Auch bei der 50. Jubiläumsausgabe wurde die WSOP ganz traditionell mit dem Turnier der Casino-Mitarbeiter eröffnet.
686 Spieler bezahlten das Startgeld von $500 und spielen somit um ein Preisgeld von knapp $300.000.
Nachdem die 103 bezahlten Plätze erreicht waren, wurden die Chips der verbliebenen Spieler eingetütet und das Turnier wie geplant vertagt.
Bubble Boy wurde John Johnson, der mit einem Draw pushte, von Top Pair gecallt wurde und keine Hilfe erhielt.
Im Feld tummeln sich vor allem US-Amerikaner, und das gilt auch für den Chipleader Cosmo Andoloro, der kommende Nacht vor 650.000 Chips sitzt.
WSOP Event #1, $500 NLHE Casino-Mitarbeiter, Stand nach Tag 1
| RANK | PLAYER | CITY / STATE / COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | ROOM / TABLE / SEAT |
| 1 | Cosmo Andoloro | Woodinville, WA, US | 650.000 | Amazon / 407 / 8 |
| 2 | Christopher Bowen | San Francisco, CA, US | 633.000 | Amazon / 408 / 3 |
| 3 | Miguel Cardenas | Rocklin, CA, US | 512.000 | Amazon / 401 / 8 |
| 4 | Stephanie Otteson | Calgary, AB, CA | 479.000 | Amazon / 402 / 5 |
| 5 | Bradley Helm | SCOTTSDALE, AZ, US | 465.000 | Amazon / 403 / 8 |
| 6 | Jorge Ruiz | West Wendover, NV, US | 426.000 | Amazon / 406 / 9 |
| 7 | Jesse Kertland | Ellensburg, WA, US | 398.000 | Amazon / 403 / 1 |
| 8 | Jon Friedberg | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 360.000 | Amazon / 408 / 2 |
| 9 | Jeffrey Fast | Welland, ON, CA | 324.000 | Amazon / 403 / 5 |
| 10 | Austin Roberts | Henderson, NV, US | 324.000 | Amazon / 401 / 7 |
| 11 | Brian Belkin | Las Vegas, NV, US | 316.000 | Amazon / 409 / 6 |
| 12 | Derek Shoemaker | Yakima, WA, US | 311.000 | Amazon / 402 / 7 |
| 13 | Bryan Wienhoff | Westminster, CO, US | 311.000 | Amazon / 401 / 5 |
| 14 | Thomas Timmons | Diberville, MS, US | 309.000 | Amazon / 407 / 7 |
| 15 | Jesse Odenheimer | Bozeman, MT, US | 290.000 | Amazon / 408 / 5 |
| 16 | Carlos Aldaz | Socorro, TX, US | 283.000 | Amazon / 405 / 1 |
| 17 | Christopher Orio | Clifton Park, NY, US | 281.000 | Amazon / 410 / 6 |
| 18 | Ian Feller | TAMPA, FL, US | 269.000 | Amazon / 403 / 2 |
| 19 | Yun Zheng | Philadelphia, PA, US | 264.000 | Amazon / 409 / 2 |
| 20 | Chad Roedersheimer | CINCINNATI, OH, US | 259.000 | Amazon / 405 / 6 |
| 21 | Jason Eisele | ALLENTOWN, PA, US | 250.000 | Amazon / 400 / 1 |
| 22 | Isaac Hanson | Las Vegas, NV, US | 249.000 | Amazon / 401 / 3 |
| 23 | Corey Eiferle | De Witt, MI, US | 248.000 | Amazon / 402 / 6 |
| 24 | Jeffrey Thompson | Fullerton, CA, US | 231.000 | Amazon / 405 / 7 |
| 25 | Sieu Cao | Toronto, ON, CA | 231.000 | Amazon / 404 / 6 |
| 26 | Joseph Appler | Utica, NY, US | 219.000 | Amazon / 407 / 4 |
| 27 | Patrick Chung | Seattle, WA, US | 213.000 | Amazon / 405 / 3 |
| 28 | Frank Nguyen | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 205.000 | Amazon / 408 / 1 |
| 29 | Jordan Ragan | HENDERSON, NV, US | 203.000 | Amazon / 404 / 8 |
| 30 | Marco Brown | Shaker Hts, OH, US | 203.000 | Amazon / 401 / 6 |
