2008 World Series of Poker

Event 17 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
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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Mizrachi a Monster

Mizrachi has his eye on Vos too
Mizrachi has his eye on Vos too
Doing incredibly well is Michael Mizrachi, absolutely crushing his table. He's steaming ahead on a massive 13,000, and has reduced the table, which still includes Australian bracelet winner Mark Vos, to five-handed. Most recently he called an opponent's mid-position push for 1,000 with {K-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} -- his opponent was holding a meager {J-Spades} {7-Spades} and failed to hit the {8-Spades} {4-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {6-Spades} board.

Tags: Mark VosMichael Mizrachi

Crippled & Gone

T6 Poker's Anthony Chatelain is heading towards the door. He was initially crippled by a three-way all-in with A-Ks versus A-J versus Q-Q before finally succumbing to pocket queens with pocket sevens for his final 850.

Tags: Anthony Chatelain

Flush Draw No Good for Binger

Nick Binger, brother of former main event finalist Michael, is now pushing up the poker daisies. He found himself in all sorts of bother when he pushed with {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} on an {A-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop. His opponent turned over a dominating {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}, and although a king on the turn gave Binger some outs, they failed to emerge on the raggy river.

Tags: Nick Binger

Greenstein Patrols

Not playing this event but patrolling the tables, apparently handing out or possibly trying to sell copies of his book, is Barry Greenstein. He's been clutching two copies of said book for quite a while as he's been doing the rounds, so the take-up's clearly been pretty slow so far, but there are plenty of tables yet to try...

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Up, Even and Out

Bracelet just out of shot
Bracelet just out of shot
People who are OUT include Ben Fineman and Eric Haber.

Those doing well on roughly double their starting stack are Tony Cousineau (acquired thorough knocking out Haber) and Moto Mabuchi (acquired through events unknown).

Those still on around their starting stack include 2006 $1,500 NLHE bracelet winner Anders Henriksson.

Mighty Quinn

Quinn Do has doubled through and now boasts a stack of 5,800. Calling the cutoff's preflop raise of 325 from the button, Do reraised all in for 2,400 when his foe continue bet 500 on the {2-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{A-Hearts} flop. Whilst Do had made two pair with {A-Spades}{7-Spades}, his opponent could only muster an {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}, which failed to improve on the {8-Spades} turn and {K-Clubs} river.

Tags: Quinn Do

Le, James, Winston All OUT

Alright, I busted! Let's get massaging.
Alright, I busted! Let's get massaging.
Nam Le is no more -- he raised to 300 preflop, found a caller in the big blind, and then called all in for 600 on the J-9-2 flop. Le had pocket eights, the big blind had J-10, and without any miracles on the turn or river, Le was heading for the door.

Also OUT, and taking it in a most relaxed manner, is Kenna James. It's unknown whether he finally snapped and called JC Tran all in or whether he met his tournament fate another way, but Mr James is currently enjoying a post-exit massage, and discussing the power of negative thinking with Roy Winston, who has also recently departed.

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He11muth Attracts the Birds

chick magnet
chick magnet
According to my field reporters, there are a couple of hot chicks hanging around Phil He11muth, but sadly for the 11 time bracelet winner, they're of the avian kind.

Instead of scantily clad women hanging off each arm, a sight which I have witnessed on numerous occasions, there are two pigeons flapping their wings furiously and causing a stir.

Unfortunately, we'll have to wait until next year before a winged creature wins a bracelet, as both pigeons have been disqualified for fowl play.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth