busted

Tags: John Vohs, Mike Vogel.

Parker Doubles Through Saechao

Posted 2012-05-28 GMT-6

Kerry Parker went all in from the button for his last 18,000 and found one caller in Chiab Saechao. Everyone else folded and hands were revealed.

Parker:
Saechao:

The board kept Parker in the lead and he doubled up.

Chip Counts
Chiab Saechao			185,000	-25,000
Kerry Parker			38,000	13,000

Tags: Kerry Parker, Chiab Saechao.

Full Chip Counts

Posted 2012-05-28 GMT-6

These are the most updated counts of the final three tables.

Chip Counts
Chiab Saechao			210,000	59,400
James Routos			180,000	33,100
Ray Pulford			150,000	-15,000
Georgi Ivanov			140,000	14,000
Matthew Wilmot			135,000	-5,000
Donald Michael			130,000	19,800
Amy Brady			130,000	74,000
Robert Burns			110,000	63,600
Ty Stewart			90,000	20,100
John Vohs			90,000	-12,300
Joshua Murray			85,000	12,600
Carisa Schweisberger			80,000	3,600
Michael Vogel			70,000	28,700
Scott Wygal			65,000	15,000
Steven Phan			65,000	3,500
Joseph McCarthy			60,000	-11,100
Chad Patterson			44,000	7,900
Shu Ho			42,000	-26,600
Jay Pinkussohn			40,000	7,200
Patricia Baker			40,000	3,600
Daniel Goldman			35,000	13,400
Bradley Russell			35,000	9,000
Nicolas Vaca-Rondon			30,000	-36,000
Tom Weihrauch			29,000	13,500
Kerry Parker			25,000	-33,800

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Final 3 Tables

Posted 2012-05-28 GMT-6 • Level 13: 1,500-3,000, 500 ante

Final Three Tables

Posted 2012-05-28 GMT-6 • Level 13: 1,500-3,000, 500 ante

Play has halted momentarily so that the staff can redraw for the top 27. Once all the players have taken their seats, we will get you a full seating chart.