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

2021-09-30 15:50 UTC-7

Stevens Hits a Royal Flush This Time

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David Salituro

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Tricia Stevens made a straight flush earlier in the tournament. Just before the break, she did it again, hitting the rarest hand in poker: a royal flush.

According to her and her tablemates, her opponent had two pair with on a board of and got his last 15,000 in the middle on the turn. Stevens made the call holding an open-ended straight flush draw with .

The river brought the miracle , giving Stevens a royal flush and knocking out her opponent.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Tricia Stevens	41,000 16,000	16,000

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2021-09-30 15:49 UTC-7

Some Counts After the Break

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Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jimmy Miller	125,000
Willie Coleman	105,000 18,300	18,300
David Boulis	91,800 16,300	16,300
Garry Gates	25,500 500	500
Chad Holloway	14,600 5,400	5,400

2021-09-30 15:36 UTC-7

Balfour Eliminates Two with Flopped Boat

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According to players at the table, three players including Sean Balfour had gotten all their chips in the pot on a flop of . The hands were revealed.

Opponent 1:
Opponent 2:
Sean Balfour:

A very attractive flop had shown up for Balfour, and although one opponent was drawing very slim, needing running aces or straight flush cards, he still had to fade a jack from his other opponent. The board ran out and Balfour scooped up the pot as two players were gone, leading Balfour to express his wishes of it being a knockout tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sean Balfour	90,000 90,000	90,000

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2021-09-30 15:30 UTC-7

Thompson Chops With a Straight

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David Salituro

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Jason Thompson, who was on the losing end of the aces vs. kings cooler against Jason Walker earlier, has re-entered and is back in action.

He was just involved in another big pot where he bet 14,000 on the river with the board showing . His opponent made the call and Thompson showed for a straight. The other player revealed for the same straight and they split the pot.

Thompson is currently sitting around the starting stack on his second bullet.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jason Thompson	25,400 25,400	25,400

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2021-09-30 15:26 UTC-7

Break

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Players are now on a 20-minute break.

2021-09-30 15:20 UTC-7

Walker, Reyna Chat it Up on Table Silver #32

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David Salituro

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Tablemates Jason Walker and Robert Reyna have been two of the biggest stacks in the silver section of the Brasilia room for a while. They're also two of the most talkative, constantly exchanging friendly banter between them.

Their recent conversation centered around food, with Reyna recommending huevos rancheros. "I'm a pescatarian, what do I do now," said Walker.

Both are hovering around the 75,000 chip mark.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jason Walker	77,000 8,000	8,000
Robert Reyna	75,300 11,000	11,000

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2021-09-30 15:06 UTC-7

Fullen Knocked Out

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David Salituro

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PokerNews' Jesse Fullen was no longer in his seat when we walked by his table.

According to his former tablemates, Fullen got his last 10,900 in the middle with but couldn't win the race against the of Joy Fernandez.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Joy Fernandez	57,100
Jesse Fullen	Eliminado

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2021-09-30 15:05 UTC-7

A Few Chip Counts

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Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Willie Coleman	86,700
David Boulis	75,500
Tyler Foran	62,000 25,500	25,500
Garry Gates	26,000 3,100	3,100
Chad Holloway	20,000 5,000	5,000

2021-09-30 14:57 UTC-7

Mejia Shoves the Turn and Forces a Fold

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David Salituro

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Monica Mejia was in early position and facing a 1,600 bet by the big blind on a flop of . She raised to 6,000, and her opponent made the call.

The big blind checked the turn, and Mejia pushed forward a stack of 5,000 lavender chips to put her opponent all in. He quickly folded and Mejia stacked the chips as the table prepared to break.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Monica Mejia	67,000 67,000	67,000

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2021-09-30 14:49 UTC-7

Bowman Rivers Flush to Make Meza's Flopped Set No Good

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One hand after flopping a set and making quads on the river, Ruben Meza flopped another set, but this time the river wasn't so favorable to him.

With 6,000 in the middle and the board showing , Meza was sitting in the hijack and bet 4,000. Bryan Bowman was sitting in the big blind and made the call.

The river was the and Bowman led for 8,000. Meza raised to 16,000 and was called. Meza showed for a flopped set but it was no good versus the flush of Bowman.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ruben Meza	55,000 23,000	23,000
Bryan Bowman	53,500 53,500	53,500