2010 WSOP Event #53 Recap– Brendan Taylor Wins $1,500 Limit Holdem Shootout Bracelet

Event #53 of the World Series of Poker was the $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout.  The first day began with 548 players but that was down to just 64 by the end of day one.  The final table would hold eight players and day two took care of eliminating 56 players from the event.  The start of day three saw the eight players named as follows:

Brendan Taylor - Event #53 Winner

Ben Yu

Brendan Taylor

Brian Tate

Jonathan Little

Joseph McGowan

Michael Schneider

Sijbrand Maal

Terrence Chan

It took almost three and a half hours of play on day three before the first player was eliminated from the final table.  After an opening raise from Jon Little, Terrence Chan re-raised to which Little four bet and then Chan made the call.  The flop came 3c-Jh-8d and Chan found himself all-in with a pair of sevens (7c-7h).  Little showed Ad-Ah and had the lead.  As soon as Chan saw the Aces in Little’s hand, he left the table before the Qh on the turn and As on the river were revealed.  His 8^th place finish gave him a payout of $12,961.

A four bet from Brian Tate before the flop was called by Sijbrand Maal.  The flop came 8d-10d-Ah and Tate bet again.  Both players began raising and re-raising and then the turn came Qs.  Tate bet again and Maal then went all-in.  Tate called with Ac-Qc giving him two pair.  Maal on the other hand had Qd-Jd and although he only had one pair of ladies, he was drawing for a flush.  It didn’t come on the river and Maal was sent to the rail in 7^th place with prize money of $17,215.

6^th place went to Michael Schneider who with a short stack, went all-in pre-flop after a raise from Ben Yu on the button.  Yu called and showed 7c-9h while Schneider had 3d-3h.  The flop came Qh-Qs-9s and Yu had the lead.  The turn Jc and river 5c were no help to Schneider and he was out taking $23,563 with him.

Brian Tate three bet from the small blind after a raise from Brendan Taylor.  Taylor called and the flop came Jc-3h-9c.  Tate bet again and Taylor called.  After the turn 6h, Tate went all-in and Taylor called.  Taylor had Jc-Qs and his pair of Jacks put him in front of Tate who had As-Qh.  The only thing that could help Tate now was an Ace but the river disappointed with a 10s and Tate became the 5^th place finisher with a paycheck for $33,276.

Next to go was Joseph McGowan who was up against Brendan Taylor with both men raising and re-raising before the flop 9s-2d-9d.  Taylor bet again after the flop with McGowan raising and then Taylor calling.  The turn 6h led to McGowan going all in with Ad-4d.  Taylor had a pair of fives (5s-5h).  McGowan got no help from the river 8c and took to the rail in 4^th spot with prize money of $48,546.

Jonathan Little was all in before the flop against Brendan Taylor with As-Qc in his hand.  Taylor had Qh-5h.  The flop was better for Taylor when 5d-2c-Kd appeared.  Little needed an Ace but it did not come on the turn Jh or the river 6c and he left the game in 3^rd place with a check for $73,218.

So Brendan Taylor went head to head with Ben Yu for the top prize.  Taylor was leading the chips by more than two to one and heads up play did not go on for longer than fifteen minutes before the final hand was played.  Yu had all his chips in the pot before the flop and Taylor called.  Taylor tabled Ad-7d while Yu had Ac-9h.  The flop came Kc-7s-Jd and gave Taylor a pair of sevens.  The turn 4s and river 4c did not help Yu and he was eliminated in 2^nd position taking $114,484 in prize money with him.

So Brendan Taylor became the winner of event #53 having outlasted 547 other players to claim the top prize of a coveted gold bracelet and prize money of $184,950.  So congratulations to Brendan Taylor!

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