Eric Narciso, a poker dealer at Orleans wins Event #2, the Casino Employees WSOP bracelet event
One of the opening events of the World Series of Poker is the Casino Employees World Championship bracelet event.
It’s the tourney which gives the guys and gals who man Vegas’ cardrooms and beyond the chance to play for WSOP glory.
Invariably excellent players in their own right, this $500 buy-in event attracted 1,039 entries, throwing up a prizepool of $467,500
It was the second-largest Casino Employees Poker World Championship in history, with only the 2006 event having slightly more participants.
Because of the large size of the field, play went long on Day Two. The finalists played nearly 14 hours with the tournament concluding at 6am.
The winner was Eric Narciso, a 24-year-old poker dealer from Las Vegas, Nevada, who works at the Orleans Casino, netting $104,701.
Narciso won a cash satellite held by employees of Boyd Gaming to gain his entry into this event. Hence, his $90 investment netted over six figures in profit. He also finished in 27th place in this same event last year.
Final table results
1. Frederick Narciso, Chicago, IL, $104,701
2. Charles Fisher, Dallas, TX, $66,392
3. Eugene Lang, Chicago, IL, $42,547
4. Chris Chau, China, $28,053
5. Kevin Kalthoff, Bozeman, $19,637
6. David Dietrfch, Las Vegas, NV, $14,962
7. Meaghan Larivee, Brantford, OT, $11,221
8. John Konich, Las Vegas, NV, $8,182
9. Eric Schutzberg, Las Vegas, NV, $5,844
