2008 World Series of Poker - Event #17 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table
Wednesday, 11th of June 2008 02:00 AM
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| Winner Jason Young (ImageMasters) | |
The comeback was short lived.
The two would get it all in preflop, Young racing A-J against the 4-4 of Schwartz. The 6-8-2 flop didn't change anything. The A on the turn gave Young the lead. After the Q fell on the river, it was over.
Michael Schwartz will take home $209,527 as our runner-up finsher.
Jason Young is the Event 17 champion. Young will take home $335,565, a gold bracelet and some serious bragging rights.
Wednesday, 11th of June 2008 01:00 AM
Biggest comeback ever? We may be witnessing it, right now.
Schwartz was down below 200K, before going on a roll. First his J-10 found two pair to double once vs. A-3. Then his 9-3 proved mightier than Young's A-Q for double through #2. Then he got it in good, his A-10 holding vs. A-7 to put him over 1 million.
A short while later, Young would pick up 6-6 and shove from the button. Schwartz looked down at cowboys and insta-called. They held, putting Schwartz back over 3 million and a manageable 2-1 chip disadvantage.
Wednesday, 11th of June 2008 12:00 AM
Strzemp bets out 175K after the K-7-2 flop and Schwartz makes the call. The dealer tossed out a 5 on the turn, earning a 500K bet from Strzemp and another Schwartz call. The Ks rivers and Strzemp moves his last million or so in and is met by an insta-call. Schwartz tables K-8, good for the pot. Strzemp had his cards accidently revealed; Q-9.
John Strzemp III is out in 3rd-place, worth $129,675.
Just a few hands into heads-up play, it looked like it was over.
Schwartz made it 300K from the button and Young slid out a tall stack, totalling 1 million. Schwartz would call.
After seeing 8cQh2h on the flop and it was another million from Young and another call from Schwartz.
The 4c on the turn brought an all in from Young and a trip in the tank for Scwartz. After a short speech, Schwartz would let it go. Young gave him a peek at his two red eights, having flopped a set. Talk from Schwartz revealed he laid down A-8.
Immediately after, Schwartz would get some of those chips back. Schwartz was all in on the 2-Q-3-4-2 board, putting on some shades with dollar signs in the eyes while Young mulled the call. He would fold and Schwartz started stacking his chips.
The chip situation:
Jason Young - 6,700,000
Mike Schwartz - 3,300,000
Tuesday, 10th of June 2008 11:00 PM
Young was elated, and rightfully so.
Young watched Strzemp bump his original raise to 170K all the way up to 500K. Young would emerge from the tank with the extra 330K for the call. The 6-4-3 flop prompted Strzemp to push out 1 million in chips. Young would come over the top with the rest of his stack and Strzemp was apparently just kidding and mucked his hand. A lot of fist pumps, high fives and screams would follow, as Young has regained his chip lead.
Chips:
Jason Young - 4,400,000
Mike Schwartz - 3,100,000
John Strzemp III - 2,500,000
The three are on a 20-minute break.
Tuesday, 10th of June 2008 10:00 PM
Strzemp and Schwartz scream past Jason Young.
First it was Strzemp making the push preflop with A-K. He was looked up by Young, who tabled A-10. The 6-5-2 flop didn't change anything, but the 10 on the turn did, handing the lead to Young. Just when you thought it was going to heads-up action, the king fell on the river, giving Strzemp the pot and some hope.
Strzemp would take down another nice pot from Young, after turning a straight. A little while later, all three would see the 3-4-Q flop, then the free Q on the turn. Action was checked to Schwartz, who made it 120K to see the river. Strzemp would pay it. The A on 5th street earned another Strzemp check-call, this time for 150K. After Strzemp turned over a pair of deuces, Schwartz would much his hand.
Schwartz then turned his attention to Young. Both of them saw the Q-6-3 on the cheap, but the turn would be more expensive. First it was 130K from Schwartz, then Strzemp popped it to 300K. Schwartz calls. Both players would check the 7 on the turn, but Young would make it 300K on the river. Schwartz would call and table Q-8, for two pair. Young's 6-3 had flopped bottom two pair, but they were no good anymore.
New chip counts:
Mike Schwartz - 3,900,000
John Strzemp III - 3,600,000
Jason Young - 2,500,000
Tuesday, 10th of June 2008 08:00 PM
As the short stack, Rory Monahan has been forced into shove mode. After a few shoves, Monahan got looked up by Strzemp.
Strzemp showed A-Q, which was in great shape against the 5 6 of Monahan. Strzemp would catch a great flop, A-J-10. Monahan couldn't find a miracle on the last two streets, clearing the way for three-handed action.
Rory Monahan is out in 4th-place, worth $82,582 at the payouts desk.
New counts:
Jason Young - 4,400,000
Mike Schwartz - 4,100,000
John Strzemp III - 1,500,000
Players have been granted a one hour dinner break. Play will resume at 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 10th of June 2008 07:00 PM
And just like that, we're down to four.
A couple of big hits crushed the once mighty Rybachenko. The Russian dumped more than a million chips to Jason Young after the new chip leader called on all streets, eventually showing A-Q against an A-8-7-8-3 board. Rybachenko would then put in over 300K preflop vs. Mike Schwartz. He and Schwartz would get it all in after the J-10-5 flop, Rybachenko with Q-J and Schwartz with A-A. Schwartz would spike an uneccessary ace on the turn, on his way to a double up. Rybachenko was now the short stack.
