{"id":7257,"date":"2024-06-03T05:09:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T05:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/03\/jose-garcia-wins-500-casino-employees-nl-holdem-event-2-for-79134\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T05:09:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T05:09:56","slug":"jose-garcia-wins-500-casino-employees-nl-holdem-event-2-for-79134","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/03\/jose-garcia-wins-500-casino-employees-nl-holdem-event-2-for-79134\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Garcia Wins $500 Casino Employees NL Hold\u2019em Event #2 for $79,134"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Jose Garcia, known as \u201cPlacido,\u201d won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in Event #2: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold\u2019em at the Horseshoe and Paris Casino. Garcia, a poker dealer, took home $79,134 after defeating Richard Rothmeier in the final heads-up match. Rothmeier earned $52,773 for his second-place finish.<\/p>\n<p>The event attracted 1,189 entries, creating a prize pool of $499,380. The competition was fierce, with the bubble bursting on Day 1. By the start of Day 2, 179 players were still in the running. As the day progressed, the field narrowed down to the final table.<\/p>\n<p>The final four players were Jose Garcia with 13,795,000 chips, Richard Rothmeier with 8,705,000, Lang Anderson with 4,015,000, and Alexander Green with 2,990,000. Michael Holtz, a previous bracelet winner, finished just shy of the final table, placing 11th and earning $4,962.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Table Results WSOP\u00a0Event #2: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold\u2019em<\/h2>\n<table width=\"278\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">Result<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Player<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Prize<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><span data-player-url=\"\/poker-players\/jose-garcia\/\">Jose Garcia<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$79,134<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><span data-player-url=\"\/poker-players\/richard-rothmeier\/\">Richard Rothmeier<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$52,773<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><span data-player-url=\"\/poker-players\/alexander-green\/\">Alexander Green<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$37,264<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><span data-player-url=\"\/poker-players\/lang-anderson\/\">Lang Anderson<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$26,698<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">5<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><span data-player-url=\"\/poker-players\/barry-goldberg\/\">Barry Goldberg<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$19,412<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">6<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><span data-player-url=\"\/poker-players\/bradley-wolfe\/\">Bradley Wolfe<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$14,328<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">7<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><span data-player-url=\"\/poker-players\/joshua-sieverding\/\">Joshua Sieverding<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$10,737<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">8<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><span data-player-url=\"\/poker-players\/christopher-keem\/\">Christopher Keem<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$8,171<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">9<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><span data-player-url=\"\/poker-players\/lukas-robinson\/\">Lukas Robinson<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$6,317<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker-news\/jose-garcia-wins-500-wsop-event-2\/\">Jose Garcia Wins $500 Casino Employees NL Hold\u2019em Event #2 for $79,134<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jose Garcia, known as \u201cPlacido,\u201d won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in Event #2: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold\u2019em at the Horseshoe and Paris Casino. Garcia, a poker dealer, took home $79,134 after defeating Richard Rothmeier in the final heads-up match. Rothmeier earned $52,773 for his second-place finish. 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