Friday, May 30, 2014 2:17 PM Local Time
A Few Quiet Ones
Hand 51: Brandon Shack-Harris opened the button to 40,000 and collected the blinds.
Hand 52: Iori Yogo limped the small blind and Matt Ryan announced pot and Yogo quickly mucked.
Hand 53: Steve Billirakis opened to 45,000 and Iori Yogo called next to act. Morgan Popham also called from the big blind before checking a flop. Billirakis and Yogo checked behind and the dealer produced the on the turn.
Popham and Billirakis checked to Yogo who bet 50,000, and he collected the pot once Popham and Billirakis quickly mucked.
Hand 54: Matt Ryan opened to button to 70,000 and won the blinds.
Hand 55: Brandon Shack-Harris limped the small blind and Steve Billirakis checked to see a flop. Both players checked, then the rolled off on the turn and the action was checked through again.
The river brought the and both players checked. Shack-Harris then tabled for ace-high to win the pot.
Hand 56: Matt Ryan raised first to act to 70,000 and won the blinds.
Hand 57: Steve Billirakis opened the button to 50,000 and Matt Ryan made the call from the big blind. The flop fell and both players checked. The landed on the turn and Ryan led for 60,000 with Billirakis making the call.
The river then saw both players check, then Billirakis tabled to win the pot.
Friday, May 30, 2014 2:06 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
| Brandon Shack-Harris | 960,000 | 160,000  |
| Steve Billirakis | 870,000 | -210,000  |
| Morgan Popham | 645,000 | 205,000 |
| Iori Yogo | 590,000 | 0 |
| Matthew Ryan | 335,000 | 5,000 |
Friday, May 30, 2014 2:03 PM Local Time
Level 22 started
Level: 22
Blinds: 10000/20000
Ante: 0
Friday, May 30, 2014 2:03 PM Local Time
Billirakis Gets Called Twice
Hand 46: Steve Billirakis raised it up from the small blind and took the pot.
Hand 47: Brandon Shack-Harris opened to 32,000 in the cutoff, and Billirakis called from the button. Shack-Harris checked the flop, and Billirakis, quickly checked it back. The led to another pair of checks, and the hit the board. Shack-Harris check-called 56,000 from Billirakis, and Billirakis showed as his cards to play. Shack-Harris had aces up with , and he took the pot.
Hand 48: Billirakis raised to 35,000 from the cutoff. Morgan Popham was the only taker in the big blind, and the flop came . Popham checked, and Billirakis continuation-bet 50,000. Popham made the call, and the two took in the on the turn. Billirakis took his time before firing 115,000, and Popham called. On the river, Popham checked again, and Billirakis thought for a bit.
"How much are you playing now?" he asked, seeing it was about 250,000.
After a bit, he made a resigned-looking check.
"Ace-seven," Popham said, tabling for aces up.
Billirakis just nodded to let Popham know his hand was good.
Hand 49: Iori Yogo opened to 32,000, and he took down the pot.
Hand 50: In a limped blind-on-blind battle, Brandon Shack-Harris checked the flop with Steve Billirakis following suit.
The turn saw Shack-Harris bet out 30,000 and Billirakis tossed his cards to the muck.
Friday, May 30, 2014 1:49 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Steve Billirakis | 1,080,000 | 100,000 |
| Brandon Shack-Harris | 800,000 | 90,000 |
| Iori Yogo | 590,000 | -65,000 |
| Morgan Popham | 440,000 | 130,000 |
| Matthew Ryan | 330,000 | -150,000 |
Friday, May 30, 2014 1:47 PM Local Time
Robert Paddock Eliminated in 6th Place ($31,978)
Hand 45: Robert Paddock kicked it off with a raise to 32,000 and Steve Billirakis defended his big blind to see a flop fall.
Billirakis checked and Paddock continued for 38,000 before Billirakis announced a raise of pot. Paddock committed his 175,000 total and the cards were tabled.
Billirakis:
Paddock:
With Paddock at risk with his nut-flush draw and wrap, the turn and river would bring the and to see Billirakis' two pair hold and send Paddock to the rail in 6th place for a $31,978 payday.
| Robert Paddock | 0 | -240,000 |
Friday, May 30, 2014 1:44 PM Local Time
Two Pair for Popham
Hand 41: Morgan Popham opened to 32,000 and Steve Billirakis made the call from the button along with Robert Paddock from the big blind.
The flop fell and the action checked to Billirakis who bet out 55,000 which was enough to prompt to swift folds from Paddock and Popham.
Hand 42: Iori Yogo made it 32,000 from the button and picked up the blinds.
Hand 43: The action folded to Matt Ryan in the small blind and he potted it to 48,000. Morgan Popham defended his big blind to see the dealer drop a flop.
Ryan continued for 55,000, and Popham made the call. The dealer then produced the turn and both players checked. The completed the board on the river. Both players checked again as Popham tabled his for two pair to win the pot.
Hand 44: The action folded around to Brandon Shack-Harris in the big blind who received a walk.
Friday, May 30, 2014 1:30 PM Local Time
Shack-Harris, Popham Staying Active
Hand 36: Matt Ryan got a walk.
