Limit Final Table Set to Shoot it Out
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Well folks, that’s all here on Day 2 of Event 25: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout. Fifty players have been whittled down to just ten and tomorrow will now see a final table fight it out for the $116,118 1st-place prize, all the glory and of course, the World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
At the start of the day, there were ten tables each playing five-handed and the goal was for just one player to remain at each table. The first elimination of the day was Greg Mueller on Table 408 and from there, all of the tables started losing players one-by-one.
Some of the players who succumbed to the rail early in the day include Ari Engel, Mike Leah, Jon Spinks and Tom Hang. The likes of Mike Thorpe, Scott Seiver and JJ Liu managed to last quite a while longer, but couldn’t make it to heads-up play at their tables.
The first player to prevail over his table was Brian Meinders, followed closely by Sean Rice and Matthew Schrieber. At this point, all the tables were down to just two players and half the field would be making their way to the final table. Brock Parker also made quick work of their table, as a few of the tables played slow.
A couple of the players who were part of all the heads-up fun were Justin Bonomo and Victor Ramdin and they happened to be at the same table. Ramdin started the heads-up battle with a chip lead and after a fierce contest of ups and downs, managed to take down the victory.
Quickly after Ramdin's victory, Preston Derden took down the win at his table over Millie Shiu. Christopher Hartman was the next player to win a table and secure a spot in the final ten and after that, only four remained.
It took longer than any of the other tables, but eventually Ian Johns was too strong for Hooman Nikzad and Daniel Walker fell to the might of Darin Thomas. Here's how the final table looks:
Final Table Lineup
| Seat | Player | Chips |
| 1 | Darin Thomas | 155,500 |
| 2 | Preston Derden | 157,500 |
| 3 | Christopher Hartman | 162,500 |
| 4 | Victor Ramdin | 165,500 |
| 5 | Brock Parker | 164,500 |
| 6 | Christopher Vitch | 162,000 |
| 7 | Sean Rice | 160,000 |
| 8 | Brian Meinders | 162,400 |
| 9 | Ian Johns | 159,000 |
| 10 | Matthew Schreiber | 154,500 |
Each of the tables today had a slightly different amount of chips on them due to dead stacks and no-shows on Day 1, but as you can see, with the chips so close it is still anyone's game to win. It's all set to kick off at 1:00 PM tomorrow and PokerNews will be there every step of the way to crowning a shootout champion. Don't miss the fun!