2009 World Series of Poker

Event 41 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$348,728
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
280
Level Info
Level
15
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Down and Out in Rome

Dario Minieri is another early casualty here. He got crippled after raising with {A-Spades} {5-Spades} and then got it in on a low board containing two spades. He found an opponent willing to go all the way with pocket jacks that held up.

He got his last 700 in with {J-Hearts} {10-Hearts}, but ran in to Rob Hollink's {A-Clubs} {A-Hearts} that stayed ahead on a {K-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {K-Spades} {4-Hearts} board.

Dario wished everyone luck and said his goodbyes.

The Champ is Here

Peter Eastgate in action
Peter Eastgate in action
Peter Eastgate has just casually strolled into the room to take a seat to the immediate left of Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson.

Even having position on the 2000 Main Event champion doesn't mean an easy ride for the current champion, as just two seats to his left is 2007 final tablist Hevad Khan.

Tags: Chris FergusonHevad KhanPeter Eastgate

Eastgate Crippled

Facing a raise to 700 from late position, Peter Eastgate pushed it to 2,100. The blinds passed and the original raiser reraised to 5,700 total.

Eastgate moved all in and his opponent called for his tournament life.

Eastgate: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Opponent: {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{4-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and Eastgate was left crippled with 2,800.

Tags: Peter Eastgate

Level: 2

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Notable Counts

At one end of the scale we find:

David 'The Dragon' Pham - 40,200
Amnon Filippi - 37,100
Scott Seiver 35,000

And at the other:
Carlos Mortensen - 8,400
Daniel Negreanu - 6,600
Jason Gray - 6,100

Scott Montgomery - 4,200

Simon Says "Nice Hand"

In a battle of the 'S' names, Sam Simon has lost most of his chips to Scott Seiver. The board was out and read {J-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {6-Spades} {7-Spades} and Seiver's {Q-Hearts} {10-Hearts} was good for the pot as Sam Simon had {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}.

Seiver on 25,000 now.

Jack-Four the Nuts?

Busted
Busted
JC Alvarado has just been eliminated in slightly strange circumstances. There was a raise to 800, and a call, before he moved in for 6,775 with {J-Clubs} {4-Clubs}. The original raiser called with {K-Spades} {Q-Clubs} and the board ran {6-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {8-Spades}.

(Not Johnny) Chan Doubles

No Johnny here!
No Johnny here!
Terrence Chan opened to 900 from the cutoff. Jeremy Joseph called on the button and the small blind bumped it to 3,100 total.

Chan called, but Joseph decided to push all in. The small blind passed and the action was on Chan and his decision for his tournament life.

After close to three minutes of deliberating, Chan made the call for his last 13,625, and the cards were tabled.

Joseph: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}
Chan: {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}

Chan would slam his hand down on the table when he saw the window drop the {K-Spades}, but when he looked back at the board again, he saw the {K-Spades}{3-Clubs}{A-Spades} full flop spread.

Now in the lead, he evaded another king when the {6-Diamonds} and {5-Spades} fell on the turn and river.

Joseph was left crippled with 1,300, and 'Not Johnny' Chan raked in the pot to move to over 37,000 and change.

Tags: Jeremy JosephTerrence Chan