Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Tyler Bonkowski, Kirk Banks, James Shultz, Sebastien Sabic, Sijbrand Maal, Dash Dudley, Daniel Didech and Barry Shulman have all advance to Day 2.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #53: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout
Day: 1
Event Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$739,800
Entries
548
Level
8
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 548
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There are about twenty tables remaining in today's tournament, most hosting heads-up action.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 0
Terrence Chan was very short entering four-handed play, but he battled all the way back and won his table.
Chan was nice enough to let us in on the last hand, and according to him he called a raise with 
and the flop fell 
. After a series of bets and raises, Chan's opponent was all in with 
and couldn't draw out.
With the win, Chan is guaranteed $4,135 and a shot at what would be his second final table appearance at this year's WSOP.
Two Johns have made it through to Day 2. Jonathan Little and John Esposito bested their table and will return tomorrow for the restart of Event #53.
Mark Gregorich was all in on a 
board against Matt Kelly. Gregorich turned over 
for top set but Kelly said, "I have the nuts."
"That figures," Gregorich said as Kelly revealed 
for a straight. Gregorich still had out but missed when the 
hit the river. Gregorich shook Kelly's hand and made his exit from the tournament. Kelly, on the other hand, advances to Day 2.
Ryan Tate is, in the words of Jay-Z, on to the next one after winning his table.
In the last hand of heads up play he held 
against the 
of his opponent. The board ran 
and a pair of threes were good enough for the W.
Also joining him tomorrow will be Theo Tran and Bahador Ahmadi.
PokerStars Team Netherlands Pro Marcel Luske has won his table this evening. The "Flying Dutchman" bolstered a commanding lead heads up, and after a level or so of play he bested his opponent to advance to Day 2.
PokerNews' Video Hostess Lynn Gilmartin caught up with him during the dinner break.
Brad Libson has won his table advancing to tomorrow.
In his final hand he held 
against his opponent's 
. The board ran 
and that was all she wrote.
Andre Bränder had Yuval Bronshtein all in and at risk after a series of betting before the flop and the hands were opened:
Showdown
Bränder: 
Bronshtein: 
Bronshtein was safe after the 
flop and the 
on the turn, but the 
spiked on the river eliminating him from the tournament.
Bränder meanwhile will have an opportunity to parlay this victory into a potential bracelet run tomorrow when he returns for Day 2.
