2011 World Series of Poker

Event #41: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
$167,060
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
538
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Lubarsky Can't See, But He Knows His Chips Are Growing

An early position player raised and got calls from a middle position player, the big blind, and Hal Lubarsky (small blind) who was the first blind player to ever cash in a WSOP event and is helped by a reader who tells him his cards and the action.

The flop came down {7-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}, Lubarsky checked, the big blind bet out, the early and middle position players folded, and Lubarsky called.

The turn was the {2-Diamonds} Lubarsky checked, the big blind bet and Lubarsky called.

The river came {a-Diamonds} and both players checked. Lubarsky showed {10-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and took down the pot. He is up to 5,900 and is looking for his second WSOP cash here today.

Player Chips Progress
Hal Lubarsky
Hal Lubarsky
5,900

Tags: Hal Lubarsky

"I'd rather my chips go to someone I like"

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

A player in middle position bet, a player in late position called, and Marcel Luske in the big blind called and came along for the ride as well preflop.

Three cards were spread out across the felt and they came {A-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. Luske and the middle position player checked and the player in late position bet, putting himself all in. Luske and the middle position player called. A {7-Diamonds} on the turn let both other non all in players check. The {K-Diamonds} lead to a check from Luske and a bet from middle position. Luske called and cards were tabled.

Luske: {Q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Middle Position: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Late Position: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}

The late position player tripled up with a nut flush and Luske won a few chips in a side pot with his queen high flush beating the other player's ten high flush. It was interesting to note that most players at this table are having a lot of fun laughing and playing together. It was even overheard that "it sucks drawing a table in a shootout filed with people you like" another player countered with "I'd rather see my chips go to someone I like".

Tags: Marcel Luske

Little Big Stack

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

A player in early position checked a flop of {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and Jonathan Little bet out with the early position player calling. The two had the same action on the turn {k-Diamonds} and river {6-Hearts} and Little showed {j-Hearts}{j-Spades} to take down the pot,

He's up to 6,200 at his table.

Tags: Jonathan Little

Durrrr Defeated

After arriving a bit late to today's tournament, Tom "durrrr" Dwan made it a quick day as he has already been eliminated.

On his final hand he raised from the cutoff and the big blind re-raised. Dwan called putting himself all-in.

Dwan: {9-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

The flop hit Dwan when it came {q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{2-Spades} but the {k-Diamonds} on the turn put the other player back in the lead. The {2-Hearts} couldn't help Dwan and he was sent to the rail.

There are a few other tables that have lost a player or two but most tables are still playing nine-handed at this point.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Dwan us
Tom Dwan
Busted

Tags: Tom Dwan

Momentum For Montgomery

On a {3-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{8-Spades} board we found Victor Ramdin putting out a bet, and receiving calls from Montgomery and the button. With a {5-Spades} on the turn action checked to the button who put out a bet, both Montgomery and Ramdin called.

A {j-Hearts} on the river allowed for Montgomery to bet for the first time in the hand, only Ramdin called. Montgomery flipped {J-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for two pair jacks and eights. Ramdin showed {J-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a pair of jacks and the losing hand.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Montgomery ca
Scott Montgomery
WSOP 1X Winner
8,000 3,000
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
7,100 1,900

Tags: Scott MontgomeryVictor Ramdin

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Break

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

We are through the first two levels and are on our first 20-minute break of the day

Lex Staying Even

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Lex Veldhuis, who had built up his stack a little from the starting 4,500 at this point, raised it up preflop from the hijack and an opponent re-raised from the cutoff with Lex calling.

The flop came down {10-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{5-Spades} and Lex checked. His opponent bet and he called. We had the same exact action on the {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} turn and river and the cutoff showed {j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}. Lex mucked and after building up a little bit at the start, he is back down to the starting stack of 4,500

Bellande Scares One Off

After the cut off put out a raise preflop Jean-Robert Bellande in the big blind nonchalently threw out some chips as he watched a movie on his Ipad, he intended to raise. After a moment of brief confusion the dealer announced to the cut off that there was a raise, and the cut off called.

{7-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{3-Spades} all rolled off and apparently neither player liked what they saw as they both checked. A {2-} on the turn allowed for Bellande to take control and bet. He was called and both players were awarded the {9-Clubs} on the turn. Bellande again bet, this time his opponent folded.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Robert Bellande us
Jean-Robert Bellande
WSOP 1X Winner
5,600 1,100

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande

Middle Pair Is Good

A player in middle position raised it up preflop, Bryan Huang called, a player in the hijack re-raised and both players called.

The flop came {7-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}, the initial preflop raiser and Huang checked and the hijack player bet out. The first middle position player called, Huang re-raised, the hijack re-raised the middle position player folded, Huang re-raised one last time to cap it and the hijack called.

The turn was {6-Clubs}, Huang bet and the hijacked called. The same thing happened on the river {3-Clubs} and Huang pointed at the hijack player basically implying he was good and he tabled {6-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for a missed flush draw and middle pair. His opponent mucked however, and much to Huang's surprise he scooped the pot and is now up to 7,000.

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Huang
Bryan Huang
7,000 2,500

Tags: Bryan Huang