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Event 11 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em ShootoutDay 1 completed
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Sat Jun 07 2008 05:53 PST | Posted by hintze
Eric 'E-Fro' Froehlich is among the 36 survivors moving on to Round 2 playRound 2 Seat Assignments Released
The WSOP has now released the official seat assignments for Saturday's second round in Event #11, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout. the 36 players still in action will be seated as follows:
TABLE 1
Seat # Player:
1 Evan McNiff
2 John Murphy
3 Eugene Katchalov
4 Thomas Roupe
5 Joe Sebok
6 William Palmer
TABLE 2
Seat # Player:
1 Mats Gavatin
2 Pier Ruscalla
3 Christopher Howard
4 Leo Wolpert
5 Maciek Gracz
6 Jacobo Fernandez
TABLE 3
Seat # Player:
1 Isaac Haxton
2 Greg Mueller
3 Burt Boutin
4 Adam Levy
5 Paul Roper
6 Ryan Thurlow
TABLE 4
Seat # Player:
1 Tony G
2 Robert Firestone
3 Sirous Jamshidi
4 Elton Beebe
5 Alex Jacob
6 John Monnette
TABLE 5
Seat # Player:
1 John Juanda
2 Eric Froehlich
3 Andrey Zaichenko
4 Gabriel Costner
5 Timothy West
6 Erik Seidel
TABLE 6
Seat # Player:
1 Andre Remy
2 Gregg Turk
3 William Blanda
4 Phil Tom
5 Richard Kirsch
6 Ariel Schneller
Each player starts Round 2 with 100,000 in chips. Action resumes at 2pm from the Amazon Room, with the latest updates right here at PokerNews. -
Fri Jun 06 2008 23:22 PST
John JuandaOne Round Down, Two More to Come
It was a short day for some, and a long, long one for others. Eleven-and-a-half hours after the first cards went in the air, Gregg Turk finally took the last of Matt Sterling's chips, and all six of our six-handed tables for tomorrow's Round 2 of the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout were finally set.
360 entered the event, and a number of notables did not make it through to the second round, including Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, David Benyamine, Mike Sexton, Daniel Negreanu, Patrik Antonius, Humberto Brenes, Phil Laak, Bill Chen, and Andy Bloch. Two 2008 WSOP bracelet winners didn't make it through Round 1: Nenad Medic (Event No. 1 winner) and Erick Lindgren (Event No. 4 winner). And Phil Hellmuth was busted as well after running his pocket kings into John Juanda's pocket aces.
Round Two will play much like today's round, with each of the tables playing down to a single winner who will then play at Sunday's six-handed final table. Players will be starting the second round with 100,000 chips, with blinds beginning at 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante.
Several tough players will be returning tomorrow, including Burt Boutin, Eric Froehlich, Michael Gracz, Tony G, Isaac Haxton, Alex Jacob, Sirous Jamshidi, John Juanda, Greg Mueller, Joe Sebok, and Erik Seidel.
Everyone who survived to tomorrow is guaranteed $16,920 for winning their tables today. Those who win their tables tomorrow and make the final table will each win at least $38,070 (sixth place prize money). And the winner of Event No. 11 will take home a cool $477,900. See the "Prizepool and Payouts" link for a complete list of payouts.
See you tomorrow at 2pm Vegas time for Round 2! -
Fri Jun 06 2008 23:21 PST
Gregg Turk Advances to Round 2
After four-and-a-half hours of heads up, Gregg Turk has finally taken the last of Matt Sterling's chips to advance to Round 2.
Two hands after the last hand we reported, Turk raised to 16,000 from the small blind/button, Sterling reraised all in, and Turk made the call.
Turk
Sterling
The board came
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Fri Jun 06 2008 23:17 PST
Lead Change
After taking a couple of pots off Matt Sterling, Gregg Turk has just one another to retake the chip advantage.
Turk limped in from the small blind/button and Sterling checked his option. The flop came
and both checked. The turn was the 
. Sterling checked, Turk bet 6,000, and Sterling called. The river was the 
. Sterling checked, Turk bet 8,000, and Sterling called again.
Turk showed
for the straight, and Sterling mucked. Turk is now up to 71,000, and Sterling down to 29,000. -
Fri Jun 06 2008 23:03 PST
Sterling Doubles Up
Some action for you . . .
Matt Sterling raised to 5,000 from the small blind/button, Gregg Turk reraised to 15,000, Sterling pushed all in, and Turk made the call. Sterling showed A-K, and Turk a pair of nines.
The flop came
, and Turk needed a nine to knock out Sterling. The turn was the and the river the , and Sterling dragged the large pot.
Sterling now has 74,600, and Turk is down to 26,300. -
Fri Jun 06 2008 22:54 PST
The Backs of the Cards All Look Alike
There hasn't been a single shown hand since our last report.
Gregg Turk continues to maintain his advantage, and now has 62,000 to Sterling's 38,000. -
Fri Jun 06 2008 22:28 PST | Posted by shorton
Sterling Close to Even
This one isn't ending anytime soon, folks! Matt Sterling raised to 3,500 on the button and Gregg Turk re-raised to 8,500 in the big blind. Sterling three-betted it all in for 33,400 total and Turk went into the tank for five minutes, eventually folding.
Sterling is now at 42,000 to Turk's 58,000. -
Fri Jun 06 2008 22:25 PSTRound: 10 Blinds: 1000/2000 Ante: 300
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Fri Jun 06 2008 22:13 PST | Posted by shorton
Matt Sterling Loses Lead
Matt Sterling raised to 3,500 on the button. Gregg Turk called from the big blind. The flop was
and Turk checked. Sterling bet 3,300. Turk check-raised to 8,000 and Sterling called. The turn was 
. Turk bet 10,000 and Sterling folded.
After the hand, Sterling is down to 36,000 and Turk has 64,000.
Started 6th Jun, 2008
