Young Gets Aggressive
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, and Schwartz checks it too. The turn is the 
, and Young bets out 1 million. "Ace eight?" asks Schwartz as he folds, but Young doesn't show.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 17 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
1,000
Level
10
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
, and Schwartz checks it too. The turn is the , and Young bets out 1 million. "Ace eight?" asks Schwartz as he folds, but Young doesn't show.
Walking Hand 'N' Hand
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Next hand Schwartz gets a walk. "Thank you!" he said.
...Is it Over Now?
The very next hand, Young limped and Schwartz checked to see a
flop, which they both checked. Schwartz bet out 400,000 on the 
turn, and Young asked how much he had left. "It's there!" said a frustrated but still fairly jovial Schwartz. "One, two, two and a half... You've got me covered," he added, unnecessarily. Young flat-called.The river was the
and Schwartz pushed his chips in. "Sh*t," said Young and grinned. He pulled a variety of unpleasant faces as he considered his course of action. Schwartz put on a pair of sunglasses with holographic dollar signs on the lenses, and refused Young's requests to see if he folded. He folded, and dropped down to 6.1 million.
They Think it's All Over...
Although it was pretty darn close. On what I believe was just the third hand of heads up play, the fireworks exploded.
With Mike Schwartz making it 300,000 to play from the button, Jason Young made a deep reach for a single column of green chips. "That's a million," observed Schwartz. Young echoed these words as confirmation. After rubbing his chin pensively, Schwartz made the call and matched Young's column.
With the tension building and the crowd swarming, the dealer prudently dealt out an
flop. Again, Young grabbed another column of forty twenty five chips and bet a 1,000,000. Again, Schwartz called.On the
turn, and without hesitation, Young announced all in and began pushing his remaining stack over the line, his fate now lying in the hands of Schwartz.The crowd held their breath as Schwartz mulled over his decision, the bracelet waiting patiently on the felt beside him.
"If I fold, you'll be a 2-to-1 favorite," mused Schwartz. "On the other hand, if I call..."
After a lengthy, understandably so given the circumstances, dwell, Schwartz eventually folded. Young slowly turned
.
The First Few Hands of Heads Up in Words and Actions
TD to a lackey: "Go get the bracelet."
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Young limps on the button, and Schwartz checks.
They check the
flop.They check the
turn.They also check the
river and Young turns over . "Wow," says Schwartz, and turns over the 
. Young takes the blinds-sized pot.--------
Schwartz raises the button, and Young folds
up. There hasn't been much action, but they seem to be enjoying themselves. "He's ready to celebrate!" chuckles Schwartz at the excitable Young, "First or second place, it doesn't matter to him." "Where's the BOOZE?!!" cries Young.
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Schwartz gets a walk. The bracelet appears on the table.
Heads-Up Chip Counts
Jason Young -- 4,900,000
Let the battle commence.
John Strzemp III Eliminated in Third Place ($129,675)
. Strzemp bets 175,000 and Schwartz calls.Turn =
Strzemp bets 500,000 and Schwartz calls.
River =
Strzemp moves all in for circa 1,300,000 and Schwartz insta-calls.
Schwartz =
Strzemp tries to muck, but his cards are revealed by the tournament director as
And then there were two...
Slow Start to Level Nine
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Young folds the button, Strzemp makes up the blind and Schwartz checks. Strzemp begins to count out 250,000 on the
flop, but before he's even bet, Schwartz folds 2-4 face-up.
Strzemp Takes a Hit
, John Strzemp bet 500,000 and Jason Young insta-called. Both players check the river, allowing Young to scoop the pot with 
.
Level: 8
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000