2021 World Series of Poker

Event #48: $1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q4
Prize
$204,063
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,068,000
Entries
800
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
10
Players Left
1

Sohale Khalili Eliminated in 6th Place ($41,728)

Level 35 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Sohale Khalili
Sohale Khalili

Gershon Distenfeld raised to 225,000 in the hijack, Jonathan Betancur called on the button, and Sohale Khalili jammed in his 2,005,000 stack in the small blind. Distenfeld thought about it and folded. The action was then on Betancur, who exclaimed "F--- it, I'll call", and put in the chips.

Sohale Khalili: {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}
Jonathan Betancur: {j-Spades}{9-Spades}

Betancur had Khalili barely covered, and he vaulted into the lead on the {k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} flop. The {k-Hearts} and {q-Spades} completed the board to send Khalili to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Jonathan Betancur
4,100,000
2,305,000
2,305,000
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Sohale Khalili
Busted

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Tran Attempts A Bluff Against Schumacher

Level 34 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Johan Schumacher
Johan Schumacher

Johan Schumacher opened from the hijack to 200,000 and he got a call from David Tran in the small blind. They went heads-up to the flop which came {a-Spades}{3-Spades}{8-Hearts}. Tran check-raised to 400,000 after Schumacher continued for 150,000. Schumacher called.

The {j-Clubs} came on the turn and Tran led for a bet 600,000. Schumacher counted his stack before moving all-in for 1,770,000 and Tran snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Johan Schumacher
2,570,000
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David Tran
2,200,000

Khalili Gets Lucky And Doubles Through Betancur

Level 34 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Sohale Khalili
Sohale Khalili

The action folded to Jonathan Betancur on the button and he limped. Sohale Khalili moved all-in for 1,165,000 from the small blind. When the action got back to Betancur he said, "I'll call" having Khalili covered and the players tabled their hands.

Sohale Khalili: {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
Jonathan Betancur: {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

Khalili hit the flop when the board ran {3-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Spades} to get a full double.

Player Chips Progress
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Sohale Khalili
2,530,000
1,155,000
1,155,000
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Jonathan Betancur
1,795,000
-2,005,000
-2,005,000

Ari Engel Eliminated in 7th Place ($32,439)

Level 33 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ari Engel
Ari Engel

Ari Engel opened the action to 160,000 from the hijack. Gershon Distenfeld three-bet to 475,000 from the cutoff.

It folded back to Engel who took some time before moving all in for just under 2,000,000. Distenfeld snap-called.

Ari Engel: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Gershon Distenfeld: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {j-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Spades}{4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. Distenfeld flopped top set and Engel could not improve.

Player Chips Progress
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Gershon Distenfeld
8,500,000
3,550,000
3,550,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Ari Engel
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

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Thomas Boivin Eliminated in 8th Place ($25,473)

Level 33 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Thomas Boivin
Thomas Boivin

Johan Schumacher opened to 160,000 in the hijack and Thomas Boivin jammed in his stack of 1,300,000 from the small blind. Schumacher called and the hands were revealed.

Thomas Boivin: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Johan Schumacher: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

Both players had similar stacks and they found themselves against each other in a classic flip.

The dealer spread the {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop. The {7-Spades} turn left Boivin one card away from a double, but the {q-Diamonds} spiked the river, and Schumacher breathed a sigh of relief. The two players from Belgium embraced as Boivin took his exit.

Player Chips Progress
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Johan Schumacher
2,750,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
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Thomas Boivin
Busted

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Ap Garza Eliminated in 9th Place ($20,208)

Level 32 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Ap Garza
Ap Garza

Ap Garza opened to 125,000 on the button and David Tran three-bet to 400,000 in the big blind. Garza moved all in and Tran called fairly quickly.

Ap Garza: {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}
David Tran: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

Garza ran into Tran's big blind Big Slick and needed help. The {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop left him drawing slim to a runner-runner flush, but he was dead on the turn as the {j-Clubs} and {6-Diamonds} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
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David Tran
3,900,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
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Ap Garza
Busted

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Craig Trost Eliminated in 10th Place ($16,197)

Level 30 : 15,000/30,000, 40,000 ante
Craig Trost
Craig Trost

Craig Trost opened to 70,000 from early position and Gershon Distenfeld three-bet to 230,000 from middle position. Action folded back to Trost who four-bet to 750,000. Distenfeld then jammed in his stack of about 2,000,000.

Trost joked, "Well, I hope it's not a cold deck." He put in the call while appearing to expect the worst.

Craig Trost: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Gershon Distenfeld: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

It was a classic cooler to start the day. The board ran out {10-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Spades}{9-Hearts}{10-Clubs} to send Trost to the rail and give Distenfeld an early double.

Player Chips Progress
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Gershon Distenfeld
4,000,000
2,030,000
2,030,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Craig Trost
Busted

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The Final Round of Event #48: $1,500 Shootout

AP Garza
AP Garza

Welcome to the final day of Event #48: $1,500 Shootout.

On Day 1 there was a total of 800 entrants dispersed over 80 ten-handed tables for Round 1. There were many recognizable players in the field to kick things off such as Tony Dunst, Jeff Gross, Adrian Mateos, Kelly Minkin, James Woods, Cary Katz, and many more.

The total prize pool is $1,068,000 making the first-place prize $204,063 paired with the coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet.

Only 80 players defeated their respective tables to advance to Day 2. A handful of WSOP champions advanced to Round 2 including Jared Jaffee, Taylor Paur, Brian Yoon, Joseph Cheong, and Ron McMillen. There were ten eight-handed tables to start the day, but only ten players would advance the final round.

The players advancing to the final round are two-time WSOP bracelet winner Ari Engel (1,965,000), Orson Young (1,975,000), AP Garza (1,975,000), David Tran (1,970,000), Jonathan Betancur (1,970,000), Sohale Kalili (1,970,000), Gershon Distenfeld (1,970,0000), Craig Trost (1,965,000),Thomas Boivin (1,965,000), and Johan Schumacher (1,980,000) making this his second final table of the 2021 WSOP.

All remaining players have had relatively successful tournament poker careers with the exception of Jonathan Betancur with this being his first WSOP event ever.

Day 3 will resume today October 27 at 12 p.m. local time. Each player will begin the day with roughly the same starting stack having just over 60 big blinds. Play will pick up at 15,000/30,000 blinds with a 30,000 big blind ante. The levels will last 40-minutes with a 15-minute break every three levels. They will play down to a winner.

Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts

SeatPlayerCountryChip Count
1Sohale KhaliliUnited States1,970,000
2Thomas BoivinBelgium1,964,000
3Ap GarzaUnited States1,975,000
4Orson YoungUnited States1,975,000
5Craig TrostUnited States1,965,000
6Hiep TranUnited States1,970,000
7Ari EngelUnited States1,965,000
8Gershon DistenfeldUnited States1,970,000
9Johan SchumacherBelgium1,980,000
10Jonathan BetancurUnited States1,970,000

Today's final table will undoubtedly be an epic battle so stay tuned for more coverage of this event and the entire 2021 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews live reporting team.

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