@danobrienpoker & @sarahgrantpoker
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Sarah and Dan kicked it in the Choro Room on the break.
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,818,900
Entries
387
Level
30
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000
Affleck Takes One Out
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
We missed the preflop action, but we are being told a player opened from the cutoff, the player in the small blind shoved, and Matt Affleck re-shoved all-in from the big, prompting a fold from the original raiser.
Affleck: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, sending Affleck's opponent to the rail and chipping Affleck up to 27,500.
Greenstein Doubles
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
We missed the action, but caught up in time to see Barry Greenstein being pushed a pile of chips, doubling up with . Greenstein is now sitting with around 26,000.
Also, notable eliminations of the level thus far include Shannon Shorr and Scott Clements.
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
46,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
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33,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
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32,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
26,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
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Busted | |
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Rubie, Getzwiller In Control
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Over on table 24 we find play four-handed.
Australian Brendon Rubie is currently leading his table with 54,000, but he is closely followed by recent bracelet winner Sean Getzwiller with 46,000.
Also on the table is Roberto Romanello, but he is currently the short-stack with just 6,000 in chips.
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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|
53,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
48,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
||
|
41,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
39,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
38,000
18,800
|
18,800 |
|
30,000
20,500
|
20,500 |
|
23,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
23,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
10,100
-4,900
|
-4,900 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
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|
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Busted | |
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Flush for Laak
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
We caught up with the action on a board reading 
, which Laak bet a few thousand into after his opponent checked. His opponent called and mucked when Laak tabled 
for the flush.
Laak is currently the chip leader at his table with 45,000.
Chen Short Stacked Three Way
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
After a raise to 800 preflop by the player on the button, both the small blind and Bill Chen made the call. The flop came 
and the action checked all around. The 
hit the turn and it checked to the button who fired out 1,325. The small blind folded but Chen made the call.
The 
fell on the river and the action went check-check. The player on the button turned over 
, and his pair of threes beat Chen's 
. Chen is currently the short stack at his table during three handed play, sitting with roughly 14,000.
Also, recently eliminated from their tables are David Pham and 2010 Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel.
Akenhead Ahead of the Pack
We caught up with the action on a board reading 
. James Akenhead checked from early position and a player in middle position fired 3,200. Yevgeniy Timonshenko folded on the button and Akenhead called.
The river came the and Akenhead led out for 6,200, which his opponent called. Akenhead showed 
for trip fives and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
53,000 | |
|
|
38,000 |
Chen Culled, JP Kelly Heads-Up
Bill Chen has just been eliminated by JP Kelly.
Chen found himself all in from the button holding 
and was looked up by Kelly and his 
.
The board ran out 
to see Chen hit the rail as Kelly climbs to 88,000 as his table is now heads-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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