Event 53 - $1,500 Limit Holdem Shootout Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

Event 53 - $1,500 Limit Holdem Shootout

Day 1 Completed

07-04-2007 02:17 UTC-7

Play Has Ended For the Evening

Players have finished the night and will return tomorrow. There are still 47 players in the field and no official announcement has been made regarding whether tomorrow play will last until we reach a final table, or if they will continue until we have a winner. Be sure to tune in tomorrow at 2 p.m. PDT when this event resumes.

07-04-2007 02:11 UTC-7

Boeken Mucks

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Noah Boeken was heads up against Bryan Spadaro. The two capped betting preflop and Spadaro bet to the river. Boeken called all the way, then folded on the river. Boeken showed pocket sevens before mucking; Spadaro didn't show.

Tags: Bryan Spadaro Noah Boeken

07-04-2007 01:39 UTC-7

Players Are Back From Break

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Players have returned.

07-04-2007 01:25 UTC-7

Players Are On Break

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Players are on a fifteen-minute break. Players will return and play until 2 a.m. PDT.

07-04-2007 01:23 UTC-7

Players Start to Move Quickly

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The players still left in the shootout had seemed very dreary for the last four hours. No one looked very excited to be here; no one seemed thrilled to be playing poker. Instead, everyone seemed exhausted. One can't blame them, seeing as how some of them have been playing for thirteen hours without a break.

But as soon as the announcement was made about calling it a night at 2 a.m., everyone cheered loudly. Players are thrilled to be done for the day and not to be here all night. Everyone is all smiles, attitudes have completely changed, and everyone seems excited again.

07-04-2007 01:16 UTC-7

Too Many Players, Too Little Time

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Harrah's tournament staff have just announced that they will be bagging up the chips at 2 a.m. and calling it a night. Play was supposed to continue until a final table was reached, but there have only been 13 eliminations in four hours, leaving the majority of the field in play. Tournament staff is unsure whether the final table will still take place tomorrow, or if it will get postponed.

07-04-2007 00:58 UTC-7

Kolk Doubles Up

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Marek Kolk is having a rough day. First, he was only given a five-minute dinner break due to the mandatory start of Round 2, and now he's short-stacked in the event. But after a double up, things are looking better. Kolk was all-in with A-6 against Sondre Sagstven's K-Q. Although Sagstven flopped a king, Kolk hit an ace on the turn and won the hand. Kolk is up to 8,000.

Tags: Marek Kolk Sondre Sagstven

07-04-2007 00:47 UTC-7