Event 17 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-10-2008 14:58 UTC-7

From Russia with Love

[user4144]

A big pot amasses as Sergey Rybachenko raises to 55,000 (his standard raise for this round), Casey Coleman reraises to 170,000 and Rybachenko swiftly calls.

As the dealer pops out a {5-Spades}

flop onto the felt, Rybachenko quickly checks, only for Coleman to bet 250,000. Just as briskly as he'd checked, Rybachenko makes the call.

On the {5-Hearts}

turn, Rybachenko again checks into the aggressor, and although riffling through his chips as if contemplating a bet, Coleman checks behind.

A {7-Diamonds}

river triggers a bet of 375,000 from the Russian, which is verbally called by Coleman, who flips over {A-Clubs}

. Sadly for him, Rybachenko shows {8-Clubs}

for the rivered straight to scoop an absolute monstrosity of a pot.

As a result, Coleman's stack is decimated to the lowly sum of 115,000 whilst Rybachenko leaps up to the 1,800,000 mark.

Tags: Casey Coleman Sergey Rybachenko

06-10-2008 15:08 UTC-7

Russian Domination Continues

[user46392]

More chips for Rybachenko.

Thomas West raises to 60,000 from mid position, and Rybachenko calls from the button. They both check the {Q-Diamonds}

flop, but Sergey likes the {4-Clubs}

on the turn -- West checks to him and he bets 100,000. West calls. He also hesitantly calls Sergey's 250,000 bet on the river, and just mucks when Sergey turns over {6-Spades}

for two pair, reducing West to 570,000.

And a couple hands later, Rybachenko scores another victory. Strzemp makes it 70,000 from mid position and Rybachenko calls on the cutoff. Small blind Alexander Triner makes it another 110,000 and Strzemp folds, but Sergey reraises him all in. After some dwelling, Triner folds with a resigned sigh.

Tags: Sergey Rybachenko

06-10-2008 15:12 UTC-7

Sergey Surge

[user4144]

Sergey Rybachenko is playing multiple pots with his newly acquired stack, first taking the blinds with a 55,000 preflop raise.

On the next hand, he limped, checked a {9-Clubs}

flop, smooth-called small-blinder Matt Giannetti's 50,000 bet on the {3-Spades}

turn and took it down with a 75,000 bet on the {4-Hearts}

river after his opponent had conceded with a check.

The Russian now approaching the two million mark.

Tags: Sergey Rybachenko

Level: 2

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

06-10-2008 15:20 UTC-7

Casey Coleman Elliminated in Tenth Place ($7,507)

[user4144]

The hand prior, Mike Schwartz limps, only to fold to an 82,000 preflop raise from Jason Young. As the next hand is being dealt out, he sends a friendly "don't do that next time..." warning to Young, who doesn't appear too troubled by the message.

Anyhow, the very next hand, Mike Schwartz giggles and takes the lead with a 60,000 preflop raise, adding "this is a test for you." "What, just me, no one else?" replies Young, chuckling.

Young may have stepped out of the way, but short-stacker Casey Coleman doesn't, calling the 60,000 and leaving himself just 3,000 in chips.

"Be careful," advises Coleman holding up his remaining stack between his two fingers.

"I'm very careful," claims Schwartz. "Tell them."

The next seat down, Matt Giannetti, makes the call and we see a three-way {7-Clubs}

flop. With Schwartz betting out, Coleman calling all in and Giannetti folding, its on their backs time with Schwartz's {8-Clubs}

in the lead against Coleman's {A-Hearts}

.

The

turn and

river are of no use and Coleman is out, still evidently dazed by his mammoth pot with Rybachenko as he departs the table.

Tags: Casey Coleman Matt Giannetti Mike Schwarz

06-10-2008 15:42 UTC-7

Can't Blame a Man for Triner

[user46392]

Continuing his aggressive rampage, Rybachenko raised under the gun, and got two callers in the shape of Alexander Triner two seats to his left and John Strzemp in the small blind.

Strzemp checked the {A-Hearts}

flop to Rybachenko, who promptly bet out 135,000. Triner called and Strzemp conceded. On the {4-Spades}

turn, Sergey bet a whopping 275,000, to which Triner responded by raising all in for another 400,000 or so. Rybachenko sniffed, and stared down at the board. Triner put his face in his hands and tried to stay very still. Rybachenko counted out the chips, and called.

Rybachenko: {A-Spades}

Triner:

River:

Triner doubles up to around 1.15 million.

Tags: Alexander Triner Sergey Rybachenko

06-10-2008 15:49 UTC-7

Rory Takes One Down

[user4144]

With the board reading {8-Spades}

, Rory Monahan check-raises Mike Schwartz's 60,000 bet to a total of 200,000. After a customary rub of the chin, Schwartz makes the call.

On the {K-Diamonds}

turn, Monahan pushes all in for 370,000.

"Flush draw?" inquires Schwartz.

Monahan shakes his head.

"Have you looked?" asks Schwartz. "That's a good sign".

Eventually he folds and Monahan takes the pot.

Tags: Mike Schwartz

06-10-2008 16:07 UTC-7

Sluggishness Reigns

[user46392]

Jason Young raises to 60,000 from early position, and is perplexed when Giannetti reraises him to 205,000. He stands up to count Giannetti's stack (Giannetti covers him), continues to look perplexed as he sits back down and dwells up, and eventually folds.

Incidentally, there is very little to report by way of table banter, local color, etc. In fact, the most colorful thing here is Sergey Rybachenko's shirt, which, festooned as it is with cards, roulette wheels and so on, seems designed to make the other players' sleep-deprived heads throb even more than they did when they prised themselves out of bed this morning. Indeed, it may be no coincidence that the most aggressive player today, and so far the most successful in terms of accruing chips, has been the player who won his table earliest last night, and hence got the most sleep of anyone.

06-10-2008 16:12 UTC-7

Tired Faces

[user4144]

There are some tired expressions out there, many faces sagging relentlessly after the epic battle that was round two. Whether it's a direct consequence or not, I'm unsure, but we have witnessed very few big pots of note.

Here are a handful that I caught prior to the current 20 minute break:

(i) Matt Giannetti raises to 64,000 from the button, Rory Monahan makes it 200,000 to play, and Giannetti folds.

(ii) Jason Young limps from early position, the small blind folds and Mike Schwartz checks the big. Young takes it down with a 35,000 bet on the {K-Hearts}

flop.

(iii) Young takes the blinds with a 78,000 raise.

(iv) John Strzemp raises to 70,000 from the blind. Everyone folds, including Young in the blinds who shows the {A-Diamonds}

.

Level: 3

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000