Kirill Rabstov and his opponent were all in preflop with Rabstov's beating the all-in player's . The board ran out and Rabstov secured his victory over his table.
Mel Judah got his last few chips all in preflop with against the of Jordan Rich. The board ran out and Judah, the two-time bracelet winner, fell short and Rich took down the table
After being one of the first tables to get heads up Victor Ramdin took his time before he ultimately claimed victory. Ramdin started heads up with a 3-1 chip lead, but slowly that lead vanished. After about an hour he found himself with barely 3,000 chips in front of him. After winning a crucial double up Ramdin was able to get back on track and able to come out ahead at his table.
Not to be outdone, Eugene Katchalov also won his table. He as well got as low as 3,000 chips, but found a way to persevere. Both Pokerstars Pros will be returning tomorrow to seek further glory and a bracelet.
We were unable to catch the details of the last hand, but we can confirm that Columba Duffy just defeated Barry Greenstein heads-up. Greenstein humbly signed over a copy of his book "Ace on the River" before heading to the rail.
Jon Aguiar got his last 1,000 chips in preflop holding the against PokerStars Team Pro Randy Lew's . The flop came leaving Aguiar in the lead, but the on the turn gave Lew a wheel. The river changed nothing and Aguiar was sent to the rail while Lew will be moving on to round two.
With the board reading , Hal Lubarski had his opponent all in. Lubarsky held the for fives full of nines and his opponent mucked his cards and shook Lubarsky's hand before he headed to the rail.
Lubarsky has now secured his spot in round two and his second WSOP cash.
We are down to 15 tables here on Day 1 of the $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout and all of them are heads-up. It shouldn't be too long before we call it a day and have our Day 2 all set.
Hal Lubarsky raised it up on the button, his opponent in the big blind re-raised, and Lubarsky called.
The flop came down , the big blind bet and Lubarsky called.
The turn was and the big blind checked, Lubarsky bet, and the big blind folded.
Lubarsky has 39,000 of the 41,500 on the table and is looking good for his second WSOP cash and will likely become the only blind person with multiple WSOP cashes.