Event 50 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-26-2009 20:39 UTC-12

Petersen and Geary Win

Shamus

Jacob Petersen and James Geary have both made it through to Round 2.

06-26-2009 20:41 UTC-12

Campbell Cruises

Shamus

Robert Campbell has advanced. On the last hand of his table, his opponent was all in with {9-Spades}

while he held {J-Spades}

.

The board came {3-Spades}

, and Campbell's jacks gave him the rest of the chips.

Tags: Robert Campbell

06-26-2009 20:48 UTC-12

Haakenson Advances

Shamus

Erik Haakenson has advanced. That means 24 of the 64 matches are now complete.

Of the remaining 40, all but five are down to heads up. The other five are three-handed.

06-26-2009 20:55 UTC-12

Naalden Next to Advance

Shamus

Marcus Naalden got his opponent to commit his last chips before the flop holding {10-Diamonds}

versus Naalden's {K-Clubs}

. The flop was {9-Spades}

, giving Naalden two pair. The turn was the {3-Spades}

, meaning his opponent wasn't quite drawing dead. But the {8-Clubs}

sealed it, and Naalden moves on.

Tags: Marcus Naalden

06-26-2009 20:56 UTC-12

Toh, Gallman Move On

Shamus

William Toh and James Gallman have both moved on to Round 2.

Level: 8

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-26-2009 21:00 UTC-12

Kind of a big jump from Level 7 (blinds 300/600, limits 600/1,200) to Level 8 (blinds 500/1,000, limits 1,000/2,000). Some of the players, having been absorbed in their heads-up matches for some time, reacted with surprise at the sudden increase in stakes.

Greg "FBT" Mueller (who has already advanced to tomorrow's Round 2 and is still here sweating his roommate, Shawn Buchanan), had a ready explanation for the increase: "It's because it's supposed to be over now."

There are still 37 matches ongoing.

06-26-2009 21:12 UTC-12

Wan Wins, Barbero Busts Opponents

Shamus

Lap-Ki Wan won his table.

And Jose "Nacho" Barbero gathered all the chips at his.

06-26-2009 21:14 UTC-12

David Williams, Six More Advance

Shamus

David Williams knocked out Howard Kahan to win his table.

Also, Norman Michaud, Lennart Adam Knost, Keith Ray, Ronald Witteles, Johnny Neckar, and Andreas Hoivold all have moved on to Round 2.

06-26-2009 21:24 UTC-12

More Winners

Shamus

Raymond Henson, Jeffrey Siegal, Jeffrey Boudreau, Matthew Sterling, James Pechac, Trai Dang, Raul Oliveira, and Millie Shiu have made it through.