Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day 2 Completed
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,944,000
Entries
1,440
Level
7
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000
End of Day 2
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Level 8
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
And with that, we're finished for the day and it's a great line up for tomorrow including David Pham who has two bracelets, one in a $2,000 version of this very event. Also among the field are former bracelet winners Dan Kelly, Erik Cajelais, Frank Kassela and Vitaly Lunkin.
Tomorrow the format will be of a two table sit 'n' go with eight players at each table, all starting with 450,000 chips. With payout increases on each spot from now on, we're expecting tomorrow to be a very late day before we manage to find a winner.
The final day will start tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. We'll see you there!
Carted Off
Robert Smith finished our last table when he had Carter Swidler all in preflop with 
against 
. The board came 
to make Smith aces up and set up our field for the final day of this tournament tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | 405,000 |
|
Busted |
Lunkin Slowplays Full House For the Win
Level 8
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
We aren't entirely sure of how the action all specifically went down, but Frank Rusnak bet almost every street of his final hand with Vitaly Lunkin calling the whole way.
On the river, the board read 
and Rusnak bet 30,000. Lunkin then announced all in and Rusnak nearly snap called. Lunkin showed 
for a full house and the table win. One table to go!
Makowsky Beats Weil
Daniel Makowsky just eliminated Mark Weil to leave us with just two tables remaining.
Makowsky held 
all in preflop against Weil's 
and the board came an exciting looking 
. Makowsky looked incredibly relieved afterwards stating, "I'm never playing these shootouts again, I feel like I've lost five years off my life!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | 405,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Heads Up Counts
Level 8
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Vitaly Lunkin (290,000) vs Frank Rusnak (160,000)
Carter Swidler (140,000) vs Robert Smith (310,000)
The Dragon Beats Plens
David 'The Dragon' Pham put his chip lead to good use and Jonathan Plens never had a chance to get enough chips. The final hand saw Pham raise with 
and Plens pushed with 
and failed to find the ace to save his tournament life. Pham will go into tomorrow as one of the favourites no doubt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | 405,000 |
|
Busted |
Bonding Wins Table
Level 8
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Jean-Paul Pasqualini was all in preflop and got a call from Lars Bonding who held 
against his . Pasqualini got no help and Bonding won the table.
There are four heads-up matches left to play to decide the remaining four spots of the final two tables.
Spinks Bests Lehavot
Jon Spinks just eliminated Amir Lehavot after donk-leading then three betting all in with 
on a 
board with Lehavot calling holding 
. The on the turn meant Spinks was now freerolling the flush draw and he got there on the 
river.
Spinks said afterwards, "I don't deserve this, I got so lucky everytime."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | 405,000 |
|
Busted |
Taylor Paur Loses His Lead and His Table
Level 8
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Taylor Paur had Robbie Verspui down to around 70,000 in chips before a couple key hands put him back in the match.
Paur looked like he had the match wrapped up when he had Verspui all in with versus his 
but the board ran out 
to give Verspui the win with the rivered
A few hands later, Verspui doubled up again when he had 
versus Paur's all in pre flop with no help for Paur on the board. Verspui had about 330,00 to 120,000 after the hand.
On the last hand of the table, the two got three bets in before the flop, and on the flop of 
, Verspui bet, Paur went all in and Verspui called. Paur showed 
and and Verspui for an open ended straight draw. The turn was the and Paur walked out as he was drawing dead. Verspui advances and we are now down to five tables.