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Event 53, Limit Hold'em Shootout Live Updates November 23, 2009
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Event 53 - Follow The Yellow Brick Road
1 year ago
The final table has been set now that the last two tables have found winners. These guys will take a one-hour break before sitting down to play Limit until daybreak.
Taking The Rapp
Stefan Rapp made a button raise before Duane Graff Jr. made it three bets. Matt Graham folded his blind and Rapp called all in. It was K
8
for Rapp against Graff's 8
8
and after the 10
9
3
flop the eighst still led.
The turn was the 4
giving Rapp the flush draw, but the river 4
wasn't a diamond and Rapp was done.
Heads-up began with Graham holding $238,000 in chips to Jr.'s short stack of $32,000.
Lawrence Lays Out Norinder
It was one big punch that sent Mikael Norinder out putting Spencer Lawrence into the next round at the other table.
On a #10c9c3
Norinder bet, Lawrence raised and Norinder called. The turn was the 6
and when Lawrence bet Norinder called all in. Lawrence showed K
3
to Norinder's K
J
and was ahead. The 2
did not deliver the gutshot or a jack and Norinder was out.
Graff Juniored!
Shortly after the blinds limits went up to a staggering $10,000/$20,000, Matt Graham finished off Duane Graff and will proceed to the final table. Graham complained about the large jump in blinds but he later observed it just helped him win faster, if at all.
The last hand was raised and reraised preflop until the last $50,000 of Graff was in the pot. Graham turned up A-K against Graff's J-5 offsuit. The dealer burned the flop and the door card was an ace.
"Hold'em!" said Graham as he watched on. The brought a nine and paired the board leaving Graff drawing dead.
On To The Final
We're taking a one hour break before coming back with the final table that will include Jean-Robert Bellande, Danny Wong, John Kranyak, Joe DeNiro, Mike Kachan, Brandon Wong, Andrew Prock, Lawrence and Graham.
- Level: 10
- Blinds: 3,000/6,000
- Limit: 6,000/12,000
- Players Left: 9
- Tables Left: 1
Event 53 - Two Tables
1 year ago
All but two of the tables have now been finished. The confirmed finalists so far are, Jean-Robert Bellande, Danny Wong, John Kranyak, Joe DeNiro, Mike Kachan, Brandon Wong and Andrew Prock.
The remaining two tables feature Spencer Lawrence heads up against Mikael Norinder, and the epic three-way battle between Duane Graff Jr, Matthew Graham and Stefan Rapp.
Titanic Swings
The three-way battle almost came to a head when Stefan Rapp had both his opponents all-in, holding A
2
against Matthew Graham's J
6
and Graff's 2
8
. The board ran out 3
9
K
J
J
, Graff won the main pot worth $46,500 and Graham took the $11,000 side pot.
Graham then managed to double up with 2
2
against Graff's A
8
and got short again before doubling up with K
7
against Rapp's J
3
before losing a load back to Graff who hit runner runner wheel on a K-4-5-7-8 board with pocket 6-6.
Graham rebuilt then dropped it all back again when Graff made it three bets on a 6
9
J
A
board, both checked the 4
river before Graff showed J
4
and Graham simply asked, "Jesus man, Are you real?" He then mucked.
The Other Battle
In the heads up between Norinder and Lawrence, they started almost even in chips, but Norinder has slowly built up enough of his stack and now has a $180,000 to $120,000 chip lead. Lawrence though, has not given up and the two are really battling it out for every single pot.
- Level: 10
- Blinds: 3,000/6,000
- Limit: 6,000/12,000
- Average Stack: $0
- Players Left: 13
- Tables Left: 2
Event 53, Limit Hold'em Shootout - Day 2, Reports by:

Matthew Showell
Ed Sevillano
Martin Derbyshire
Chris Hall
Event 53, Limit Hold'em Shootout
- Buy-In: $1,500
- Entrants: 823
- Total Prize Money: $1,123,395
- Date: Jul 1, 2008
- Final Day Jul 2, 2008
Event Chip Leaders1 year ago
Event 53, Limit Hold'em Shootout
| Player | Chip Stack |
|---|---|
| Dave Orvis | $88,000 |
| Danny Wong | $83,000 |
| Jonathan Tamayo | $80,000 |
| Markus Stranzinger | $79,000 |
| John Kranyak | $77,500 |
Blind Structure1 year ago
Event 53, Limit Hold'em Shootout
| Level | Ante | Blinds |
|---|
| Level 1 | 25/50 | ||
| Level 2 | 50/100 | ||
| Level 3 | 75/150 | ||
| Level 4 | 100/200 | ||
| Level 5 | 150/300 | ||
| Level 6 | 200/400 | ||
| Level 7 | 300/500 | ||
| Level 8 | 300/600 | ||
| Level 9 | 500/1,000 | ||
| Level 10 | 1,000/1,500 | ||
| Level 1 | 200/400 | ||
| Level 2 | 300/600 | ||
| Level 3 | 400/800 | ||
| Level 4 | 500/1,000 | ||
| Level 5 | 1,000/1,500 | ||
| Level 6 | 1,000/2,000 | ||
| Level 7 | 1,500/3,000 | ||
| Level 8 | 2,000/4,000 | ||
| Level 9 | 2,500/5,000 | ||
| Level 10 | 3,000/6,000 | ||
| Level 11 | 4,000/8,000 | ||
| Level 1 | 2,000/4,000 | ||
| Level 2 | 3,000/6,000 | ||
| Level 3 | 4,000/8,000 | ||
| Level 4 | 5,000/10,000 | ||
| Level 5 | 10,000/15,000 | ||
| Level 6 | 10,000/20,000 | ||
| Level 7 | 15,000/30,000 | ||
| Level 8 | 20,000/40,000 | ||
| Level 9 | 30,000/50,000 | ||
| Level 10 | 30,000/60,000 |
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