Event #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT

Hand #44: Upeshka De Silva raised to 30,000 from early position and Olivier Busquet called from the big blind. The flop was     and Busquet checked. De Silva bet 32,000 and Busquet folded.

Hand #45: De Silva raised to 26,000 from under the gun, Busquet called from the small blind, and John Richards moved all in from the big blind for 97,000. De Silva folded and Busquet called to put Richards at risk.

Busquet tabled    and Richards held   .

The board ran out       and Richards doubled up with a pair of tens.

Hands #46: Louis Helm raised to 27,000 from the cutoff and De Silva called from the big blind. The flop was     and De Silva checked. Helm bet 45,000 and De Silva called.

The turn brought the   and De Silva checked. Helm bet 68,000 and De Silva called. The   fell on the river and both players checked. De Silva tabled    for a small flush, but Helm held    for a bigger flush and took the pot.

Hand #47: De Silva raised to 34,000 from the small blind and won the blind and antes.

John Richards

240,000

160,000

Hand #39: Linglin Zeng raised to 27,000 from middle position and everyone folded.

Hand #40: Upeshka De Silva raised to 26,000 from the cutoff and got no action.

Hand #41: Olivier Busquet raised to 27,000 from middle position and raked in the pot.

Hand #42: Busquet raised to 27,000 from early position and scooped another pot.

The remaining nine players are on their first break of the day!

Play resumes in 15 minutes.

Upeshka De Silva	2,000,000	-100,000
Olivier Busquet	755,000	35,000
Linglin Zeng	565,000	185,000
Jan Schwippert	515,000	-49,000
Mark McMillin	500,000	-10,000
Louis Helm	475,000	125,000
Casey Carroll	405,000	-205,000
Jean Gaspard	105,000	-275,000
John Richards	80,000	-441,000

Hand #30: Jean Gaspard raised to 20,000 from under the gun and got calls from Upeshka De Silva on the button and Casey Carroll from the big blind.

The flop came     and action checked to De Silva. He bet 30,000 and Carroll called, while Gaspard folded.

The turn was the   and both players checked to the river, which was the  . Carroll checked and De Silva bet 58,000. Carroll folded.

Hand #31: De Silva raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and Gaspard defended his big blind. The flop came     and both players checked to the turn, which was the  . Gaspard checked and De Silva bet 23,000. Gaspard folded.

Upeshka De Silva

2,100,000

650,000

Hand #26: Upeshka De Silva raised to 20,000 from early position and Linglin Zeng three-bet to 65,000 from the cutoff. De Silva folded.

Hand #27: De Silva raised to 20,000 from under the gun. Jean Gaspard called from middle position and Taylor Paur defended his big blind. The flop came     and Paur checked. De Silva bet 28,000 and Gaspard called. Paur tank-folded.

The turn was the   and both players checked to the river, which was the  . De Silva moved all in and Gaspard folded.

Hand #28: Zeng raised to 20,000 from late position and Taylor Paur moved all in from the small blind for 72,000. De Silva was in the big blind and reraised to 144,000. Zeng folded.

Paur tabled    and De Silva had him dominated with   . The flop came     and De Silva flopped the nut straight, but Paur had outs to chop. The turn was the   and the river was the  . Paur caught the card he needed and the two players chopped it up.

Hand #15: Jean Gaspard raised to 18,000 from the hijack, and Linglin Zeng called on the button, as did Olivier Busquet from the big blind. The flop came     and action checked to Gaspard who bet 28,000. Zeng and Busquet both called.

The turn was the   and all players checked to the river, which was the  . All players checked again, and Busquet tabled    for a pair of tens. Gaspard mucked, and Zeng tabled    for a straight to the jack.

Hand #16: Upeshka De Silva raised to 17,000 from early position, and got calls from Mark Mcmillin in middle position, Jean Gaspard in late position, and John Richards defended his big blind. The flop came     and Richards, De Silva, and Mcmillin checked. Gaspard bet 35,000 and Richards called. De Silva check-raised to 134,000 and everyone folded.

Hand #17: Linglin Zeng raised to 18,000 on the button and everyone folded.

Hand #18: Olivier Busquet raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and John Richards called on the button, as did Upeshka De Silva from the big blind. The flop came     and De Silva checked. Busquet bet 26,000 and everyone folded.

Hand #19: John Richards raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and Upeshka De Silva three-bet to 72,000. Richards called. The flop came     and Richards check-called a bet of 68,000 from De Silva. The turn was the   and both players checked to the river, which was the  . De Silva moved all in and Richards tank-folded.

