Event 1 (Flight 1G): Sean Shah Enters His Name Into The "Race"

"Battles At The Beach"

Event 1 ($175 No Limit Hold'em $125,000 GTD)

Level 13 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)

Total Flight 1G Entries: 209

Sean Shah (Delray Beach, FL)

We approached Table 4 just as a hand was ending, and the dealer was counting down Sean Shah's (Delray Beach, FL) stack.  The board was 2♦ 2♥ 10♥ 4♥ 5♥, with Sean holding J♠ J♥ against 6♠ 6♣ and A♣ J♣.  The player holding 6♠ 6♣ was a shorter stack, but Sean was covered by the unknown player holding A♣ J♣.  Shah's stack was 92,500, which after being matched and earning the rest of the pot, increased to over 230,000...vaulting him to top three in the field.

In a recap of the action that led up to that point, Sean called an open from the player holding A J, with pocket sixes shoving his shorter stack behind.  The original raiser than re-shoved, with Sean calling, and eventually winning the pot.  Shah now joins the "race for the bonus," with both Prince Rogers and Francis Margaglione.  With three full levels of play still remaining, there is sure to be some shuffling of names before the end of the flight.