2009 World Series of Poker

Event 22 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 3
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Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♣5♦
Prize
$313,673
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,363,635
Entries
1,000
Level Info
Level
8
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
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Rail Call

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Jeffrey Carris has easily the biggest cheering section sweating him here today. Along with a few supporters on the ground level, about 10-15 of his buddies are up on top of the lounge that overlooks the table, most of them sipping on various libations and playing a friendly game of cards on the cocktail table. We know they're railing Carris because they're all wearing bright orange T-shirts that say, "The Wildcat Jeff Carris," with a picture of Carris' face on the body of a lion or tiger of some sort.

Also on the rail is Jason Young, but he's not here for Carris. Young won this event last year, taking home more than $325,000 and his first gold bracelet. Young's roommate, Joseph Cutler, is looking to bring a second bracelet into the house today with a win in the same event. Young is joined by Eddie Sabat, Dwyte Pilgrim, Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah, and a few other recognizable faces in support of Cutler.

Jason Somerville also has a large section of supporters, and people keep coming up to the media desk from all over the room to ask how he's doing. Off and on, we've seen people like Vivek Rajkumar, "ActionJeff" Garza, and Adam Junglen cheering loudly for Somerville. It's nice to see such a large peanut gallery here for this $1,500 event.

Level: 4

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Somerville Slips Back

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Jason Somerville has been the most active player at this final table, and we find him once again opening a pot with a raise, this time to 32,000 from the cutoff. Jeff Carris made the call next door, and Michael McNeil came along from the small blind as well.

Three handed, the flop came {4-Spades} {4-Hearts} {J-Spades}. McNeil checked, and Somerville fired 60,000 into the middle of the table. Carris thought for a minute before making the call.

Fourth street came the {9-Diamonds}. Somerville didn't seem to like the call on the flop, and he slowed down now with a check. Carris figured he could bet, and put out another 60,000 chips of his own. Somerville went into the tank for a solid minute or so, eyeing up his opponent. Finally, he let it go, and the pot goes to Carris.

Tags: Jason SomervilleJeffrey CarrisMichael McNeil

Wong Stays Safe

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Brandon Wong
Brandon Wong
Brandon Wong raised to 32,000 from the hijack seat, and Jeffrey Carris made the call from the big blind.

The flop brought out {8-Hearts} {7-Spades} {Q-Hearts}. Carris passed, allowing Wong to bet 47,000 before check-raising it up to 300,000. That bet covered Wong, and he called all in for his tournament.

Showdown
Wong: {Q-Diamonds} {J-Spades}
Carris: {A-Hearts} {4-Hearts}

Wong was ahead with his top pair, but he would need to fade a bunch of outs to survive. The turn was the {Q-Clubs}, and the {3-Diamonds} that filled out the board was safe as well. Carris has shipped a big double up over to Wong who sits with 522,000 now.

Tags: Brandon WongJeffrey Carris

Josh Tieman Eliminated in 9th Place ($17,045)

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Josh Tieman - 9th Place
Josh Tieman - 9th Place
From early position, Josh Tieman opened the pot with a raise to 31,000. The bet passed around the table to Jason Somerville who capped his cards and shot a glance across the table. After some thought, he reraised to 256,000. The button and both blinds ducked out, but Tieman made the call, putting himself all in and at risk of elimination.

Showdown
Tieman: {A-Hearts} {K-Clubs}
Somerville: {10-Spades} {10-Clubs}

The race was on for Tieman's tournament life. The board was unfriendly to him though, running out {6-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {8-Spades}. Somerville's tens held up, winning the race and sending Josh Tieman off to the payout desk to collect 9th-place money, worth more than $17,000.

Somerville is up to 700,000 on the nose.

Tags: Jason SomervilleJosh Tieman

Moore Chips

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In middle position, Andrew Margolis raised to 30,000, and Christopher Moore made the call from the cutoff seat.

Heads up, the flop came {Q-Hearts} {K-Spades} {6-Hearts}. Margolis continued out with a bet of 47,000, and Moore made the call after a moment.

The turn card was the {Q-Diamonds}, and Margolis slowed down, tapping the table. Moore took the opportunity to fire a bet of 60,000 at the pot. Margolis asked Moore for a rough estimate of his remaining chip stack before folding out of the way and letting the pot go.

Tags: Andrew MargolisChristopher Moore

Carris Takes One Down

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In middle position, Jeffrey Carris opened with a raise to 28,000. Both Michael McNeil and Brandon Wong came along, Wong in the small blind.

The flop came {A-Hearts} {9-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}. Wong checked, Carris continued out with 42,000, and it was enough to fold both opponents and win him the pot.

C-Bet For the Win

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The first two pots of this level have been won with continuation bets on the flop.

First, Eugene Katchalov raised to 30,000 preflop and got a call from Michael McNeil. When the flop came {2-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {J-Spades}, McNeil folded to a bet of 42,000 from Katchalov.

Next, Brandon Wong raised to 32,000, and Eugene Katchalov was the caller this time. The flop came {J-Spades} {5-Spades} {2-Clubs}. Katchalov checked, and Wong bet 46,000 which was enough to win him the pot.