Level: 7
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
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
Strzemp Shows Kings
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flop, on which Strzemp bets 400,000. Schwartz calls.The turn is the
and they both check, and again they both check the 
river, Schwartz hesitating over it for some time. Strzemp turns over 
and Schwartz mucks, prompting cheering from the crowd at the rail which is largely made up of Strzemp's friends currently.
Beaten on the River
flop in the small blind and big blind respectively. Schwartz bets 130,000, Young makes it a total of 300,000 to play and Schwartz calls.
Turn =
Both players check.
River =
Schwartz checks, Young bets 300,000 and Schwartz makes a verbal call before Young has barely finished placing his chips on the felt.
Young shows
believing he could well be ahead, but is angered to find Schwartz has made a bigger two pair on the river with 
A Good Read
They both check the
flop, and Schwartz checks the 
turn to Young, who bets 350,000. Schwartz calls, although he looks like he doesn't really want to.Again Schwartz checks the
river, and Young bets 500,000. Schwartz considered it for some time, before saying to Young, "I don't know why, but I put you on a K-Q." He folds anyway. He wasn't far off, though -- Young shows J-Q, and takes the pot.
Strzemp Closes in on Schwartz
Then, a few hands later, Mike Schwartz limped on the button, Young made up the blind and Strzemp checked providing us with a rare three-way pot.
Both checked the
flop only for Schwartz to bet 120,000 on the 
turn once his two foes had checked. Young folded, but Strzemp called.Strzemp checked the
on the river, Schwartz bet 150,000 and Strzemp called."Good call!" exclaim certain segments of the crowd as Strzemp revealed a triumphant
. Schwartz tapped the table and mucked.Strzemp now on 3,550,000
Strzemp Doubles Up, Nearly Has Heart Attack
Young:
Strzemp:
Flop:
-- no changeTurn:
-- a collective gasp from the crowd, "Oh f**k," from StrzempRiver:
-- muttered curses turn to whoops of joy as Strzemp enjoys a brief surge of adrenaline and a full double-up to 2.9 million.Jason Young is reduced to 2.7 million, meaning that our current chip leader is Mike Schwartz on 4.4 million.
Young off Schwartz
Mike Schwartz checks, Jason Young bets 150,000, Schwartz calls.
River =
Both players check.
Young wins with
. Schwartz mucks.
On the Comeback Trail
Firstly, he raised Jason Young's button raise of 175,000 all in. Young folded.
The next hand he button raised himself to take the blinds, Schwartz and Young both folding the small and big respectively.
Then, a couple of hands later, he bet 100,000 on a
to snap up another small pot.Strzemp now on 1,350,000
Fatigue Showing
flop, and Strzemp tries to bet 350,000. He very slowly counts out 200,000. Jason Young protests this, and the dealer counts the chips out, mistaking the ten-high stacks of 5,000 chips for things equaling 100,000 in value. Young protests again, and a conglomerate of Strzemp, Schwartz and the dealer keep counting and recounting until everyone is satisfied. "I can't do math any more, I'm so tired," sighs Strzemp.After all this though, Schwartz folds, showing the
.
Young Fails to Get Paid for a Set
flop, and folds to Young's 200,000 bet. Young makes a face as he shows pocket sixes for a set.