Saturday, June 3, 2017 2:47 PM Local Time
Hands #44-47: John Richards Doubles Up
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 |
Saturday, June 3, 2017 2:30 PM Local Time
Hand #43: Jean Gaspard Eliminated in 9th Place ($18,832)
Hand #43: Jean Gaspard moved all in for 77,000 from the cutoff and Louis Helm called from the big blind. Gaspard tabled and Helm revealed .
The flop came and Helm took the lead with a pair of queens. The turn was the and the river was the . Gaspard hit his ace, but it gave Helm a straight and he was eliminated.
The remaining eight players are guaranteed a payout of $24,410.
Louis Helm | 560,000 | 85,000 |
Jean Gaspard | 0 | -105,000 |
Saturday, June 3, 2017 2:28 PM Local Time
Hands #39-42: Raise and Takes
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.
Saturday, June 3, 2017 2:23 PM Local Time
Ari Engel in his 1st $100K Event
Saturday, June 3, 2017 2:08 PM Local Time
First Break of the Day
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 |
Saturday, June 3, 2017 2:04 PM Local Time
Hands #32-38: Upeshka De Silva Keeps the Lead
Hand #32: Olivier Busquet raised to 25,000 from middle position and Casey Carroll called from the big blind.
The flop was and Busquet bet 35,000. Carroll called. The turn brought the and both players checked.
The fell on the river and Busquet bet 100,000. Carroll folded and Busquet took the pot.
Hand #33: Upeshka De Silva raised to 20,000 from late middle position and Jan Schwippert called from the small blind.
The flop was and both players checked. The turn brought the and both players checked again.
The fell on the river and both players checked once more. Schwippert tabled and De Silva mucked.
Hand #34: Busquet raised to 25,000 from under the gun and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #35: De Silva raised to 20,000 from early position, Schwippert called from the cutoff, and Busquet called from the big blind.
The flop was and Busquet checked. De Silva bet 23,000 and both of his opponents folded.
Hand #36: De Silva raised to 20,000 from under the gun, Schwippert called from the hijack, and John Richards called from the big blind.
The flop was and Richards checked. De Silva also checked and Schwippert bet 20,000. Richards folded and De Silva called.
The turn brought the and De Silva checked. Schwippert bet 62,000, De Silva folded and Schwippert took the pot.
Hand #37: De Silva got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #38: Richard moved all in from the button for 82,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Upeshka De Silva | 1,450,000 | -650,000 |
Olivier Busquet | 720,000 | 0 |
Jan Schwippert | 430,000 | -134,000 |
John Richards | 100,000 | -421,000 |
Saturday, June 3, 2017 2:02 PM Local Time
Hands #30-31: De Silva is Full Steam Ahead
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 |
Saturday, June 3, 2017 1:59 PM Local Time
Hand #29: Taylor Paur Eliminated in 10th Place ($14,675)
Hand #29: Taylor Paur moved all in for 86,000 from the button and Mark McMillin called from the big blind.
Paur tabled and McMillin had him dominated with . The flop came and McMillin remained ahead with king-jack high.
The turn was the an the river was the , sending Paur to the rail for the first elimination of the day.
The remaining nine players are guaranteed a payout of $18,832.
Mark McMillin | 510,000 | -40,000 |
Taylor Paur | 0 | -100,000 |
Saturday, June 3, 2017 1:56 PM Local Time
Hands #26-28: Linglin Zeng Gets Involved
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.
Saturday, June 3, 2017 1:32 PM Local Time
Hands #20-25: Paur Stays Alive
Hand #20: Jan Schwippert called from early position, Olivier Busquet called from middle position, and Taylor Paur moved all in from the cutoff for 63,000. The button and blinds folded, as did Schwippert and Busquet, and Paur took the pot.
Hand #21: Upeshka De Silva raised to 23,000 from the cutoff and Jean Gaspard called from the big blind. The flop was and Gaspard checked. De Silva bet 17,000 and Gaspard check-raised to 47,000. De Silva called.
The turn brought the and both players checked. The fell on the river and Gaspard checked. De Silva bet 61,000 Gaspard folded.
Hand #22: De Silva raised to 21,000 from the hijack and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #23: De Silva raised to 17,000 from late middle position and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #24: John Richards raised to 20,000 from early position and De Silva three-bet to 72,000 from middle position. Richards called.
The flop was and Richard checked. De Silva bet 38,000 and Richards folded.
Hand #25: De Silva raised to 20,000, Helm called from the small blind, and Busquet called from the big blind. The flop was and Helm and Busquet both checked. De Silva bet 32,000, Helm called, and Busquet called as well.