Upeshka De Silva

1,500,000

0

Hand #3: John Richards raised to 15,000 from middle position, Upeshka De Silva called from late middle position, and Jean Gaspard three-bet to 46,000 from the button. Richards folded and De Silva called.

The flop came     and De Silva checked. Gaspard bet 72,000 and De Silva called.

The turn brought the   and De Silva bet 64,000. Gaspard called.

The river was the   and both players checked. De Silva tabled    for a pair of tens and Gaspard mucked.

Hand #4: De Silva raised to 15,000 from middle position and Gaspard three-bet to 41,000 from the cutoff. Jan Schwippert called from the button and De Silva called as well.

The flop came     and De Silva checked. Gaspard bet 65,000, Schwippert folded, and De Silva called.

The turn was the   and De Silva checked. Gaspard bet again — 100,000 this time — and De Silva called.

The   fell on the river and both players checked. De Silva rolled over    for a pair of eights and Gaspard flashed    before he mucked.

Hand #5: Casey Caroll raised to 14,000 from middle position and Louis Helm called from the small blind.

The flop was     and both players checked.

The turn brought the   and Helm bet 23,000. Caroll called.

The   fell on the river and Helm checked. Caroll bet 46,000 and Caroll folded.

Hand #6: De Silva raised to 15,000 from early position, Schwippert called from the hijack, and Olivier Busquet three-bet to 75,000 from the small blind. De Silva and Schwippert both called.

The flop was     and Busquet bet 120,000. De Silva and Schwippert both folded.

Hand #7: Gaspard raised to 15,000 from middle position and Linglin Zeng called from the hijack.

The flop was    , Gaspard bet 30,000, and Zeng folded.

Hand #8: Louis Helm raised to 15,000 from the hijack, Olivier Busquet called from the cutoff, and Upeshka De Silva called from the big blind.

The flop fell     and all three players checked.

The turn brought the   and all three players checked again.

The river was the   and De Silva checked. Helm checked as well and Busquet bet 40,000. De Silva folded and Helm called. Busquet tabled    for a set of threes and Helm mucked.

Upeshka De Silva	1,300,000	315,000
Olivier Busquet	720,000	149,000
Casey Caroll	610,000	610,000
Linglin Zeng	380,000	-90,000
Jean Gaspard	180,000	-370,000

Hand #1: Linglin Zeng raised to 13,000 from late middle position, Upeshka De Silva called from the button, and Casey Caroll called from the big blind.

The flop fell     and Carroll checked. Zeng bet 20,000 and De Silva called.

The turn brought the   and Zeng checked. De Silva bet 55,000 and Zeng called.

The river was the   and Zeng checked. De Silva bet 135,000, and after a few moments of consideration, Zeng folded.

Upeshka De Silva	680,000	130,000
Linglin Zeng	470,000	-78,000

At noon local time, Day 3 of Event #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT is set to begin with the final 10 players in the hunt for a gold bracelet, bragging rights, and the first-place prize of $229,923.

Olivier Busquet leads the field with 571,000 chips, but with the shootout format, all of the stacks are within close proximity of one another. John Richards comes in as the shortest stack with 521,000, just eight big blinds less than the chip leader.

Other notable players remaining in the field include Jan Schwippert, Upeshka De Silva, Jean Gaspard, Linglin Zeng, and Taylor Paur. De Silva, Gaspard, and Paur are all seeking their second WSOP bracelet, while the rest are in the hunt for their first. Busquet came close in both 2015 and 2016 after finishing in third place in the Millionaire Maker and the Heads-Up Championship, respectively, and seeks redemption today.

The remaining players are guaranteed a payout of $14,675 for making it to Day 3, while the players finishing in 11th through 50th place on Day 2 all received min-cashes worth $6,407. A total of 369 players entered this event, making up a prize pool worth $996,300.

The blinds will begin at 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante and play will continue until a winner is crowned. Levels will increase every 40 minutes, with a 15-minute break every three levels, and a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level of the day at approximately 6:30 p.m.

Here is a look at what the final ten are playing for:

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Olivier Busquet	571,000	0
Jan Schwippert	564,000	0
Casey Carroll	562,000	0
Jean Gaspard	550,000	0
Upeshka De Silva	550,000	0
Mark McMillin	550,000	0
Linglin Zeng	548,000	0
Louis Helm	548,000	0
Taylor Paur	536,000	0
John Richards	521,000	0