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

Luske Killing It

Team PokerStars Pro Marcel Luske raised it up under the gun, the cutoff re-raised, the big blind called, and Luske called.

The flop came down {j-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} and the big blind checked. Luske bet out and both the cutoff and big blind called.

The turn was the {a-Spades} the big blind again checked, Luske bet, the cutoff folded, the big blind check-raised and Luske called it.

The river came {8-Spades} the big blind checked again, Luske bet and got a call. He showed {a-Hearts}{q-Spades} for trip aces and took down the pot. He is up to a whopping 12,500 after the hand and is the chip leader at his table.

Player Chips Progress
Marcel Luske nl
Marcel Luske
12,500
8,000
8,000
PokerStars

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Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Mercier Chipping Up

Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier

The under-the-gun player raised and was called by Jason Mercier from the big blind. The flop came {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and Mercier checked, his opponent bet, and Mercier raised. The UTG player called and the turn brought the {6-Diamonds}. Mercier bet and the other player called. The river was the {10-Hearts} and Mercier bet once more and received a call.

Mercier showed the {q-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for a flush which was good enough to win the pot as the other player mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
5,800
400
400

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Ari Engel Chipping Up

From under the gun, Ari Engel raised it up preflop, the button re-raised, Jacobo Fernandez called from the big blind and Engel called.

The flop came down {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{6-Spades} Fernandez checked, Engel checked, the button bet, Fernandez folded, Engel raised, and the button called.

The turn came {9-Spades} Engel bet, the button called.

The river came {8-Diamonds} Engel bet, and the button called again. Engel flipped over {q-Spades}{7-Spades} for trip queens and he took down the pot.

Engel is now up to 8,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ari Engel
Ari Engel
8,000
3,500
3,500

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Ugly River Busts Tryba

With one player already all in and the board reading {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Spades}{2-Spades}, Chris Tryba got the remainder of his chips in against the third player in the hand.

All-In Player: {a-Spades}{6-Diamonds}
Tryba: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Opponent: {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

Tryba's tens were best until the river brought the {7-Clubs} giving both the other players a nine-high straight. The player who was all in for less and the third player divvied up Tryba's chips as he headed to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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"I am a nit"

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Shannon Shorr was in the big blind and faced a bet preflop, he called and got to see a flop. {K-Spades}{A-Clubs}{4-Spades} all graced the felt. After seeing the flop Shorr checked and his opponent plopped a bet out, Shorr called. The {Q-Clubs} on the turn brought checks from both players.

The river {5-Spades} allowed Shorr to bet for the first time in the hand, and after some contemplation Shorr's opponent called and showed {A-}{8-}. All we saw Shorr show was a {J-}, which was not enough to win the hand and the chips were sent to his opponent.

One of the player's at Shorr's table question why it took so long for Shorr's opponent to call with a pair of aces, he responded "I am a nit".

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Chainsaw Chopped

Ladies and Gentlemen, Allen Kessler has left the buidling.

Kessler raised it up from the button, and the big blind re-raised which was enough for Kessler to put his last 575 in the pot and be all in.

Kessler: {k-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Buttons: {6-Spades}{2-Spades}

The board ran out, {6-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Kessler hit the rail.

We are starting to see more and more four and five handed tables, and before we know it, we'll have our first table winner of the day

Player Chips Progress
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
Busted

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Buss Wins One

Jerry Buss
Jerry Buss

We caught up to the action to find Jerry Buss check raising on a {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs} board. His opponent called and got to see the {j-Hearts} on the river. It was here again that Buss put out a bet. Buss' opponent then announced to the table "kings!" and made the call. Buss calmly flipped over {9-}{10-} for trip tens. Which had {K-}{K-} beat.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Brodie us
Richard Brodie
10,400
5,900
5,900
Jerry Buss
Jerry Buss
8,000
3,500
3,500

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"How about them apples?"

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante
Richard Brodie
Richard Brodie

We don't know what happened before the river, but we know some betting had taken place because there was around 1,800 chips already in the pot. On a {6-}{3-}{2-}{J-Clubs}{8-Spades} board we saw Richard Brodie bet and receive a call from one of the four players left at his table.

Brodie showed {5-}{7-} for seven high, and after a brief examination of Brodie's cards his opponent flipped over {K-}{9-} for king high and exclaimed "how bout them apples?"

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