Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Andrew Barnett
|
125,000
46,200
|
46,200 |
Phill Duggan
|
124,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Kyle Chismar
|
115,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Benjamin Valder
|
96,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
Paul Bishop
|
94,100
16,100
|
16,100 |
Isaac Hanson |
78,300
78,300
|
78,300 |
|
||
Jose Zaragoza |
74,000
-17,700
|
-17,700 |
Jonathan Aguiar |
73,700
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
||
Valerie Cross |
52,500
29,500
|
29,500 |
|
||
Teng Zheng |
49,500
30,300
|
30,300 |
Yori Epskamp |
41,000
-6,600
|
-6,600 |
|
||
Chad Holloway |
40,900
-24,100
|
-24,100 |
|
||
Katie Kopp |
33,000
2,400
|
2,400 |
|
||
Kevin Mathers |
32,900
-3,200
|
-3,200 |
|
||
Eric Anderson |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Diana Plant
|
26,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
Ben Guerena
|
26,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Stephen Rose |
25,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
CJ Sand
|
23,200 | |
Samuel Cosby |
16,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
2019 World Series of Poker
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.
Steve McLoughlin
Age: 49
DraftKings Position: Director of Community Team
Steve McLoughlin is no stranger to the WSOP and poker community; in fact, he’s been a part of the world since 2001. At 49 years old, he’s the oldest of the DraftKings crew and as he pointed out just a year away from eligibility for another WSOP tournament.
“Next year I qualify for the dreaded Seniors Event,” he said. “Seniors events should be 60+, I’m still too young.”
McLoughlin, who enjoys cooking and dining experiences, joined DraftKings a little over a year ago as Director of Community Team, which means he and his team lobby on behalf of player needs to enact positive change that benefit all players.
“Poker was the first peer-to-peer game that ever caught my attention, and the game that still captures a significant amount of my attention since 2001,” said McLoughlin, who was a featured player on Poker Night in America during its first three seasons. “I read everything that was available and discovered the early version of 2+2 where I encountered posts from many of the future greats who were up and coming. In these early days I encountered many peers such as Greg Raymer, Ed Miller, Tom Dwan, Andrew Robl, Shaun Deeb, and my co-worker at DraftKings Jon Aguiar. They all got their start on the 2+2 forum.”
Additionally, McLoughlin has worked in the poker industry after a career in music.
“Within the online gaming industry, I have held numerous roles including time in management at the Two Plus Two Forums and PokerTracker,” he said. “I started my career in the music business as a recording engineer, working on what seems like a third of all hip-hop records that were recorded in NYC in the early 90s.”
As for which team member he likes to go deep, McLoughlin is going with the software engineer.
“Asad is the player that impresses me the most. He is brand new to poker yet has learned so
quickly.”
Niveau: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Players are off on a 75-minute dinner break. Registration for this event will come to a close at the conclusion of this break.
A player called us over to tell us about a big hand that had happened a short time ago, and one of the players involved, Jose "Chapz" Zaragoza, a poker dealer at Players Casino in Ventura, California, was kind enough to fill us in on what had transpired.
A player raised to 2,200 from early position, and a middle position player called. Ben Guerena, a poker dealer at Pechanga Casino in California, three-bet to 7,000, and Zaragoza four-bet jammed for 42,200. Action folded back to Guerena, who called.
Ben Guerena:
Jose "Chapz" Zaragoza:
Guerena's aces were cracked on a queen-high flop, and to add insult to injury, another queen fell on the turn, securing the double for Zaragoza with quad queens.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Jose Zaragoza |
91,700
91,700
|
91,700 |
Ben Guerena
|
10,000
-50,200
|
-50,200 |
The under-the-gun player checked an board over to Phill Duggan, who fired a nearly pot-sized bet of 17,000 into the 20,000 pot. Duggan's opponent tanked for around a minute, then made a reluctant call.
Duggan rolled over for a flopped set, and his opponent flashed his , saying, "Nice hand...didn't see that one coming."
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Phill Duggan
|
120,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
A player opened in early position to 2,300, and Chad Holloway, who took down this event in 2013 for $84,915, three-bet shoved for 16,500. Action folded to his opponent, who tabled his hand without saying anything while reaching for chips.
"You folding?" Holloway said with a grin.
Chad Holloway:
Opponent:
Holloway had run into kings, but he found life on the flop, giving him a flush draw. The turn added a few more outs for Holloway, and he made a flush on the river to double.
"Jack and coke magic! How lucky do I get?" Holloway said, beaming after his double.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Chad Holloway |
35,500
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
Niveau: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
After a raise from a player under-the-gun, Andrew Barnett, a first-year WSOP Dealer here at the Rio, three-bet to 6,000 in middle position. His opponent four-bet to 18,000, then called the five-bet shove for 38,400 from Barnett.
Andrew Barnett:
Opponent:
Barnett survived the flop, but the turn gave his opponent a flush draw. The river was safe for Barnett, and he shipped the double.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Andrew Barnett
|
78,800
78,800
|
78,800 |
Jeremy Daum limped in from early position, and the cutoff raised to 3,600. The small blind called, and Daum limp-shoved for 22,300. The cutoff called, and the small blind folded.
Jeremy Daum:
Opponent:
After the flop fell, Daum stood up and said, "No ace, no queen," three times, hoping that his tens would hold against the two overcards of his opponent.
The turn and river gave Daum a flush, and he scored the double.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Jeremy Daum |
49,800
49,800
|
49,800 |