2008 World Series of Poker

Event 17 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 1
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Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣j♦
Prize
$335,565
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Total Entries
1,000
Level Info
Level
10
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 1,000
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Heads Up

Another couple of tables have gone heads-up now.

The dangerous-sounding Lex Veldhuis is up against the less dangerous-sounding Joel Patchell.

Tommy Vedes faces Chris Vaughn.

Orlando Romero is up against Ben "xyven" McLaughlin.

Kevin Picklesimer is up against Tim Hebert. Picklesimer got rid of the third-place finisher by calling his 3,500 river shove on a 4-3-3-Q-2 board holding only A-2; his opponent could only boast king-high and hit the rail.

Make Mine a Double

It would appear as though a triple-through was too much drama for David Williams to handle, as he's now settling for mere double-ups. Williams is certainly on the right side of the poker gods, though, being dealt a second slice of good fortune when his pocket eights found a third snowman on the river to melt his foe's pocket knaves.

"I'm still in the Omaha one," added Williams in the aftermath. "That's why I keep throwing them in."

Tags: David Williams

Williams Triples Up

phew
phew
2004 Main Event runner-up David Williams has tripled through a short stack thanks to a duck on the turn (a river surely would have been more appropriate). All in with {A-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, Williams was in desperate need of divine assistance against {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} and {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades} and it duly arrived in the form of a {7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{9-Spades}{2-Hearts}{3-Hearts} board.

He's now three-way with Greg Mueller and an unknown opponent.

Tags: David Williams

Redlin Advances to Round Two

David Redlin has won his table, his opponent Devon Porter getting it all in preflop with {A-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} against Redlin's dominating {A-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}. A fright for Redlin on the {2-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {5-Hearts} flop, but no further hearts on the turn or river and he goes through to the next round.

No Saving Medic

Nenad Medic is gone -- first he dropped down to just 500 calling an opponent's {K-Hearts} {J-Clubs} all in with {5-Clubs} {5-Hearts}, and his opponent turned a Broadway straight, and then busted most unfortunately getting it in with Q-J against Q-9, his opponent hitting a nine on the flop to knock him out.

Tags: Nenad Medic

Heads-Up

As the blinds increase and the field diminishes, we are witnessing more all-ins and thus more exits. Recent eliminations have resulted in the following heads up confrontations which are currently taking place:

Fasoli Luigi vs. Dave Oruiz
Ira Marcus vs. David Colin
David Redlin vs. Devon Porter
Anders Henriksson vs. Unknown

Exits All Over the Place

Alex Kravchenko pushed for 1,725 from the button with A-9 and found himself up against the big blind's pocket tens; no help, and he's out.

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Sabyl Landrum (formerly Cohen) is out, too, turning a king to pair up her K-9, but playing into the hands of a opponent who was slow-playing trip sevens.

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Similarly no longer with us is Bill Chen, who raised all in for 1,300 with A-3 and got himself called by a limper with pocket sixes, which held up.

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As witnessed largely by his movement past the press area and into the hallway, Andy Bloch has busted out too.

Gordon Bennett!

bad luck for Phil
bad luck for Phil
Whilst simultaneously hoping that the above title of expressing shock or surprise isn't exclusive to the British isles, I bring you news of the recent demise of Phil Gordon. We didn't catch his final hand (although it's really easy to spot when Gordon exits a room), but do possess knowledge of his prior decimation.

Raising preflop to 450, an unknown player in the small blind made it 4,350 and Gordon called all-in. Although dominating with aces versus jacks, a third knave on the turn was enough to leave Gordon with nothing but a bowl of rice and a expression like a bulldog chewing a wasp.

Tags: Phil Gordon

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