Event #1: $500 Casino Employees Event Dia 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

2019-05-29 15:07 UTC-7

Batza Bounced By David

Nível 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Ryan Batza jammed for 8,600 from the cutoff, and Fred David made the call on the button.

"I only saw one," Batza said before tabling his hand.

Ryan Batza:
Fred David:

"I'll take it!" Batza said after seeing he was ahead.

After the flop gave David the nut flush draw, Batza winced and said, "I don't like it anymore."

The turn kept Batza in front, but the river paired David.

"Yuck! Nice hand." Batza told David before hitting the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Fred David	88,000
Ryan Batza	Eliminado

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2019-05-29 14:54 UTC-7

Trenholm Knows How to Win Tournaments

Nível 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Brandyn Trenholm raised to 1,100 from the hijack, and was called by the button and the big blind.

Action checked to Trenholm on a flop, and he bet 2,200. The button folded, but the big blind check-raised all in for 9,500. Trenholm called.

Brandyn Trenholm:
Opponent:

"Don't write this one up!" Trenholm said with a grin.

Trenholm pulled ahead on the turn, but his two pair needed to dodge a spade or a ten to secure the elimination. The was safe, and he knocked out his opponent.

"Horrible calls are how you win tournaments!" Trenholm said, laughing, after shipping in the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brandyn Trenholm	74,000 31,900	31,900

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Nível: 6

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

2019-05-29 14:41 UTC-7

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Phill Duggan	84,000 4,000	4,000
Paul Bishop	78,000 6,600	6,600
Kevin Mathers	56,000 600	600

Katie Kopp	36,100 3,100	3,100

Stephen Rose	31,500 6,500	6,500
Dutch Boyd	28,000 -1,500	-1,500

Jonathan Aguiar	27,000 -4,200	-4,200

Yori Epskamp	26,900 -100	-100

Valerie Cross	26,500 2,000	2,000

Eric Anderson	26,500 600	600
Leo Contreras	24,600 -400	-400

Benjamin Valder	24,000 -10,000	-10,000
Sumanth Reddy	23,900 -1,100	-1,100
Jesse Capps	22,000
Chad Holloway	20,600 -6,400	-6,400

Asad Abdullah	19,000
Teng Zheng	15,000 -10,000	-10,000
Samuel Cosby	6,400 -15,800	-15,800

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Yori Epskamp	38,000 11,000	11,000

DraftKings Software Engineer Asad Abdullah Enters The WSOP For The First Time Ever

Nível 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

The 50th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicks off today with $500 buy-in Event #1: Casino Employees Event. The tournament is open to those who either work in casinos or in the gaming industry, and thanks to their sportsbook in New Jersey, DraftKings personnel are permitted to play.

They’ll be well represented in their first year of eligibility as a team of six players traveled from the East Coast to compete for the summer’s first bracelet. PokerNews caught up with each DraftKings employee – one of which is already a WSOP bracelet winner – talk about the opening event of the 2019 WSOP.

Asad Abdullah
Age: 25
DraftKings Position: Software Engineer

Having worked at DraftKings for a little under a year and a half, the Casino Employees event will be Asad Abdullah’s first-ever WSOP tournament.

“I’m pretty excited to play in the Casino Employee event,” said Abdullah, who graduated from California State University Northridge with a bachelors in Computer Science. “I do frequently play $1-$2 NLHE and occasionally $2-$5 NLHE, mostly at Chaser’s Poker Room in New Hampshire and Twin River Casino in Rhode Island. I will also venture a little further out and play at Foxwoods on occasion. I also plan on spending a good amount of time at the Encore in Boston once it opens up.”

According to Abdullah, who enjoys both board and video games, he first learned poker with some childhood friends.

“We didn’t really play for money, just tried to see who could build up the biggest stack,” he explained. “I started actually learning and understanding poker strategy about a year ago … I read a bunch of books, joined some training sites and really started to understand poker from a strategic point of view, all while discussing what I’d learnt with [the DraftKings team].”

So aside from himself, which DraftKings team member does he expect to last the longest?

“This is a tough question. I think I’d have to go with Steve Rose,” he said. “He is a very solid player and has the patience and discipline to make a deep run in this event.”

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Asad Abdullah	19,000 -6,000	-6,000

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2019-05-29 14:19 UTC-7

Over $4,000,000 in Prize Pool Guarantees at the Merit Poker RETRO (September 3-16)

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Nível 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The Merit Poker RETRO Cup has over $4.000.000 in guarantees and runs September 3-16. It features a $5,000 Main Event with $2,000,000 guaranteed!

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2019-05-29 14:17 UTC-7

Trenholm's Fours Score a Pot

Nível 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

A player in the lojack checked a flop over to PokerNews Live Reporter Brandyn Trenholm on the button, who tossed in a bet of 3,000 into a pot of around 7,000. His opponent called.

The fell on the turn, and the lojack checked. Trenholm bet 3,000, and his opponent called again.

The lojack checked the river, and Trenholm sighed and said, "That's probably the worst card in the deck for me," before checking back.

The lojack tabled for a busted draw, and Trenholm won with his .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brandyn Trenholm	42,100

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Nível: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

2019-05-29 13:55 UTC-7

Duggan Gets There

Nível 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

From under-the-gun, Phill Duggan, a WSOP Circuit dealer, bet 6,000 into a pot of around 10,000 on a board, only to met with a raise to 12,000 from an opponent on the button. Duggan tossed in a call.