No Limit Hold 'Em Shootout - Day 2- Hour Three
Jun 07, '08
Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Eliminations: William Palmer
Table Winners: None this hour
Players Left: 14
Big Hands:
Roothlus Takes One On the Chin
After starting the heads up match significantly outchipped, Adam Levy was playing tough, solid poker against a frustrated Greg Mueller. Levy, who was down about 500,000 to 100,000 at the initiation of heads up play, had worked his stack up to about 250,000 when this hand took place: after a flop of 9
74, Mueller led out with a bet of 24,000 and Levy raised to 75,000. Mueller made the call, which meant that more than a quarter of the total chips were in play. Both players checked when the J hit the board, and then Mueller led out for 90,000 after the 3 hit on the river. Levy called and Mueller showed him the irksome news: A6 for the nut flush on the flop. Remarkably, Levy also had a club in his hand, the Q to go along with a Q
. Levy was crippled after the hand, down to about 40,000. Meanwhile, Mueller appears to be in a better mood.
Beebe New Table Leader
Down to three handed with Sinous Jamshidi and Elton Beebe, John Monnette looked to be cruising to the finals with more than half the chips in play. Then Jamshidi opened for a raise. Beebe reraised, and Monnette, on the big blind, pumped it enough to put each of his opponents all in. Jamshidi elected to get out of the way, and Beebe made the call for another 135,000 with QQ
. Monnette meekly turned over 10
10, and four boarded diamonds--9746---sealed it for Beebe, who is up to more than 350,000 while Monnette is down to less than 200,000.
Kirsch Takes Hit
Philip Tom and Richard Kirsch, down to heads up, got it all in before the flop, and both turned over raggedy aces: A7 for Kirsch, A5 for Tom. "It's probably a chop," said Kirch charitably, after a flop of 844. The 5 spiked on the turn, though, giving Tom a lead that would hold up when the 10 came on the river. Kirsch, who would have eliminated Tom on that hand, is now about even with the man in chips.
Player Tags: Greg Mueller, Elton Beebe, John Monnette, Adam Levy
No-Limit Hold'em Shootout - Day Two - Juanda vs. West
Jun 07, '08
Blinds/Antes: 4000/8000/1000
Players Remaining: 2 of 36 (Round Two)
Recent Eliminations:
John Murphy
Elton Beebe
Big Hands:
Sirous Jamshidi Advances to the Final Table
On a board of 764, Elton Beebe put Sirous Jamshidi all in for his remaining 181,500. Jamshidi immediately stood up and paced back and forth while contemplating whether or not to call. When he finally made the call, Jamshidi was relieved when Beebe flipped over 74, a big underdog to Sirous’ 76. The A turn and 9 river failed to improve Beebe, and Jamshidi now had a commanding chip lead. Jamshidi finished the job a few hands later when he flopped a set of sevens to Beebe’s top pair, improving to four-of-a-kind on the river.
Tim West Circling the Drain or Staging a Comeback?
Although John Juanda had a substantial lead over Tim West in the last heads-up match of this shootout round, West managed to stay alive by doubling up twice during the level. After making several comments about how many deuces he had been dealt recently, West pushed his remaining 52,100 in chips all in from the button. Juanda called and turned over JJ. “Well, I have one overcard,” West remarked as he revealed his K3. Fortunately for West, the poker gods came through with a K54 flop. Juanda failed to catch one of the remaining two jacks on the turn or river, and West successfully doubled up.
Several hands later, West checked his option from the big blind. Throughout most of the heads-up play, Juanda had been calling in the dark from the small blind. It’s a strategy that had been working, as Juanda won the large majority of hands that saw a flop without a player all in. The flop came A43, and both players checked. The 3 on the turn came with another check from West, and Juanda fired a bet. West made the call, and the 2 river was dealt. West again checked to Juanda, who bet 20,000. West moved all in and Juanda called. West revealed the 43, threes full of fours. Juanda nodded and showed his 52, a flopped wheel straight. West ended the hand with over 200,000 in chips.
Player Tags: John Juanda, Elton Beebe, John Murphy, Sirous Jamshidi, Tim West
