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43rd Annual World Series of Poker

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 to Thursday, June 21, 2012

Event #36: No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (2,000 player max)

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  • Buy-in: $3,000
  • Prizepool: $1,602,510
  • Entries: 587
  • Remaining: 0
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6/21/2012 9:30:49 PM PST
 
Three-Way Counts
 
Antonio Esfandiari4,135,000535,000
Craig McCorkell680,000-90,000
Jeremiah Fitzpatrick470,000-70,000
6/21/2012 9:25:10 PM PST
 
The Rail is Back
 

Brit drinks from his shoe

The British rail must have been in line for drinks when we resumed play, because they are back as strong as ever. They may even be rowdier than before.

Tournament staff has asked them several times to quiet down while a hand is in play out of respect for the players.

The request seems to have fallen on deaf ears.

6/21/2012 9:17:09 PM PST
 
Shove-fest
 

Antonio Esfandiari Celebrating After Eliminating Jon Lane and Taking Massive Chip Lead

Since Antonio Esfandiari has the remaining two players so outchipped at this point, the tournament has become an all in fest. A majority of the hands have either Esfandiari moving the short stacks all in or the short stacks shoving.

6/21/2012 9:13:26 PM PST
 
Jonathan Lane Eliminated in 4th Place ($112,512)
 

Jonathan Lane

With the flop reading , Jonathan Lane bet out only to find a raise from Antonio Esfandiari. Lane three-bet the action to 850,000 and Antonio four-bet all in. Lane, the second biggest stack at the table who is bested only by Esfandiari made the call for his tournament life:

Esfandiari:
Lane:

Antonio flopped the nut straight while Lane flopped the low end. The dealer showed the two the on the turn and Esfandiari's arms slowly raised up in the air as he ran to his rail to give out high fives. The completed the board and just like that Lane was sent home and Esfandiari has a dominating chip lead over the rest of the field.

Antonio Esfandiari3,600,0001,230,000
Jonathan Lane0-1,580,000
6/21/2012 9:05:52 PM PST
 
A Decidedly Different Rail
 

Since security escorted some of the members of the British rail off the stage before the break, there is a much quieter and smaller rail in attendance.

6/21/2012 8:51:06 PM PST
 
Cards Back in the Air
 

Cards are back in the air following the dinner break.

6/21/2012 8:50:44 PM PST
 
Level 7 started
 
Level: 7 Blinds: 20000/40000 Ante: 5000
6/21/2012 7:59:24 PM PST
 
Chip Counts at Dinner
 
Antonio Esfandiari2,370,00090,000
Jonathan Lane1,580,000-20,000
Craig McCorkell770,00070,000
Jeremiah Fitzpatrick540,000-60,000
6/21/2012 7:54:28 PM PST
 
Dinner Break
 

The remaining four players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.

6/21/2012 7:47:28 PM PST
 
Rail Removal
 

Security guards have officially entered the ESPN Main Stage and are making their way through the British rail. The rowdiest of the rail birds are now being removed from the stands. Amid numerous objections from the several Brits in attendance, the security officers are being firm in their stance that they must go.

The shouts, chants, and cheers from the British rail are not limited to simply the final table, but can be heard throughout the entire Amazon room. Recently we found a tweet about this from Justin Bonomo who is playing on the other side of the Amazon room.

As the Brits were escorted out of the stage, all that remained in their wake is spilled beer and empty cups and bottles strewn about the stands.

6/21/2012 7:38:53 PM PST
 
Shoe Bomb!
 

Join the WSOP livestream and watch the British rail do a shoe bomb in about 5 minutes.

6/21/2012 7:34:27 PM PST
 
Rowdy Rail Reactions
 
6/21/2012 7:19:27 PM PST
 
It's a Show in Here
 

The British rail is firing on all cylinders and they are loud. They are singing, chanting, stomping and drinking heavily.

6/21/2012 7:18:22 PM PST
 
Limped Pot Sees Big Payoff
 

Antonio Esfandiari limped on the button, Jeremiah Fitzpatrick limped from the small blind and Jonathan Lane tapped the table.

