Event 50 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-26-2009 21:00 UTC-12

Raising the Stakes

Shamus

Kind of a big jump from Level 7 (blinds 300/600, limits 600/1,200) to Level 8 (blinds 500/1,000, limits 1,000/2,000). Some of the players, having been absorbed in their heads-up matches for some time, reacted with surprise at the sudden increase in stakes.

Greg "FBT" Mueller (who has already advanced to tomorrow's Round 2 and is still here sweating his roommate, Shawn Buchanan), had a ready explanation for the increase: "It's because it's supposed to be over now."

There are still 37 matches ongoing.

Level: 8

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-26-2009 20:56 UTC-12

Toh, Gallman Move On

Shamus

William Toh and James Gallman have both moved on to Round 2.

06-26-2009 20:55 UTC-12

Naalden Next to Advance

Shamus

Marcus Naalden got his opponent to commit his last chips before the flop holding {10-Diamonds}

versus Naalden's {K-Clubs}

. The flop was {9-Spades}

, giving Naalden two pair. The turn was the {3-Spades}

, meaning his opponent wasn't quite drawing dead. But the {8-Clubs}

sealed it, and Naalden moves on.

Tags: Marcus Naalden

06-26-2009 20:48 UTC-12

Haakenson Advances

Shamus

Erik Haakenson has advanced. That means 24 of the 64 matches are now complete.

Of the remaining 40, all but five are down to heads up. The other five are three-handed.

06-26-2009 20:41 UTC-12

Campbell Cruises

Shamus

Robert Campbell has advanced. On the last hand of his table, his opponent was all in with {9-Spades}

while he held {J-Spades}

.

The board came {3-Spades}

, and Campbell's jacks gave him the rest of the chips.

Tags: Robert Campbell

06-26-2009 20:39 UTC-12

Petersen and Geary Win

Shamus

Jacob Petersen and James Geary have both made it through to Round 2.

06-26-2009 20:31 UTC-12

Malaguti, Cordovez, Heimiller, Tanniru on to Round 2

Shamus

Flaminio Malaguti, Diego Cordovez, and Dan Heimiller have all advanced. So has Robert Tanniru.

Tanniru had {9-Spades}

against his opponent's {K-Diamonds}

when they got it all in before the flop. The board ran out {8-Spades}

, giving Tanniru a full house and a spot at one of tomorrow's eight eight-handed tables.

06-26-2009 20:27 UTC-12

Helppi Moves On

Shamus

At three-handed, Juha Helppi had one short-stacked opponent all in before the flop. Helppi had {8-Diamonds}

and his opponent {J-Diamonds}

. The board came {A-Hearts}

, and that river eight meant they were down to heads up.

Two hands later, Helppi knocked out his other opponent when he got the last of his chips in the middle on the river after Helppi had made a Broadway straight. Helppi advances to Round 2.

06-26-2009 20:22 UTC-12

Beasley, Mueller, Plastik, Schneider Advance

Shamus

Tables are being won left and right here.

Mike Beasley has won. So has Greg "FBT" Mueller. Mueller's roommate, Shawn Buchanan, is currently leading his table as well.

David Plastik finally knocked out Claudio Rinaldi, drawing pocket aces on the final hand to do so.

And Tom Schneider has defeated Eric Crain to move on to tomorrow's Round 2 as well.