Level: 10
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,890,000
Entries
1,397
Level
9
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Hohn Chipping Back Against Shaffer
Brett Shaffer has had the advantage over Steve Hohn for most of their heads-up battle versus each other, but Hohn has begun to chip back here of late. Shaffer still leads, but only slightly, with 230,000 to Hohn's 215,000.
Winner: Pesek Over Cortelino
Michael Pesek had taken the advantage in his match with Leonard Cortelino, moving up to a 3-to-1 chip lead by halfway through this level. Finally a short-stacked Cortelino pushed all in preflop with 
, and Pesek called wiht 
. The board came 
, and Cortelino survived.
Soon after came a hand in which Pesek minimum-raised from the button, Cortelino reraised all in, and Pesek called. Pesek had 
this time, and Cortelino 
. The community cards came 
, and Pesek wins the table to move on to tomorrow's final.
Winner: Annette Obrestad Advances
Fatima Moreira de Melo was nearly even with Annette Obrestad when their heads-up battle began. However, Obrestad took the advantage early on and maintained it the rest of the way.
Finally de a short-stacked de Melo pushed all in from the button for her last 76,000 with 
, and Obrestad called with 
. The board came 
, and de Melo survived with her pair of fives.
Soon after, however, de Melo was short and all in again from the button, and Obrestad was there with a call. This time de Melo had and was up against Obrestad's 
. The board went 
, and Obrestad's tens held. The young Norwegian is through to Day 3, with a chance to land a WSOP bracelet (to go with the one she won at the 2007 WSOPE Main Event).
Hohn Takes Five Straight
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Steve Hohn has taken five straight pots from Brett Shaffer.
Hand 1: Hohn shoved with the button and Shaffer folded.
Hand 2: Shaffer limped his button, Hohn shoved and Shaffer tank-folded.
Hand 3: Hohn shoved with the button and Shaffer folded.
Hand 4: Shaffer limped his button and Hohn checked. The two checked it down and Hohn's 
bested Shaffer's 
.
Hand 5: Hohn limped his button and Shaffer checked. The flop fell , Shaffer bet 9,000, Hohn raised to 25,000 and Shaffer folded.
Shaffer once held a huge lead but it is now fairly even at Table 364.
Winner: Justin Scott Moves On
Shortly after the break Justin Scott won a hand to cripple Philip Jacobsen down to less than 50,000 chips.
Jacobsen was soon all in with 
against Scott's , and made a heart flush when the board came 
.
Jacobsen's luck didn't last, however, as he was soon all in again with 
against Scott's 
. The community cards came 
this time, and Scott joins the group in tomorrow's final.
Obrestad Maintains Advantage
Annette Obrestad and Fatima Moreira de Melo continue their match, with Obrestad having now chipped away further at de Melo's stack. Obrestad has more than 350,000 now, with de Melo under 100,000.
Several hands since the level began have seen one or the other player declare all in, but no calls as yet.
Level: 9
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Break Time; Chip Counts at Last Five Tables
We've reached the end of another level, and players are now on a 20-minute break. Here is where our last five matches -- all heads up -- stand at present:
Table 362
Tristan Wade - 331,000
Reagan Leman - 119,000
Table 364
Brett Shaffer - 345,000
Steve Hohn - 105,000
Table 366
Leonard Cortelino - 328,000
Michael Pesek - 122,000
Table 373
Annette Obrestad - 332,000
Fatima Moreira De Melo - 118,000
Table 375
Justin Scott - 235,000
Philip Jacobsen - 215,000
Leman Doubles Again
Reagan Leman was all in preflop again with Tristan "Cre8ive' Wade in their heads up match. This time it was a race:
Showdown
Leman:
Wade: 
The flop was pretty much all she wrote, but the 
on the turn gave Wade two outs to a better full house. The on the river only improved his two pair however, and Leman successfully doubled.
Leman is still short though, he has 120,000 chips to Wade's 330,000.