Event 14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Day 1 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-06-2012 20:19 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Priyan De Mel	45,000
Andrew Rosskamm	45,000 4,600	4,600
Joseph Urgo	45,000
Will Jaffe	45,000

Senovio Ramirez	45,000
Philipp Salewski	45,000
Joe Cada	44,950

Tyler Smith	44,950

Kevin Boudreau	44,950
Joshua Pollack	44,950
John Kim	44,950
Konstantin Puchkov	44,925

Michael Corsun	44,900
Ryan Austin	44,900
Justin Schwartz	44,900
Blair Hinkle	44,900

Phil Ivey	44,900

John Reading	44,900 400	400

Barry Woods	44,900 4,400	4,400
David Chase	44,900
James Van Alstyne	44,900
Ben Jenkins	44,900
Adrian Flores	44,900
David Randall	44,875
Jonathan Cohen	44,875

Break for All

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Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

All remaining players will now have a 30-minute.

06-06-2012 19:48 UTC-7

Mercier Doubles Up

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Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

With a {7-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {a-Diamonds} flop exposed in the middel, Jason Mercier managed to get all in and called. Lucky for Mercier he held {A-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} for two pair while his opponent possessed {A-Spades} {9-Spades} .

The turn fell the {k-Clubs} and the river came out {3-Spades} giving Mercier the necessary requirements to double up.

Tags: Jason Mercier

06-06-2012 19:41 UTC-7

Five More Tables Conclude

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Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Colman	44,850

Dariush Imani	44,800
John Reading	44,500

Filipp Khavin	40,450
Aaron Ruppert	40,450

06-06-2012 19:26 UTC-7

Urgo Through, McLean Doubles Kitai

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Jospeph Urgo will take exactly 45,000 chips through after he defeated all-comers at his table.

The ding-dong battle between Davidi Kitai and McLean Karr is set to continue for a while.

Kitai limped on the button and snapped for his 9,525 stack after Karr shoved.

Kitai: {a-Hearts} {j-Hearts}
Karr: {k-Diamonds} {6-Clubs}

The board ran {10-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {q-Spades} {k-Clubs} to make the Belgian a straight.

Tags: Davidi Kitai McLean Karr Jospeph Urgo

06-06-2012 19:06 UTC-7

More Advance

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Scott Clements saw me walking to his table when he was bagging up his chips. "44,850," he said to me as if reading my mind.

Ben "@TFPbenji" Jenkins Tweeted: "ATh > K4 ftw. First flag on the board :) #wsop."

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Jenkins	44,900 40,400	40,400
Scott Clements	44,850 40,350	40,350

Eric Seidel	40,500 36,000	36,000
Lauren Kling	40,500
Nick Gibson	40,450 35,950	35,950

Tags: Ben Jenkins Scott Clemets

06-06-2012 19:00 UTC-7

Cada Coming Back Tomorrow

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Joe Cada has completed his day with a victory and will be back tomorrow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Cada	44,950 40,450	40,450

Tags: Joe Cada

06-06-2012 18:55 UTC-7

Two Tables Opt for the Full Break

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Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

Two tables over in the Pavillion room have decided to take the 90-minute dinner break now. One was still three-handed and the other one was at the heads-up stage.

They'll be a full level behind wen they resume play at around 8:15pm.

Edit: Three table from Brasilia seem to have decided too take the extended break as well, so that's five total.

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

06-06-2012 18:49 UTC-7

Break For One

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Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Players are being given the option of taking their 90 minute break or playing one more hour level and receiving a 30 minute break. From what we are hearing only one table is opting to take their full 90 minute break.