| Jun 09, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 17 - No-Limit Hold'em Shootout |
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1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout - Level 2
Jun 09, '08
Players have now begun a 20-minute break.
Blinds: 50/100
Eliminations: Carlos Mortenson
Big Hands:
Magriel Takes a Hit
 Paul Magriel was small blind and after seat 1 raised to 1000, Magriel threw in a reraise to 2200 to put the player all-in. Seat 1 called with Q Q , a dominant hand against Magriel's A Q. The board ran out KK 322 and Magriel had his chip stack cut in half.
Calzadillas Survives
After five limpers joined the pot for 100, Mark Calzadillas raised all-in from the big blind for another 1100. Seat 3 made the call and showed 1010. Calzadillas was drawing slim with A7. The flop came Q86, with the 8 on the turn. Down to three outs for the river, Calzadillas struck when the A appeared to give him the pot.
Tilly Being Patient
Jennifer Tilly was in the small blind and called a raise as one of four players to see the flop for 250. After a flop of 742, Tilly led out with a pot-sized bet and took it down. The next hand from the button, she called a 300 raise to see a flop of 1044. She checked, the initial raiser bet 675, and she folded.
No Action for Williams
Greg Mueller called from middle position and David Williams raised behind him to 400. Everyone folded and Williams threw away KK.
You Bet, You Win
Andy Bloch was button and raised to 300. Both blinds called. After a flop of Q95, Bloch responded to two checks by betting 300 and taking the pot down.
Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Paul Magriel, David Williams, Jennifer Tilly, Mark Calzadillas
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| Jun 05, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 7 - No-Limit Hold'em |
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2,000 NLHE - Day 2 - Level 15
Jun 05, '08
Blinds: 3000/6000 with 500 ante
Players Left: 37 of 1592
Average Stack: 172,100
Eliminations: Brent Roberts, Fred Goldberg, Steven Etoch, Ryan Franklin, Robert Morgan, Jonathan Tare, Jason Campbell, John Chadwick, Eric Lui.
Big Hands:
 Something They Ate?
Players didn't waste any time after returning from their dinner breaks, with nine players eliminated in the first 40 minutes of the level. It began when John Phan sent Brent Edwards packing on the first hand to increase his chip stack to 165,000. Phan then stole the blinds on the next hand, but then near the end of the level he made a raise of 23,500 from the button, only to have Shawn Hattem move all in for 94,000. It would have cost Phan the majority of his stack, but after a lengthy delay he folded and now sits at 96,000. He earlier dropped 33,000 on the river when his ace-six was behind an opponents ace-four after a board of 55452.
Cruel Rivers Sink Wiggins
Once is a bad beat. Twice? It was enough to send Christopher Wiggins to the rail. He was faced by a 70,000 all-in play from Shannon Shorr in the big blind. Wiggins felt confident enough to make the call, and found his KQ in a dominating position to Shorr's QJ. The flop missed both players, coming 1064, and the 8 on the turn left Shorr with seven outs. The J on the river saved him.
Wiggins was then dealt an even crueler fate later in the level. There was one limper in the pot when Wiggins raised to 25,000. Carter Gill in seat 1 then raised to 46,000, which drew folds until play came back to Wiggins who pushed all-in for 92,000. Gill made the call and showed A10. Wiggins was again dominating, now holding ace-queen. He even hit the flop of QJ7, and the turn was the harmless 2, but the K on the river filled Gill's gutshot straight draw and a stunned Wiggins was eliminated in 38th place.
Wiggins had earlier made an impressive call to eliminate Robert Morgan, who raised all-in and forced Wiggins to call 64,000. Wiggins called with A7 and saw Morgan had pushed with three-five offsuit. Morgan flopped a gutshot straight draw with the 1074 appearing, but the AQ made Wiggins the winner.
J.C. Tran stays alive
Tran moved all-in for 48,000 after a flop of 934. Scott Montgomery made the call with two overcards, AQ, but failed to hit when the 5 came on the turn and K on the river. Phan had 109 to stay alive.
Calzadillas crippled, then eliminated
Mark Calzadillas made an 81,500 call on the river, only to see Theo Tran had flopped top two pair with ace-nine. Calzadillas was soon eliminated in 39th place.
Player Tags: John Phan, J.C. Tran, Shannon Shorr, Mark Calzadillas, Carter Gill, Scott Montgomery, Chris Wiggins
No Limit Hold'em - Level 10
Jun 04, '08
Blinds: 600/1200 with 100 ante
Players Left: 154 of 1592
Average Stack: 41,351
Big Hands:
 Darren Applies Full-Nelson Squeeze
Darren Nelson chipped up after a monster flop. In a battle of the blinds Nelson limped with Q8 from the small blind, before his opponent raised to 5,000. Nelson made the call and the flop came down J109. Both players checked the flop, then on the turn the A fell. The chips all moved to the center and the big blind revealed AJ for top two pair. The 5 on the river allowed Nelson to rake in an 88,000 pot.
Georato Trims the Field
Play tightened up considerably as players became aware that a money finish was only a couple eliminations away. But when you're dealt a hand, you play it. With an all-in raise from middle position for 9,500, Rob Georato looked down in the small blind to find AA. His call was up against JJ, and the board of 97433 changed nothing.
