Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em | 2021 World Series of Poker

2021-10-01 17:28 UTC-7

Schmidt Gets Full Value With Straight

Nível 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action arrived on the river with a pot of about 500,000 in the middle. The board read the .

Bobby Schmidt moved all in for his remaining amount of 265,000 to put the pressure on Andrew Bart, who stewed it over for several moments.

After over a minute, he called. Schmidt said straight and tabled the which was the winner as he collected the huge pot and create a big change in chips at the table.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Bobby Schmidt	1,270,000 295,000	295,000
Andrew Bart	450,000 -425,000	-425,000

2021-10-01 17:24 UTC-7

Schmidt Doubles Another

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Nível 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Bobby Schmidt was the victim of another double-up, this time at the hands of Bryan Garrett.

Schmidt opened from the button to 85,000 before Garrett raised all in from the big blind for his last 210,000. Schmidt made the call with but got the bad news when Garrett turned over .

The board ran out and Garrett doubled to 430,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Bryan Garrett	430,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: Bryan Garrett Bobby Schmidt

2021-10-01 17:18 UTC-7

Cuevas Flips Well to Double Through Schmidt

Nível 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Rico Cuevas moved his last 350,000 into the middle holding and was called by Bobby Schmidt with .

The flop of brought Schmidt the nut flush draw, but the turn and river didn't provide any more help to Schmidt, and Cuevas doubled to around 750,000.

Schmidt was left with 850,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Bobby Schmidt	850,000 -125,000	-125,000
Rico Cuevas	750,000 -150,000	-150,000

Tags: Bobby Schmidt Rico Cuevas

Nível: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

2021-10-01 16:55 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts on Break (11 Left)

Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jimmy Barnett	1,600,000 340,000	340,000
Danny Chang	1,475,000 175,000	175,000
Chris Minton	1,400,000 -400,000	-400,000
Justin Steinman	1,025,000 75,000	75,000
Bobby Schmidt	975,000 415,000	415,000
Rico Cuevas	900,000 325,000	325,000
Leo Abbe	875,000 125,000	125,000

Andrew Bart	875,000 -325,000	-325,000
Jack Behrens	750,000 450,000	450,000
Bryan Garrett	520,000 200,000	200,000
Ronald Baltazar	400,000 -475,000	-475,000

2021-10-01 16:50 UTC-7

Break Time

Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The remaining 11 players are now on their second 20-minute break.

2021-10-01 16:49 UTC-7

James Scott Eliminated in 12th Place ($1,804)

Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

James Scott moved all in from under the gun. It folded around to Justin Steinman in the small blind who called.

James Scott:
Justin Steinman:

The flop came the . The turn gave a few more outs to Scott as the came off but the river ended his hope as the came down to finish his run in twelfth place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Justin Steinman	950,000 320,000	320,000
James Scott	Eliminado

2021-10-01 16:27 UTC-7

Minton Continues to Build

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Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Chip leader Chris Minton just took another big pot, this time off Leo Abbe.

It started when Minton raised from under the gun to 65,000 and Abbe three-bet to 165,000 from the small blind. Minton made the call and they saw a flop of .

Abbe slowed down and checked, allowing Minton to fire out 200,000. Abbe thought it over for about a minute before laying his hand down.

Minton now owns a stack of 1,800,000, while Abbe dropped down to 750,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Chris Minton	1,800,000 300,000	300,000
Leo Abbe	750,000 -400,000	-400,000

Tags: Chris Minton Leo Abbe

2021-10-01 16:21 UTC-7

Marco Starnoni Eliminated in 13th Place ($1,804)

Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Marco Starnoni had a great chance to eliminate Bobby Schmidt in a preflop all in, holding pocket rockets, vs the of Schmidt.

But the flop hit Schmidt as it came the to send the aces into a sudden spiral against the two-pair. The turn was the and the river came the to leave Starnoni with crumbs and give Schmidt a healthy stack.

Although Starnoni would hang around a while afterwards by winning two all ins, he would eventually succumb to Rico Cuevas when his could not chase down the in a preflop all in to end his tournament in thirteenth place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Rico Cuevas	575,000 -15,000	-15,000
Bobby Schmidt	560,000 310,000	310,000
Marco Starnoni	Eliminado

Nível: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000