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

06-10-2008 18:21 UTC-7

Sergey Rybachenko Elliminated in Seventh Place ($15,697)

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Not since prom night have I experienced so much action, Mike Schwartz triumphing in what could be the defining pot of the tournament.

After Kyle Bowker had raised to 100,000 preflop, both John Strzemp and Mike Schwartz called from the cutoff and button respectively only for Sergey Rybachenko to push all in from the small blind for what appeared to be circa 300,000.

Back round to Bowker, and after a brief pause, he also announced all in, sliding 673,000 over the line!

Guess what?! After asking for a count of Bowker's stack, Mike Schwartz also shoved his chips into the pot, meaning we had ourselves a gargantuan three-way pot!

Rybachenko = {K-Spades}

Bowker =

Schwartz = {A-Diamonds}

Flop =

Turn =

Drum roll please, maestro...

River = {A-Hearts}

Schwartz takes the lot and eliminates two players in one fell swoop!

It would happen online.

Tags: Kyle Bowker Mike Schwartz Sergey Rybachenko

06-10-2008 18:23 UTC-7

Kyle Bowker Elliminated in Sixth Place ($23,887)

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That incredible double whammy means that Kyle Bowker, who possessed more chips at the time than Sergey Bowker, becomes the sixth place finisher for $23,887.

Tags: Kyle Bowker

06-10-2008 18:25 UTC-7

Matt Giannetti Doubles Up

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Schwartz, flushed with confidence after knocking out two players in one go, raised preflop. A short-stacked Matt Giannetti pushed for another 300,000. "Wow!" said Schwartz, "I'm maybe behind here." He is, and he calls anyway.

Giannetti: {8-Diamonds}

Schwartz:

Board:

06-10-2008 18:30 UTC-7

Matthew Giannetti Eliminated in Fifth Place ($40,267)

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As soon as he's doubled up, although he's still short, Giannetti goes on a raising rampage. He steals the blinds with a button raise next hand. The hand after that, he raises again from the cutoff -- although this time, Strzemp raises all in, and he folds. Then he raises again and this time is forced to fold A-8 up when Young puts him all in.

And when Giannetti raises the next hand, he finds a caller in Michael Schwartz. They see a {9-Clubs}

flop, and Schwartz announces all in. Giannetti dwells up, asks Schwartz whether he has hit a nine (no answer) and then calls.

Schwartz: {Q-Hearts}

Giannetti: {A-Clubs}

Turn:

River:

Schwartz has made a full house, and Giannetti is OUT.

06-10-2008 18:42 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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After the chaos of the last level, here are the latest approximate chip counts:

Jason Young -- 5,000,000
Mike Schwartz -- 2,400,000
Rory Monahan -- 1,400,000
John Strzemp III -- 1,200,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

06-10-2008 18:58 UTC-7

Two Pots for Strzemp

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John Strzemp takes down two consecutive post-break pots.

First he took the blinds uncontested with a button raise of 175,000.

Then, he raised again preflop, this time from the button and for 150,000, before being called by Jason Young. Strzemp took it down with a continue bet of 150,000 on the {10-Clubs}

flop.

06-10-2008 19:03 UTC-7

Schwartz Fights Back

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Jason Young raises from the button, taking down the hefty blinds and antes.

Next hand, he raises from the cutoff, and this time finds a caller in Michael Schwartz on the big blind. Schwartz bets out 150,000 on the {5-Spades}

flop and Young threads the six 25,000 chips thoughtfully for a while before calling. The turn is the {A-Hearts}

and Schwartz bets out 200,000. Young quickly folds.

Tags: Jason Young Michael Schwarz

06-10-2008 19:04 UTC-7

Blind Stealing

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We're seeing very few flops at the moment, the players taking it in turns to take each other's blinds uncontested.

On a side note, the players agreed that they would take a dinner break at the end of this level.

06-10-2008 19:13 UTC-7

Strzemp Up to Two Million

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John Strzemp has upped his stack to around 2 million -- Jason Young raised under the gun to 115,000, and Strzemp made it 300,000 from the small blind. After some deliberation, Young passed, and the pot went to Strzemp.