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

06-10-2008 01:11 UTC-7

Pellegrini Eliminated

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Edward Pellegrini, short-stacked to around 10,000, called all in from the big blind when small blind Alexander Veldhuis put him in blind. Pellegrini thought it was his lucky day picking up {Q-Hearts}

, but somehow Veldhuis found {K-Clubs}

which held up on the {5-Clubs}

board to eliminate Pellegrini.

06-10-2008 01:07 UTC-7

Some Chip Counts

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Three-handed on table seven, the chip counts are as follows:

Jason Young: 75,000
David Orvis: 170,000
Richard Tatalovich: 65,000

06-10-2008 01:06 UTC-7

Sick Situation for Sica

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Michael Sica is OUT, raising all in for around 20,000 from the small blind with {A-Hearts}

and finding himself called by TJ Slifka holding {A-Diamonds}

. A very exciting but ultimately fruitless {9-Spades}

board came down, and Table Slifka is now three-handed.

06-10-2008 01:02 UTC-7

Roux Eliminated by Rybachenko

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A recovery for Sergey Rybachenko courtesy of his old round two rival Anthony Roux. All in on a {3-Spades}

flop with

against Roux's pocket kings, Rybachenko was rewarded by the poker gods for his brave move by a huge outdraw -- the {7-Hearts}

on the turn and the {9-Clubs}

sent Roux heading for the rail, and saw Rybachenko catapulted right back up to a massive 190,000, two thirds of the chips in play at his table.

Tags: Anthony Roux Sergey Rybachenko

06-10-2008 00:58 UTC-7

Anthony Nowalany ran into some bad luck -- or rather he ran his pocket eights into the pocket kings of Richard Tatalovich. No change on the board put Tatalovich up to 85,000 and crippling Nowalany down to a mere 2,800. In fact, Nowalany was beyond recovery, and was eliminated with the minimum of fuss the very next hand.

Tags: Anthony Nowalany

06-10-2008 00:56 UTC-7

Noah Boeken Elliminated

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Disaster for Noah Boeken as he runs A-Q into Alex Triner's pocket cowboys before moving his last 2,600 in with 8-6 against Kurt Younghouse's A-K, K-7-9-2-3 rainbow board.

Boeken looked devastated as he left the playing area.

Tags: Alex Triner Kurt Younghouse Noah Boeken

06-10-2008 00:55 UTC-7

Slifka Still In It

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And the very next hand after doubling up Ferner for the second time, TJ Slifka doubled up his now short stack. Sergey Rybachenko raised with pocket threes and Slifka found timely pocket aces. No threes on the board, and in fact Slifka made an unnecessary full house on the river.

Now on 28,000.

Tags: TJ Slifka

06-10-2008 00:51 UTC-7

No Win for Gwinn

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Jason Gwinn has been eliminated from today's event {A-Diamonds}

versus the {J-Diamonds}

of Peter Dalhuijsen. No help on the {K-Spades}

board.

That table is now three-handed.

Tags: Jason Gwinn Peter Dalhuijsen

06-10-2008 00:50 UTC-7

Ferner Doubles Up Again

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All in preflop against TJ Slifka again, Paul Ferner's {Q-Hearts}

hit the

board to beat Slifka's {A-Hearts}

and propel him up to 62,000.

06-10-2008 00:47 UTC-7

Roux Doubles Up Again

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Sergey Rybachenko, for some time a massive chip leader on his table, has doubled up Anthony Roux for a second time. Rybachenko, in the big blind, bet out 4,500 on a {9-Diamonds}

flop and Roux called; Rybachenko then check-raised Roux all in on the {6-Hearts}

turn, and found himself behind with {A-Spades}

to Roux's

.

Roux is now up to 90,000; Rybachenko is down to 106,000.