When we reached his table, Mike "SirWatts"Watson was heads up with an opponent, and the board had already been completed: 
. Watson was in the small blind, and led out for just under 3,000. His opponent tanked for well over a minute, and called.
Watson tabled 
for tens full of jacks, and his opponent flashed the 
before mucking.
Michael Benvenuti opened to 125 from under the gun, and the action folded to Phil Ivey, who three-bet to 300 from the small blind. Benvenuti called, and the flop fell 
. Ivey tossed out a single, purple T500 chip, and Benvenuti called.
Both players knuckled after the 
turned, and the 
completed the board.
Ivey led again - this time for 1,300 - and Benvenuti released.
Shankar Pillai opened to 125 in middle position, Shawn Buchanan three-bet to 300 near the button, and the action folded back to Pillai, who called.
The dealer fanned 
, and Pillai checked. Buchanan tossed out a bet, and Pillai folded.
"Show the bluff!" Buchanan exclaimed, mucking the 
face-up. "Turn the other one over."
A player in the six seat obliged, and it was the case queen; the 
.
"I had to show that," Buchanan said smiling.
Table 13
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 2 | Nick Maimone |
| 5 | Justin Young |
| 6 | Filippo Candio |
| 7 | Amit Makhija |
| 8 | Derrick Huang |
| 9 | Amanda Musumeci |
Table 15
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Terrence Chan |
| 3 | Huy Nguyen |
| 6 | Stacey Lynn |
| 7 | Sam Stein |
| 9 | Erik Seidel |
Table 21
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 3 | Luke Vrabel |
| 4 | Matt Glantz |
| 6 | Shankar Pillai |
| 7 | Shawn Buchanan |
| 8 | John Dolan |
Table 60
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Eriquezzo |
| 2 | Sean Getzwiller |
| 3 | Nick Schulman |
| 7 | Alex Bolotin |
| 8 | Steve Billirakis |
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
WSOP TD Jack Effel has made the morning announcements and cards are in the air.
Welcome to Day 1 of Event 36, $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout, of the World Series of Poker. The event has a 2,000 player cap assigned to it, but there are still plenty of seats available. Registration will be open through the first two levels.
This is a new event on the WSOP schedule. It's shootout format which means the task is simple; just win your table. There won't be table breaks and one round of play is scheduled for today.
Some of the game's best players and sit and go specialists are expected to play today. At the start of play 70 tables have been sold seven-handed. Players will begin with 9,000 chips to start.
Cards will hit the air promptly at noon today in the Brasilia Room. Follow all the WSOP action live on PokerNews.com.
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