Lindgren and Negreanu Headline Shootout Final Table

Filed in archive Tournament News on June 29, 2007

Erick Lindgren might be known as the best player never to win a World Series of Poker bracelet at the moment. Unfortunately, his luck did not change at Event twenty-one's final table where he was seated by his friend Daniel Negreanu who's known for playing decent poker once in a while.

To Lindgren's consolation he did manage to take home over $300K while gambling on something other then cards. His abilities on the golf course to play four rounds under 100 on a championship-styled course netted him slightly more money than his two days work and 8th place finish in event twenty-one No Limit Hold Em' Shootout.

For the golf story background hop over to the TaoOfPauly for Dr. Pauly's own brand of story telling and a nice side win for taking Lindgren's side of the bet.

For Don Baruch's $264,107 victory readings, look below or hit up Pokernews.com for details:

At this point, Negreanu held more chips than his three fellow competitors combined, but Negreanu's fortunes turned. Jared Davis used pocket aces to bounce Thomas Fuller from the table and close the gap. Fuller's fourth-place finish was worth $68,796.

Baruch doubled through Negreanu on Hand 107 and on Hand 123, Baruch was able to push Negreanu out of a pot with a spade flush draw, although Negreanu held the best hand at the time with a pair of tens and a better kicker. By the dinner break, it was a close three-way race:

Don Baruch - 1,060,000
Daniel Negreanu - 874,000
Jared Davis - 766,000

Baruch expanded his lead after the break, and by Hand 158, had more chips than Negreanu and Davis combined. Baruch then took another large pot from Negreanu to move into a dominant lead, and that hand led to Negreanu's departure in third place on Hand 163. After an all-in from Davis for about 350,000, Negreanu debated at length before calling. Davis held pocket fives and Negreanu held A-8, but when the board came up empty, Negreanu departed in third place for $101,351.

Heads up, Baruch held the huge edge:

Don Baruch - 2,093,000
Jared Davis - 607,000

Play proceeded cautiously as each looked to land the big blow. They played 50 heads-up with no real confrontations, although Baruch eroded Davis's chip stack as the match wore on. On Hand 214, Davis moved in with A-5 off, and Baruch made the call with K-Q off. A queen flopped, putting Baruch ahead, and another queen on the turn ended it, eliminating Davis in second place ($149,263) and crowning Baruch as the champion of the $1,500 No Limit Hold 'Em Shootout, earning the WSOP bracelet and $264,107 for the victory.

PLAYER - EARNINGS

1. Don Baruch - $264,107
2. Jared Davis - $149,263
3. Daniel Negreanu - $101,351
4. Thomas Fuller - $68,796
5. Michael Wehner - $36,855
6. Brendan Lee - $22,113
7. Doug Baughman - $15,971
8. Erick Lindgren - $12,899
9. Fred Goldberg - $9,828