Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT

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06-22-2017 09:00 UTC-8

Welcome to Day 1 of Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT

Day 1 of Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT is on deck at 11:00 a.m. local time, giving players yet another shot at a WSOP gold bracelet.

This three-day event employs the familiar "shootout" format whereby players must win their tables to advance to the next round. In other words, win your table on you advance to Day 2!

Registration will close after three levels at approximately 1:15 p.m. Players begin the day with 7,500 chips playing 40-minute levels. There will be a 15-minute break every three levels. There is a 2,000-player cap on this event.

Last year's winner was Safiya Umerova, capturing her first WSOP gold bracelet and a first-place prize worth $264,046. She beat out a field of 1,050 entries, including defeating Niall Farrell heads-up for the title.

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06-22-2017 10:12 UTC-8

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Cards are in the air in the SHOOTOUT! The tournament director has announced "Shuffle up and deal" and play is underway.

06-22-2017 10:23 UTC-8

Niall Farrell Seeks Redemption

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Niall Farrell is one of the many familiar faces in the field to have taken an early seat in the Shootout this morning.

In last year's event, Farrell went heads-up with eventual winner, Safiya Umerova, and came close but finished as the runner-up. Look for him to try and get the job done today in a quest finally to clinch his first WSOP bracelet.

Other notables in the field include Jason Koon, Loni Harwood, Joe McKeehen, Natasha Mercier and Mike Leah, just to name a few!

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Cappucci	7,500 7,500	7,500
James Mackey	7,500 7,500	7,500

Scott Montgomery	7,500 7,500	7,500

David Pham	7,500 7,500	7,500

Marc MacDonnell	7,500 7,500	7,500
Brian Yoon	7,500 7,500	7,500

Erkut Yilmaz	7,500 7,500	7,500
Jon Borenstein	7,500 7,500	7,500
John Richards	7,500 7,500	7,500
Loni Harwood	7,500 7,500	7,500

Niall Farrell	7,500 7,500	7,500

Jason Koon	7,500 7,500	7,500

Scott Davies	7,500 7,500	7,500

Max Brown	7,500 7,500	7,500
Carlos Mortensen	7,500 7,500	7,500

James Petzing	7,500 7,500	7,500
Dylan Hortin	7,500 7,500	7,500
Ole Schemion	7,500 7,500	7,500

Andy Camou	7,500 7,500	7,500
Jonathan Tamayo	7,500 7,500	7,500

Upeshka De Silva	7,500 7,500	7,500

Andrew Cha	7,500 7,500	7,500
Taylor Paur	7,500 7,500	7,500

DJ MacKinnon	7,500 7,500	7,500
Jon Turner	7,500 7,500	7,500

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Tags: Jason Koon Joe McKeehen Loni Harwood Mike Leah Natasha Mercier Niall Farrell

06-22-2017 10:50 UTC-8

Matt Affleck, David Peters and Jason DeWitt in Contention

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Player	Chips	Progress
Linglin Zeng	7,500 7,500	7,500
Daniel Strelitz	7,500 7,500	7,500

Aditya Sushant	7,500 7,500	7,500

Sam Cohen	7,500 7,500	7,500
Ravi Raghavan	7,500 7,500	7,500
David Peters	7,500 7,500	7,500

Alex Richmond	7,500 7,500	7,500
Matt Affleck	7,500 7,500	7,500
Jimmy Lee	7,500 7,500	7,500
Alex Bylicki	7,500
Marsha Wolak	7,500 7,500	7,500

Josh Weiss	7,500 7,500	7,500
Rex Clinkscales	7,500 7,500	7,500
Andy Black	7,500 7,500	7,500
Daniel Wagner	7,500 7,500	7,500
Joey Weissman	7,500 7,500	7,500

Derek Gomez	7,500 7,500	7,500
Jason DeWitt	7,500 7,500	7,500

06-22-2017 10:50 UTC-8

More Notable Names in the Field

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Shirley Ang

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	7,500 7,500	7,500

Annette Obrestad	7,500 7,500	7,500

Eric Baldwin	7,500 7,500	7,500

Roberto Romanello	7,500 7,500	7,500

Mario Perati	7,500 7,500	7,500
Fabrice Soulier	7,500 7,500	7,500

Bruno Politano	7,500 7,500	7,500

Jorn Walthaus	7,500 7,500	7,500
Joao Vieira	7,500 800	800

Galen Hall	7,500 7,500	7,500

David Peters	7,500

Kenny Hallaert	7,500 7,500	7,500

Barry Greenstein	7,500 7,500	7,500

Chance Kornuth	7,500 7,500	7,500

Dara O'Kearney	7,500 7,500	7,500

Maurice Hawkins	7,500 7,500	7,500
Jonathan Little	7,500 7,500	7,500

Tony Sinishtaj	7,500 7,500	7,500
Sergio Aido	7,500 7,500	7,500

Steven van Zadelhoff	7,500 7,500	7,500
Upeshka De Silva	7,500

Martin Kabrhel	7,500 7,500	7,500

Valentin Vornicu	7,500 7,500	7,500
Matt Stout	7,500 7,500	7,500
Tom Middleton	7,500 7,500	7,500

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06-22-2017 11:22 UTC-8

Safiya Umerova is Here to Defend Her Title!

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Tracking a tournament would definitely not be as fun if there were no defending champion in the field.

Safiya Umerova took this event down last year, besting a field of 1,050 entries for a total prize pool worth $1,417,500. First place awarded her with $264,046 after she defeated Niall Farrell in an epic heads-up battle. She climbed her way back from being down 4-to-1 in chips and took the whole thing down.

Umerova is back today and has already chipped up. She has her game-face on, so keep following along to see if she can be the second back-to-back title winner!

Player	Chips	Progress
Safiya Umerova	9,500 9,500	9,500

Tags: Safiya Umerova

06-22-2017 11:25 UTC-8

Shaun Deeb, Matt Salsberg and James Woods Have Taken Their Seats

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There are sure to be many interesting battles throughout the day, given that only one person can move on to Day 2 from each table. Shaun Deeb and Matt Salsberg are seated together, and will definitely make for some memorable hand histories.

Here is a look at some of the other players who have jumped in:

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Abernathy	7,500
Pablo Mariz	7,500

Dennis Phillips	7,500
Shaun Deeb	7,500

Matt Salsberg	7,500
James Woods	7,500
Chad Layne	7,500
Dan Shak	7,500
Mark Dube	7,500
Jason Wheeler	7,500

Alexander Greenblatt	7,500
Chris Johnson	7,500
Farah Galfond	7,500
Ian Modder	7,500
Henry Fewster	7,500
Chris Franks	7,500

Tags: Matt Salsberg Shaun Deeb James Woods

06-22-2017 11:31 UTC-8

Henry Fewster Survives With Two Pair

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On a board reading with about 2,550 in the middle, Henry Fewster checked from middle position. The player in the cutoff bet 1,500 and the player on the button called. Fewster had 4,325 behind and moved all in. The cutoff then moved all in over top and the button folded.

Fewster was at risk and holding the best hand with , while his opponent held .

The river was the and Fewster was able to hold on to keep his seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henry Fewster	13,200 5,700	5,700

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06-22-2017 11:39 UTC-8

Darren Elias No More

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Shirley Ang

We got to the table to see Darren Elias being short and in the big blind. Action folded to Elias who proceeded to go all in for 1,125 in total. The player in the big blind called.

Darren Elias:
Opponent:

The board ran out — no help for Elias, and he has been eliminated from this tournament.

Tags: Darren Elias