Rainer Kempe opened to 5,000 and Harry Lodge three-bet to 19,000 on the button. The blinds both folded and action was back on Kempe.
He took his time before four-betting to 48,000 and Lodge quickly folded.
Kempe showed the 
as he chipped up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | 23,000 |
|
135,000 | -18,000 |
The players are in their seats and the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal with the blinds at 1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 big blind ante.
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Welcome to Day 2 of Event #36: $3,000 Shootout where a field of 313 players has been whittled down to just 40, and there is more whittling to do as this tournament plays down to a final table today.
Play will be situated around ten four-handed tables here at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, with the winner of each advancing to a ten-handed final table and in with a chance of winning $207,193.
Notables in the field of 40 include three-time bracelet winner Justin Bonomo who took down the $10,000 Heads-up Championship and the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop last year.
Others including Byron Kaverman, Taylor Paur, Alexandru Papazian, Andrew Lichtenberger, Kristen Bicknell, James Obst, Eric Froehlich, and Jeremy Wien all made it through to today.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued updates from the latest bracelet event here at the 50th annual WSOP.
Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day 2 Started
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 1 | Jeremy Wien | United States | 159,000 | 80 |
| 600 | 2 | Jesse Smith | United States | 147,000 | 74 |
| 600 | 3 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | 156,000 | 78 |
| 600 | 4 | Andrey Pateychuk | Russia | 152,000 | 76 |
| 601 | 1 | Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 159,000 | 80 |
| 601 | 2 | Adrien Delmas | France | 157,000 | 79 |
| 601 | 3 | Donald Hitt | United States | 139,000 | 70 |
| 601 | 4 | Mike Del Vecchio | United States | 154,000 | 77 |
| 602 | 1 | Ludovic Riehl | France | 153,000 | 77 |
| 602 | 2 | Arthur Conan | France | 156,000 | 78 |
| 602 | 3 | Kristen Bicknell | Canada | 155,000 | 78 |
| 602 | 4 | Martin Zamani | United States | 137,000 | 69 |
| 603 | 1 | Harry Lodge | United Kingdom | 153,000 | 77 |
| 603 | 2 | Yang Zhang | China | 156,000 | 78 |
| 603 | 3 | David Lambard | United States | 155,000 | 78 |
| 603 | 4 | Rainer Kempe | Germany | 157,000 | 79 |
| 604 | 1 | Juan Pardo | Spain | 154,000 | 77 |
| 604 | 2 | Jan Lakota | Slovenia | 157,000 | 79 |
| 604 | 3 | Byron Kaverman | United States | 157,000 | 79 |
| 604 | 4 | James Obst | United States | 151,000 | 76 |
| 605 | 1 | Weiyi Zhang | China | 154,000 | 77 |
| 605 | 2 | Benjamin Chalot | France | 156,000 | 78 |
| 605 | 3 | Erik Lemarquand | Canada | 138,000 | 69 |
| 605 | 4 | Jonas Mackoff | Canada | 155,000 | 78 |
| 606 | 1 | Taylor Paur | United States | 157,000 | 79 |
| 606 | 2 | Maurice Hawkins | United States | 156,000 | 78 |
| 606 | 3 | Eric Froehlich | United States | 139,000 | 70 |
| 606 | 4 | Alexandru Papazian | Romania | 157,000 | 79 |
| 607 | 1 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 157,000 | 79 |
| 607 | 2 | Nicholas Riali | United States | 156,000 | 78 |
| 607 | 3 | Ryan Leng | United States | 139,000 | 70 |
| 607 | 4 | Mateusz Rypulak | Poland | 139,000 | 70 |
| 608 | 1 | Ben Farrell | United Kingdom | 157,000 | 79 |
| 608 | 2 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 151,000 | 76 |
| 608 | 3 | Dejan Pustoslemsek | Slovenia | 156,000 | 78 |
| 608 | 4 | Bryon Lachance | United States | 157,000 | 79 |
| 609 | 1 | Johan Guilbert | France | 154,000 | 77 |
| 609 | 2 | Jesse Sylvia | United States | 152,000 | 76 |
| 609 | 3 | Louis Helm | United States | 155,000 | 78 |
| 609 | 4 | Dong Chen | China | 138,000 | 69 |
