Event 41 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-21-2009 15:44 UTC-12

Winner on Table 27

MarcC

Mike Mercaldo has finally got the better of Marco Traniello to win his table. He ground Marco down over the course of the last ninety minutes with lots and lots of small pots, mostly with no showdowns.

The final hand saw all the chips go in on a {2-Spades}

flop with Traniello holding {4-Clubs}

to Mercaldo's flopped straight with {5-Hearts}

. The turn {10-Diamonds}

and river

came before a dejected Traniello walked off.

Mercaldo will return with the other winners tomorrow.

06-21-2009 15:51 UTC-12

Boatman Takes Lead

[user80015]

Barny Boatman has found a double up to take a three-to-one advantage in his heads-up battle.

All the money went in on the flop of {2-Clubs}

with Boatman ahead holding {9-Diamonds}

to his opponent's {J-Diamonds}

.

One of the worst cards in the deck landed on the turn for Boatman when it dropped the {Q-Spades}

increasing the cards he would need to evade to fourteen.

However when the {4-Diamonds}

peeled on the river Boatman was shipped the pot and surged to the chip lead.

06-21-2009 15:54 UTC-12

Channing Heads Up

[user80015]

Neil Channing has dispatched of one his opponents and is now heads up with Mike Hauptman.

However Channing will have to do some work as he sits with a heavy five-to-one chip disadvantage after losing a few of the early hands to Hauptman.

06-21-2009 15:55 UTC-12

Juha Needs Helppi

MarcC

The river was out on this one giving us a {6-Hearts}

board. Justin Filtz led out for 18,000 and Juha Helppi called but mucked upon seeing {K-Diamonds}

.

Helppi isat a five to one chip disadvantage now.

06-21-2009 15:58 UTC-12

Boatman Advances

[user80015]

Barny Boatman has advanced to day two after his {K-Diamonds}

held up against his opponent's {A-Clubs}

.

The board ran out {5-Clubs}

to see Boatman head home to get some rest before he is to return tomorrow.

Tags: Barny Boatman

06-21-2009 16:00 UTC-12

Isra Advances

[user80015]

After being slightly greater than a five-to-one disadvantage against his opponent, Roland Isra has fought all the way to back to take down his match.

Isra will be returning tomorrow to battle it out with the likes of Jennifer Harman, Phil Ivey and David Pham.

Tags: Roland Isra