2009 World Series of Poker

Event 50 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$194,854
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
572
Level Info
Level
7
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Massar Over Mueller

Greg Mueller
Greg Mueller
Greg "FBT" Mueller, winner of Event No. 33 (the $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em event), raised from the button, and James Massar called from the small blind. The flop came {3-Spades}{10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}, and Massar check-called Mueller's bet. Massar would likewise call Mueller's bets on both the turn -- {9-Clubs} -- and river -- {A-Clubs}.

"King-high," said Mueller when the betting was done. Massar turned over {A-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for aces. "Ah, why'd that card have to come?" asked Mueller with a smile.

Those two are leading their four-handed table at the moment, with Massar at 14,000 and Mueller at 11,000.

Tags: Greg MuellerJames Massar

Level: 6

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Short-Handed Play

Kathy Liebert
Kathy Liebert
Brock Parker is one of three left at his table. The same can be said of Marcus Naalden, David Williams, Jean-Robert Bellande, and Berry Johnston.

Gavin Griffin is still alive at his table which is currently four-handed. Jerrod Ankenman, Kathy Liebert, David Baker, and Humberto Brenes are also all each playing four-handed at their respective tables.

Table #235 is also four-handed at the moment: Evelyn Ng, Dennis Phillips, Ray Kyle, and Jeff Williams.

Heads Up on Table #169

David Plastik and Claudio Rinaldi have reached heads up on their table. That was the table that still had nine players at the start of level 5, but Plastik and Rinaldi have quickly dispatched of the other seven over the last hour and 20 minutes.

Rinaldi has about a 3-to-2 chip advantage over Plastik at the moment.

The Emptying of the Room Begins

With 10 minutes remaining in Level 6, the majority of our 60 tables are now down to two or three players. We expect to be reporting a number of winners here soon.

One of those heads-up matches is between 2007 WSOP Player of the Year Tom Schneider and Eric Crain. Schneider owns two WSOP bracelets, and just last week Crain finished sixth in Event No. 42, the $2,500 Mixed Event.

Right now Crain enjoys about a 3-to-1 chip advantage over Schneider

Tags: Eric CrainTom Schneider