Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-15-2019 18:33 UTC-7

First Heads-Up Table

Shirley Ang

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Table #440 is the first table to go heads up after Calvin Anderson was eliminated from the table.

Ludovic Riehl is up against Elton Beebe and they might have a long way to go as their stacks are pretty even.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Riehl	73,000 24,000	24,000
Elton Beebe	70,000
Calvin Anderson	Busted

Matt Russell	Busted

Tags: Calvin Anderson Elton Beebe Ludovic Riehl

06-15-2019 18:37 UTC-7

Mackoff Raises the River to Victory

Sandra Barbour

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

On a flop reading , Samuel Grafton checked from the big blind and Jonas Mackoff , on the button, fired 1,500. Grafton check-called.

The turn was the and Grafton check-called another bet of 3,500 from Mackoff.

The river completed the board and this time, Grafton led out with a bet of 6,500. Mackoff raised to 15,000 and Grafton quickly let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	42,000 2,000	2,000

Jonas Mackoff	36,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Jonas Mackoff Samuel Grafton

06-15-2019 18:40 UTC-7

More Three-Handed Tables

Shirley Ang

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Table #438 Eric Froehlich, Omer Rotman, and Kyle White
Table #441 Jack Maskill, Jennifer Tilly, and Maurice Hawkins
Table #446 Daniel Strelitz, Dong Chen, and Marius Gierse
Table #447 Anthony Zinno, David Gonzalez, and Dejan Pustoslemsek
Table #461 Mohsin Charania, Yang Zhang, and James McCrink
Table #466 James Romero, Nick Wright, and Jesse Sylvia

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyriakos Papadopoulos	Busted
Matt Berkey	Busted
Joe McKeehen	Busted

Steven Wolansky	Busted

Tom Hall	Busted
Michael Zhang	Busted
Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Brandon Shack-Harris	Busted

Yunsheng Sun	Busted

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

06-15-2019 18:46 UTC-7

Papazian Doubles Through Garcia

Sandra Barbour

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Alexandru Papazian was all in for about 11,000 from the big blind against Cord Garcia in the small blind.

Alexandru Papazian:
Cord Garcia:

The runout was and Papazian made a straight to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cord Garcia	47,000 20,000	20,000
Alexandru Papazian	22,000 -2,000	-2,000

Tags: Alexandru Papazian Cord Garcia

06-15-2019 18:54 UTC-7

The tournament director has just announced the prize pool details. There were 313 entries in total, creating a prize pool of $845,100. All 40 players who make it through to the second round on Sunday, June 16, will earn at least $6,099. The ten players who make it through the second round to play the final table will earn at least $12,937 and the winner will walk away with $207,193 and the coveted gold WSOP bracelet.

This is what they are all playing for:

Place	Prize (USD)
1	$207,193
2	$128,042
3	$92,625
4	$67,706
5	$50,016
6	$37,341
7	$28,182
8	$21,501
9	$16,586
10	$12,937
11-40	$6,099

06-15-2019 18:59 UTC-7

Beebe Adds to his Stack

Sandra Barbour

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Elton Beebe raised to 1,600 on the button and Ludovic Riehl called from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of that was checked through to the turn. Riehl fired 2,500 and Beebe called.

The completed the board and Riehl checked. Beebe fired a bet of 6,000, that was enough to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elton Beebe	80,000 10,000	10,000
Ludovic Riehl	68,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Elton Beebe Ludovic Riehl

06-15-2019 19:06 UTC-7

Two More Heads-Up

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Table #443 is also heads-up with Orson Young and David Lambard. Young raised to 1,100 on the button and Lambard three-bet to 5,600. Young four-bet to 14,600 for Lambard to give up on the hand.

Table #467 is heads-up after losing Norbert Szecsi. The flop on that table read Martin Zamani checked and Michael Song (button) bet 600 which Zamani called. The turn was the , Zamani check-called the 2,000 bet of Song. They then both checked through the on the river for Zamani to pick up the pot with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	126,000 12,100	12,100
Orson Young	72,000
David Lambard	49,000

Michael Song	10,200 -2,700	-2,700
Martin Jacobson	Busted

Norbert Szecsi	Busted

Tags: David Lambard Martin Zamani Michael Song Orson Young

06-15-2019 19:08 UTC-7

Another Heads-Up Table

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Table #441 is heads-up after losing Jennifer Tilly. Maurice Hawkins and Jack Maskill are both sporting stacks around the 80,000 mark to give them an even match.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	78,000 57,000	57,000
Jack Maskill	76,000 76,000	76,000
Jennifer Tilly	Busted

Richard Tuhrim	Busted

Tags: Jack Maskill Jennifer Tilly Maurice Hawkins

06-15-2019 19:11 UTC-7

Veksler Folds to Obst's Shove

Sandra Barbour

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

James Obst raised to 1,300 on the button and Pavlo Veksler three-bet to 5,300 from the big blind. Obst added the remainder to call.

The flop came and Veksler fired a bet of 4,000 that Obst called.

The turn brought the and was checked through to the river. Veksler checked once more and Obst moved all in for about 43,000. Veksler, with about 20,000 behind, went into the tank for a minute but eventually opted to give up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	63,000 30,000	30,000

Pavlo Veksler	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: James Obst Pavlo Veksler