| 31 | Justin Slavin | Port Orange, FL, US | 201.000 | Amazon / 401 / 2 |
| 32 | Mark Fucile | Las Vegas, NV, US | 197.000 | Amazon / 403 / 9 |
| 33 | Bohao Zhu | Sacramento, CA, US | 193.000 | Amazon / 410 / 3 |
| 34 | Fredric David | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 193.000 | Amazon / 409 / 4 |
| 35 | Jose Zaragoza | Oxnard, CA, US | 192.000 | Amazon / 407 / 5 |
| 36 | Joseph Lamberta | BARTLETT, IL, US | 186.000 | Amazon / 410 / 4 |
| 37 | Nicholas Haynes | TAMPA, FL, US | 185.000 | Amazon / 410 / 7 |
| 38 | Justin Wong | Piscataway, NJ, US | 183.000 | Amazon / 400 / 8 |
| 39 | Mike Majerus | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 180.000 | Amazon / 405 / 9 |
| 40 | Jeremy Daum | Rochester, NY, US | 175.000 | Amazon / 400 / 2 |
| 41 | Brian Burgess | Bullhead City, AZ, US | 170.000 | Amazon / 405 / 8 |
| 42 | Richard Maxie | PRIMM, NV, US | 167.000 | Amazon / 409 / 3 |
| 43 | Melchor Espiritu | Las Vegas, NV, US | 166.000 | Amazon / 410 / 9 |
| 44 | Darren Wakefield | Las Vegas, NV, US | 165.000 | Amazon / 410 / 2 |
| 45 | Steven Mcloughlin | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 151.000 | Amazon / 407 / 6 |
| 46 | Stephen Duvall | LEMOORE, CA, US | 141.000 | Amazon / 407 / 9 |
| 47 | Eric Fenzke | Thousand Oaks, CA, US | 141.000 | Amazon / 402 / 4 |
| 48 | Zachary Lee | Las Vegas, NV, US | 140.000 | Amazon / 408 / 7 |
| 49 | Scott Hecker | Fort Lauderdale, FL, US | 139.000 | Amazon / 410 / 1 |
| 50 | Brett Janiga | Columbia Falls, MT, US | 136.000 | Amazon / 406 / 7 |
| 51 | Daniel Goldman | REDONDO BEACH, CA, US | 133.000 | Amazon / 411 / 5 |
| 52 | Vincent Ikeh | South Gate, CA, US | 132.000 | Amazon / 406 / 2 |
| 53 | Gene Lee | CHICAGO, IL, US | 131.000 | Amazon / 404 / 4 |
| 54 | Sergey Babayan | Burien, WA, US | 130.000 | Amazon / 404 / 9 |
| 55 | Lap Nguyen | Las Vegas, NV, US | 127.000 | Amazon / 403 / 7 |
| 56 | Shane Patreau | Lansdowne, ON, CA | 127.000 | Amazon / 403 / 3 |
| 57 | Amanda Wheeler | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 124.000 | Amazon / 411 / 9 |
| 58 | John Mantouvalos | Merritt Island, FL, US | 123.000 | Amazon / 410 / 5 |
| 59 | Darrin Phillips | Las Vegas, NV, US | 120.000 | Amazon / 405 / 2 |
| 60 | Andrew Proesch | Onl Signup-No City, MN, US | 118.000 | Amazon / 411 / 1 |
| 61 | Adam Lamers | Edmonton, AB, CA | 116.000 | Amazon / 406 / 5 |
| 62 | Daniel Florio | Las Vegas, NV, US | 114.000 | Amazon / 409 / 7 |
| 63 | Chris Conner | ROSAMOND, CA, US | 109.000 | Amazon / 409 / 9 |
| 64 | Russell Corpis | HENDERSON, NV, US | 105.000 | Amazon / 400 / 5 |
| 65 | Michael Parker | Las Vegas, NV, US | 104.000 | Amazon / 407 / 2 |
| 66 | Evan Zlock | Las Vegas, NV, US | 103.000 | Amazon / 404 / 1 |
| 67 | Keith Lauder III | Jamestown, ND, US | 97.000 | Amazon / 411 / 3 |
| 68 | Billie Parker | FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ, US | 92.000 | Amazon / 409 / 8 |
