Event #20: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Dia 2 | 2014 World Series of Poker

2014-06-08 19:15 UTC-7

Linde Dispatches Cody to Advance to the Final Table

Nível 5 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Jake Cody moved all in for his last 25,500 from the button and Dylan Linde called from the big blind.

Linde:
Cody:

It was a flip, but Cody was the one that needed to improve to stay alive. The flop didn't provide him any help, and neither did the turn. Cody needed either a jack or nine on the river to stay alive, but it wasn't meant to be as the blanked.

Linde will return tomorrow for the final table with 346,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dylan Linde	346,000	28,000
Jake Cody	Eliminado

Tags: Dylan Linde Jake Cody

2014-06-08 18:21 UTC-7

Bell the First to Punch His Ticket to the Final Table

Nível 4 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

A massive hand just went down at Table 361 to take us from three players to a winner.

It began when Marcus Mizzi limped from the button and a short-stacked Mike Pickett moved all in for his last 20,000 from the small blind. Chris Bell, who was the big stack, then three-bet to 100,000 from the big. Mizzi responded by snap-calling off for roughly 75,000 and it was a three-way all in.

Mizzi:
Pickett:
Bell:

"I'm all in," Mizzi said to his brother, Sorel. By the time he turned back around the flop had come out to give Bell a hammerlock on the hand with middle set. The turn left both Mizzi and Pickett drawing dead, and both made their way to the payout desk after the was run out on the river for good measure.

Bell will return to the final table tomorrow with 346,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Chris Bell	346,000	126,000
Mike Pickett	Eliminado
Marcus Mizzi	Eliminado

Tags: Chris Bell Mike Pickett Marcus Mizzi

2014-06-08 16:39 UTC-7

Seidel Crowned by Alaei

Nível 3 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

When we happened upon Table 359, we discovered Erik Seidel with 17,500 out in front of him. Meanwhile, Daniel Alaei had 29,000 out front. Seidel was debating what to do, and eventually moved all in for right around 120,000. Alaei, who barely had him covered, snap-called.

Seidel:
Alaei:

It was a bad spot for Seidel, and his best shot of winning was to catch either an ace or diamonds. The flop made the diamonds a mute point, and the turn meant Seidel needed an ace on the river to survive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the , the last card Seidel would see here in Event #20: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Alaei	240,000	105,000
Michael Stonehill	99,000
Erik Seidel	Eliminado

Tags: Daniel Alaei Erik Seidel

2014-06-08 11:55 UTC-7

Seidel, Alaei, Brenes Highlight Day 2 of the $3,000 Shootout

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Wikipedia defines a shootout as "a gun battle between armed groups." Merriam-Webster has it as "a battle fought with handguns or rifles." Dictionary.com describes it as "a gunfight that must end in defeat for one side or the other, as between gunfighters in the Old West, criminal groups, or law-enforcement officers and criminals."

Today marks Day 2 of the second "shootout" tournament at the 2014 World Series of Poker. Instead of guns, players will be using chips as ammunition, but they'll no doubt be firing plenty of bullets at their opponents throughout the day as they look to take them down and advance to the final table. This may not be the Old West from recent centuries, but the action on the felt looks to be as wild as ever with plenty of young, aggressive players still in the mix for the title.

Headlining the day, though, are a a few of the older guard. Between Erik Seidel (8), Daniel Alaei (4), and Humberto Brenes (2), plenty of WSOP gold is represented. Seidel and Alaei will be on the same table throughout Day 2, and then Brenes will have to battle with Sorel Mizzi, Tamer Kamel, and Jackduyph Duong.

Speaking of Mizzi, he's involved in a bit of a family affair here on Day 2. Not only did Sorel win his table to advance on Day 1, but his brother, Marcus, did the same. Marcus will have to battle with Mike Pickett, Raymond Dandrea, and Chris Bell.

That's a lot of firepower wrangled into the final 40 of this event, but there's even more tough competition sprinkled throughout. Dimitar Danchev, Dylan Linde, Jake Cody, Phil Galfond, Taylor Paur, Jonathan Jaffe, Faraz Jaka, and Eric Wasserson will all be riding into town for the 2 p.m. restart.

All told, the 40 survivors returning for Day 2 will be looking to ride off into the sunset, as the final table of this event sits on the horizon. With a $254,891 top prize and a bright, shiny piece of jewelry up top to the winner, this one is anyone's game. Right now, each returning player has locked up $7,805.

The cards will be in the air at 2 p.m. PT, so be sure to stay tuned for live coverage from the PokerNews express starting then!