2009 World Series of Poker

Event 22 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$313,673
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,363,635
Entries
1,000
Level Info
Level
8
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

A Big Squeeze From Somerville

Jason Somerville
Jason Somerville
Joseph Cutler raised to 40,000 from the cutoff and got called by Jeff Carris on the button and Andrew Margolis in the small blind.

When action folded back to Jason Somerville in the big blind, he shoved for 399,000 more. Cutler and Carris both folded quickly, but Margolis tanked for nearly a minute before mucking.

A Mistake by Carris Incurs a Penalty

Jeff Carris
Jeff Carris
Jeff Carris raised to 61,000 from under the gun and got called by Andrew Margolis before Joseph Cutler re-raised to 254,000 from the big blind.

Carris immediately reraised all in and after Margolis folded, he turned up his hand exposing pocket aces before Cutler declared his action.

After seeing the bullets, Cutler folded and Carris got the pot along with a one-hand penalty for exposing his cards out of turn.

Somerville Takes Another Piece of Margolis

Andrew Margolis made it 61,000 from the button and got called by both blinds.

On a flop of {5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}, action checked to Margolis who bet 120,000 more. Somerville check-raised all in for an additional 567,000 and Margolis went deep into the tank before finally mucking his hand.

Somerville is now up to 1,020,000.

Margolis Gives Up Some More Chips

Joseph Cutler raised to 50,000 and Andrew Margolis called from the big blind.

Both players checked the flop of {3-Spades}{7-Spades}{9-Clubs} and Margolis led for 65,000 when the {3-Clubs} came on fourth street. Cuter called and both players checked the {7-Diamonds} on the river.

When the hands were turned over, neither player had connected, but Cutler's {K-Clubs}{2-Clubs} was enough to take down Margolis' {Q-?}{10-?}.

Joseph Cutler Eliminated in 5th Place ($56,440)

Joseph Cutler
Joseph Cutler
Andrew Margolis has claimed another victim.

When Joseph Cutler raised to 50,000, Margolis reraised to 142,000. Cutler three-bet, pushing all in for 528,000 more, and Margolis called.

Cutler: {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Margolis: {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}

The flop of {8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Spades} didn't change a thing, and both players improved when the {A-Hearts} fell on fourth street. The {3-Diamonds} on the river ended the drama though, sending Cutler home in fifth place with $56,440 in his pocket.

Raise, ReRaise, ReRaise

One thing's for sure - the players at this table are willing to build big pots before the flop.

When Jason Somerville raised to 62,000 from the cutoff, Chris Moore stepped up and reraised to 150,000 from the button. Not to be outdone, Jeff Carris upped the ante again, making it 400,000 to play from the small blind.

That was enough though, as everyone folded behind him, giving him a nice pot.

Chris Moore Gives Up Valuable Chips

Chris Moore is the short stack, and he's getting shorter.

After raising to 75,000 from the small blind, Moore gave up his hand in the face of a 500,000 reraise put in by Jeff Carris from the big blind.

Moore has just 360,000 left.