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2008 World Series of Poker

Event 17 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$335,565
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
1,000
Level Info
Level
10
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Strzemp Shows Kings

Strzemp and Schwartz in the blinds limp/check their way to a {6-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {8-Hearts} flop, on which Strzemp bets 400,000. Schwartz calls.

The turn is the {J-Clubs} and they both check, and again they both check the {2-Spades} river, Schwartz hesitating over it for some time. Strzemp turns over {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} and Schwartz mucks, prompting cheering from the crowd at the rail which is largely made up of Strzemp's friends currently.

Beaten on the River

Mike Schwartz and Jason Young see a {Q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{6-Spades} flop in the small blind and big blind respectively.

Schwartz bets 130,000, Young makes it a total of 300,000 to play and Schwartz calls.

Turn = {7-Clubs}

Both players check.

River = {8-Diamonds}

Schwartz checks, Young bets 300,000 and Schwartz makes a verbal call before Young has barely finished placing his chips on the felt.

Young shows {6-Hearts}{3-Spades} believing he could well be ahead, but is angered to find Schwartz has made a bigger two pair on the river with {Q-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

Tags: Jason YoungMike Schwartz

A Good Read

Blind on blind, Schwartz makes it 230,000 and Young calls.

They both check the {4-Clubs} {6-Spades} {9-Diamonds} flop, and Schwartz checks the {7-Diamonds} turn to Young, who bets 350,000. Schwartz calls, although he looks like he doesn't really want to.

Again Schwartz checks the {2-Clubs} river, and Young bets 500,000. Schwartz considered it for some time, before saying to Young, "I don't know why, but I put you on a K-Q." He folds anyway. He wasn't far off, though -- Young shows J-Q, and takes the pot.

Strzemp Closes in on Schwartz

John Strzemp
John Strzemp
John Strzemp is seemingly unstoppable at the moment. Whilst we were reporting his double through, he added another couple of hundred thousand to his stack with a turned straight against Jason Young.

Then, a few hands later, Mike Schwartz limped on the button, Young made up the blind and Strzemp checked providing us with a rare three-way pot.

Both checked the {3-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} flop only for Schwartz to bet 120,000 on the {Q-Hearts} turn once his two foes had checked. Young folded, but Strzemp called.

Strzemp checked the {A-Hearts} on the river, Schwartz bet 150,000 and Strzemp called.

"Good call!" exclaim certain segments of the crowd as Strzemp revealed a triumphant {2-Spades}{2-Hearts}. Schwartz tapped the table and mucked.

Strzemp now on 3,550,000

Tags: John Strzemp

Strzemp Doubles Up, Nearly Has Heart Attack

All in before the flop, John Strzemp was looking good for the double-up against Jason Young.

Young: {A-Clubs} {10-Spades}
Strzemp: {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}

Flop: {5-Spades} {6-Spades} {2-Clubs} -- no change

Turn: {10-Diamonds} -- a collective gasp from the crowd, "Oh f**k," from Strzemp

River: {K-Clubs} -- muttered curses turn to whoops of joy as Strzemp enjoys a brief surge of adrenaline and a full double-up to 2.9 million.

Jason Young is reduced to 2.7 million, meaning that our current chip leader is Mike Schwartz on 4.4 million.

Tags: Jason YoungJohn StrzempMike Schwartz

On the Comeback Trail

John Strzemp has been fighting back of late, winning three hands in quick succession.

Firstly, he raised Jason Young's button raise of 175,000 all in. Young folded.

The next hand he button raised himself to take the blinds, Schwartz and Young both folding the small and big respectively.

Then, a couple of hands later, he bet 100,000 on a {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{9-Spades}{2-Spades} to snap up another small pot.

Strzemp now on 1,350,000

Tags: John Strzemp

Fatigue Showing

Strzemp raises to 180,000 on the button, and small blind Schwartz calls. Schwartz checks the {J-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {8-Spades} flop, and Strzemp tries to bet 350,000. He very slowly counts out 200,000. Jason Young protests this, and the dealer counts the chips out, mistaking the ten-high stacks of 5,000 chips for things equaling 100,000 in value. Young protests again, and a conglomerate of Strzemp, Schwartz and the dealer keep counting and recounting until everyone is satisfied. "I can't do math any more, I'm so tired," sighs Strzemp.

After all this though, Schwartz folds, showing the {J-Clubs}.