2018 World Series of Poker

Event #20: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$537,710
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,408,700
Entries
518
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
240,000

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated in 19th Place ($14,572)

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Under the gun, Michael Gagliano made it 40,000 and Stephen Chidwick pushed his remaining stack forward. He had about 80,000 and Gagliano had no problem calling any amount.

Michael Gagliano: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}.
Stephen Chidwick: {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}

Chidwick was drawing slim and the board ran out {Q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{6-Clubs} to send him to the cage to collect $14,572.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Michael GaglianoStephen Chidwick

Nick Pupillo Eliminated in 20th Place ($14,572)

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Nicholas Pupillo
Nicholas Pupillo

Nick Pupillo raised all-in from the first position and action folded to big stack Shawn Buchanan, sitting in the big blind. Buchanan asked for the count and when he got 141,000 as an answer, he counted calling chips and threw them forward.

Pupillo was slightly behind with {K-Spades}{2-Spades} against {A-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}, and while he was drawing live, the {A-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop didn't look good for him. The {J-Spades} turn gave Pupillo hopes for a Broadway, but the {8-Clubs} river definitely eliminated him from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
2,000,000
100,000
100,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Nicholas Pupillo us
Nicholas Pupillo
Busted

Tags: Nick PupilloShawn Buchanan

Arne Ruge Eliminated in 23rd Place ($14,572); Ran Ilani Eliminated in 22nd Place ($14,572)

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Shawn Buchanan provided a double knockout
Shawn Buchanan provided a double knockout

We arrived when all cards were lying in the middle of the table and two players were standing up and heading for the payouts.

It became apparent that Shawn Buchanan scored a double knockout, holding {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} against {3-}{3-} of Arne Ruge and {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts} of Ran Ilani.

A {4-Spades}{10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{J-Spades} board had been dealt, leaving Buchanan's kings out front. Buchanan is now guarding a massive chip-stack.

Player Chips Progress
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
1,900,000
800,000
800,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Arne Ruge de
Arne Ruge
Busted
Ran Ilani il
Ran Ilani
Busted

Tags: Arne RugeRan IlaniShawn Buchanan

Kristen Bicknell Eliminated in 24th Place ($14,572)

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Kristen Bicknell
Kristen Bicknell

Kristen Bicknell came into the day as the short stack and had her work cut out for her if she wanted to win her third WSOP gold bracelet. The action folded to the Canadian female poker pro in the hijack and she shoved all in for her last 62,000 chips. David Peters called from the cutoff and the two hands were tabled.

David Peters: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Kristen Bicknell: {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{a-Spades} and Bicknell was unable to connect with anything. She headed for the payout desk and Peters continued his hot start to the day.

Player Chips Progress
David Peters us
David Peters
460,000
62,000
62,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: David PetersKristen Bicknell

Schindler Near the Top on Day 3 of the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Big Blind Ante

Jake Schindler
Jake Schindler

The third day of Event #20: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Big Blind Ante is set to get underway at 2:00 p.m. Local time with 24 players returning to their seats. One name to keep an eye on is Jake Schindler who is entering the day in third place with 926,000 chips.

Schindler is mostly known for playing in the nosebleed tournaments with over $19 million in career tournament cashes. However, he managed to maneuver his way through a field of 518 entries and land himself in one of the best positions heading down the home stretch. Schindler was down to under a starting stack early in the day but managed to run up a healthy stack. That last level of the night proved beneficial to him as he continued to win pot after pot, closing in on 1,000,000 chips.

Some other big stacks heading to Day 3 include chipleader Chris Bolek (1,129,000) who was the only player to bag a seven-figure stack. Kenneth Smaron was the first player to one million chips but fell off at the end of the night, bagging up 990,000. More notables still in contention include Seth Davies (812,000), Asi Moshe (698,000), David Peters (171,000), and Kristen Bicknell on the short stack with 106,000.

Final Table Payouts

The remaining 24 players are all guaranteed at least $14,572 with the winner taking home $537,710 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

PlacePrize (USD)
1$537,710
2$332,328
3$228,307
4$159,575
5$113,510
6$82,199
7$60,618
8$45,538
9$34,862

The action will resume on level 21 with the blinds at 6,000/12,000 and a big blind ante of 12,000. The schedule indicates that a full 10 levels will be played today, but it is likely that play will be stopped early for the final table to be played on Day 4. Either way, the levels will continue to be 60-minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every two levels. If necessary, there will be a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level.

Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team for all of the live updates throughout the event.

Tags: Asi MosheChris BolekDavid PetersJake SchindlerKenneth SmaronKristen BicknellSeth Davies