Level: 3
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,818,900
Entries
387
Level
30
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000
Break Time
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Level 2
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The remaining players are heading on a 20-minute break.
Lady Luck Strikes Radoja on River
Level 2
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Mark Radoja has just been blessed by the poker gods after finding a two-outer river to stay alive.
Holding 
for his last 136,200, Radoja was unfortunately up against Marc Inizan and his 
.
Up until the river with the board reading 
, Radoja would need to spike one of those last ladies, and as ... lady luck would have it ... the 
landed on the river to see him soar to 285,000 while sending Inizan down to 56,000 in chips.
Luke Staudenmaier Eliminated in 26th Place ($13,368)
Level 2
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Catching the action on the turn with the board reading 
, Jordan "Jymaster11" Young fired out a bet of 6,900 only to have Luke "IWEARGOGGLES" Staudenmaier bump it to 17,200 from the button.
Young opting to slide out a three-bet to 32,600 and Staudenmaier made the call as the river landed the 
.
Young announced a bet of 200,000 as Staudenmaier went into the tank to deliberate. "I didn't snap so I obviously don't have a boat" announced Staudenmaier before contemplating a decision for a little longer.
Eventually Staudenmaier would make the call for slightly less then what Young had bet, and when Young tabled his 
, Staudenmaier mucked while bowing out to the rail in 26th place as Young climbs to 490,000 in chips.
Gilbert Diaz Eliminated in 27th Place ($13,368)
Level 2
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Gilbert Diaz found himself all in preflop against Scott Baumstein.
Diaz: 
Baumstein: 
The board ran out 
to see Diaz dusted in 27th place as Baumstein moves to 325,000 while simultaneously going heads up with Nicholas Mitchell who has 275,000 in chips.
Jason Young Eliminated in 28th Place ($13,368)
Jason Young found himself all in for just the 400-chip ante from the small blind. Jeffrey Gross limped the button only to have James Akenhead bump it to 7,900 to force Gross to fold.
Young: 
Akenhead:
The board was spread 
to see Young fall in 28th place while leaving their table three-handed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 90,000 |
|
230,000 | 70,000 |
|
130,000 | -55,000 |
|
Busted |
Dan O'Brien Eliminated in 29th Place ($13,368)
Level 2
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
We missed the action, but are being told Dan O'Brien and Jordan Young got into a preflop raising war, which ended with O'Brien shoving his last 40,000 into the middle. Young called.
O'Brien: 
Young: 
The flop left Young with queens and sevens and O'Brien didn't improve - sending him to the rail.
Inizan Seek Snowmen Double
Level 2
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Yasuhiro Waki opened to 7,300 from the button with Mark Radoja making the call before Marc Inizan pushed all in from the big blind for 101,000. Waki tank-folded, but Radoja made the call.
Radoja:
Inizan: 
With Inizan in the lead and all in for his tournament life, the 
board would see his snowmen hold as he moves to 220,000 while Radoja crashes down to 135,000 in chips.
Battle of the Smiths
Gavin Smith and Dan Smith are now heads up. Dan currently has the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
375,000 | 67,000 |
|
225,000 | 5,000 |
Orson Young Eliminated in 30th Place ($13,368)
Orson Young is the next casualty in today's tournament.
Holding 
against Nikita Lebedev's , the final board of 
saw Young weak ace unable to best Lebedev's superior hand, and consequently force him to the rail in 30th place as Lebedev moves to 375,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
375,000 | 225,000 |
|
Busted |