Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #27: $1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,335,000
Entries
1,000
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
10
Players Left
1
McDermott Takes it on the Flop
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
David Yonnotti opened to 160,000 from late position. Timothy McDermott, on the button, raised to 500,000. After the blinds got out of the way and a quick clarification of the raise amount, Yonnotti put in the call, giving heads-up action to the flop with over 1,000,000 already in the middle.
On the 
flop, McDermott continued for 300,000. After a brief moment of thought, Yonnotti mucked his hand, giving the pot to McDermott.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,050,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
|
3,625,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
Simhai Makes Moves
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
David Yonnotti opened to 160,000 from the cutoff and found calls from Michael Simhai on the button and Timothy McDermott in the big blind.
The flop came 
. Action checked to Yonnotti who continued for 105,000. Simhai quickly raised to 400,000. McDermott folded, and after some thought, Yonnotti made the call.
The turn was the 
and Yonnotti checked. Simhai immediately moved all in for about 2,200,000. Yonnotti thought for about 20 seconds before making the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,950,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
3,050,000
-575,000
|
-575,000 |
|
2,720,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
Raghavan Rivers a Flush to Survive and Double Up
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
After Timothy McDermott opened to 175,000, Ravi Raghavan jammed with 1,740,000 behind. After getting an official count, David Yonnotti, with Raghavan covered, moved all in as well. McDermott snap folded, and the two all-in players flipped their cards.
Ravi Raghavan: 
David Yonnotti: 
With Raghavan behind, the 
flop saw him pick up a backdoor flush draw. He hit his first runner with the 
turn, and the river completed the flush for Raghavan, giving him the pot and doubling his stack of chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,680,000
1,230,000
|
1,230,000 |
|
|
1,740,000
-1,310,000
|
-1,310,000 |
David Yonnotti Eliminated in 8th Place ($30,277)
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Roongsak Griffeth opened to 225,000 from the button as the short stack. David Yonnotti moved all in from the small blind for about 1,700,000. The big blind folded and Griffeth made the call for 1,170,000 effective.
Roongsak Griffeth: 
David Yonnotti: 
The board ran out 
and Griffeth secured the full double that left Yonnottie with about three big blinds.
*****
On the next hand, David Dowdy opened to 180,000 from middle position. Over to Yonnotti on the button, he said, "Alright Georgia, let's do it." He moved all in for slightly more, 205,000. Dowdy called.
David Dowdy: 
David Yonnotti: 
The board showed 
and gave Dowdy the win.
Three big hands in a row didn't go Yonnotti's way and he was eliminated in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,000,000
810,000
|
810,000 |
|
2,400,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Dowdy Adds to Chip Lead
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
David Dowdy opened to 225,000 from middle position. Ravi Raghavan raised to 675,000 from the cutoff. Dowdy thought for a moment, but eventually found the call.
The 
flop was checked through, before the Dowdy fired for 675,000 on the 
turn. Raghavan snap folded.
Dowdy scooped the pot, adding to his stack, which is now about twice as large as the next biggest at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
2,700,000
-980,000
|
-980,000 |
Griffeth's Turn for Bullets
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Roongsak Griffeth opened to 250,000 from early position and Michael Simhai made the call on his immediate left.
The flop showed up 
. Griffeth continued for 350,000 and Simhai made the call in position.
On the 
turn, Girffeth bet 600,000. After some thought, Simhai laid it down.
"You fold a jack?" asked Griffeth as he showed 
.
"What do you think, I called you with nothing"? replied Simhai, implying that he did have a jack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,100,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
Dowdy Continues to Steamroll
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
David Dowdy opened to 225,000 from late position. Austin Peck called from the button and Roongsak Griffeth called from the big blind.
The flop showed 
. Dowdy continued for 300,000, Peck made the call, and Griffeth let it go.
The turn was the . Dowdy checked the card and Peck took the opportunity to bet 460,000. Dowdy assembled the 460,000, but announced "all in," as he slid in the calling chips.
Peck immediately folded.
"Strange," Peck thought out loud.
However it happened, Dowdy won another pot and added to his overwhelming lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,700,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
2,980,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
2,400,000
-470,000
|
-470,000 |
Raghavan Doubles Up through Dowdy
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
David Dowdy fired for 250,000 from the button. A moment later, Ravi Raghavan announced that he was all-in from the big blind, with the effective stack of 2740000. Dowdy made the snap calling, tossing a single 5,000 chip into the middle.
Ravi Raghavan:
David Dowdy: 
No help came for Dowdy, as the board came 
. Raghavan's kings had held. In doing so he double his own chip stack, while taking a significant chunk out of Dowdy's leading stack, with that lead down to less than half a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,000,000
-2,700,000
|
-2,700,000 |
|
|
5,630,000
2,930,000
|
2,930,000 |