The turn brought the and all three players checked. The river was the and all three players checked again. Louis Helm tabled for top pair with top kicker and took the pot.
Upeshka De Silva | 1,450,000 | -50,000 |
Louis Helm | 350,000 | -198,000 |
Taylor Paur | 100,000 | 20,000 |
Saturday, June 3, 2017 1:25 PM Local Time
Hands #15-19: De Silva Soars
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 |
Saturday, June 3, 2017 1:24 PM Local Time
Hands #9-14: Jean Gaspard Doubles Through Taylor Paur
Hand #9: John Richards raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and got no action.
Hand #10: Jean Gaspard raised to 17,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.
Hand #11: Upeshka De Silva raised to 18,000 from the cutoff and Gaspard defended his big blind. The flop came and Gaspard check-folded to a bet of 18,000 from De Silva.
Hand #12: Mark McMillin raised to 16,000 from the cutoff and Jan Schwippert defended his big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the turn, which was the . Schwippert led out for 27,000 and McMillin called. The river was the and Schwippert led out for 58,000 this time. McMillin folded.
Hand #13: De Silva raised to 17,000 from late position and Linglin Zeng defended her big blind. The flop came and Zeng check-called a bet of 13,000 from De Silva. The turn was the and both players checked to the river, which was the . Zeng checked again and De Silva checked back. Zeng tabled for quads and scooped the pot.
Hand #14: Taylor Paur raised to 17,000 from middle position and got calls from McMillin in late position, Gaspard in the cutoff, and Louis Helm in the big blind. The flop came and everyone checked to Gaspard who moved all in for 154,000. Helm folded, and Paur moved all in over the top for 234,000. McMillin folded.
Gaspard tabled for two pairs, jacks and nines, while Paur showed for a pair of queens. The turn was the and the river was the and Gaspard held on.
Jean Gaspard | 380,000 | 200,000 |
Taylor Paur | 80,000 | -191,000 |
Saturday, June 3, 2017 1:11 PM Local Time
Hands #3-8: De Silva Gains Momentum
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 |
Saturday, June 3, 2017 12:31 PM Local Time
Hand #2: De Silva Keeps Firing
Hand #2: Olivier Busquet raised to 15,000 from middle position and Taylor Paur called from late position. Upeshka De Silva was in the hijack and three-bet to 72,000. Busquet folded and Paur called.
The flop came and Paur check-called a bet of 64,000 from De Silva. The turn was the and Paur checked again. De Silva paused for a moment and then bet 124,000. Paur wasted no time and called.
The river was the . Paur checked for a third time and De Silva emptied the clip and announced, "All in." Paur shifted in his chair, and began counting out his stack. He went into the tank for about two minutes before opting to fold, sending another big pot De Silva's way.
Upeshka De Silva | 985,000 | 305,000 |
Taylor Paur | 271,000 | -265,000 |
Saturday, June 3, 2017 12:15 PM Local Time
Hand #1: Upeshka De Silva Starts Off Strong
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 |
Saturday, June 3, 2017 12:03 PM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Day 3 has begun with just 10 players fighting it out for the third gold bracelet of the summer.
Cards are in the air, so keep following along all day as PokerNews reports all of the action!
Saturday, June 3, 2017 10:11 AM Local Time
Olivier Busquet Leads on Day 3 of Event #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT
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.
Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
Brasilia | 1 | 1 | Upeshka De Silva | United States | 550,000 | 92 |
Brasilia | 1 | 2 | Mark Mcmillin | United States | 550,000 | 92 |
Brasilia | 1 | 3 | Casey Carroll | United States | 562,000 | 94 |
Brasilia | 1 | 4 | Jean Gaspard | United States | 550,000 | 92 |
Brasilia | 1 | 5 | Jan Schwippert | Germany | 564,000 | 94 |
Brasilia | 1 | 6 | Linglin Zeng | China | 548,000 | 91 |
Brasilia | 1 | 7 | Louis Helm | United States | 548,000 | 91 |
Brasilia | 1 | 8 | Olivier Busquet | United States | 571,000 | 95 |
Brasilia | 1 | 9 | John Richards | United States | 521,000 | 87 |
Brasilia | 1 | 10 | Taylor Paur | United States | 536,000 | 89 |
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:
Place | Prize (USD) |
1 | $229,923 |
2 | $142,115 |
3 | $103,449 |
4 | $76,018 |
5 | $56,397 |
6 | $42,246 |
7 | $31,955 |
8 | $24,410 |
9 | $18,832 |
10 | $14,675 |
Keep following along as PokerNews continues with live updates from start to finish in the 48th Annual World Series of Poker.
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 |