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

Garza Gets Early Chips From Schumacher

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

Johan Schumacher opened to 60,000 in the cutoff and Ap Garza defended the big blind.

Garza check-called for 50,000 on the {k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop.

The {k-Spades} turn saw Garza check-call a 175,000 bet, and both players checked the {5-Hearts} river.

Garza turned over {a-Spades}{j-Spades} to take the pot while Schumacher mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Ap Garza
Ap Garza
2,300,000
325,000
325,000
Johan Schumacher be
Johan Schumacher
1,700,000
-280,000
-280,000

Level: 30

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 40,000

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.

Tags: Adrian MateosAri EngelBrian YoonCary KatzGershon DistenfeldJared JaffeeJeff GrossJohan SchumacherJoseph CheongTaylor PaurThomas BoivinTony Dunst

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

Day 3 Started