Event 21 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem Shootout | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-13-2007 20:28 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Seat 1 - Don Baruch - 980,000
Seat 2 - Daniel Negreanu - 840,000
Seat 3 - Jared Davis - 880,000

06-13-2007 20:27 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Seat 1 - Don Baruch - 1,030,000
Seat 2 - Daniel Negreanu - 972,000
Seat 3 - Jared Davis - 717,000

06-13-2007 20:26 UTC-8

Hand #135

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Hand #135 - All three players see a hand to the river in a small pot, and the board shows {J-Clubs}

. The players hold:

Daniel Negreanu: {10-Diamonds}

Jared Davis: {9-Hearts}

Don Baruch: {10-Clubs}

Everyone got a piece of the flop, but Davis wins the hand with a pair of nines.

06-13-2007 20:23 UTC-8

Shuffle Up & Deal!

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The blinds increase to 10,000-20,000, with a 3,000 ante. Shuffle up and deal!

06-13-2007 19:28 UTC-8

The players take a 45-minute dinner break, and play will resume about 9:10 p.m. PDT. Here are the official chip counts:

Seat 1 - Don Baruch - 1,060,000
Seat 2 - Daniel Negreanu - 874,000
Seat 3 - Jared Davis - 766,000

And the final table payouts:

1 - ? - $264,107
2 - ? - $149,263
3 - ? - $101,351
4 - Thomas Fuller - $68,796
5 - Michael Wehner - $36,855
6 - Brendan Lee - $22,113
7 - Doug Baughman - $15,971
8 - Erick Lindgren - $12,899
9 - Fred Goldberg - $9,828

06-13-2007 19:28 UTC-8

Hand #130

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Hand #130 - In the last hand before dinner, all three players check down a board of {Q-Spades}

. They showdown their hands, revealing --

Don Baruch (small blind): {Q-Diamonds}

Daniel Negreanu (big blind): {K-Hearts}

Jared Davis (button): {Q-Hearts}

Every player hit the flop, but the board got scary since nobody had a spade.

06-13-2007 19:25 UTC-8

Hand #129

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Hand #129 - Jared Davis (small blind) and Daniel Negreanu (button) check down a board of {5-Hearts}

. Negreanu bets the river, and Davis folds. The holecams show:

Jared Davis: {K-Diamonds}

-- pair of fives
Daniel Negreanu: {A-Clubs}

-- two pair

06-13-2007 19:21 UTC-8

Daniel Negreanu Slows Down

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Negreanu has slowed down a bit now that he's lost the chip lead, which is to be expected. The players are checking often, and playing for small pots.

06-13-2007 19:20 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Seat 1 - Don Baruch - 1,120,000
Seat 2 - Daniel Negreanu - 760,000
Seat 3 - Jared Davis - 870,000

06-13-2007 19:17 UTC-8

Hand #123

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Hand #123 - After a flop of {10-Diamonds}

, Don Baruch (big blind) checks, Daniel Negreanu (button) bets, and Baruch moves all in. Negreanu goes into the tank for several long minutes before he folds. The holecams show:

Negreanu: {Q-Spades}

Baruch: