2011 World Series Of Poker Event 24

Another shootout tournament is scheduled for event 24. You will find that this one is also based on No Limit Texas Hold 'em. If you are a fan of shoot out tournaments, this is definitely an event for you. Only 2,000 players can enter into the event due to the nature of the tournament, and it is possible that this tournament will fill out. The second No Limit Hold 'em shoot out in the 2010 WSOP attracted 1,397 players , and it is possible that this tournament will grow equally as large - even if the buy-in is a little larger.

Going into event 24 you will see that they provide their players with a buy-in requirement of $5,000. Players will have to enter before June 14th. The tournament will last three days, ending on June 16th. While the tournament may not fill up, it will still be a fairly enjoyable experience. The lower field just means that you have lower competition to battle through in order to succeed. Even if 500 players enter, the prize pool will still break the $2,000,000 mark.

Tournament Updates
(New Updates Posted Daily During Event)

Day 1 Update - The $5,000 shoot out started with 387 players, but in the first day only 40 remain. Matt Stout, Jeffrey Lisandro, Annette Obrestad, Antonio Esfandiari, Jason Mercier, Barry Greenstein, Bill Chen, Matt Affleck, Erick Lindgren, Daniel Negreanu, Michael Mizrachi, Phil Laak, Jennifer Tilly and many more pros came out to participate. Erik Seidel, Gavin Smith, James Dempsey and Tommy Vedes were some of the few professional players returning to this tournament on the second day. The bubble burst at the 40th player, and a prize of $13,368 will be the minimum. A maximum prize of $436,568 will go to the bracelet winner. The second day may be over quickly, though who will advance to the final table is still unknown.

Day 2 Update - The second day had 40 players battling to the final table, with the final ten players now named for the end of the event. The players include Sean Getzwiller, Nicolas Fierrogottner, Adam Junglen, TOm Marchese, Jeffrey Gross, Dan Smith, Todd Terry, Scott Baumstein, Nikita Lebedev and Mark Radoja. As with the standard shoot-out format, players will arrive at the table with $600,000 players. Some players who were dropped in the second day include James Dempsey, Tommy Vedes, Jason Young, Justin Bonomo, Erik Seidel, Gavin Smith, and James Akenhead. These final ten players will earn at least $28,447 for their efforts, but first and second place will earn $436,568 and $269,742 respectively.

Day 3 Update - The final forty in the $5,000 shootout have been narrowed down to one, the big winner. Each table was stacked at the beginning of the day, and every player was guaranteed a prize. Only one was guaranteed a bracelet, and that one turned out to be Mark Radoja. Radoja had a final table of Jeffrey Gross, Nicolas Fierrogottner, Scott Baumstein, Adam Junglen, Nikita Lebedev, Todd Terry, Tom Marchese, Sean Getzwiller and Daniel Smith. Jeffrey Gross had to square off with Radoja going into heads up, and Gross's final hand was a close one. Gross raised from the button, and Mark Radoja shoved all in. Gross made a snap call, and he had Radoja covered. Gross held As-Jc, while Radoja held a Kh-10d. The flop dropped Qh-10h-2s, giving Radoja a pair and a backdoor flush draw, but Gross still had a handful of outs. The 10c dropped on the river, all but eliminating Gross, who finally hit an Ace on the river. Radoja earned $436,568, while Gross earned $269,742.

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