Mickey DoftChris Klodnicki Looking For Bracelet No. 1
Welcome to our Day 3 coverage of Event #9: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout. The starting field of 477 entrants is down to just 10 hopefuls, each looking to capture the coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
Among the final 10 players are four who have won bracelets. David "Bakes" Baker and Ryan Hughes each have two, while Cliff Josephy and Max Steinberg each own one. For Chris Klodnicki and Tim West, this is a chance to finally break through and capture that elusive bracelet, as the two respected poker pros have a combined 37 cashes at the WSOP without one. Don't sleep on the rest of the table, though, as they have also navigated their way through the tough field to reach this point. Alessandro Longobardi, Steven Silverman, and Simeon Naydenov made deep runs last summer, and Evan Silverstein is a high-stakes grinder looking to make his first live score one a bracelet win.
Here is the seat draw for the final table:
Seat
Player
Chip Count
1
Steven Silverman
428,000
2
Simeon Naydenov
427,000
3
Tim West
428,000
4
Cliff Josephy
419,000
5
Alessandro Longobardi
421,000
6
Max Steinberg
428,000
7
Evan Silverstein
427,000
8
Ryan Hughes
422,000
9
David "Bakes" Baker
428,000
10
Chris Klodnicki
429,000
Play is set to commence at 1pm, about an hour from now, so be sure to keep it here throughout the day as the latest WSOP champion is crowned.
Hand #68: Action folded to Ryan Hughes on the button who raised to 100,000. In the small blind, David Baker moved all. Chris Klodnicki folded his big blind. Ryan Hughes called all in for 155,000 and showed , Baker showed . The board ran out and Baker's pair of jacks eliminated Hughes from the tournament.
Hand #102: Under the gun, Cliff Josephy raised to 28,000. Chris Klodnicki made a reraise to 65,000. With the action back on Josephy, he moved all in with a covering stack. Klodnicki called for 348,000 total and the players turned their hands over.
Klodnicki:
Josephy:
The dealer put out the board of giving Josephy two pair and the winning hand, eliminating Klodnicki in 8th place.
Hand #110: Max Steinberg raised from early position. Cliff Josephy called from the big blind. On the flop, Josephy checked. Steinberg bet 55,000, Josephy raised to 150,000, Steinberg moved all in for about 420,000, and Josephy quickly called.
Josephy:
Steinberg:
The turn was the and it left Steinberg drawing dead. The dealer put out the on the river but it didn't matter and Steinberg was eliminated in 7th place.
Hand #148: Steven Silverman raised to 40,000 from under the gun. He was called by Cliff Josephy from the button. Longobardi then moved all in from the small blind for 216,000. Silverman folded. Josephy tanked then called showing . Longobardi was ahead with .
The board of brought Josephy a full house and eliminated Longobardi from the tournament.
Hand #152: For the third hand in a row Steven Silverman raised to 40,000. Time West moved all in for 320,000 from the button. Then Cliff Josephy moved all in over the top from the small blind. Silverman folded and the two players went to a showdown:
Josephy:
West:
The board ran out and Josephy's jacks held up to eliminate West from the tournament.
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leaving Naydenov drawing dead on the turn and he was eliminated.
, Baker showed 
and Baker's pair of jacks eliminated Hughes from the tournament.
giving Josephy two pair and the winning hand, eliminating Klodnicki in 8th place.
flop, Josephy checked. Steinberg bet 55,000, Josephy raised to 150,000, Steinberg moved all in for about 420,000, and Josephy quickly called.
and it left Steinberg drawing dead. The dealer put out the 
on the river but it didn't matter and Steinberg was eliminated in 7th place.
giving Baker a pair, but it wasn't enough to out run Silverman's aces.
. Longobardi was ahead with 
.
brought Josephy a full house and eliminated Longobardi from the tournament.
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