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

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Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

06-21-2009 11:43 UTC-12

Break Time

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The remaining shootout players are heading on a 20-minute break.

06-21-2009 11:43 UTC-12

E comes before E

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Here one moment gone the next.

Bill Edler and Antonio Esfandiari just got it all in preflop for a big pot. Edler held {8-?}

{8-?}

{8-?}

to Esfandiari's {A-?}

{A-?}

{Q-?}

. An ace and a eight on the flop meant Edler came out on top to bust his opponent and move to 80,000.

06-21-2009 11:41 UTC-12

Two Fall at Table Ivey

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Neither of them involve the great man, but he's chip leader with four left.

The first to fall was Andrew Feldman to Vivek Rajkumar in a blind battle. Rajkumar's {A-?}

{A-?}

{J-?}

from the SB got the better of Feldman's {9-?}

{9-?}

{9-?}

in the BB.

Soon after, Gavin Smith got it all in with {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

{10-Hearts}

versus an opponent's {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{J-Diamonds}

. The board ran {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{3-Diamonds}

{A-?}

{2-?}

{K-?}

to bust the Canadian.

06-21-2009 11:38 UTC-12

Phillips Doubles

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Double time for Dennis

Dennis Phillips has found a nice double up to 14,000 when he check-raised all in against two players with the board reading {6-Spades}

{6-Spades}

{5-Spades}

{J-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

.

Phil Hellmuth folded his club draw, and the aggressor on the turn made the call tabling {4-Spades}

{4-Spades}

{3-Spades}

to be drawing very live against Phillips' {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

.

The river landed the {K-Clubs}

{K-Clubs}

and Phillips stayed alive.

Tags: Dennis Phillips

06-21-2009 11:24 UTC-12

Winner on Table 16

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The first player to win his table and advance is Ryan Hughes. Well done sir, see you tomorrow.

06-21-2009 11:22 UTC-12

Smith Back on the Right Road

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Double for Gavin

Gavin Smith and Daniel Makowsky saw a {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

{2-Diamonds}

{4-Spades}

flop before Smith was all in with {2-Hearts}

{2-Hearts}

{2-Clubs}

versus Makowsky's {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{3-Spades}

. The turn came {K-?}

{K-?}

and the river {4-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

to secure a double up to 14,000 for Smith

06-21-2009 11:21 UTC-12

Seed Tumbles

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Huck Seed in action

After calling a 1,200-chip raise preflop, Huck Seed pushed all in on a flop of {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

{8-Diamonds}

{6-Hearts}

holding

{K-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

.

His opponent made the call with {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

and when the turn fell the {3-Spades}

{3-Spades}

and river the {8-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

, Seed was sent to the rail.

Tags: Huck Seed

06-21-2009 11:18 UTC-12

Demidov Doubles

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Ivan not so terrible

Ivan Demidov is up to 23,000 after managing to double up with {7-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

{4-Spades}

against an opponent's {5-Clubs}

{5-Clubs}

{5-Spades}

. Not sure of how the hand played out but we were left with a {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{7-Spades}

{2-Hearts}

{K-Diamonds}

{9-Hearts}

board.

06-21-2009 11:12 UTC-12

Great Scott

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Andrew Scott has just fallen to Danny Wong. It all went in on a {2-Diamonds}

{2-Diamonds}

{7-Hearts}

{6-Clubs}

flop with Scott holding {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{7-Clubs}

to Wong's drawing {4-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

. The turn was a harmless {9-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

, but the river {3-Spades}

{3-Spades}

made the straight and Scott leaves us.

Another player not in his seat is Greg Mueller.

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