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Message: [QUOTE="DESSERTLADY, post: 419585, member: 1240"] [b][PLAIN][Event 36] $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout (Day 1)[/PLAIN][/b] [B][COLOR=#282828][Event 36] $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout (Day 1)[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#282828]Recap from overnight:[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=windowtext][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 14:01:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Play Begins [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Play is underway in the $1,500 buy-in limit hold'em shoot out. Blinds begin at $25-$25, with stakes of $25-$50. There are 37 tables starting, each playing nine handed. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 14:36:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Stacked Table[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Amir Vahedi, Eric Froelich and Nam Le are probably all frustrated with their draw for their first table in the shootout event, due to the fact that they all are at table 147. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 14:49:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Williams' Aces Cracked[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]In a three-way pot with Vanessa Rousso and another player, David Williams bets $50 into the $700 pot on the river with the board showing J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Both players call, and David Williams says, "I just have two aces, they can't be good," as he shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Rousso folds, but the other player shows J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for top two pair. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 14:56:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Two-Timers[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]A number of notable pros are playing in both the limit shoot-out and seven stud 8/OB, including Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, David Williams, and Howard Lederer. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 14:59:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Blinds Increase[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Blinds are increasing to $25-$50, with $50-$100 stakes for level 2. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 15:46:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mimi Tran Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mimi Tran is all in preflop with several callers including Jeff Lisandro. The flop is K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and all players check. The turn is the J[/SIZE][SIZE=3], one of the callers bets, Jeff Lisandro raises, and the original raiser calls. The river is the Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3], Lisandro bets and his opponent calls. Lisandro shows J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and the other players muck, including Tran who is eliminated. Lisandro now has $2,900. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 16:08:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Josh Schlein Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Josh Schlein is all in with his last $75, and is called by an opponent. Schlein reveals the J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and receives bad news when his opponent shows the J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The board does not bring the straight cards, flush cards or multiple nines that Schlein needs, and he is eliminated. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 16:10:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Break in Play[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players are on a twenty minute break. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 16:27:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players Return, Blinds Increase[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players return from their break to increased blinds for level 3. Blinds will now be $50-$100, with stakes of $100-$200. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 16:44:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Gavin Smith Eliminated [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Gavin Smith is eliminated from play when his A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3], which made top pair (8's) and the nut flush draw failed to improve against the pocket tens of his opponent. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 17:04:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Matusow Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mike Matusow ($475) raises to $200 under the gun, the player in the small blind re-raises to $300, and Matusow calls. The flop is 7 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3], the small blind bets out, and Matusow folds. The small blind shows Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]as he mucks. On the next hand Matusow is all in from the big blind with Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and he's called by a player with A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The board comes 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4x3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and Matusow is eliminated. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 17:18:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Middle Pair Good for Moneymaker[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Chris Moneymaker raises from the button (there's a dead small blind), and the big blind calls. The player in the big blind checks the A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]flop, Moneymaker bets and his opponent calls. Both players check the 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]turn, and then Moneymaker calls a bet from his opponent on the 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]river. Moneymaker's K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]is good for the pot. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 17:23:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Nam Le Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Nam Le is crippled when Eric Froelich flops a straight against him holding 5-6 on a flop of 3-4-7. Le is eliminated a short while after by another player at the table. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 17:26:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Increased Blinds[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Blinds have gone up for level 4 to $75-$150, with $150-$300 stakes. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 17:44:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sebok All In, and Ends With Almost the Same Stack?[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]In a three way pot with one player all in befor the flop, Joe Sebok gets all of his approximately $1400 preflop stack in on a flop of Q [/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. He is called on the side by an opponent with the J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3], who has a large amount of outs against Sebok's A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Both of the players are in trouble agaisnt the player who is all in for the main pot, who flopped a set with 6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The turn and river do not further improve any player's hands and Sebok wins the sidepot, which leaves him with roughly the same chipstack that he had preflop. His opponent with the set of sixes triples up to approximately $1,200. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 17:56:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Eric Froehlich First Table Winner[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Eric Froehlich is the first player to win his table. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 18:08:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Greenstein Out[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Barry Greenstein was just eliminated when his A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]was outrun by his opponents 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]as the board came 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 18:12:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Rep Porter Wins Table[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Rep Porter has won his table.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 18:22:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Peter Fischer Advances[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Peter Fischer has just won his table.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 18:28:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Moneymaker Heads Up[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With three players left at the table, the short-stackedplayer on the button raises to $300, and both the small blind and Moneymaker make the call. The flop is 10 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3], both the small blind and Moneymaker check, the button bets $150, the small blind calls, Moneymaker raises to $300, and both players call. The turn is the J[/SIZE][SIZE=3], Moneymaker bets $300, the button raises all-in for his last $250, and Moneymaker makes the call. Moneymaker shows the 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and his opponent has K-Q. The river is the J[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and Moneymaker is now heads-up at his table. He has $9,500 to his opponent's $4,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 18:29:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players On Quick Break[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players are on a fifteen minute break, and will not take a dinner break but will instead play through until all tables have gotten down to one remaining player. Play will resume around 6:45. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 18:43:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players Return, Blinds Increase[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players return from break to increased blinds for level 5. Blinds will be $100-$200, with stakes of $200-$400. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 19:09:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Moneymaker Wins His Table[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Chris Moneymaker and his opponent are all in with a board of A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Moneymaker has 7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3], which is better than his opponents 2-2. Moneymaker advances to the next round of the shootout. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 19:27:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Arnold Spee Wins Table; Phan Fills On Autopilot[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Arnold Spee has won his table and will advance to the final 60 tomorrow. As he is getting checked out with a floor, John Phan talks with him at the adjacent table while in a hand. The player in the small blind raises to $400, Phan re-raises to $600, and the small blind calls. The flop is J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3], the small blind bets and Phan calls. The turn is the 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3], The small blind bets and Phan calls. The river is the J[/SIZE][SIZE=3], the small blind bets, Phan raises, and the small blind calls. Phan is so engrossed with his conversation with Spee that he has to be prompted to reveal his cards at which point he shows K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The small blind shows 10-10 in disgust as he folds. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 19:27:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Bellande Eliminates Opponent.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With $400 in the pot, and a flop of 9 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]seat three ($400) bets $200. Jean-Robert Bellande calls, and the turn is the 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Seat three bets his remaining $200, and Bellande calls. Bellande revels 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and his opponent shows 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The river is a blank, and Bellande scoops the pot eliminating his opponent. Bellande is now heads-up with $4,600. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 19:41:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]"Granny Mae" Runs Through Impressive Lineup[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Robert "Granny Mae" Guthmann has just won his table, outlasting several top pros. The table when it began featured Mimi Tran, Joe Tehan, John Bonetti, and Jeff Lisandro. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mon Jul 24 19:46:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Blinds Increase[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The blinds are now $150 and $30, with limits of $300 and $600. [/SIZE] [/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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