2008 World Series of Poker

Event 53 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Matt Graham
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$278,180
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,123,395
Entries
823
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

A Busy Second Day...

... is on tap for Event 53, $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout, which will have plenty of work to do to determine a champion tonight. 72 players remain alive in the event, with none of the second-round tables close to determining a qualifier to the final; only 28 players were eliminated during the first part of Round 2 last night.

Here's how the 72 players stand entering today's 2pm resumption of play:

(Table 3)
Seat 1: Simen Sagstuen – 20,000
Seat 3: Blair Rodman – 37,500
Seat 5: Hansu Chu – 31,500
Seat 6: Will Durkee – 62,500
Seat 7: Cristiano Blanco – 35,500
Seat 8: Rick Shepherd – 29,500
Seat 9: Jean-Robert Bellande – 67,500
Seat 10: Jesse Martin – 26,000

(Table 4)
Seat 2: Danny Wong – 83,000
Seat 3: Craig Crivello – 17,500
Seat 5: Tony Bloom – 2,500
Seat 6: Davood Mehrmand – 69,000
Seat 7: Dave Orvis – 88,000
Seat 8: Coralee Grebe – 21,000
Seat 9: Fred Berger – 19,000

(Table 5)
Seat 1: Ben Fineman – 21,500
Seat 2: Mikael Norinder – 60,500
Seat 3: Richard Walter – 47,000
Seat 5: Lorenz Guarin – 40,500
Seat 6: Terry Borer – 51,000
Seat 8: Ben Yu – 14,000
Seat 9: Spencer Lawrence – 65,500

(Table 8)
Seat 1: Jeff Kimber – 12,000
Seat 2: Duane Graff Jr – 25,000
Seat 3: Kenna James – 24,000
Seat 4: Matt Graham – 70,000
Seat 5: Stefan Rapp – 32,500
Seat 6: Greg Debora – 26,000
Seat 7: Jonathan Tamayo – 80,000
Seat 8: Michael Watson – 30,500

(Table 9)
Seat 1: Jelger Wiegersma – 38,000
Seat 2: Rhett Butler – 18,500
Seat 4: Jacob Petersen – 14,500
Seat 5: Andrew Prock – 73,500
Seat 6: Imari Love – 13,000
Seat 7: Tino Lechich – 30,000
Seat 8: Claudio Rinaldi – 17,000
Seat 9: Mike Wattel – 70,000
Seat 10: Jordan Smith – 25,500

(Table 10)
Seat 1: Aliaksandr Dzianisau – 22,500
Seat 2: Sasha Rosewood – 22,000
Seat 3: Michelle Ankenman – 47,000
Seat 4: David Gee – 24,500
Seat 5: Jannick Wrang – 38,500
Seat 6: Mike Kachan – 59,500
Seat 9: Steve Kim – 47,500
Seat 10: Sebastian Bauer – 48,500

(Table 11)
Seat 1: Eric Rivkin – 65,500
Seat 2: Mike Leah – 35,000
Seat 3: Eric Arreca – 29,500
Seat 5: Primoz Adamic – 33,500
Seat 6: Tony Tan – 37,500
Seat 7: Jason Smith – 16,000
Seat 8: Hoyt Corkins – 24,000
Seat 9: Steve Stolzmann – 14,500
Seat 10: Brandon Wong – 44,500

(Table 12)
Seat 1: David Bach – 23,000
Seat 3: Mark Klecan – 25,500
Seat 4: David Olson – 17,500
Seat 5: Markus Stranzinger – 79,000
Seat 6: Jay Bloom – 38,500
Seat 7: John Kranyak – 77,500
Seat 8: Colin Miners – 6,000
Seat 9: Jimmy Fricke – 14,000
Seat 10: Joel Diaz – 19,000

(Table 13)
Seat 3: Joe De Niro – 51,000
Seat 4: Gregory Giannokostas – 46,500
Seat 5: Kirby Rogers – 53,500
Seat 7: Robert Lipkin – 55,000
Seat 8: Chris Vitch – 53,500
Seat 9: Sol Mammon – 13,000
Seat 10: Zvi Stern – 26,500

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 0

Yu Is Gone

Lorenzo Guarin and Ben Yu got all in preflop. Guarin held {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} and Yu had {10-Diamonds} {10-Spades}. Yu's tournament life was on the line.

The board came down {4-Hearts} {4-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {3-Hearts} and Guarin's aces were as good as gold in this pot. Yu was eliminated from the event.

Tags: Ben YuLorenzo Guarin

Arreca Crippled

Eric Arreca raised from late position and Tony Tan reraised from the button. Jordan Smith called out of the small blind. Arreca called as well.

The flop came down {10-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {6-Diamonds}. Smith checked, Arreca bet, Tan raised, Smith called, Arreca reraised, Tan called, and then Smith folded. Arreca and Tan would see the turn.

The turn was the {8-Diamonds} and Arreca bet. Tan made the call.

The river was the {2-Hearts} and Arreca bet. Tan raised, Arreca reraised and Tan called.

Tan turned up pocket sevens for a straight. Arreca showed pocket sixes for a set of sixes and lost the hand, leaving his stack in some severe pain.

Tags: Eric ArrecaJordan SmithTony Tan

Rhett Butler Eliminated

Claudio Rinaldi raised under the gun and Rhett Butler made the call. The flop of {8-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} was bet by Rinaldi and called by Butler.

On the turn of the {5-Clubs}, Rinaldi bet again and Butler called. The call was enough to put Butler all in.

Rinaldi: {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}
Butler: {Q-Clubs} {J-Clubs}

The river fell a harmless {6-Hearts} and Butler is out the door.

Tags: Rhett Butler