Allen Kessler was among the notable players to win his Day 1 table.
With 120 players remaining in Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout, we are in the money and today should be a very interesting day indeed. Plenty of big names took down their Day 1 tables, so we're looking at a loaded field here in contention for the $326,440 first-place prize and World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
For those unfamiliar with the shootout format, the tournament is played out with each table acting as its own sit-and-go tournament, playing down to one winner. That winner then waits for all the tables to play down to their respective winners, and when the tables are each down to one, a new round begins with full tables. The process repeats until the field is whittled down to one table of round winners, at which point it's played down to a champion.
The first round was played yesterday, and big names taking down their first tables include Peter Jetten, Erik Seidel, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Mike "SirWatts" Watson, Brent Hanks, Andy Seth, Gavin Smith, Aaron Jones, Allen Kessler, Ari Engel, Jesse Sylvia, and Eric Baldwin. It will be interesting to see how the table draw shakes out today.
The twelve table winners will return tomorrow for Day 3, and we'll be here to let you know which players emerge. Because of the shootout structure, everyone is guaranteed $5,555, and there are no pay jumps today except for those advancing.
We found Allen Kessler in position against Nacho Barbero in a heads-up pot on the end. The board read , and a considerable pot had already been built up. Barbero checked, and Kessler fired 10,000. After thinking for awhile, Barbero splashed a stack of yellow chips in to call.
"You got it," Kessler said, tossing into the middle. Barbero turned over for just a pair of fives.
Taylor Paur and Betrand "ElkY" Grospellier were involved in a pot on a flop of . Paur put out a bet of 2,300 from middle position and Grospellier called from the button.
The turn was the and both players checked. On the river, Paur put out another bet, this time 4,500. Grospellier asked for a count of the bet, then called. Paur flipped over the for a turned set and it was good to take down the pot.
Sumanth Reddy opened to 1,700 from the hijack seat. In the next seat over Gavin Smith reraised to 3,400. Action folded to the Thiago Nishijima in the big blind who moved all in over the top of Gavin Smith's reraise. Before he could do that though, Reddy made an accidental call of Smith's raise out of turn. Immediately he apologized and pulled back his chips and Nishijima's raise stood.
Reddy ended up folding his hand, but Smith instantly called.
Smith:
Nishijima:
The board came down giving Smith two pair and eliminating Nishijima from the tournament.
"Me and you would've had an epic battle," Reddy told Smith. "I had ."
"I'll tell you one thing," Smith said. "If you called we'd be fighting alright. I would've beat the living s*** out of you."
With that Smith picked up the chip lead at his table.
Action began on Nick Petrangelo who opened to 1,600. He was called by David Peters in the next seat over. Michael McNeil, Gal Yifrach, and Matt Berkey all called as well.
The flop came and all five players checked. The turn was the and Yifrach opened with a bet of 3,500. Berkey folded. Both Petrangelo and Peters called. McNeil grabbed chips and looked as if he might call, but then folded.
The river was the and Yifrach led again, this time for 5,000. Petrangelo called. Peters took his time and counted out a reraise. He made it 14,000, enough to put Petrangelo all in. Yifrach folded.
After thinking about it for a while and geting a count of the bet, Petrangelo put the rest of his chips in the pot. Petrangelo showed for a full house, but Peters showed for a slightly better full house. With that, Peters now has a massive lead over everyone at his table.
Andreas Hoivold opened with a raise to 2,300. Nacho Barbero called before Andrew Teng reraised to 8,700. Only Barbero called.
The flop came down and both players checked. The turn was the and both players checked again. On the river Barbero put out a bet of 12,300.
Teng went into the tank and he was there for nearly three minutes. Finally he grabbed a stack of chips and made a reraise to 25,000 even.
This put Barbero into the tank. "Could you have ace king?" he asked. "That's the only hand I'm beating." Eventually Barbero threw in several chips signifying a call.
"If you have a straight you're good," Teng said, turning over his for trips. Barbero did have a straight, he turned over for a a turned broadway straight and he scooped the big pot.
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On a board of Kevin Vandersmissen checked to Jesse Sylvia with a decent amount of chips already in the pot.
Sylvia moved all in for 30,000 even which put Vandersmissen into the tank. After about two minutes of thought Vandersmissen eventually decided to call.
Sylvia tabled for a busted straight draw with queen high. Vandersmissen turned over for top pair and that was good enough to send Sylvia to the rail. Sylvia was still able to pick up a min cash today for besting his shootout table yesterday.
From under the gun + 1, Aaron Jones opened the pot to 3,300. Steve Hohn called from middle position. Action folded to Kevin Vandersmissen who raised to 10,600 from the small blind. Jones folded but Hohn called.
The flop came down and Vandersmissen led out 12,100. Kohn just called.
The turn came the and Vandersmissen bet out again, this time for 13,500. Kohn called again.
On the river Vandersmissen thought for a bit then eventually shoved all in with a covering stack on Kohn. Kohn snap called and tabled for quads, and Vandersmissen was forced to ship over the chips, leaving himself with a very short stack.
, and a considerable pot had already been built up. Barbero checked, and Kessler fired 10,000. After thinking for awhile, Barbero splashed a stack of yellow chips in to call.
into the middle. Barbero turned over 
for just a pair of fives.
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and both players checked. On the 
river, Paur put out another bet, this time 4,500. Grospellier asked for a count of the bet, then called. Paur flipped over the 
giving Smith two pair and eliminating Nishijima from the tournament.
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and both players checked. The turn was the 
river Barbero put out a bet of 12,300.
for trips. Barbero did have a straight, he turned over 
for a a turned broadway straight and he scooped the big pot.
and Gonia checked to the player on the button who bet 4,600. Gonia called.
and both players checked. On the 
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Kevin Vandersmissen checked to Jesse Sylvia with a decent amount of chips already in the pot.
for top pair and that was good enough to send Sylvia to the rail. Sylvia was still able to pick up a min cash today for besting his shootout table yesterday.
for quads, and Vandersmissen was forced to ship over the chips, leaving himself with a very short stack.