2012 World Series of Poker

Event 14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
87
Prize
$311,174
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
1,138
Level Info
Level
8
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Congratulations to Brandon Schaefer on Winning Event #14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout ($311,174).

Level 8 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Brandon Schaefer
Brandon Schaefer

Twelve players came back today with the relative same size chip stacks. Thirty minutes into the day Zachary Korick and Jarred Solomon were eliminated and all players were transferred from the Amazon room over to the feature table in the Pavilion room.

Layne Flack came out pretty strong once the final table commenced, and once he eliminated Dylan Horton in 10th place he secured a massive chip lead on the others at the table. The elimination of Dylan Horton brought us to our official nine handed final table. Flack started the final table by dictating a lot of the action, but he didn’t always come out on top. In fact he is a big reason Brandon Schaefer got to heads up play. Flack slowly got shorter and shorter, and eventually he was forced to go all in and things didn’t go in his way and the six time bracelet winner was eliminated in fourth place.

Layne Flack wasn’t the only bracelet holder to make an early exit on us today. Jeff Madsen also came to play. However Madsen never seemed to really pick up any steam though and was knocked out in 7th place.

Once Adam Kagin was eliminated in third we found ourselves in a highly competitive heads up match between Brandon Schaefer and Jonathan Cohen. Schaefer maintained a steady lead for the entirety of the match, but just because he held a lead does not mean it was an easy undertaking. Cohen continually check-raised pots and put Schaefer in tough spots. Schaefer eventually started to pick up on Cohen’s tendencies and managed to make a great call. In the end though Schaefer came out on top.

Congratulations to Brandon Schaefer on his first WSOP bracelet. Come back to Pokernews tomorrow and find out who the next great poker champion will be.

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Jonanthan Cohen Eliminated in 2nd Place ($192,559)

Jonathan Cohen - 2nd place
Jonathan Cohen - 2nd place

It all came to an end in dramatic fashion. There was a semi-bluff all-in, a great call and...

Jon Cohen opened the pot to 90,000 and Brendan Schaefer called to see a {q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop appear. Schaefer check-called a 105,000 bet to head to the {2-Diamonds} turn where he faced a 230,000 bet.

His response was to check-raise all-in. Cohen stood up out if his chair and this caused the rail to pile forward. He hadn't called yet though but that came 30 seconds later. He had 1,800,000 chips when he called all-in.

Schaefer: {7-Clubs}{8-Spades} for a an open ended straight draw.
Cohen: {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for top pair.

The river came {5-Diamonds} to complete Schaefer's straight. He stood there staring at the board and there was an eery silence that seemed to last for a minute but was more like three seconds. The silence was interrupted by the floor man who confirmed Schaefer the victor. Half the rail wet crazy, half consoled their broken man.

A big congratulations go to Cohen who played a major part in making this a great final table.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Schaefer us
Brandon Schaefer
WSOP 1X Winner
4,100,000 700,000
Jonathan Cohen ca
Jonathan Cohen
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

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Adam Kagin Eliminated in 3rd Place ($120,329)

Adam Kagin - 3rd place
Adam Kagin - 3rd place

All of a sudden two players are heads up for the bracelet and all the glory that goes with it.

Adam Kagin left us in third spot after he and Brandon Schaefer went to war pre flop. Schaefer opened to 55,000 from the button and then moved all-in after Kagin three-bet to 200,000 from the small blind. Call.

Kagin: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Schaefer: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}

The board ran {5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{10-Hearts} to make Schaefer two-pair by the river.

He and Jon Cohen have almost even stacks, at more than 100 big blinds each, heading into their heads up battle.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Schaefer us
Brandon Schaefer
WSOP 1X Winner
2,572,000 1,122,000
Jonathan Cohen ca
Jonathan Cohen
WSOP 1X Winner
2,549,000 229,000
Adam Kagin us
Adam Kagin
Busted

Tags: Brandon SchaeferJonathan CohenAdam Kagin

Layne Flack Eliminated in 4th Place ($87,446)

Layne Flack - 4th place
Layne Flack - 4th place

It was battle of the blinds as Layne Flack in the small blind made it 56,000. Adam Kagin in the big blind moved all in, and Flack made the call.

Flack: {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}
Kagin: {A-Hearts}{3-Hearts}

With Flack's tournament life on the line the dealer spread a {2-Spades}{5-Spades}{9-Clubs} flop. Flack needed a king or a queen if he wanted to add to his jewelery collection. A {7-Spades} on the turn changed nothing, and a {j-Diamonds} on the river sent Flack packing.

