Event #48: $1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-26-2021 19:02 UTC-7

Bet On Betancur

tucsonmonster

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Taylor Pollard opened the action on the button to 60,000. Jonathan Betancur defended.

The flop came . Betancur checked and Pollard continued for 50,000 to which Betancur called.

The was the turn card. Pollard threw out a bet of 125,000 when it was checked to him. Betancur then three-bet min-raised to 250,000 which induced a four-bet shove from Pollard. Betancur snap-called having Pollard barely covered.

Taylor Pollard:
Jonathan Betancur:

The completed the board. Betancur flopped trip threes to advance to the final round.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Betancur	1,970,000 1,060,000	1,060,000
Taylor Pollard	Busted

10-26-2021 19:17 UTC-7

Tran Makes Final Table

Brandon Bloom

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

David Tran had taken the chip lead and had Dominykas Mikolaitis on the ropes. On the final hand, Mikolaitis got his last 300,000 or so chips in preflop and Tran called.

Dominykas Mikolaitis:
David Tran:

Tran had a dominating hand and held as the board ran out .

Tran praised his opponent for a tough heads-up battle and said he learned from him. He is the penultimate player making the final table and only one table remains for the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Tran	1,970,000 1,320,000	1,320,000
Dominykas Mikolaitis	Busted

10-26-2021 19:24 UTC-7

Schumacher Leading Last Table In Action

tucsonmonster

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Renan Bruschi limped on the button and Johan Schumacher completed with a check.

The flop came . Schumacher checked and Bruschi bet 25,000. Schumacher three-bet to 90,000 and Bruschi called.

The turn card was the . Schumacher led with a big bet of 225,000 to wich Bruschi called.

The river was the and the action went check, check.

Schumacher tabled for a flopped set and Bruschi mucked his had.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Schumacher	1,250,000 500,000	500,000
Renan Bruschi	750,000 -500,000	-500,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

10-26-2021 19:32 UTC-7

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Lara Neacy

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

10-26-2021 19:50 UTC-7

Bruschi Pays Off Schumacher

tucsonmonster

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Johan Schumacher limped on the button. Bruschi checked.

The flop came and the action checked through.

The came on the turn. Bruschi led with a big bet of 110,000. Schumacher was seemingly confused by this bet but he made the call.

The river was the bringing 4 cards to a straight. Bruschi slowed down with a check. Schumacher bet 120,000.

Bruschi went into the tank, mumbling things to himself. He eventually called.

Schumacher tabled . He turned a pair and rivered a straight. Bruschi flashed and couldn't believe he got rivered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Schumacher	1,100,000 -150,000	-150,000
Renan Bruschi	900,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Johan Schumacher

Level: 26

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

10-26-2021 20:05 UTC-7

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Lara Neacy

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

10-26-2021 20:15 UTC-7

The Battle Continues

Brandon Bloom

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

There have been mostly small pots as Renan Bruschi and Johan Schumacher continue to trade chips back and forth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renan Bruschi	1,100,000 200,000	200,000

Johan Schumacher	900,000 -200,000	-200,000

10-26-2021 20:45 UTC-7

Schumacher Prevails Over Bruschi to Clinch Last Seat at Final Table

Brandon Bloom

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Johan Schumacher jammed in his remaining stack for about 750,000 chips. Renan Bruschi quickly called and hands were revealed in the first large pot in a while.

Johan Schumacher:
Renan Bruschi:

Bruschi had Schumacher pipped, but the cards were yet to come. The dealer fanned out the flop. On the turn, the hit the felt to put Schumacher ahead with Broadway, as he gave a silent fist pump. Bruschi was looking for a chop, but the completed the board to leave him as the short stack, and leave him muttering presumably unhappy phrases in Portuguese.

On the next hand, Bruschi shoved in his remaining stack and Schumacher called.

Renan Bruschi:
Johan Schumacher:

Bruschi had live cards, but the runout didn't change a thing, and he was sent to the rail.

The two players slugged it out in heads-up play for nearly four hours and they both agreed it was a "sick match". In the end, Schumacher claimed victory and will be the one to move on to the final table tomorrow.

A recap of the day is to follow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Schumacher	1,980,000 1,080,000	1,080,000
Renan Bruschi	Busted

Tags: Johan Schumacher Renan Bruschi