The flop came , Fitzpatrick checked, Lane bet 60,000, Esfandiari called and Fitzpatrick folded. The turn came , Lane checked and Esfandiari bet 135,000. Lane called and the river came .

Lane checked and Esfandiari bet 300,000. Lane took several moments before deciding to call. Esfandiari tabled for a turned set and Lane mucked.

Antonio Esfandiari2,280,000480,000
Jonathan Lane1,600,000-600,000
6/21/2012 7:11:16 PM PST
 
Updated Counts
 
Jonathan Lane2,200,000200,000
Antonio Esfandiari1,800,000110,000
Craig McCorkell700,000200,000
Jeremiah Fitzpatrick600,000-100,000
6/21/2012 7:10:39 PM PST
 
Athanasios Polychronopoulos Eliminated in 5th Place ($84,436)
 

Athanasios Polychronopoulos - 5th Place

Athanasios Polychronopoulos got all of his short stack all in before the flop and was racing against Antonio Esfandiari.

Esfandiari:
Polychronopoulos:

The board fell and Polychronopoulos was unable to catch a pair. Esfandiari held and was able to win the pot and take us into four-handed play.

Antonio Esfandiari1,690,000340,000
Athanasios Polychronopoulos0-260,000
6/21/2012 7:03:49 PM PST
 
Alessandro Longobardi Eliminated in 6th Place ($63,988)
 

Alessandro Longobardi - 6th Place

Antonio Esfandiari opened to 65,000 from under the gun and Alessandro Longobardi replied by moving all in from the button. Jonathan Lane looked down at his cards from the small blind and re-shipped all in over the top.

Craig McCorkell stared at his cards in the big blind and tanked for over a minute before mucking. Esfandiari quickly got out of the way and the hands were shown:

Longobardi:
Lane:

The board came and Lonobardi was not able to find his ever elusive pair of jacks. He will collect $63,988 for his efforts.

Jonathan Lane2,000,000740,000
Alessandro Longobardi0-520,000
6/21/2012 6:55:13 PM PST
 
Level 6 started
 
Level: 6 Blinds: 15000/30000 Ante: 5000
6/21/2012 6:53:26 PM PST
 
Blind vs. Blind
 

Antonio Esfandiari limped from the small blind and Jeremiah Fitzpatrick checked from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn came , Esfandiari bet 30,000 and Fitzpatrick called.

The river came , Esfandiari checked and Fitzpatrick bet 150,000. Esfandiari tried talking to Fitzpatrick but he kept his stare straight at the board and wouldn't answer.

Esfandiari called, Fitzpatrick tabled and Esfnadiari had him beat with .

Antonio Esfandiari1,350,000290,000
Jeremiah Fitzpatrick700,000-470,000
6/21/2012 6:37:56 PM PST
 
Roberto Romanello Eliminated in 7th Place ($48,924)
 

Roberto Romanello - 7th Place

Jonathan Lane opened to 55,000 on the button and was called by both Craig McCorkell in the small blind and Roberto Romanello in the big.

The flop was a girl's best friend as it fell . Two checks went to Lane who continued out for 100,000. McCorkell got out of the way and Romanello reached behind and shoved his entire stack in the middle. Lane announced a call and both hands were tabled to see that neither player held a diamond.

Lane:
Romanello:

Romanello was behind and in need of a queen or a nine, or running diamonds for a chop. He got none of those options as the turn and river brought the and the . Romanello will take home $48,924 for his efforts today.

Jonathan Lane1,260,000420,000
Roberto Romanello0-620,000
6/21/2012 6:26:28 PM PST
 
McCorkell Doubles Through Longobardi
 

Alessandro Longobardi opened for 51,000 from under the gun and Craig McCorkell moved all in behind him. The blinds released and Longobardi called.

Longobardi:
McCorkell:

The board ran and McCorkell doubled up without a pair.

Alessandro Longobardi520,000-255,000
Craig McCorkell500,00080,000
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