Event #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

05-31-2018 12:24 UTC-7

Richards Shoves the Turn

MartianNews

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Nicholas Richards opened to 300 from under the gun and Timothy McDermott called from the cutoff. Tony Dunst called from the big blind as well and the flop then fell . Dunst checked to Richards who then bet 400 and McDermott made the call.

Dunst folded and the turn came the . Action checked to McDermott who bet 600 into the pot and Richards quickly moved all in for approximately 3,300. McDermott thought for a few moments before making the fold as Richards picked up a pot and started climbing back up towards starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy McDermott	14,700 14,700	14,700
Nicholas Richards	5,750 5,750	5,750

Tags: Timothy McDermott Nicholas Richards

05-31-2018 12:25 UTC-7

Mercier Shot Down by Baumgartner

Shirley Ang

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

On Table 10, Jacob Baumgartner raised to 300 from the under-the-gun position and was only called by Natasha Mercier in the big blind.

The flop came and Mercier checked. Baumgartner bet 400, Mercier raised to 1,200, then Baumgartner reraised to 4,000. Mercier shoved and Baumgartner snap-called with the slightly bigger stack.

Natasha Mercier:
Jacob Baumgartner:

Mercier was hoping for another club for her flush to complete as Baumgartner had flopped a set of treys. The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river to take Mercier out of the shootout.

Shortly after, on the same table, Joe Cada eliminated Brandon Butler from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Almedin Imsirovic	34,000 19,000	19,000
Joe Cada	30,000 15,000	15,000

Jacob Baumgartner	26,250 26,250	26,250
Ari Engel	18,000 18,000	18,000

Natasha Mercier	Busted
Brandon Butler	Busted

Tags: Brandon Butler Jacob Baumgartner Joe Cada Natasha Mercier

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 25

05-31-2018 12:45 UTC-7

Charania Calls Wong on the River

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Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante

On Table 7, the board showed and Danny Wong bet 2,400 into the pot that was around 3,500. Mohsin Charania thought for a few moments before making the call and Wong tabled for a pair of kings with an ace kicker. Charania then flipped over for two pair and enough to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe McKeehen	21,200 6,200	6,200

Mohsin Charania	16,300 1,300	1,300

Danny Wong	14,400 -600	-600

Tags: Danny Wong Mohsin Charania

05-31-2018 12:54 UTC-7

Table #43 Update

Shirley Ang

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante

Aymon Hata just made Daniel Strelitz fold when he placed a bet on a board.

James Obst and Vlad Darie can also be found at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aymon Hata	30,500 15,500	15,500
Daniel Strelitz	25,000 10,000	10,000

Mao Qiu	15,000 15,000	15,000
James Obst	14,700 -300	-300

Vlad Darie	11,500 -3,500	-3,500

Tags: Aymon Hata Daniel Strelitz James Obst Vlad Darie

05-31-2018 13:03 UTC-7

Table #20 Update

Shirley Ang

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante

Defending champion, Upeshka De Silva, hasn't been involved in much action yet and is sitting on a stack of around 13,000.

Just now at De Silva's table Maxime Heroux raised to 400 from the button and was called by Jerry Wong in the big blind. They both checked through the on the flop and the on the turn to the on the river. Heroux then bet 4,000 and Wong folded immediately.

Player	Chips	Progress
Upeshka De Silva	13,000 13,000	13,000

Maxime Heroux	13,000 13,000	13,000
Jerry Wong	11,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Jerry Wong Maxime Heroux Upeshka De Silva

05-31-2018 13:03 UTC-7

Battle of the Blinds Between Brenes and Owen

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Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante

Humberto Brenes raised to 450 from the small blind and Adam Owen three-bet to 1,850. Brenes made the call and the flop came . Both players checked to the that fell on the turn and Brenes then check-called a bet of 1,600 from Owen.

The river came the and both players checked. Brenes turned over for two-pair and Owen then shook his head as he threw his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Sylvia	20,950 6,700	6,700
Humberto Brenes	18,950 3,950	3,950

Ryan Leng	17,400 17,400	17,400

Adam Owen	16,100 -2,150	-2,150
John Richards	14,400 14,400	14,400

Tags: Adam Owen Humberto Brenes Jesse Sylvia John Richards Ryan Leng

05-31-2018 13:10 UTC-7

Table #21 Update

Shirley Ang

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante

Sean Lindsey limped in from under the gun and was raised by Maurice Hawkins in the hijack to 350. Lindsey called.

The flop came , and Lindsey check-folded to the 250 bet of Hawkins.

Also on this table are Victor Ramdin and Bryce Yockey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katherine Brun-Kami	25,000 25,000	25,000
Maurice Hawkins	25,000 25,000	25,000
Parkyu Cheung	15,000 15,000	15,000
Victor Ramdin	11,500 11,500	11,500
Bryce Yockey	5,000 -10,000	-10,000

Sean Lindsey	4,600 4,600	4,600

Tags: Bryce Yockey Maurice Hawkins Sean Lindsey Victor Ramdin

05-31-2018 13:16 UTC-7

Andress Doubles Up

Shirley Ang

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante

On table #14, Joseph Kohls raised to 450 from the under-the-gun position and was called by John Andress (mid-position), Eric Baldwin (hijack), the button and the big blind.

The flop came , the big blind checked, Kohls bet 1,800. Andress called and the rest folded.

The turn brought them the , Kohls continued with a bet of 3,800 which Andress called.

The river completed the board with the , Kohl's continued with another bet of 3,800. Andress responded with a shove for 11,875 in total which Kohls quickly called.

John Andress:
Joseph Kohls:

They had both flopped a pair and improved it to two pair on the turn but Andress had the better hand with the queen and doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Andress	26,000 26,000	26,000
Martyn Wilson	17,000 17,000	17,000
Eric Baldwin	11,000 -4,000	-4,000

Joey Weissman	10,000 -5,000	-5,000

Joseph Kohls	3,900 3,900	3,900