Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day 2 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$845,100
Entries
313
Level
43
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Level 24
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
There were just 40 players that returned to the felt for Day 2 of Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout. They made up ten four-handed tables and the winner of each table would advance to the final table on Day 3 with a shot at a World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
The final table will have plenty of familiar names on it and the highlight, of course, will be three-time bracelet winner Justin Bonomo. Coming off a record-breaking year in 2018, Bonomo is showing no signs of slowing down. Coming into the final table, Bonomo will bring a stack of 591,000 chips, right in the middle of the pack.
He made quick work of his table today, wrapping it up before the players even hit the first break. Bonomo picked up most of his chips by winning an early flip against Mateusz Rypulak for a 150 big blind pot. Bonomo flopped quads and Rypulak was already drawing dead. Going into a heads-up battle with Ryan Leng, Bonomo held a comfortable chip lead and never looked back. With Leng all in for around 13 big blinds, Bonomo made the call with ace-ten and flopped trip aces to secure his berth among the final 10.
While the money is hardly an issue anymore for a man who has over $44 million in career tournament earnings, Bonomo is still at the top of his game in search of more titles. However, he still finds time to have a little fun at the tables and even enjoyed some small cash games on the Las Vegas strip a couple of days ago. Rest assured, Bonomo will have his game face on tomorrow when he looks to capture his fourth WSOP gold bracelet.
Update to my previous Tweet about busting 5 tournaments in a day
— Bonologic (@JustinBonomo)
Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Farrell | United Kingdom | 621,000 | 62 |
| 2 | Jan Lakota | Slovenia | 623,000 | 62 |
| 3 | David Lambard | United States | 621,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Johan Guilbert | France | 599,000 | 60 |
| 5 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | 614,000 | 61 |
| 6 | Martin Zamani | United States | 601,000 | 60 |
| 7 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 591,000 | 59 |
| 8 | Weiyi Zhang | China | 599,000 | 60 |
| 9 | Adrien Delmas | France | 609,000 | 61 |
| 10 | Alexandru Papazian | Romania | 609,000 | 61 |
Another quick finisher on the day was Martin Zamani who will bring 601,000 chips with him to the final table. Zamani eliminated all three players at his table, starting with Ludovic Riehl, then onto Arthur Conan. His toughest competitor he saved for last as he battled with Kristen Bicknell heads-up. Zamani held a big lead throughout and ended the battle with a full house against Bicknell's overpair to the board.
Andrew Lichtenberger (614,000) and Alexandru Papazian (609,000) will be the other players at the table in search of multiple bracelets. Each of them already has one to their name but adding a second in a field full of big names would be a nice accomplishment. Lichtenberger dominated his table and defeated Jeremy Wien in order to advance while Papazian had a rougher go at things. Papazian needed a big double up against Taylor Paur in order to grab the chip lead and he finished the job about an hour later.
While all the players will bring a stack ranging between 59 and 63 big blinds to the final table, it is Jan Lakota who will have the largest of them all by a slight amount. This is Lakota's first WSOP final table and he is mostly known as a heads-up specialist. The only other WSOP event Lakota has played was the $10,000 Heads-Up tournament earlier this month.
Each of the final tablists have already locked up a score of $12,937 but there will be crucial pay jumps with each elimination. The stacks will be short to start off so the all-ins could be fast and furious at a full 10-handed table. Here is what they will all be playing for:
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $207,193 |
| 2nd | 128,042 |
| 3rd | $92,625 |
| 4th | $67,706 |
| 5th | $50,016 |
| 6th | $37,341 |
| 7th | $28,182 |
| 8th | $21,501 |
| 9th | $16,586 |
| 10th | $12,937 |
The final table will get underway at 12 p.m. local time on the Feature Table with the live stream commencing once the final six is reached. The blinds will resume at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante. The levels will be 40-minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every three levels. Continue to follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team to find out who will claim the title.
Level 24
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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623,000 | |
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621,000 | |
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621,000 | |
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614,000 | |
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609,000 | |
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609,000 | |
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601,000 | |
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599,000 | |
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599,000 | |
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591,000 | |
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Level 24
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Dario Sammartino doubled for 85,000 through Ben Farrell when the Italian's 
held against the 
of his opponent.
However, the pair got it in on the very next hand with Farrell holding the pocket pair this time. His 
held against Sammartino's 
on a 
runout to cap a remarkable comeback from the Brit who was down to three big blinds at one stage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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621,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 24
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Dario Sammartino announced all in on the button and Ben Farrell slammed the rest of his chips in the middle. Farrell was the player at risk for 244,000 but he did have the best hand.
Ben Farrell: 
Dario Sammartino: 
The flop came 
and Farrell's ace-high remained in the lead. The turn was the 
to give Farrell a straight, meaning the 
on the river was no help to Sammartino.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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504,000
274,000
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274,000 |
|
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106,000
-284,000
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-284,000 |
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Level: 24
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
In a limped pot both players checked the 
flop. Ben Farrell check-called 39,000 on the 
turn and checked the 
river to Dario Sammartino.
The Italian bet 70,000 and after a few minutes thinking, Farrell called. Sammartino showed 
for top pair and took down the pot and with it regained the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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390,000
197,000
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197,000 |
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230,000
-185,000
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-185,000 |
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Dario Sammartino limped in on the button and Ben Farrell checked his option. The flop came 
and Farrell check-called a bet of 15,000 from Sammartino.
The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Farrell led out for 60,000 and Sammartino thought for a brief moment before letting his cards go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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415,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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193,000
-27,000
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-27,000 |
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Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Johan Guilbert snap-called Louis Helms' all in and was on the verge of securing a berth at the final table with 
against the 
of Helm.
The board came 
and Helm was eliminated, with Guilbert taking 599,000 through to the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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599,000
189,000
|
189,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Johan Guilbert limped and Louis Helm moved all in. Guilbert snap-called, spilling his chips in the process.
"So you don't need ace-ten, huh?" said Helm turning over 
and being greeted by the 
of Guilbert.
The board ran out 
and Guilbert doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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410,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
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200,000
-105,000
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-105,000 |