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Friday, October 1, 2021 12:16 PM Local Time
Baltazar Continues Early Momentum
Ronald Baltazar had a good chance to take out another player in a preflop all in as his led the of Aaron Wells.
The board ran out the and Wells was eliminated as Batazar continued his early chip up.
| Ronald Baltazar | 630,000 | 242,000  |
| Aaron Wells | 0 | -149,000  |
Friday, October 1, 2021 12:11 PM Local Time
Baltazar Takes Out Zimmerman
Jeremy Zimmerman was seen getting up and leaving the tournament area after his was swept aside as the losing hand vs the of Ronald Baltazar.
The board showed the to give Baltazar the best hand and give him an early elimination to add to his stack.
| Ronald Baltazar | 388,000 | 84,000 |
| Jeremy Zimmerman | 0 | -71,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 12:07 PM Local Time
Matthiesen First to Fall
On the first hand of Day 2, Brian Matthiesen gets his last 27,000 all in from under the gun and was called by Chris Minton from middle position.
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The board ran out , no help to Matthiesen who became the first knockout of the day.
Juan Carlos Latuff was also eliminated on another table.
| Chris Minton | 300,000 | 52,000 |
| Brian Matthiesen | 0 | -27,000 |
| Juan Carlos Latuff | 0 | 0 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 12:01 PM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal
Day 2 of the Casino Employees event is now underway.
Friday, October 1, 2021 11:03 AM Local Time
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Friday, October 1, 2021 10:57 AM Local Time
Final Day of the $500 Casino Employees Event Begins at Noon
It's Day 2 of the $500 Casino Employees Event and 50 players out of a starting field of 419 return to chase the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
DraftKings' Leo Abbe went on a rush near the end of Day 1 to build up a stack of 537,000. Right behind him are Shawn Weintraub (474,000), Roberto Reyna (461,000), Andrew Bart (422,000), and Akash Desai (415,000).
PokerNews' own Jesse Fullen takes an above-average stack of 223,000 into the final day. Adam Lamers, another member of the PokerNews team, begins the day with 117,000. Lamers is no stranger to deep runs in this event, having finished in fifth place in 2019.
All 50 remaining players have locked up at least $886. But it's the $39,013 first prize and the bracelet that they will all be chasing today.
Blinds will begin at 5,000-10,000, with a 10,000 big blind ante. The average stack of 209,500 is good for just over 20 big blinds at the start of the day, so action should be fast as they play down to the final table and crowning a new Casino Employees champion.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the live updates throughout the day.