Event #6: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Dia 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

Event #6: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout

Dia 1 Começado

2014-05-30 11:52 UTC-7

Shootout Set to Start

The 2014 World Series of Poker is about to start it's fourth day of action and the first event to get underway will be a $1,500 buy-in no-limit hold'em shootout. If the attendance from the prior events is any indicator, today's turnout should exceed the 1,194 that took part in this event last year. We're already in excess of 700 entrants as players start to file in.

Last year, the winner of this event was Simeon Naydenov from Bulgaria who bested runner-up Jake Schwartz to take home an impressive $326,440. Others making deep runs in this event last year included Nacho Barbero, Mike Watson, Noah Bronstein, and Erik Seidel.

This event has a unique format as it is a series of single-table satellites where the winner advances to the next round. Today they will play until there is a winner at each table. On Day 2, the remaining field will be randomly drawn evenly into 20 tables and they will play down until there is a winner at each table leaving us with two tables for the third and final day.

Cards will be in the air shortly. PokerNews will be here for all the action so check back in often.

2014-05-30 12:01 UTC-7

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Nível: 1

Blinds: 25/25

Ante:

2014-05-30 12:27 UTC-7

Confusion and Chaos -- Clock Paused

Nível 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

A sea of floor calls from dealers swept the room. After a few moments, they announced that they were pausing the clock until they figure out how to deal with a slight problem. That problem? Many tables are short-handed and there are a ton of stacks that are out of play.

After an explanation of how they are going to proceed to the players in the room, the floor is going to each table in the room and instructing the dealers on what they need to do. Sold seats will remain in play and out of play stacks will be put in the well.

Tournament Director Jack Effel had this to say about the situation on Twitter:

Jack Effel @WSOPTD

We made a mistake. Dead stacks (unsold) should blind in well b/c it is not fair for some tables to have them & others to not.May 30, 2014

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Play should resume within the next five minutes.

2014-05-30 12:35 UTC-7

Familiar Faces Part One

Nível 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Before the chaos, we went through half the room and noted some of the players who had taken their seat. We'll get to the second half of the room after play resumes.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
David "ODB" Baker	4,500 4,500	4,500

John Dolan	4,500 4,500	4,500
Jeff Madsen	4,500 4,500	4,500

Jake Cody	4,500 4,500	4,500

Kevin Saul	4,500 4,500	4,500
Victor Ramdin	4,500 4,500	4,500
Christina Lindley	4,500 4,500	4,500
Nick Guagenti	4,500 4,500	4,500

Joe Serock	4,500 4,500	4,500

Greg Mueller	4,500 4,500	4,500

Sorel Mizzi	4,500 4,500	4,500
Melanie Weisner	4,500 4,500	4,500
Kathy Liebert	4,500 4,500	4,500

Brett Richey	4,500 4,500	4,500
Tony Cousineau	4,500 4,500	4,500
Mike Leah	4,500 4,500	4,500

Terrence Chan	4,500 4,500	4,500

Matt Stout	4,500 4,500	4,500
Dwyte Pilgrim	4,500 4,500	4,500
Jonathan Little	4,500 4,500	4,500
David Williams	4,500 4,500	4,500

2014-05-30 12:45 UTC-7

Cards are Back in the Air

Nível 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

And we're back in action here. Plenty of mumbling and grumbling both live and on Twitter, but now it's back to playing some poker.

2014-05-30 13:09 UTC-7

More Chip Counts

Nível 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Maria Ho	4,500 4,500	4,500
Joey Weissman	4,500 4,500	4,500

Andy Bloch	4,500 4,500	4,500

David "Bakes" Baker	4,500 4,500	4,500

Rep Porter	4,500 4,500	4,500

Eric Baldwin	4,500 4,500	4,500

Phil Laak	4,500 4,500	4,500

Jonathan Aguilar	4,500 4,500	4,500
Scott Seiver	4,500 4,500	4,500

Jesse Sylvia	4,500 4,500	4,500
Layne Flack	4,500 4,500	4,500

Erik Seidel	4,500 4,500	4,500

Dominik Nitsche	4,500 4,500	4,500

Ryan D'Angelo	4,500 4,500	4,500

Adam Friedman	4,500 4,500	4,500

Brock Parker	4,500 4,500	4,500
Eugene Katchalov	4,500 4,500	4,500

Jonathan Jaffee	4,500 4,500	4,500
Adam Levy	4,500 4,500	4,500
Ronit Chamani	4,500 4,500	4,500
James Mackey	4,500 4,500	4,500

Loni Harwood	4,500

James Carroll	4,500 4,500	4,500
Ronnie Bardah	4,500 4,500	4,500

Gavin Smith	4,500 4,500	4,500

Leia tudo

2014-05-30 13:30 UTC-7

Basebaldy Needs Some Coffee

Nível 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Eric "Basebaldy" Baldwin opened to 75 from the cutoff and the player in the small blind grabbed three black T100 chips and tossed them into the middle making it a total of 325 to go. It was folded back to Baldwin who made the call.

The flop came and Baldwin tapped the table, unseen by the remaining players and dealer, and then called the 625 bet from his opponent.

The turn was the and Baldwin again tapped the table first to act even though he was in position. The dealer seemed to notice it but since Baldwin's opponent checked he moved on.

The river was the and the player in the small blind casually threw a T1,000 chip into the middle. Baldwin looked at him and said "I didn't act yet." The dealer explained he was not first to act and Baldwin let out a laugh. "I apologize," he said, sliding his cards into the muck.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Eric Baldwin	4,100 -400	-400

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2014-05-30 13:33 UTC-7

A Few More Counts

Nível 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Matusow	4,500 4,500	4,500

Shannon Shorr	4,500 4,500	4,500

Scott Montgomery	4,500 4,500	4,500

Micah Raskin	4,500 4,500	4,500
Jennifer Tilly	4,500 4,500	4,500

Michael Mizrachi	4,500 4,500	4,500

Keven Stammen	4,500

David Ulliott	4,500 4,500	4,500
Joseph Cheong	4,500 4,500	4,500

Corrie Wunstel	4,500 4,500	4,500

Daniel Negreanu	4,500 4,500	4,500

Jake Schindler	4,500 4,500	4,500

Dan Kelly	4,500 4,500	4,500