2008 World Series of Poker

Event 53 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Matt Graham
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$278,180
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,123,395
Entries
823
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Gavin Smith on a Rush

Gavin Smith took down two nice pots almost back-to-back. On the first hand, he was in the small blind and capped the betting with the big blind preflop. Each street was bet to the river and in the end, Smith showed pocket queens to take the pot.

A couple of hands later, three players, including Smith, saw a flop. Smith raised the turn with the board showing {2-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {K-Clubs} and was called by both opponents. The river fell the {A-Spades} and again Smith bet out and was called in both spots. Smith showed {10-Clubs} {J-Clubs} for the nut straight.

Next, Smith had another player all in. Smith held {A-?} {K-?} and his opponent held {A-?} {10-?}. Smith hit a king on the flop and in the end took down the pot.

After these three pots, Smith is up to around 9,300 in chips.

Four players remain at Smith's table.

Tags: Gavin Smith

Time For a Strategy Change

A lot of tables are beginning to become four- and five-handed. As a result, players are beginning to loosen up their game. Players will start to raise and call with a wider range of hands than they would earlier, in an attempt to try to chip up and take down their table. Betting levels are still relatively small in relation to the amount of chips left, so this may still take a while.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Seidel Back in Business

After being down to 600 a few hands ago, Seidel moved back up to 1,500. He just recently took another big pot to move even higher up.

Erik Seidel was betting the entire way in a three-way pot. The board read {Q-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} and at the showdown, Seidel turned up {K-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} for the best hand. He is now up to 4,700.

Tags: Erik Seidel

You Have No Chips, Captain!

"Captain" Tom Franklin was all in with {K-?} {8-?} and ran into an opponent's {A-?} {Q-?}. A queen on the flop put Franklin behind the eight ball. A king did not arrive for Franklin and his day is done. He will have a couple of days now to prepare before he boldy goes into the Main Event.

Tags: Tom Franklin

Payouts Announced

823 players started today's Limit Hold'em Shootout spread over 90 tables. The total prize pool was $1,123,395. 90 places will be paid with 90th through 10th receiving $5,055 each. The winner of the event will receive $278,180.