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

Early Leaders

Maria Ho
Maria Ho

Through two levels of play, it looks like Stephen Giufre, Jerome Zerbib, Andrew Lulek, Robert Suer, James Gallman, Thomas Fragoso, and Eric Crain each have chip leads at their respective tables.

Maria Ho has the chip lead at her table as well with about 13,000.

We're Back

Cards are back in the air. Looks like several of the tables ended up topping out at nine-handed, as we didn't reach the 640-player mark. It should be a while until we see any winners emerge.

Level: 3

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Sebok Hanging In

Joe Sebok
Joe Sebok
Joe Sebok raised from the hijack seat, and Paul Testud called from the small blind. The flop came {10-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. Testud checked, Sebok bet, and Testud called. The turn was the {4-Hearts}. Testud again checked, Sebok bet, and with a grimace Testud folded.

Sebok is at about 3,000 at the moment. William Toh, sitting across the table, looks to have the chip lead there right now with around 7,500.

Tags: Joe Sebok

Fricke Takes Two from Deeb

Jimmy Fricke raised from the button, Shaun Deeb three-bet from the small blind, the BB folded, and Fricke called. The flop came a provocative {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Deeb bet, and Fricke called. The turn was the {J-Hearts}, and this time Deeb check-folded to Fricke's bet.

On the next hand, Erik Haakenson raised from the hijack seat, Fricke three-bet from the cutoff, Deeb made it four from the button, and both Haakenson and Fricke called. The flop came {3-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{6-Spades}. It checked to Deeb who bet, and both Haakenson and Fricke called. The turn was the {Q-Clubs}, and again it checked to Deeb who bet. Only Fricke stuck around this time.

The river was the {A-Spades}. Fricke checked, Deeb bet, and Fricke called. Fricke turned over {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, and Deeb mucked.

Fricke is at 5,100, and Deeb down to 3,500. Haakenson still appears to have the lead at the table with about 6,200, but Alan Goehring is close to that total as well.

Tags: Jimmy FrickeShaun Deeb

Seating Still Available

Or so it appears, anyway.

It looks like we may not quite reach the 640-player mark for today's event. Registration remains open up until the start of Level 3, but right now we're only showing 560 players having entered.

Full information along those lines to come.