$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players 70

Steven McKoy open-shoved the button for 10,600, and Haim Toorgeman called to put him at risk.

McKoy:
Toorgeman:

The board ran out , and McKoy turned a pair of aces to win the pot and double up.

Steven McKoy – 21,400
Haim Toorgeman – 83,600

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout (Freeze-out)
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players: 70

Jean Gaspard opened the button with a raise, and Jeff Frerichs defended his big blind.

The flop was . Frerichs checked, Gaspard continued for 2,500, and Frerichs check-raised to 8,000. Gaspard called. The turn was the , and Frerichs bet 12,000. Gaspard moved all in for 39,700 total, and Frerichs eventually called to put him at risk.

Gaspard: (pair of aces)
Frerichs: (pair of nines, straight/flush draws)

The river was the , and Gaspard doubled up with aces up. When the stacks were counted down, Frerichs was left with just 4,000 chips, and he was eliminated a short while later.

Gaspard advanced to the final table.

Jean Gaspard – 105,000
Jeff Frerichs – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players 70

On a flop of , Mark Smith and Alex Foxen got all the chips in the middle with Foxen at risk.

Smith showed , good for top pair and the second nut flush draw. He was in the lead against Foxen’s . Foxen’s heart draw was dead and needed a nine or a jack to continue the match.

The turn was the and the river was the to give the pot to Smith and eliminate Foxen.

Smith will come back tomorrow in the money and at the final table.

Mark Smith – 105,000
Alex Foxen – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players 70

On the turn with the board reading , Loni Harwood bet 3,600 and Jack Duong called.

The river was the and Harwood moved all in. Duong called and was all in for his last 11,600. Harwood showed , good for trips, but Duong showed , good for a full house and the double up.

Duong doubled up, but is still facing about a two-to-one chip deficit in this heads-up battle.

Jack Duong – 30,000
Loni Harwood – 66,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout (Freeze-out)
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Players: 70

Michael McNeil is the second player to advance, besting a tough table that included WPT Champions Amir Babakhani and Dylan Wilkerson.

Michael McNeil – 105,000
Amir Babakhani – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout (Freeze-out)
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Players: 70

Nick Palma is the first player to punch his ticket to tomorrow’s final table.

In the final hand of his duel with Evan Teitelbaum, Palma opened the button to 1,500, and Teitelbaum defended his big blind.

The flop was . Teitelbaum led for 5,500, and Palma raised to 13,000. Teitelbaum moved all in for 36,275 total, and Palma instantly called to put his opponent at risk.

Palma: (straight)
Teitelbaum: (pair of kings)

The turn and river completed the board, and Palma won the pot with his king-high straight.

Nick Palma – 105,000
Evan Teitelbaum – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout (Freeze-out)
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Players: 70

Nick Palma raised to 1,300 in the small blind, and Timothy Tenpas defended his big blind.

The flop was . Palma continued for 2,000, and Tenpas called. The turn was the , and Palma bet 5,400. Tenpas moved all in for 17,025 total, and Palma called to put him at risk.

Palma:
Tenpas:

The river was the , and Palma won the pot with kings up. Tenpas was eliminated, leaving Palma three-handed at his table.

Nick Palma – 43,000
Timothy Tenpas – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout (Freeze-out)
Level 5: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Players: 70

Registration is now closed for Event 16, and the numbers are in. A total of 70 players participated in this Shootout, generating a prizepool worth $67,900. That money will be shared by the final ten players thusly:

1st: $23,765 + trophy
2nd: $13,580
3rd: $8,148
4th: $5,907
5th: $4,549
6th: $3,497
7th: $2,716
8th: $2,173
9th: $1,901
10th: $1,664

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout (Freeze-out)
Level 5: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Players: 70

Amir Babakhani opened with a raise from the cutoff, and Dylan Wilkerson three-bet to 1,800 on the button. Babakhani called.

The flop was . Babakhani checked, and Wilkerson continued for 1,600. Babakhani check-raised all in, and Wilkerson called all in for about 14,000 total, putting himself at risk.

Babakhani: (straight-flush draw)
Wilkerson: (set of tens)

The turn filled Babakhani’s flush, and Wilkerson needed the board to pair to avoid elimination. The river was the blank , though, and Babakhani won the knockout pot with a jack-high flush. Wilkerson was eliminated.

Amir Babakhani – 43,000
Dylan Wilkerson – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout (Freeze-out)
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Players: 68

Sam Ho completed from the small blind, and Amir Babakhani raised to 650 in the big blind. Ho re-raised to 1,500, and Babakhani called the remainder to proceed.

The flop was . Ho continued for 1,300, and Babakhani called. The turn was the , and Ho moved all in for about 1,500. Babakhani quickly called to put him at risk.

Ho: (aces up)
Babakhani: (sixes full)

Ho was drawing dead to the last ace in the deck for a chop, but the river was a miss, sealing his elimination. Babakhani won the pot with a full house.

Amir Babakhani – 24,000
Sam Ho – Eliminated