Flack came out swinging at today's final table, collecting a large chip stack and mandating action for most of the early levels. After losing a few flips though Flack's stack shrank and shrank, making him the short stack at the table. Flack will be leaving with $87,446 for his efforts today.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Kagin us
Adam Kagin
1,200,000 440,000
Layne Flack us
Layne Flack
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted

Tags: Layne Flack

David Chase Eliminated in 5th Place ($64,555)

David Chase - 5th place
David Chase - 5th place

Jon Cohen is on a roll and has found a lucky hand. He just took care of David Chase to make this a four-handed affair.

The action folded to Cohen on the button and he opened to 33,000 and called when Chase shoved from the small blind for another 277,000.

Cohen: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Chase: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran {5-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}. Cohen's lucky hand flopped a set, turned a sweat, and rivered a full house.

Cohen had a ton of small denomination chips after this hand. The break's coming up in a few minutes and we'll verify his and all the other player's chip counts then. His rush could well have taken all the way to the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
David Chase us
David Chase
Busted

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Michael Corson Eliminated in 6th Place ($43,393)

Michael Corson - 6th place
Michael Corson - 6th place

With players taking turns stealing the blinds and antes we didn't expect anything different when Jonathan Cohen opened for 33,000. Action folded around to Michael Corson who moved all in for around 200,000. Cohen called immediately and flipped over {K-Spades}{k-Hearts}. Corson countered by flipping over {A-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}, which at the moment wasn't up to snuff.

Three cards were placed in the middle of the felt for the flop and they came out {5-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Spades}. Corson needed an ace, and an ace badly if he wanted to continue his run. A {5-Diamonds} on the turn, and a {4-Diamonds} gave the hand to Cohen, who's kings were best.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Cohen ca
Jonathan Cohen
WSOP 1X Winner
1,600,000 380,000
Michael Corson us
Michael Corson
Busted

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Jeff Madsen Eliminated in 7th Place ($36,308)

Birthday hangover for Jeff Madsen
Birthday hangover for Jeff Madsen

Jeff Madsen's dream of winning his third bracelet, and first for six years, had ended. He'd shoved three times in recent orbits, and on the fourth time he was called.

The action folded around to Jon Cohen on the button and he raised to 33,000. Madsen was in the big blind and moved all-in for 264,000. Call.

Madsen: {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Cohen: {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}

Madsen winced when he was called but must've been happy not to be a big dog in the hand.

The board ran {6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} to miss Madsen's over cards, despite picking up a draw to the world on the turn.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Cohen ca
Jonathan Cohen
WSOP 1X Winner
1,220,000 430,000
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted

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Brandon Steven Eliminated in 8th Place ($28,375)

Brandon Steven -  8th place
Brandon Steven - 8th place

Brandon Steven started out a recent hand by opening to 27,000 from middle position. David Chase reraised to 75,000 in the cutoff. It then folded around to Layne Flack in the big blind who threw in 212,000. Steven immediately went all in, and Chase folded. Lack completed the call and put Steven at risk.

Flack: {A-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Steven: {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

Once the {3-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{a-Spades} flop was exposed Flack took the advantage. The {j-Spades} on the turn helped no one, and the {5-Hearts} on the river sent Steven packing.

Player Chips Progress
Layne Flack us
Layne Flack
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
1,850,000 600,000
Brandon Steven us
Brandon Steven
Busted

Tags: Brandon StevenLayne Flack

Justin Schwartz Eliminated in 9th Place ($22,168)

Justin Schwartz - 9th place
Justin Schwartz - 9th place

Justin Schwartz folded his big blind to action and had 51,000 remaining when open shoved from the small blind the next hand. Brandon Steven was in the big blind and called.

Schwartz: {j-Spades}{3-Diamonds}
Steven: {q-Spades}{7-Spades}

The board ran {10-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{4-Clubs} to end Schwartz's dreams. Steven added those much needed chips to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Steven us
Brandon Steven
190,000 6,000
Justin Schwartz us
Justin Schwartz
Busted

Tags: Brandon StevenJustin Schwartz

Dylan Horton Eliminated in 10th Place ($17,544)

Dylan Horton is the final table bubble boy
Dylan Horton is the final table bubble boy

Our official final table has been set with the elimination of Dylan Horton.

He opened to 16,000 from mid position before Layne Flack three-bet to 49,000 from the next seat. Horton responded by moving all-in for a little more than 300,000, and Flack called after giving it some consideration.

Horton: {j-Spades}{10-Spades}
Flack: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}

The board ran {4-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} to give Flack a set and a commanding lead moving forward.

There will be a short break before we start the official final table

Player Chips Progress
Layne Flack us
Layne Flack
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
1,400,000 331,000
Dylan Horton us
Dylan Horton
Busted

Tags: Dylan HortonLayne Flack