2010 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$184,950
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$739,800
Entries
548
Level Info
Level
8
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Yu Finds a Fold

Ben Yu was in the big blind and called a pre-flop raise made by Joseph McGowan. There was lots of action on an all-heart flop of {7-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{j-Hearts}. Yu checked, then check-raised a McGowan bet. McGowan fired back with a re-raise that Yu called. Both players checked the {8-Diamonds} turn. When the river paired the board {7-Diamonds}, Yu bet, only to see McGowan raise him. Yu took about fifteen seconds before folding his hand.

Tags: Ben YuJoseph McGowan

McGowan Hits on the River

Joe McGowan was on the button and raised to 30,000. Jonathan Little reraised to 45,000 from the button and McGowan made the call.

The flop came down {2-Hearts}{A-Spades}{9-Spades} and Little bet. McGowan called and the same action took place when the {8-Diamonds} hit the turn. When the {7-Diamonds} came on the river, Little bet and McGowan raised.

Little seemed concerned but made the call. He flung his cards into the muck in frustration when he saw McGowan had made two pair on the river with {A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}. McGowan is up to 550,000 while Little falls to 664,000.

Tags: Joe McGowanJonathan Little

Thin to Win

Ben Yu raised from the small blind and was called by big blind Mike Schneider. Yu bet every street of a {2-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} board. Schneidere called every step of the way, including the river. At showdown, Yu turned up an unimproved {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}, but his ace-jack was enough to take down the pot after Schneider mucked.

Tags: Ben YuMike Schneider

Taylor's Chips Disappearing

Ben Yu raised from middle position and Brendan Taylor reraised from the small blind. Yu made the call and the two saw a flop of {4-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}.

Taylor bet, Yu raised and Taylor called. The turn was the {3-Hearts} and it went check, bet, call. The same betting occurred on the {2-Diamonds} river and Yu turned up {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} for a flopped set. Taylor mucked and dropped to 147,000.

Tags: Ben YuBrendan Taylor

Little Flushes Again

Jon Little and Sijbrand Maal were heads-up to a flop of {a-Spades}{5-Spades}{5-Clubs}. Little checked it to the pre-flop aggressor Maal, who fired out a bet. Little raised and was called. The turn {8-Spades} put a third spade on board. Little bet and Maal called. There was no change on the {j-Spades} river. Again Little bet, again Maal called. Little turned up a flush, {9-Spades}{6-Spades}, which was the winner.

Tags: Jonathan LittleSijbrand Maal

Schneider Has to Let it Go

Sijbrand Maal has quite a rail of Dutch comrades here in the Orange Section of the Amazon Room. They were thrilled to see him take down a recent pot against Mike Schneider. Maal opened pre-flop with a raise, then called Schneider's in-position three-bet. Schneider continued after Maal checked a {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop, with Schneider making the call. Both players checked the {q-Clubs} turn. When the river fell {8-Hearts}, Maal's single bet went uncalled and he dragged the pot.

Tags: Mike SchneiderSijbrand Maal

Taylor On the Rise

Michael Schneider raised under the gun only to have Brendan Taylor reraise from middle position. Everyone else folded and Schneider made the call.

The flop came down {2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and it went check, bet, call. In fact, the betting was the same on the {J-Diamonds} turn and {5-Clubs} river. Taylor turned over the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} for the nut flush and Schneider mucked.

Taylor is up to 530,000 while Schneider dropped to 650,000.

Tags: Brendan TaylorMichael Schneider

Level: 4

Blinds: /

Ante:

Terrence Chan Eliminated in 8th Place ($12,961)

Terrence Chan - 8th place
Terrence Chan - 8th place

It was an ugly, ugly final table for Terrence Chan. Nothing went right for him here today. On his final hand, he re-raised after Jon Little opened with a raise. Little four-bet and the out-of-position Chan called. On a jack-high flop of {3-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, Chan checked to the aggressor. Little bet, then re-raised after Chan check-raised. Down to his last bet, Chan put it in and Little called.

Chan: {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
Little: {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}

The look of disgust and resignation on Chan's face when he saw Little's aces said it all. Chan picked up his bag, said, "This was fun. Good luck everyone," and was off to the payouts cage before the {q-Hearts} hit the turn. We couldn't even see him in the sea of people in the Amazon Room by the time the {a-Spades} river came to officially eliminate him in 8th place

Tags: Terrence ChanJonathan Little