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Jason Young -- 4,900,000
Let the battle commence.
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
Jason Young -- 4,900,000
Let the battle commence.
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.
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
.
...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.
Walking Hand 'N' Hand
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Next hand Schwartz gets a walk. "Thank you!" he said.
Young Gets Aggressive
, 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.
Schwartz Left Guessing
Flop =
Schwartz checks, Young announces all in for a massive overbet.
Schwartz, somewhat caught off guard, pauses and begins to mull over the possibility that he's facing a flush draw. After a short bout of table talk, we learn that Schwartz has second pair.
"Ace-nine of clubs?" asks Schwartz. Young shrugs.
Eventually he opts for the fold and asks, "Was I close?"
"Not even in the right ballpark," replies Young.
Schwartz down to 2,900,000. Down, but not out.
Back and Forth
flop, and Young folds. A pot for Schwartz.Then they limp/check a
board all the way down, until Young turns over 
to win it. A pot for Young.They then limp/check all the way down a
board, until Young bets around 550,000 from the button. He doesn't announce an amount or count them out, he just grabs a handful and pushes them forward. "Slow-playing your quads?" jokes Schwartz, and folds. A pot for Schwartz.
Level: 9
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000
Getting Value
Flop =
Check, check.
Turn =
Check, check.
River =
Check, ch... no, hold on, a bet from Schwartz, to the tune of 500,000.
After smiling and glancing over at his buddy on the rail, Young sighs and announces, "Go on, I call."
Whilst Young has just ace high with
, so does Schwartz, but with a better kicker, his non-check with 
on the river looking like a successful and well-timed value bet.