Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (2,000 player max)

It was like 14 final tables, only all were winner-take-all. Nearly 12 hours after play began, all 14 ten-handed tables had played down to a single winner, each of whom now has a chance at a WSOP bracelet.

Derric Haynie was the first one through to tomorrow's final, dispatching of his ten-handed table in relatively short order. He was followed to the next round by Steven Kelly, Jeffrey King, Michael Cooper, Heinz Kamutzki, and Paul Varano.

J.C. Tran -- owner of two WSOP bracelets already -- was the next one through, followed by Johnny Kitchens, Dustin Dirksen, and Justin Scott.

We crossed midnight, and four tables continued play, with all four down to heads up. Annette Obrestad and Fatima Moreira de Melo began their heads-up battle nearly even, but Obrestad eventually chipped up and eliminated the renowned field hockey star.

Michael Pesek, Brett Shaffer, and Reagan Leman were the last to win their spots in tomorrow's final. All 14 are guaranteed $6,940 for making it to Round 2, but the big money awaits those making it to the top spots tomorrow. Play will begin tomorrow as a 14-person multi-table tournament (two seven-handed tables), with each player starting with 450,000 chips.

Rejoin us tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. Vegas time to see who among these 14 will successfully shoot their way through another small field of opponents and take the $381,922 first prize and coveted WSOP bracelet.

Button shove. Call. You know the drill.

Tristan Wade (button):   

Reagan Leman:   

Dealer:      

Leman wins the hand, and doubles to 328,000. Wade is down to 122,000.

Tristan Wade has chipped up again and is now sitting with 350,000 to Reagan Leman's 100,000.

Brett Shaffer limped in on the button and Steve Hohn shoved for just under 200,000. Shaffer rolled his eyes and sat back in his chair, visibly upset with the situation. Hohn had shoved preflop almost a dozen times already, and finally Shaffer made the call.

Showdown

Shaffer:  

Hohn:   (oops)

The   flop was actually fairly good for Hohn because it brought chop outs. The turn brought the   and he needed either a seven or a nine to chop the pot. It wasn't to be though as the   rivered eliminating him from the tournament.

After a very long heads up battle, Shaffer has clinched a seat in the final 14.

Brett Shaffer has had the advantage over Steve Hohn for most of their heads-up battle versus each other, but Hohn has begun to chip back here of late. Shaffer still leads, but only slightly, with 230,000 to Hohn's 215,000.

Fatima Moreira de Melo was nearly even with Annette Obrestad when their heads-up battle began. However, Obrestad took the advantage early on and maintained it the rest of the way.

Finally de a short-stacked de Melo pushed all in from the button for her last 76,000 with   , and Obrestad called with   . The board came      , and de Melo survived with her pair of fives.

Soon after, however, de Melo was short and all in again from the button, and Obrestad was there with a call. This time de Melo had    and was up against Obrestad's   . The board went      , and Obrestad's tens held. The young Norwegian is through to Day 3, with a chance to land a WSOP bracelet (to go with the one she won at the 2007 WSOPE Main Event).

Shortly after the break Justin Scott won a hand to cripple Philip Jacobsen down to less than 50,000 chips.

Jacobsen was soon all in with    against Scott's   , and made a heart flush when the board came      .

Jacobsen's luck didn't last, however, as he was soon all in again with    against Scott's   . The community cards came       this time, and Scott joins the group in tomorrow's final.

We've reached the end of another level, and players are now on a 20-minute break. Here is where our last five matches -- all heads up -- stand at present:

Table 362

Tristan Wade - 331,000

Reagan Leman - 119,000

Table 364

Brett Shaffer - 345,000

Steve Hohn - 105,000

Table 366

Leonard Cortelino - 328,000

Michael Pesek - 122,000

Table 373

Annette Obrestad - 332,000

Fatima Moreira De Melo - 118,000

Table 375

Justin Scott - 235,000

Philip Jacobsen - 215,000

Justin Scott opened with a raise to 11,000, then Philip Jacobsen reraised all in. Scott called with his remaining stack, tabling   . Jacobsen flipped over   .

The flop was     and Jacobsen was still ahead. But the   turn gave Scott the advantage. The river was the  , and Scott doubled to 335,000. Jacobsen falls to 115,000.

The final six matches are all down to just two players each.

The winners will join the eight players who have already won seats in tomorrow's 14-person final round tourney -- Derric Haynie, Steven Kelly, Jeffrey King, Michael Cooper, Heinz Kamutzi, Paul Varano, J.C. Tran, and Johnny Kitchens.