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

06-26-2009 15:27 UTC-12

Williams Goes Clubbin'

Shamus

David Williams raised from middle position, a player three-bet behind him, then Rep Porter made it four bets from the cutoff. Both Williams and the third player called.

The flop came {7-Clubs}

. It checked to Porter who bet, and only Williams called. The turn brought the {9-Clubs}

. Williams checked, Porter bet, Williams check-raised, Porter three-bet, Williams four-bet, and Porter called.

The river was the {8-Diamonds}

, and this time Porter just called Williams' bet. Williams showed {Q-Clubs}

for the club flush, and Porter mucked.

Williams is up to 14,000, giving him a nice-sized lead currently at his eight-handed table. Porter tumbles to 2,600.

Tags: David Williams Rep Porter

06-26-2009 15:35 UTC-12

572 Entrants

Shamus

The total number of entrants for Event No. 50 is 572. We're still looking at 64 tables, the great majority of which ended up being nine-handed.

Level: 4

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-26-2009 15:38 UTC-12

Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi was just eliminated. After losing most of his stack in a hand versus James Meehan, the Grinder lost the rest after being forced to commit his last chips with {10-Diamonds}

against Dylan Linde's {A-Spades}

. The board came {Q-Clubs}

, and Mizrachi is out.

Eight remain at that table, where Linde is also now short with 1,800 and Meehan has 7,500.

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

06-26-2009 15:43 UTC-12

Traniello Cannot Beat the Rapp

Shamus

Marco Traniello is out. He had become short-stacked and was all in by the turn against Stefan Rapp with the board showing {Q-Spades}

. Traniello held {6-Spades}

, but was already drawing dead against Rapp's {A-Spades}

.

Rapp has the chip lead at the moment at his table, although eight players remain in action over there.

Tags: Marco Traniello Stefan Rapp

06-26-2009 15:48 UTC-12

More Hit the Rail

Shamus

Allen Cunningham, Mark Seif, and Joe Sebok have recently been eliminated.

06-26-2009 15:50 UTC-12

Crazy Like a Fox

Shamus

"Crazy Mike" Thorpe is up to 18,000 now, enjoying a healthy chip lead at his currently five-handed table.

06-26-2009 16:02 UTC-12

Suer Up, Sorel Down

Shamus

Another player was just eliminated over at Robert Suer's table, where he continues to maintain a chip advantage with six players left. Jean-Robert Bellande is there as well, and isn't too far behind Suer. Sorel Mizzi, meanwhile, is nursing the short stack.

06-26-2009 16:16 UTC-12

YellowSub Sinks McEvoy

Shamus

Tom McEvoy was just eliminated in a three-way hand in which Jeff "YellowSub86" Williams made aces up on the river.

Williams, Evelyn Ng, and Dennis Phillips are fighting for the chip lead currently at that six-handed table.

Tags: Jeff Williams Tom McEvoy

06-26-2009 16:23 UTC-12

Fricke Felted, Goehring Gone

Shamus

Both Alan Goehring and Jimmy Fricke were recently eliminated at their table, leaving five players. Xiaofan Zhao is the chip leader, while Shaun Deeb is on the short stack.