The Shootout event has just finished level 4 and players are on their first break of the evening. Here’s an update on where the tables stand, as some of the tables have moved quickly into short-handed mode while others still have their full starting field intact.
| Table | Players Remaining |
|---|---|
| 29 | 6 |
| 30 | 9 |
| 31 | 9 |
| 32 | 10 |
| 33 | 7 |
| 34 | 10 |
| 35 | 6 |
| 36 | 6 |
| 37 | 6 |
| 38 | 7 |
We arrived as a huge hand was starting to brew between Michael Pitcher, in the Small Blind, and Marcel Basset, sitting in Seat 1 in the UTG +1 position.
Marcel had raised to 52K and Michael re-raised to 162K. Marcel didn’t tank for long at all before he 4-bet to 462K, and Michael responded immediately: “All In”. Marcel didn’t even ask for a count before he called and flipped over 
– which he knew were being met with 
. Marcel covered Michael by at least 300K, and he seemed resigned to his fate.
The board didn’t agree, though, and on the flop Michael was in trouble as it came out 
to give Marcel the set, and the 
and 
that made up the rest of the board were no help to Michael, who left the tournament in 47th place.
Marcel, on the other hand, is the clear chip leader in the tournament with 2.1M in chips.
Don’t forget that there will be Satellites to the Main Event of the PokerStars Canada Cup running most of the week. There’s a $100 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Rebuy/Add-on tonight at 8pm with 2 Seats Guaranteed which is filling up quickly.
Check the schedule for more information – and if you don’t qualify through one of the scheduled Satellites, you can always try your hand at a single-table Sit N Go – put your name on a list at the Cash Game Brush Desk.
This event was capped at 100 players and was sold out at least half an hour before it began. To cash in this event, a player has to make the final table, which only happens once he or she has outlasted their initial table.
Payouts for this even will be as follows, based on a total prize pool of $13,095.00.
| Finish | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $3,095 |
| 2 | $2,400 |
| 3 | $1,900 |
| 4 | $1,500 |
| 5 | $1,200 |
| 6 | $900 |
| 7 | $750 |
| 8 | $550 |
| 9 | $450 |
| 10 | $350 |
Ten tables have each been filled by ten players and the shootout tournament has begun. There are a couple of late-comers in the event – their stacks will be blinded out until they arrive – but most of the hundred players has started the road to the cash and perhaps eventually the championship.
Good luck!
Just before the break there was a typical hand for this stage in the event – though the result wasn’t as standard. The small stack (we didn’t get his name) shoved and Angelo Amato, which only slightly more chips, shoved over the top. Everyone else folded and the players revealed their hands.
Player 1: 
Angelo: 
The flop was almost perfect for the first player: 
. The turn 
gave Angelo some chop outs – and some outs for the win. It was revealed to be the – which meant something different to everyone at the table (at least based on snap reactions). For Angelo, he made his flush. For the very frustrated other player it initially looked like a card that had brought the chop. For much of the table, it looked a lot like Angelo had actually made a straight flush…
In any case, his one-card flush was good enough, and his frustrated opponent made his way to the tournament desk for his payout slip.
Event 2 – the Shootout – is still 30 minutes from it’s scheduled start but as predicted it has already sold out. We’ll have full coverage once it gets underway.
The players are back from their third break of the day and there has been some amazing movement now that the bubble has passed. The top stacks in the event are approaching 1M chips and there are at least 20 players with double the chip average at this point.
The Tournament Director and Staff were all ready to move the tournament to hand-for-hand action when there were a flurry of green lights (indicating seat open) and 3 players were eliminated in the same hand… players in position 166 to 163. Little bubble action is common in big-field low-buy-in events but it must be said that this was even quicker than usual.
In any case, the remaining 162 players are all in the money! Congratulations!
Tonight’s tournament is Event 2 in the PokerStars Canada Cup and it’s a $135 + $15 No Limit Hold’em Shootout. With a hard player cap of 100 players its certain to sell out – in fact the event is 1/3 sold-out already.
The Shootout event is one of the most “pure” tournament formats you can find. Players start on a 10-handed table and have to beat everyone else on that table before moving on to the next round. For a player to do well they have to be a good full-ring player – but they also have to be comfortable with short-handed poker – and having experience in short-handed formats is a huge advantage.
The event starts at 6pm tonight – see you here!
