| Buy-In: | $1,500 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $739,800 |
| Entrants: | 548 |
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Players Remaining: 1 out of 548
Notable Eliminations:
2. Ben Yu – $114,484
Big Hands:
Ben Yu Eliminated in Second Place ($114,484), Brendan Taylor Wins Event No. 53 ($184,950)
After a few raises, Ben Yu got all-in preflop with A
9
against Taylor’s A
7.
Yu was way ahead until the flop came K7
J. Taylor then took a big lead and stayed in the lead when the 4 fell on the turn and the 4 hit on the river.
Yu takes home $114,484 for his second place finish, while Taylor will take home $184,950
Limits: 40,000-80,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 548
Average Chip Count: 1,800,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Brendan Taylor – 3,100,000
2. Ben Yu – 300,000
Notable Eliminations:
4. Joseph McGowan – $48,546
3. Jonathan Little – $73,218
Big Hands:
Joseph McGowan Eliminated in Fourth Place ($48,456)
Joseph McGowan raised under-the-gun and Brendan Taylor made it three-bet from the button.
Joseph McGowan called and they saw a flop of 929. McGowan checked, Taylor bet, McGowan raised, and Taylor called. They got the rest of the money in on the turn when the 6 fell.
McGowan showed A4 and was up against the 55 of Taylor.
McGowan was looking for an ace, a 6, or a diamond, but the 8 on the river was not what he was looking for and was eliminated in fourth place.
Jonathan Little Eliminated in Third Place ($73,218)
Shortly after McGowan’s elimination, a short stacked Jonathan Little got all his chips in the middle preflop with AQ against Brendan Taylor’s Q5.
The board ran out 52KJ6 and Taylor paired his five to take the pot and eliminate Little from the tournament. Little’s departure leaves Taylor with a massive 10-1 chip lead against Brendan Yu.
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 548
Average Chip Count: 900,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Brendan Taylor – 1,450,000
2. Jonathan Little – 900,000
3. Ben Yu – 850,000
4. Joseph McGowan – 430,000
Notable Eliminations:
6. Mike Schneider – $23,563
5. Brian Tate – $33,276
Big Hands:
Mike Schneider Eliminated in Sixth Place ($23,563)
Ben Yu raised on the button and Mike Schneider three-bet all-in from the small blind. Yu made the call and they were off to the races.
Yu showed 79 and was up against Schneider’s 33.
The flop came QQ9 and put Yu in the lead. The turn was J and the river was the 5 and Yu stayed in the lead the rest of the way to bust Schneider from the tournament.
Brian Tate Eliminated in Fifth Place ($33,276)
Brendan Taylor raised from the cutoff and Brian Tate three-bet from the small blind. Taylor made the cal and they saw a flop of J93.
Tate bet and Taylor called. The turn was the 6 and Tate bet again. This time Taylor raised and called the three-bet all-in from Tate.
Taylor showed QJ and was way ahead of Tate’s AQ. The river was the 10 and Tate was eliminated in fifth place.
Limits: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 548
Average Chip Count: 600,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Jonathan Little – 664,000
2. Michael Schneider – 650,000
3. Joseph McGowan – 550,000
4. Ben Yu – 452,000
5. Brian Tate – 446,000
6. Brendan Taylor – 147,000
Notable Eliminations:
7. Sijbrand Maal – $17,215
Big Hands:
Sijbrand Maal Eliminated in Seventh Place ($17,215)
Brian Tate and Sijbrand Maal got four bets in preflop and saw a flop of 810A. Tate and Maal capped the action at 75,000 and the rest of the money got in on the Q turn card.
Tate showed AQ, giving him top two pair, and Maal showed QJ, giving him a flush draw, a pair, and a double gutshot straight draw.
The river bricked off and Tate’s two pair held up for the win.
Limits: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 548
Average Chip Count: 514,285
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Jonathan Little – 800,000
2. Michael Schneider – 760,000
3. Ben Yu – 452,000
4. Brian Tate – 446,000
5. Joseph McGowan – 411,000
6. Brendan Taylor – 405,000
7. Sijbrand Maal – 382,000
Notable Eliminations:
8. Terrance Chan – $12,961
Big Hands:
Terrence Chan Eliminated in Eighth Place ($12,961)
Jonathan Little and a very short stacked Terrence Chan got four bets in the middle preflop and saw a flop of J83.
Chan checked, Little bet, Chan check-raised, Little three-bet, and Chan called off the last of his money. Chan showed 77 and was way behind Little’s AA.
The Q on the turn and the A on the river gave Little three aces and the pot.
Chan picked up his bag and headed off to the payouts cage to collect his $12,961 that he will receive for his eighth place finish.
The final table of the $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout is set to start at 3 p.m.
Of the 63 who sat down Thursday, only eight could win their tables and make it to today’s final table.
Jonathan Little, who has five cashes already at this year’s WSOP, won his table again and a seat at his first WSOP final table. He’ll be joined at 3 p.m. by these other players who won their individual tables:
Joseph Mcgowan
Sijbrand Maal
Brendan Taylor
Ben Yu
Michael Schneider
Terrence Chan
Brian Tate
Just one more table to beat in order to win that WSOP title and $184,950 first-place prize. Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com for updates on the final table action.
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