Event 50 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-27-2009 13:20 UTC-12

Shlez Out, Ponzio on the Move

Shamus

Preflop action had left Vadim Shlez with only two blue (100) chips left against Ben Ponzio and a short-stacked Diego Cordovez. The flop came {10-Hearts}

, at which point the last of Shlez's chips went in. When all was said and done, Ponzio turned over {A-Hearts}

for the nut flush, and Shlez is out.

Ponzio is the leader at his six-handed table with 113,000.

06-27-2009 13:21 UTC-12

Ponzio Keeps Up Pressure

Shamus

Shortly after that hand with Vadim Shlez, Ben Ponzio claimed another victim in Diego Cordovez. They are down to four there on Table #250 now, with Ponzio holding close to half of the chips in play.

Tags: Ben Ponzio

06-27-2009 13:22 UTC-12

Halioua Takes Lead

Shamus

"Ice Cream" Michael Halioua has taken the chip lead over at the five-handed Table #246. He's up to 145,000, with David Williams next with just over 100,000.

06-27-2009 13:23 UTC-12

Pechac Punches Out

Shamus

A short-stacked James Pechac just went out, eliminated by Ronald Witteles. Pechac was all in before the flop with {A-Diamonds}

against Witteles' {A-Spades}

. The board came {8-Clubs}

, and they are now down to six players on Table #243.

06-27-2009 13:30 UTC-12

Dinner Break

Shamus

Players are now taking a 60-minute dinner break.

Level: 5

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-27-2009 14:27 UTC-12

We're Back

Shamus

Cards are in the air. We currently have three tables at five-handed, two at six-handed, two more at seven-handed, and one table -- Table #247 -- where all eight original players still have chips.

06-27-2009 14:34 UTC-12

Wan Out

Shamus

Lep-Ki Wan was short returning from the dinner break, and he has just become our first elimination since play resumed, leaving Table #248 six-handed.

06-27-2009 14:45 UTC-12

Current Chip Leaders (All Eight Tables)

Shamus

The number in parentheses indicates the number of players left at the table:

Table #243 (6) -- Qinghai Pan (100,000), Joep Van Den Bijgaart (75,000)
Table #244 (7) -- Andreas Hoivold (89,000), Roman Ginzburg (55,000)
Table #245 (5) -- Keith Ray (105,000), Jose Barbaro (89,000)
Table #246 (5) -- Michel Halioua (145,000), David Williams (95,000)
Table #247 (8) -- Brock Barker (125,000), several with 45,000
Table #248 (6) -- Humberto Brenes (95,000), Matthew Sterling (90,000)
Table #249 (6) -- Marcus Naalden (145,000), Norman Michaud (65,000)
Table #250 (5) -- Ben Ponzio (145,000), Kyle Ray (80,000)

06-27-2009 14:47 UTC-12

Halioua Takes Out Hiatt

Shamus

Michel Halioua just eliminated Sam Hiatt over at Table #246. Hiatt was all in with Q-10 against Halioua's pocket sixes, and was fine after the first four community cards: K-Q-8-2. But a six on the river gave Halioua a set, and now they are four-handed.

Halioua maintains the chip lead there with more than 150,000 now, with David Williams second with about 100,000.