2009 World Series of Poker

Event 50 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
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Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♦5♥
Prize
$194,854
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
572
Level Info
Level
7
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Day 2 Concludes

Shamus
Shamus
Joep van den Bijgaart
Joep van den Bijgaart
From 572 to 64 to 8. Those were the steps taken as the field narrowed through the first two days of Event No. 50, the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout. Today the 64 winners of Friday's tables came to play eight eight-handed tables, and from each emerged one player with all the chips -- and a ticket to tomorrow's final table.

Joep van den Bijgaart was the first one to win his table and claim a spot in Sunday's final, followed soon thereafter by David Williams. Marc Naalden, Jose Barbero, Greg Mueller, and Matthew Sterling next took their tables in fairly rapid succession.

As the night wound down, Millie Shiu came back from a considerable deficit when heads up against Ben Ponzio to win her table. And finally Flaminio Malaguti took the last of Andreas Hoivold's chips to earn the last spot at tomorrow's final table.

These eight players have all guaranteed for themselves at least a $13,655 payday from this event. But all are eyeing that $194,854 first prize -- and, of course, the coveted WSOP gold bracelet. Join us tomorrow at 2 p.m. to follow all of the action from the Event No. 50 final table!