Event 11 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-06-2008 16:53 UTC-7

We're Back

Three winners thus far: Andrey Zaichenko, John Monnette, and Ryan Thurlow. Several tables are down to heads up or three-handed, so we expect to report some more winners here soon.

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

06-06-2008 16:45 UTC-7

Table #7 Update

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Just took a look at the stacks over at Table #7 and it appears Evelyn Ng and Mats Gavatin have nearly the same amount of chips (about 45,000 each). So Gavatin has climbed back into that one.

Tags: Evelyn Ng Mats Gavatin

06-06-2008 16:37 UTC-7

Kravchenko Doubles Up Through Sebok

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In a hand just before the break, Alex Kravchenko bet 5,000 on a flop of {5-Spades}

and Joe Sebok made the call. The turn brought the {Q-Hearts}

, and Sebok called Kravchenko's all-in bet of 6,075.

Kravchenko turned over {A-Hearts}

and Sebok showed {K-Clubs}

-- both had the open-ended straight draw. The river was the {4-Clubs}

, and Kravchenko took the pot.

Sebok currently has the chip lead at the four-handed table with around 50,000, and Kravchenko is in second now with 27,000.

Tags: Alex Kravchenko Joe Sebok

06-06-2008 16:29 UTC-7

Let's Take a Break

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We've reached the second break. Most of the 36 tables are still going. We've only counted three winners thus far.

06-06-2008 16:29 UTC-7

E-Dog Barks His Last

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Erick "E-Dog" Lindgren moved all in preflop and was called by Andrew Robl with {K-Spades}

. Lindgren had {6-Spades}

and the board was {K-Clubs}

. Lindgren, one of the best players to have never won a second bracelet, will have to try again in the next event.

Tags: Erick Lindgren

06-06-2008 16:28 UTC-7

More Eliminations

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Roland de Wolfe was just eliminated when his pocket treys couldn't improve against 5-5. Three remain at his table.

David "the Dragon" Pham has also been eliminated. On a flop of {7-Diamonds}