A little later, after Bowker bumped it to 100K, Strzemp and Schwartz would call, while Sergey shoved his last 300K or so. Bowker would move in to isolate and Strzemp got out of the way. But not Schwartz. Schwartz made the call with A-Q, ahead of Bowker's Q-9, but trailing the cowboys of Rybachenko. The kings held up through the J-4-2 flop and Bowker got a little help after a 9 turned. Just when Rybachenko looked good to go, an ace fell on the river, giving the pot to Schwartz and eliminating both Bowker and Rybachenko.
Sergey Rybachenko will take home $15,697 as our 7th-place finisher.
Kyle Bower is out in 6th-place, good for $23,887.
Just when it looked like things would settle down, we lost one more.
Just minutes after doubling up with pocket eights, Matt Gianetti again found himself all in. He was up against the steamrolling Schwartz, and after an A-K-9 flop, Schwartz applies the pressure with an all in. After a short speech, Giannetti would call.
The cards were turned and Giannetti would find out his A-10, for top pair, was well ahead of Schwartz's Q-9, good for just bottom pair. Then, right on cue, Q on the turn and 9 on the river. Schwartz ran out a full house to eliminate his 3rd straight player.
Matt Giannetti has been eliminated in 5th place, and will recieve $40,267 for his troubles.
New chip counts:
Jason Young - 5,000,000
Mike Schwartz - 2,400,000
Rory Monahan - 1,400,000
John Strzemp III - 1,200,000
Tuesday, 10th of June 2008 06:00 PM
After the elimination of Triner, the action has slowed. Lots of raise it and take it poker going on, then another big one.
Tom West made a move with his short stack, committing the rest of his chips with A-Q. Jason Young would make the call, holding A-K and the chip lead. Nothing going for West on the board full of baby cards and West was done.
This ends a very impressive week for the West brothers. Just two days after brother Tim finished 5th in the $5K Shootout, Tom outlasts 982 others in the $1,500 Shootout.
Tom West, out in 8th-place, earning $12,421.
Tuesday, 10th of June 2008 05:00 PM
Down to eight.
Action folds around to the blinds and Jason Young makes it 90K to roll. Triner decides to re-pop to 225K from the BB and Young shoves. After a minute in the tank, Triner would call with A-K. Young is at risk and in trouble, holding A-J. The 9-9-2 flop didn't help Young, but the jack on the turn did, ejecting Young from his seat in excitement. Another jack on the river would ice it for Young, who doubled through. Triner is down around 500K.
A while later, Triner would ship with pocket jacks, only to run into Strzemp and his Q-Q. The ladies would hold up on the 4-3-4-K-5 board, leading to Triner's elimination.
Alexander Triner is out in 9th-place, worth a $9,828 payday.
New chip counts:
Sergey Rybachenko - 2250000
Jason Young - 1750000
John Strzemp III - 1550000
Matthew Giannetti - 1200000
Rory Monahan - 750000
Kyle Bowker - 630000
Mike Schwartz - 620000
Thomas West - 475000
Tuesday, 10th of June 2008 04:00 PM
We've lost our first player.
Casey Coleman became short stack after dumping a big pot to Matthew Giannetti. A few beats later and he was down to less than 100K.
Coleman would call a preflop raise to 60K from Mike Schwartz, leaving himself only a few thousand behind. Matt Giannetti would also make the call. The three of them would see a 7-3-7 flop and Coleman would throw in the rest of his stack after a Schwartz bet. Giannetti would get out of the way.
It was Coleman's A-Q trailing the 8-8 of Schwartz. The turn and river fell J and 10, respectively, giving the pot to Schwartz and giving Coleman the boot.
Casey Coleman has been eliminated in 10th-place, good for $7,507.
In other action, Triner doubled up through Rybachenko.
After the A-K-5 flop and 4 turn, it was Triner's A-Q ahead of Rybachenko's A-10. After the harmless 9 fell on 5th street, Triner had doubled up to just over the 1 million he started the day with.
Tuesday, 10th of June 2008 03:00 PM
Action has commenced from the Event 17, $1,500 NL Shootout, final table. After two rounds of play that ended late this morning, a field of 1,000 was trimmed to just 10. Players will bring with them 1 million chips a piece and a hunger for the bracelet and the $329,872 first-place prize.
The table is a hard one to find. With the ladies occupying the ESPN final table, and the Omaha final 18 taking up a lot of the restart area, the Event 17 final table isn't receiving much fanfare. But with 10th-place only worth $7,507 and everyone starting with 1 million chips , expect an exiting battle.
Final table setup.
Seat 1: Casey Coleman (Kingston, Ontario, Canada)
Seat 2: Matthew Giannetti (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Seat 3: Thomas West (Los Altos, California)
Seat 4: Rory Monahan (Carbondale, Illinois)
Seat 5: Kyle Bowker (Walton, New York)
Seat 6: John Strzemp III (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Seat 7: Mike Schwartz (Encino, California)
Seat 8: Sergey Rybachenko (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Seat 9: Jason Young (Suffern, New York)
Seat 10: Alexander Triner (Rockville, Maryland)
Sergey Rybachenko is out to the early lead. The Russian picked up a big pot from Casey Coleman after his 6-8 rivered a straight on the 5-4-K-5-7 board and got a call from Coleman, who tabled A-K.
Rybachenko would then take 400K from Tom West, brother of $5K Shootout final tabler Tim West, after his two pair won in a showdown. Add to that another couple hundred thousand after he re-raised both John Strzemp and Alexander Triner out of a pot preflop.
Casey Coleman 300,000
Matthew Giannetti 300,000
Thomas West 300,000
Rory Monahan 300,000
Kyle Bowker 300,000
John Strzemp III 300,000
Mike Schwartz 300,000
Sergey Rybachenko 300,000
Jason Young 300,000
Alexander Triner 300,000
Live final table coverage of Event #17, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout, begins Tuesday, June 10th.
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