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Event 22 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em ShootoutDay 1 completed
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Mon Jun 08 2009 06:58 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Day 1 Complete
1,000 players turned out for the 1,500 No-Limit Hold 'em Shootout and, at the end of the day, 100 of them made the money and moved on to Day 2.
Though not as star-studded as some other events of this year's WSOP, a number of name players did take part in the action including pros like Andy Bloch, Hevad Khan, Chad Brown, and Liv Boeree. In the end though, very few big names made it through their starting tables.
Some of the pros who will be seeing action on Day 2 include Jared Hamby, J.C. Alvarado, Theo Tran, Nick Binger, Dutch Boyd and Joe Beevers. Everyone who has made it to Day 2 has also made the money, earning a guaranteed $5,236.
Action resumes again at 2PM tomorrow, so be sure to join us and see which player can gun their way to the final table. -
Mon Jun 08 2009 06:43 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
The Day 2 Field is Set
Our last two tables of the day have recently concluded play.
On Table 162, Andrew Scott won his race when he got all in preflop with
against his opponent's 
. When the board came 
, Scott moved on.
Our last winner of the day came from Table 172 where Chad Burum held
against his opponent's 
. Burum fell further behind on a flop of 
, but pulled ahead when he spiked the 
on the turn. When the 
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Mon Jun 08 2009 06:29 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Maura Harris Moves On
Dennis Phillips busted out of today's event a couple of hours ago, but he stayed around to sweat his girlfriend Maura Harris who was playing at Table 174.
After giving her his lucky St. Louis Cardinals cap, Harris got all of her chips in the middle on a flop of
and was pleased to find her 
was way ahead of her opponent's 
.
When the board finished with the
and , Harris won her spot for tomorrow. After the hand, Phillips asked if she was ready to go and play another satellite tournament.
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Mon Jun 08 2009 06:17 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Chan "Peter" Ping is a Winner
In one of our final tables of the day, Chan "Peter" Ping won his way to Day 2 when his
out-flopped his opponent's 
on a board of 
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Mon Jun 08 2009 05:47 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Two More Winners Move On
We're down to the last few tables on Day 1 of the shootout.
In the past few minutes, Kyle Brossia secured his place in the field tomorrow when his
held up against his opponent's on a board of 
.
Also moving on is Phong Ly who's
held on versus his opponent's 
on a board of 
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Mon Jun 08 2009 05:35 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
A Nice River for Derric Haynie
When Derric Haynie's opponent pushed all in dark for 2,325 preflop, Haynie could easily afford to make the call.
As it turned out, his made him a big dog against his opponent's 
, but that didn't matter as he hit his three-outer on the river when the board ran out 
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Mon Jun 08 2009 05:28 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Howard Boyd Jacks His Way to Day 2
On a flop of
, Howard Boyd led out for 4,500 and his opponent raised all in for just a few thousand more.
Boyd quickly made the call with and had his opponent dominated when he turned over in hope of hitting a gut shot. It didn't come and when the board finished , Boyd moved on. -
Mon Jun 08 2009 05:21 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
An Epic Battle Comes to an End
In what was easily the day's longest heads-up battle, it took Paul Keesey nearly four hours of heads-up play to earn his way to Day 2.
Keesey was on the second table to reach heads up today and the chip lead bounced back and forth many times before Keesey finally claimed the win just after our last break. -
Mon Jun 08 2009 05:17 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Sam Johnson Moves On
All the money got in preflop and Sam Johnson was happy to be ahead when he tabled
against his opponent's 
.
When neither player improved on a board of
, Johnson's ace played and moved on.
Other players advancing to Day 2 include:
Dana Forden
Brent Bibby
Jody Garaventa
Matthew Wood
Keith Block
Sami Banizurali
Michael McNeil
Chris Klodnicki
Jose Velador
Peter Jetten
Andrew Bueckner
Zelong Dong
Jan Skampa
Started 10th Jun, 2009