Calzadillas Rakes in Pot
Pocket Jacks were responsible for both of the final two eliminations. Mark Calzadillas faced a raise to 4,200 while in the cut-off and made the call with AQ. The flop came Q44, and when his opponenet checked, Calzadillas feigned weakness by checking as well. The 7 on the turn brought a 9,000 bet from his opponent, at which point Calzadillas moved all-in. His opponent hesitated, but pushed in his remaining 23,000 in chips and revealed JJ. Down to two outs, he missed when the 8 came on the river and Calzadillas scooped the pot.
Phan, Tran Trade Chips
John Phan and J.C. Tran have been battling at the same table and were almost involved in a big three-way pot when the big blind bet 12,500 all-in. Phan deliberated knowing Tran was yet to act behind him, before he reraised to 22,500. Tran folded, then Phan showed AA. The all-in laid out AQ, and the board came down KJ1085, giving Phan the nut flush.
Player Tags: John Phan, J.C. Tran, Tran Lua, Darren Nelson, Mark Calzadillas
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| Jun 04, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 7 - No-Limit Hold'em |
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2,000 NLHE - Day 2 - Level 15
Jun 05, '08
Blinds: 3000/6000 with 500 ante
Players Left: 37 of 1592
Average Stack: 172,100
Eliminations: Brent Roberts, Fred Goldberg, Steven Etoch, Ryan Franklin, Robert Morgan, Jonathan Tare, Jason Campbell, John Chadwick, Eric Lui.
Big Hands:
Something They Ate?
Players didn't waste any time after returning from their dinner breaks, with nine players eliminated in the first 40 minutes of the level. It began when John Phan sent Brent Edwards packing on the first hand to increase his chip stack to 165,000. Phan then stole the blinds on the next hand, but then near the end of the level he made a raise of 23,500 from the button, only to have Shawn Hattem move all in for 94,000. It would have cost Phan the majority of his stack, but after a lengthy delay he folded and now sits at 96,000. He earlier dropped 33,000 on the river when his ace-six was behind an opponents ace-four after a board of 55452.
Cruel Rivers Sink Wiggins
Once is a bad beat. Twice? It was enough to send Christopher Wiggins to the rail. He was faced by a 70,000 all-in play from Shannon Shorr in the big blind. Wiggins felt confident enough to make the call, and found his KQ in a dominating position to Shorr's QJ. The flop missed both players, coming 1064, and the 8 on the turn left Shorr with seven outs. The J on the river saved him.
Wiggins was then dealt an even crueler fate later in the level. There was one limper in the pot when Wiggins raised to 25,000. Carter Gill in seat 1 then raised to 46,000, which drew folds until play came back to Wiggins who pushed all-in for 92,000. Gill made the call and showed A10. Wiggins was again dominating, now holding ace-queen. He even hit the flop of QJ7, and the turn was the harmless 2, but the K on the river filled Gill's gutshot straight draw and a stunned Wiggins was eliminated in 38th place.
Wiggins had earlier made an impressive call to eliminate Robert Morgan, who raised all-in and forced Wiggins to call 64,000. Wiggins called with A7 and saw Morgan had pushed with three-five offsuit. Morgan flopped a gutshot straight draw with the 1074 appearing, but the AQ made Wiggins the winner.
J.C. Tran stays alive
Tran moved all-in for 48,000 after a flop of 934. Scott Montgomery made the call with two overcards, AQ, but failed to hit when the 5 came on the turn and K on the river. Phan had 109 to stay alive.
Calzadillas crippled, then eliminated
Mark Calzadillas made an 81,500 call on the river, only to see Theo Tran had flopped top two pair with ace-nine. Calzadillas was soon eliminated in 39th place.
Player Tags: John Phan, J.C. Tran, Shannon Shorr, Mark Calzadillas, Carter Gill, Scott Montgomery, Chris Wiggins
No Limit Hold'em - Level 10
Jun 04, '08
Blinds: 600/1200 with 100 ante
Players Left: 154 of 1592
Average Stack: 41,351
Big Hands:
Darren Applies Full-Nelson Squeeze
Darren Nelson chipped up after a monster flop. In a battle of the blinds Nelson limped with Q8 from the small blind, before his opponent raised to 5,000. Nelson made the call and the flop came down J109. Both players checked the flop, then on the turn the A fell. The chips all moved to the center and the big blind revealed AJ for top two pair. The 5 on the river allowed Nelson to rake in an 88,000 pot.
Georato Trims the Field
Play tightened up considerably as players became aware that a money finish was only a couple eliminations away. But when you're dealt a hand, you play it. With an all-in raise from middle position for 9,500, Rob Georato looked down in the small blind to find AA. His call was up against JJ, and the board of 97433 changed nothing.
Calzadillas Rakes in Pot
Pocket Jacks were responsible for both of the final two eliminations. Mark Calzadillas faced a raise to 4,200 while in the cut-off and made the call with AQ. The flop came Q44, and when his opponenet checked, Calzadillas feigned weakness by checking as well. The 7 on the turn brought a 9,000 bet from his opponent, at which point Calzadillas moved all-in. His opponent hesitated, but pushed in his remaining 23,000 in chips and revealed JJ. Down to two outs, he missed when the 8 came on the river and Calzadillas scooped the pot.
Phan, Tran Trade Chips
John Phan and J.C. Tran have been battling at the same table and were almost involved in a big three-way pot when the big blind bet 12,500 all-in. Phan deliberated knowing Tran was yet to act behind him, before he reraised to 22,500. Tran folded, then Phan showed AA. The all-in laid out AQ, and the board came down KJ1085, giving Phan the nut flush.
Player Tags: John Phan, J.C. Tran, Tran Lua, Darren Nelson, Mark Calzadillas
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