Hand 37: Steve Billirakis opened to 35,000. Morgan Popham made the call out of the big blind, and the two saw a flop of . Both players checked, and an hit the turn. Popham fired out 45,000, and Billirakis made the call. The double-paired the board, and Popham bet 110,000. Billirakis shook his head after a bit and folded.
Hand 38: Popham raised to 35,000 from the small blind, and Brandon Shack-Harris folded.
Hand 39: Popham opened to 35,000 on the button, and Shack-Harris called out of the small blind. On the flop, both players elected to check, seeing a fall. Shack-Harris bet 60,000, and that was enough to take the pot.
Hand 40: Shack-Harris raised the button to 32,000, and Iori Yogo defended his big blind. Both players checked the flop, and a peeled off. Yogo check-called 35,000, and the completed the community. Yogo checked once more, and he quickly folded to a bet of 120,000 from Shack-Harris.
Friday, May 30, 2014 1:18 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Steve Billirakis | 980,000 | 19,000 |
| Brandon Shack-Harris | 710,000 | 15,000 |
| Iori Yogo | 655,000 | 80,000 |
| Matthew Ryan | 480,000 | -124,000 |
| Morgan Popham | 310,000 | 7,000 |
| Robert Paddock | 240,000 | -10,000 |
Friday, May 30, 2014 1:15 PM Local Time
First Few Hands See Chips Moving Round
Hand 31: With the button on Robert Paddock in Seat 1, the action kicked off with Iori Yogo raising to 32,000 from the cutoff with just Paddock making the call.
The dealer dropped a flop and Yogo checked before Paddock announced a bet of pot which amounted to 88,000. Yogo mucked, and Paddock collected the first pot of the day.
Hand 32: Steve Billirakis opened from under the gun with a raise to 35,000 and Robert Paddock made the call to see a flop. Billirakis continued for 35,000 and Paddock released his hand.
Hand 33: The action folded to Morgan Popham on the button and he raised to 32,000. Brandon Shack-Harris called from the small blind as did Billirakis from the big blind.
The flop fell and the action checked round. The then landed on the turn. Shack-Harris and Billirakis checked again, then Popham pushed out 52,000. Shack-Harris and Billirakis quickly mucked and Popham was pushed his first pot of the day.
Hand 34: From the cutoff, Morgan Popham raised to 32,000 before Brandon Shack-Harris potted from the button to 120,000. Popham spent a minute deliberating before eventually folding his hand.
Hand 35: Matt Ryan opened to 32,000 first to act and Iori Yogo three-bet pot from the small blind to 112,000. Ryan made the call and the dealer fanned a flop. Yogo pushed out a stack of T5,000 denomination chips amounting to 100,000 to prompt an insta-fold from Ryan.
Friday, May 30, 2014 1:03 PM Local Time
Level 21 started
Level: 21
Blinds: 8000/16000
Ante: 0
Friday, May 30, 2014 1:01 PM Local Time
Ready to Go
The six players have taken their seats and are getting the rundown on how the secondary final table stream works. Play will be underway shortly.
Friday, May 30, 2014 10:58 AM Local Time
Six Remain on Day 3 of the PLO with Steve Billirakis in Control
Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2014 World Series of Poker for Day 3 of Event #3: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha.
Two days ago a record-setting field of 1,128 (for a non hold'em event) took to the felt before the day would end with just 106 remaining as players just reached the money late on the first day. With players already guaranteed nearly a $2,000 payday, the aim for this talented group of players remaining would be to navigate their way up the pay jumps before making a run at the final table.
Ashton Griffin (101st), AP Phahurat (96th), Doug Polk (88th), Humberto Brenes (77th), Hoyt Corkins (41st), Maria Ho (40th), Phil Laak (39th), Jesse Yaginuma (33rd), Leif Force (28th), Gabriel Nassif (24th), Jason Somerville (18th), Greg Merson (14th) and John O'Shea (12th) were among those sent to the rail throughout the course of the day. Then Stephen Chidwick became the final table bubble boy in 10th place when his couldn't improve on an ace-high flop against Loren Klein's .
With the final table of nine set and Steve Billirakis holding a slight chip lead over Brandon Shack-Harris, play would continue for roughly another hour as Nick Guagenti (9th), Klein (8th) and Patrick Arena (7th) were all eliminated to leave just six players eyeing their first WSOP gold bracelet of the series.
Final Table Line-Up
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|
| 1 | Robert Paddock | 250,000 |
| 2 | empty | -- |
| 3 | Matt Ryan | 604,000 |
| 5 | Morgan Popham | 303,000 |
| 4 | empty | -- |
| 6 | Brandon Shack-Harris | 695,000 |
| 7 | Steve Billirakis | 961,000 |
| 8 | Iori Yogo | 575,000 |
| 9 | empty | -- |
With Billirakis holding a strong chip lead, he is definitely a favorite to take down his third WSOP gold bracelet. However with talented mixed-game player Shack-Harris on his heels and ANZ Player of the Year Iori Yogo still in the mix, it could be any of the final six's chance to capture this title.
Stay tuned right here to PokerNews as we will be providing continuous live reporting once play recommences at 1:00 p.m. (PDT) as we look to crown the Event #3: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Champion!