Event 22 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-10-2009 10:46 UTC-12

More Winners

Two more players returning tomorrow are J.C. Alvarado, who won on Table 80 and Jeff Carris who defeated the opposition on Table 9.

06-10-2009 10:41 UTC-12

More Eliminations

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Three more playes who won't be returning tomorrow are Barny Boatman, Chris McCormack, and Eric Froehlich.

06-10-2009 10:40 UTC-12

Across the hall, play seems to be moving a little slower. Still, there are a few tables getting short, including #173 where Sabyl Cohen-Landrum has 10,500 in three-handed play and #178 where Mike Sexton has 14,300 three-handed.

06-10-2009 10:38 UTC-12

Ivey is Heads Up

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Phil Ivey and John Racener have made it to heads-up play, with Ivey on a short stack of about 4,500.

06-10-2009 10:34 UTC-12

Dutch Boyd Will Be Back

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Dutch Boyd and Jason Mercier got heads up on their table, and Boyd came out victorious.

On the final hand, Boyd held pocket Kings to Mercier's ace-queen. When Mercier couldn't improve, Boyd ensured himself a payday and a seat at the table tomorrow.

Also recently eliminated from the event was Andy Bloch who lost a race with ace-queen versus Paul Darden's pocket 7s.

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

06-10-2009 10:24 UTC-12

Tyson Marks Advances to Day 2

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Our second table has finished for the day. On the final hand, Tyson Marks and his opponent got their stacks in before the flop.

Marks held {A-Hearts}

to his opponent's {K-Diamonds}

, and held on to win when the board came {6-Spades}

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06-10-2009 10:22 UTC-12

More Tables Getting Short

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There are three different heads-up battles going on in the Amazon Room right now, and more than a few other tables down to three-handed play. One of those tables is Phil Ivey's, where he's now got just 5,000.

Another three-handed table is Thayer Rasmussen's, where he has 14,500.

06-10-2009 10:11 UTC-12

We Have a Winner

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We've had our first table end for the day with Marc Sander moving on to Day 2 after defeating the other nine players at Table 49.

Sander is guaranteed to be in the money, as each of the 100 players advancing to Day 2 will receive a portion of the prize pool.

06-10-2009 10:02 UTC-12

Still More Eliminations

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Over in the Brasilia Room, the following players are no longer at the tables:

Jean-Robert Bellande
David "Devilfish" Ulliott
J.J. Liu
Nam Le
Antonio Esfandiari
Alexander Kostritsyn
Blair Hinkle
Ryan DeAngelo
Lee Watkinson