| 69 | Cecil Simms | RENTON, WA, US | 92.000 | Amazon / 406 / 6 |
| 70 | Thomas Kubin | ST. LOUIS, MI, US | 91.000 | Amazon / 407 / 3 |
| 71 | Joshua Greville | Hamilton, , US | 89.000 | Amazon / 400 / 4 |
| 72 | Matthew Mich | Oskaloosa, IA, US | 87.000 | Amazon / 402 / 3 |
| 73 | Spencer Bennett | Sacramento, CA, US | 77.000 | Amazon / 403 / 4 |
| 74 | Rebecka Hinson | BRANDON, FL, US | 76.000 | Amazon / 409 / 5 |
| 75 | Matthew Schlesinger | N LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 75.000 | Amazon / 405 / 5 |
| 76 | Rick Marting | Las Vegas, NV, US | 73.000 | Amazon / 401 / 4 |
| 77 | Chaan Thomas | Las Vegas, NV, US | 73.000 | Amazon / 404 / 2 |
| 78 | Rios Dagoberto | Coral Gables, FL, US | 71.000 | Amazon / 406 / 3 |
| 79 | Brian Mikesh | Little Canada, MN, US | 70.000 | Amazon / 408 / 9 |
| 80 | Filimon Zamora | Orange Cove, CA, US | 69.000 | Amazon / 400 / 9 |
| 81 | Tomasz Trelski | Middletown, CT, US | 68.000 | Amazon / 407 / 1 |
| 82 | Leon Wheeler | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 67.000 | Amazon / 411 / 7 |
| 83 | Jason Bardol | HENDERSON, NV, US | 64.000 | Amazon / 406 / 1 |
| 84 | Robert Ostler | San Diego, CA, US | 64.000 | Amazon / 411 / 6 |
| 85 | Kurtis Hendrickson | Las Vegas, NV, US | 61.000 | Amazon / 411 / 8 |
| 86 | Christopher Fieber | Tacoma, WA, US | 59.000 | Amazon / 404 / 7 |
| 87 | Travis Williams | LAUREL, MD, US | 54.000 | Amazon / 400 / 3 |
| 88 | Wen Wang | Weatherby Lake, MO, US | 52.000 | Amazon / 408 / 6 |
| 89 | Asad Abdullah | Boston, MA, US | 50.000 | Amazon / 410 / 8 |
| 90 | Patrick Fewell | N Las Vegas, NV, US | 50.000 | Amazon / 400 / 6 |
| 91 | Jeramie Contreras | Hudson, WI, US | 48.000 | Amazon / 406 / 4 |
| 92 | John Postl | Warren, MI, US | 46.000 | Amazon / 400 / 7 |
| 93 | Benjamin Chang | Renton, WA, US | 45.000 | Amazon / 402 / 8 |
| 94 | Brian Matthiessen | Omaha, NE, US | 44.000 | Amazon / 403 / 6 |
| 95 | Carlo Argentino | Baltimore, MD, US | 43.000 | Amazon / 404 / 3 |
| 96 | Adrian Hollie | Los Angeles, CA, US | 42.000 | Amazon / 401 / 9 |
| 97 | Brian Wong | Las Vegas, NV, US | 42.000 | Amazon / 401 / 1 |
| 98 | Ron Campbell | CALGARY, AB, CA | 39.000 | Amazon / 411 / 4 |
| 99 | William Strough | Peculiar, MO, US | 34.000 | Amazon / 402 / 9 |
| 100 | Armando Osuna | Las Vegas, NV, US | 34.000 | Amazon / 405 / 4 |
| 101 | Gregorios Lamprinos | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 28.000 | Amazon / 411 / 2 |
| 102 | Errol Krupiarz | Sussex, NJ, US | 20.000 | Amazon / 402 / 2 |
| 103 | Timothy Schonherr | Berkley, MI, US | 17.000 | Amazon / 408 / 4 |
Die Payouts:
| Platz | Preisgeld |
| 1 | $62.345 |
| 2 | $38.503 |
| 3 | $26.681 |
| 4 | $18.785 |
| 5 | $13.441 |
| 6 | $9.776 |
| 7 | $7.229 |
| 8 | $5.438 |
| 9 | $4.161 |
| 10-12 | $3.241 |
| 13-15 | $2.569 |
| 16-18 | $2.074 |
| 19-27 | $1.706 |
| 28-36 | $1.430 |
| 37-45 | $1.221 |
| 46-54 | $1.064 |
| 55-63 | $946 |
| 64-72 | $858 |
| 73-81 | $795 |
| 82-90 | $752 |
| 91-103 | $727 |
