2009 World Series of Poker

Event 50 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$194,854
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
572
Level Info
Level
7
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

If The Shiu Fits...

Millie Shiu reraised out of the big blind against Marc Naalden's button raise. Shiu led out on the {3-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {4-Spades} flop and Naalden called. On the {Q-Spades} turn, Shiu bet again, Naalden raised, Shiu 3-bet and Nalden called. The river was the {J-Clubs} and Shiu bet once more. Nalden made the call and mucked when he saw {Q-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}

Williams Hits a Downslide

Marc Naalden raised the cutoff and David Williams reraised the button, firing every street of a {2-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {4-Spades} {9-Hearts} {6-Spades} board. Naalden called him down with {A-Hearts} {7-Spades} which was good.

Soon after he lost another hand to Matt Sterling, who bet the whole way of an {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {10-Hearts} with {A-Hearts} {9-Spades} which was good.

Sterling up to 675,000. Williams down to 275,000.

Flaminio Malaguti Eliminated in 6th Place ($24,824)

Flaminio Malaguti - 6th
Flaminio Malaguti - 6th
Flaminio Malaguti raised in the small blind and David Williams called in the big. The flop was {2-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {10-Hearts}. Malaguti fired out a bet and Williams called. On the {5-Hearts} turn, Malaguti fired again and Williams raised him all in, with Malaguti callling.

Malaguti: {A-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}
Williams: {A-Spades} {5-Clubs}

The river was the {4-Spades} and we were left with 5 players.

Williams Gets Some of the Sterling

David Williams raised the cutoff and Matt Sterling reraised the small blind, Williams made the call and they saw a {2-Clubs} {7-Spades} {3-Hearts}.

Sterling led out and Williams raised. Sterling called and the turn {J-Clubs} and river {4-Diamonds} were checked down. Williams {A-Spades} {2-Spades} beating Sterling's {A-Hearts} {10-Hearts}.

Level: 5

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Dinner Break (and Updated Chip Counts)

Players are now taking a 90-minute dinner break. Play will recommence about 8:00 p.m. Vegas time.

Here's what the six remaining players' stacks look like as we go to break:

Greg Mueller -- 950,000
Marc Naalden -- 840,000
Millie Shiu -- 795,000
David Williams -- 375,000
Flaminio Malaguti -- 340,000
Matt Sterling -- 275,000

Joep Van Den Bijgaart Eliminated in 7th Place ($18,136)

Joep Van Den Bijgaart - 7th Place
Joep Van Den Bijgaart - 7th Place
Joep Van Den Bijgaart was short-stacked when he raised from late position, then his countryman Marc Naalden three-bet from the big blind. Van Den Bijgaart called, and the flop came {A-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. Naalden led, Van Den Bijgaart raised with his last chips, and Naalden called.

Naalden {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Van Den Bijgaart {Q-Spades}{8-Spades}

The turn was the {K-Diamonds} and the river the {7-Hearts}, and Van Den Bijgaart is out in 7th as we near the end of Level 4 and the dinner break.

Sterling Stymied

In a blind-vs.-blind battle, Matt Sterling bet out on a flop of {J-Spades}{A-Clubs}{7-Spades} and Greg Mueller called. Mueller again called Sterling's bet after the turn came {9-Diamonds}.

The river was the {6-Diamonds}, and this time both checked. Sterling showed {K-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} for nines, and Mueller {J-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} for the better pair of jacks.

Mueller is at 785,000 and Sterling 335,000.