2008 WSOP Event 53 Limit Hold’em Shootout

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Event 53 -- Limit Hold’em Shootout Day 1

It was time for the big dogs to come out, and out they came!. In the field were Mike Wattel, Jean-Robert Bellande, Blair Rodman, Kenna James, Hoyt Corkins, Ben Fineman, Daniel Negreanu, Gavin Smith, Tex Barch, Shannon Shorr, Bill Chen, Theo Tran, Robert Cheung, Layne Flack, Josh Arieh, Erick Lindgren, John Hennigan, Justin Bonomo, Todd Brunson, Dutch Boyd, Greg Mueller, Jennifer Harman, Kevin Song, J.C. Tran and John Myung.

Statistics for Day 1:

• Number of Entries 823
• Buy In $1,500
• Net Prize Pool $1,123,395
• First Place Prize $278,180
• Total Spots Paid Out 90

1. Dave Orvis -- 88,000
2. Danny Wong -- 83,000
3. Jonathan Tamayo -- 80,000
4. Markus Stranzinger -- 79,000
5. John Kranyak -- 77,500
6. Andrew Prock -- 73,500
7. Matt Graham -- 70,000
8. Mike Wattel -- 70,000
9. Davood Mehrmand -- 69,000
10. Jean-Robert Bellande -- 67,500

Event 53 -- Limit Hold’em Shootout Final Table

1. Matt Graham -- $278,180
2. Jean-Robert Bellande -- $173,564
3. Joe DeNiro -- $107,845
4. Brandon Wong -- $69,088
5. Danny Wong -- $33,701
6. Spencer Lawrence -- $20,221
7. John Kranyak -- $13,480
8. Andrew Prock -- $10,335
9. Michael Kachan -- $7,526