Just a few hours ago the very first event at the 2013 WSOP (Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em) concluded at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Chad Holloway, whose previous biggest cash was $3,719 in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event at the WSOP in 2012, bested a field of 898 players during two days of play to lay hands on $84,915 in prize money! In addition to that, he received the first gold bracelet of the 44th annual WSOP!
Final table results:
1 Chad Holloway $84,915
2 Allan Kwong $52,318
3 Bobby Rooney $33,903
4 Brian Pingel $24,811
5 Daniel Ellery $18,426
6 Sean Small $13,868
7 Tyrone Smith $10,567
8 Michael Trivett $8,146
9 Hieu Le $6,348
