2009 World Series of Poker

Event 50 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 1
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Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♦5♥
Prize
$194,854
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Total Entries
572
Level Info
Level
7
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 572
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Event 50 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout

Day 1 Completed

Day 1 Concludes

Brock Parker
Brock Parker
A total of 572 runners came out for Event No. 50, the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout. They were arranged around 64 tables, from which emerged 64 winners all of whom are guaranteed at least $4,350 for this event. "Crazy Mike" Thorpe was the first to win his table. Among those following him into Round 2 were Jean-Robert Bellande, Trai Dang, Greg "FBT" Mueller, David Plastik, Dan Heimiller, David Williams, Juha Helppi, Tom Schneider, and Brock Parker.

Finally, about 3:40 a.m. local time, Mario Locicero won the night's final table, and Saturday's eight eight-handed tables were set. The winners of tomorrow's tables will reconvene on Sunday for an eight-handed final table, with the winner earning $194,854 and a WSOP gold bracelet for winning three tables in three days.

Join us tomorrow at 2 p.m. for the second round of Event No. 50.

Locicero Makes 64

Some ten-and-a-half hours after we began (counting breaks), all 64 matches are now in the books.

In the night's final hand, Mario Locicero used {J-Spades}{9-Spades} to defeat his opponent's {J-Hearts}{10-Spades} after the board ran out {5-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{K-Spades}{8-Spades}.

Buchanan Busts Boyd

After a long, arduous heads-up battle in which the lead went back and forth, Shawn Buchanan had Craig Boyd all in before the flop holding {Q-Hearts}{8-Spades} against Boyd's {A-Clubs}{3-Clubs}.

The flop came {6-Clubs}{J-Spades}{7-Clubs}. Boyd was still ahead, and had a flush draw as well. But the turn was the {8-Hearts}, giving Buchanan eights. Boyd now needed an ace or club to survive. The river was the {7-Hearts}, and Boyd was eliminated. Buchanan becomes the 63rd of the 64 players to make tomorrow's Round 2.

Tags: Craig BoydShawn Buchanan

Hiatt Moves On

On a flop of {5-Hearts}{2-Spades}{7-Clubs}, Jim Meehan got the last of his chips in versus Sam Hiatt. Meehan had A-8, while Hiatt had {Q-Hearts}{7-Spades}. The turn was the {9-Hearts} and the river the {10-Clubs}, and Hiatt advances.

Time to Pick Up Some Hands

With the new stakes, the two players at each of our remaining tables should have something like 13-14 big bets between them -- meaning this shouldn't take that long to settle these last seven matches.

Level: 9

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

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