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

06-21-2009 15:55 UTC-12

Juha Needs Helppi

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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 15:54 UTC-12

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 15:51 UTC-12

Boatman Takes Lead

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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 15:44 UTC-12

Winner on Table 27

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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 15:33 UTC-12

Around the Tables

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Marco Traniello is now a two to one dog in his heads-up battle. He's having to let a lot of hands go on flop to bets from his opponent. He looks a little frustrated like he's not getting any cards to fight back with.

Juha Helppi and Justin Filtz are neck and neck with chips going one way, then the other.

Peter Traply is still down in his match and will need a double up from Scott Desveaux to get back to level.

06-21-2009 15:32 UTC-12

Match Update

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Scott Montgomery is locked in a tough heads-up battle, and has let the chip lead slide over the past 20-minutes or so.

Barny Boatman is grinding away, slowly chipping away to be sitting around the even chip mark.

As for one of the matches that is coming back from dinner, Neil Channing has arrived along with one of his opponents while they both wait for their third opponent to return.

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

06-21-2009 15:09 UTC-12