2009 World Series of Poker
Event 50 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
Players Left 1 / 572
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On the last hand, Matthew Sterling raised from the button, Tanniru reraised, and Sterling called. The flop came


. Tanniru bet, Sterling raised, Tannriu reraised with the last of his chips, and Sterling called.Tanniru showed

and Sterling 
. Tanniru was still ahead, but Sterling had many outs, and one came on the turn -- the
. The river was the
, and Tanniru comes up short.Sterling is now our sixth player to make the final table. Just two more spots left.
Matthew Sterling has had a big advantage over Robert Tanniru for a while. Right now Sterling has 295,000 and Tanniru 65,000.
And Andreas Hoivold has 205,000 to Flaminio Malaguti's 155,000.
Near the end came a hand in which Schneider raised from the button/small blind and Mueller made the call. The flop came


. Mueller checked, Schneider bet, Mueller raised, and Schneider called. The turn was the
. This time Mueller led out, Schneider raised, and Mueller called.The river was the
and Mueller again bet. This time Schneider just called. Mueller showed 
for the rivered flush, and Schneider tossed his 
dealerward.Soon after that one, Schneider was all in with

against Mueller's 
. The board came 



, and Mueller moves on.


. Barbero checked, Neckar bet, Barbero raised, Neckar reraised all in, and Barbero called.Barbero had

for kings, and Neckar 
. The turn was the
and the river the
, and Jose Barbero becomes our fourth final tablist.
Said Ben Ponzio with a grin when our reporter returned to Table #250 a moment ago.
Ponzio had held the advantage over Millie Shiu for much of their heads-up battle, but during the last few minutes Shiu has taken the lead back, pushing out to 250,000 to Ponzio's 90,000.
Andreas Hoivold -- 180,000
Flaminio Malaguti -- 180,000
Table #245
Jose Barbero -- 245,000
Johnny Neckar -- 115,000
Table #247
Greg Mueller -- 225,000
Tom Schneider -- 135,000
Table #248
Daniel Sterling -- 305,000
Robert Tanniru -- 55,000
Table #250
Ben Ponzio -- 210,000
Millie Shiu -- 150,000
Level: 8
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0



. Petersen had 
for a pair of treys, but Naalden had 
for tens. The river was the
, and Naalden becomes the second Dutch player to make tomorrow's final table, joining his countryman Joep van den Bijgaart.