Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day 3 Started
Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day 3 Started
Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino and the 2013 World Series of Poker for the final day of Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout!
Three days ago 1,194 players sat down knowing that there were just three sit-n-go wins away from a gold bracelet and $326,440 first prize. The first day saw players that defeated their table survive into day two and the guaranteed $5,556 payout while winning their second table would see them arrive here today with at least $18,407 in their pockets and a chance at claiming gold if they could outlast the final 12 players.
Pros, amateurs and online mega-stars came as a mix of players were left with PokerStars Team Pro Nacho Barbero headlining the field along with Kevin "Civel" Vandersmissen and Mike "Sir Watts" Watson as the final 12 will start the day as follows.
Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
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447 | 1 | Jan Kropacek | 444,000 |
447 | 2 | Nacho Barbero | 447,000 |
447 | 3 | Jake Schwartz | 448,000 |
447 | 4 | Tobias Wenker | 449,000 |
447 | 5 | Noah Bronstein | 443,000 |
447 | 6 | Sumanth Reddy | 448,000 |
452 | 1 | Mike Watson | 440,000 |
452 | 2 | Vladimir Kochelaevskiy | 447,000 |
452 | 3 | Simeon Naydenov | 444,000 |
452 | 4 | Kevin Vandersmissen | 448,000 |
452 | 5 | Salman Behbehani | 443,000 |
452 | 6 | Andrew Kloc | 448,000 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand from 1:00 p.m. local time for the entire day providing continuous live updates of every double up, three-outer and elimination until we crown the next 2013 World Series of Poker Champion!
Although it is a shootout format, today will unfortunately see three players not reach the final table, and consequently here is the breakdown of what players are gunning for:
Place | Prize |
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1st | $326,440 |
2nd | $202,035 |
3rd | $126,250 |
4th | $91,749 |
5th | $67,732 |
6th | $50,774 |
7th | $38,621 |
8th | $29,771 |
9th | $23,259 |
10-12th | $18,407 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
"Shuffle Up and Deal," has been announced by "Red Bull" Robbie and cards are now in the air.
We are now an orbit into play on table 452 and Vladimir Kochelaevskiy has still not taken his seat.
Although an orbit is only costing him 15,000 - roughly 1/30th of his stack - an appearance soon may help his chances of making a run at a final table spot.
After losing a pot to Sumanth Reddy when Reddy turned a set, Jake Schwartz is right back around his starting stack after taking one off Nacho Barbero.
From under the gun Barbero opened to 13,000. In the next seat over Schwartz called. Everyone else folded and the two took to a flop of . Barbero led out with a bet of 13,000 and Schwartz called.
On the turn, Barbero led again with a bet of 21,000. Schwartz didn't waste any time calling.
The river was the and Barbero slowed down and just checked. Schwartz fired a bet of 35,000 that Barbero called after some consideration.
Schwartz turned up and it was good enough to take down the pot after Barbero mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Sumanth Reddy | 535,000 | 87,000 |
Jake Schwartz | 450,000 | 2,000 |
Nacho Barbero | 354,000 | -93,000 |
Tobias Wenker opened for a min-raise of 12,000 and Noah Bronstein came along next to act along with Jake Schwartz from the big blind.
The flop was checked to Bronstein who bet out 17,000 to prompt two immediate folds.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Noah Bronstein | 492,000 | 49,000 |
After finally taking his seat, Vladimir Kochelaevskiy opened with a raise to 13,000 and Salman Behbehani defended his big blind to see a flop fall.
Kochelaevskiy continued for 16,000 with Behbehani making the call before both players checked the on the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Behbehani bet out 25,000.
Taking nearly a minute to deliberate, Kochelaevskiy would eventually make the call and table his to best Behbehani's .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Vladimir Kochelaevskiy | 435,000 | -12,000 |
Salman Behbehani | 365,000 | -78,000 |
Tobias Wenker opened the action preflop with a raise to 12,000. Only Nacho Barbero called from the big blind.
The flop fell and both players checked to see a on the turn. On that turn Barbero led for 17,000 and he was called by Wenker.
The river was the putting four to a straight on the board. Barbero checked to Wenker who made a bet of 38,000. After just a few seconds Barbero announced a call, but frustratedly mucked his cards when Wenker showed for a rivered straight.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Tobias Wenker | 480,000 | 32,000 |
Nacho Barbero | 260,000 | -94,000 |