Level: 4
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,890,000
Entries
1,397
Level
9
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
El-Sayed Leads Four-Handed Table 363
Table 363 is now four-handed, with Sam El-Sayed still leading the way. Here are the counts over there at present:
Sam El-Sayed -- 188,000
Dustin Dirksen -- 105,000
Thomas Taylor -- 89,000
Jeffrey Rothstein -- 68,000
Little Action for Dion
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With the board reading 
, Yann Dion led for 3,200. Victor Ramdin folded and Ryan Julius made the call.
Both players checked the 
on the turn and the 
on the river. Dion opened 
for a flopped straight, Julius mucked and Dion is up to 77,000 chips.
Bust Another Day
Rob "veerob" Perelman opened to 2,500 from middle position and Tony "Bond18" Dunst three-bet to 6,500 near the button. Action folded back to Perelman who put Dunst all in and Dunst quickly called.
Showdown
Perelman: 
Dunst: 
Dunst grabbed his things and stood up as the dealer flopped 
, but he began to sit back down after the 
turned. Once the 
rivered he was back in his seat stacking his newfound chips.
Dunst is back above starting stack and Perelman is crippled to 5,000 chips.
Ramdin Survives
Team PokerStars Pro Victor Ramdin was just now all in before the flop with 
against Yann Dion's 
.
The board came 
, and Ramdin doubled to 26,000 -- still on the short side at the eight-handed Table 367.
Porter Out
Bryan Porter was all in and at risk preflop against Patrick Hanoteau at Table 367.
Showdown
Porter: 
Hanoteau:
Porter needed some help, but the 
board missed him and was eliminated.
Jensen Over Obrestad
Annette Obrestad opened for 1,600 (a minimum-raise) from middle position, Matthew Jensen called from the button, and both blinds called as well.
The flop came 
. It checked to Obrestad who bet 4,000. Jensen hesitated, then tossed out a single 5,000-chip to call. The blinds folded, Jensen received his change, and the dealer delivered the turn, the . Both players checked.
The river was the . Obrestad tapped the felt, and when Jensen reached for chips to bet she went ahead and mucked.
Obrestad is at 44,000 at present, while Jensen is still short with 26,000. Adam Croffut leads the eight-handed Table 373 right now with about 75,000.
Flush vs Flush
When we reached Table 367, the flop, turn and river had already been dealt and the board read 
. Yann Dion and Steven Kelly got all the money in and the hands were turned over.
Showdown
Dion: 
Kelly: 
Kelly doubled to 97,000 chips with the better flush, and Dion is down to 78,000.
Tables Still Mostly Full
Most tables have only lost one or two players thus far, with a couple of exceptions.
We are looking at one five-handed table -- Table 363 -- where Sam El-Sayed continues to hold sway with 144,000.
There is also one six-handed table at present -- Table 374 -- at which Joseph Morneau has the advantage with 112,000.
Burkholder Draws Out on Graves
Steven Burkholder was all in versus John Graves following a 
flop. Burkholder had 
for top pair and a straight draw, while Graves had for the overpaid.
The turn was the 
and Graves was still good, but the river was the 
, giving Burkholder his straight. Burkholder chips up to 68,000, and Graves slips to 26,000.