Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Day 1 | 2011 World Series of Poker

06-09-2011 03:29 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
	45,000
Alex Smith	45,000

Simon Heads Up

tayke2

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

So far, Simpsons creator Sam Simon has had no reason to go "Doh!" all day. He's been heads up with the chip lead for a while now.

Tags: Sam Simon

06-09-2011 03:27 UTC

Allen Cunningham was just eliminated after a protracted heads up battle. He was all in with {K-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} but lost out to his opponent's {A-Spades} {9-Spades} on a {4-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} board.

Tags: Allen Cunningham

06-09-2011 03:24 UTC

A "Thrilling" Victory

[user198205]

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

Will "The Thrill" Failla is our next big winner. We missed the last hand of heads up play, but he told us that he and his opponent got it all in with Failla's {9-} {9-} besting the {6-} {6-} of the other player.

Tags: Will Failla

06-09-2011 03:16 UTC

Back From Dinner

[user198205]

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

All the players remaining in round one of the shootout are back at their tables. The players who took their dinner break are now at level 7 (300/600/75) while the players who played through dinner are now at level 8 (400/800/100).

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

06-09-2011 03:02 UTC

Break Time

[user76023]

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

The players who didn't take a dinner break are now on a 15-minute break.

06-09-2011 02:55 UTC

Benyamine Busto

tayke2

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

David Benyamine started heads up play against Daniel Nicewander at a chip deficit and the two had a back and forth battle that just ended with Nicewander winning. We didn't catch the hand, but Nicewander told us that he had queens and Benyamine had sevens all in pre flop and held. Nicewander is guarenteed a shade under 5k after the win.

Tags: David Benyamine Daniel Nicewander

06-09-2011 02:39 UTC

Still Heads Up

[user76023]

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Of the tables remaining, the following are still heads up and playing through their dinner break:

David Benyamine
Erik Cajelais (a very long HU match this one)
Nam Le
Humberto Brenes
Matt Jarvis
Vitaly Lunkin

06-09-2011 02:32 UTC

Waxman's Chips Melt Away

[user198205]

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Matt Waxman was just eliminated after he went all in holding {2-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} against his opponent's {5-Spades} {5-Clubs} . The board ran out {k-Clubs} {9-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} and Waxman's day came to a end.