2011 World Series Of Poker Event 1

The first event in the 2011 WSOP is that of the Casino Employee's tournament. This tournament is the inaugural tournament every year, and 2011 is no different. This is one of the less expensive tournaments, but it is also totally exclusive to those who work in the casinos. This game is mostly for dealers, so don't expect to be able to join in without working at one of the casinos. This tournament is the first bracelet event of the year, and you will probably end up spectating rather than actually participating. It may not be the most exciting event around, but it is there and we are going to cover it.

Beginning on May 31st, this tournament will kick off at noon. Casino employees will be able to buy into the event by proving their employment status and paying the $500 buy-in. We have found that this tournament generally attracts a few hundred players. Last year, 721 people entered the event for a total prize pool of $324,450. Hoai Pham won the event, taking down $71,424. Arthur Vea took second place for his participation, earning $44,079 for his efforts. A total of 72 people were paid in this tournament.

Tournament Updates
(New Updates Posted Daily During Event)

Day 1 Update - A total of 850 people came out to the opening event of the 2011 World Series of Poker, the Casino Employees No Limit Hold 'em tournament. A total prizepool of $382,500 was built on the $500 buy-in. Only 77 players remain going into the second day of the event. This tournament is not open to the general public, so not many names are well known. The current chip leader going into day 2 is Jordan Dhooghe. He controls 129,800 chips. His closest runner up is Thanh Ngo, who controls 101,400 chips. Alex Alashkar has 85,000 chips, and he is the last player who has more than 80,000 in the ever dwindling field. A total of 81 players will be paid, with the winner earning a bracelet and $82,292.

Day 2 Update - The first event of the World Series of Poker, the closed, casino employee only event is has run down to just four players. Currently, the chip lead is held by Sean Drake, which leaves him with 1,058,000 chips. Jason Baker holds 727,000 chips, putting him in second place, while Claudio Falcaro is running with 420,000 chips. Christopher Perez has only 347,000 chips, leaving him in the fourth position slot. The casino employee's tournament is not full of the biggest names in poker, but these ladies and gentlemen are well deserving of their position in the tournament.

Day 3 Update - Sean Drake entered the final day of play as the chip leader, holding over 300,000 more chips than his second place runner up. While chip leads rarely manage to hold it together going into the next day, Drake had managed to hold out and win the top price of $82,292, with Jason Baker winning the second place price. Baker had also finished the tournament in the place in which he had entered the third day. To continue the string of linearity, Claudio Falcaro and Christopher Perez, the players who began the final day in the third and fourth place positions had ended the tournament in the third and fourth day. Baker won $50,807 for second place, while Claudio Falcaro won $32,753 and Christopher Perez won $23,994. Drake had fallen behind Baker for some time, but the part time dealer from California managed to stick it out and send Baker home.

Baker's luck had begun to run out, which brought the players to their fated last hand. Drake shoved all-in from the button, and Baker had called from the big blind. Drake flipped over Qc-6c, which was fairly even with Baker's Jd-8d. The flop ran As-4s-4d. The 2 of hearts came on the turn, with Baker's chances of staying in the game running out quickly. The final card, the K of hearts, ended up sending Baker home in second place with Drake going home with the bracelet.

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