2009 World Series of Poker
Event 50 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 3
Williams Wakes Up with Aces
The river was the . Naalden bet, and when Williams raised, Naalden thought for about thirty seconds before folding. Williams showed his as he dragged the pot.
Rockets Turn Up Again at the Shootout
The flop came . Shiu checked, Sterling bet, and Shiu called. The turn was the . Shiu checked again, Sterling bet again, but this time Shiu check-raised. Sterling called.
The river was the . Shiu bet, and Sterling called. Shiu showed , and Sterling mucked.
Shiu has 825,000, while Stirling is down to 180,000.
Nice One for Naalden
The turn came the , and Naalden bet. Shiu called. The river was the , Naalden bet, and this time Shiu let it go.
Naalden is over one million now -- our chip leader -- while Shiu is at 750,000.
Naalden Over Williams
The flop came , and all three checked. The turn was the . Williams bet, and both Shiu and Naalden called.
The river was the . Williams bet, Shiu folded, Naalden raised, and Williams called. Naalden showed , and Williams mucked.
Matt Sterling Eliminated in 5th Place ($35,058)
Crippled on that hand, Sterling was all in before the flop in the next one, up against both Mueller and David Williams this time. The flop came , Mueller bet, and Williams called. The turn was the , Mueller bet again, and Williams got out.
Mueller showed for sevens and Sterling turned over . The river was the , giving Mueller two pair and knocking out Sterling in 5th place.
Updated Chip Counts
Greg "FBT" Mueller -- 1.35 million
Marc Naalden -- 925,000
David Williams -- 710,000
Millie Shiu -- 490,000
More for Mueller
The flop came . Mueller checked, Naalden bet, and Mueller check-raised. Naalden called.
The turn was the . Mueller bet, Naalden raised, Mueller three-bet, and Naalden called.
The river was the . Mueller bet and Naalden called. Mueller showed , and Naalden mucked.
Mueller is up over 1.5 million now, with Naalden his nearest foe with 750,000.
Talk About Running Good
The flop was a curious . Williams folded, and Mueller flashed the .
"I wish I hadn't bet!" said Mueller.
Level: 6
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0