2017 World Series of Poker

Event #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$229,923
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$996,300
Entries
369
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Hand #29: Taylor Paur Eliminated in 10th Place ($14,675)

Level 31 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Taylor Paur
Taylor Paur

Hand #29: Taylor Paur moved all in for 86,000 from the button and Mark McMillin called from the big blind.

Paur tabled {k-Hearts}{10-Spades} and McMillin had him dominated with {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}. The flop came {a-Clubs}{8-Spades}{3-Clubs} and McMillin remained ahead with king-jack high.

The turn was the {4-Hearts} an the river was the {5-Clubs}, sending Paur to the rail for the first elimination of the day.

The remaining nine players are guaranteed a payout of $18,832.

Player Chips Progress
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Mark McMillin
510,000
-40,000
-40,000
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Taylor Paur
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

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Hands #26-28: Linglin Zeng Gets Involved

Level 31 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

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 {k-Spades}{q-Spades}{6-Hearts} and Paur checked. De Silva bet 28,000 and Gaspard called. Paur tank-folded.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds} and both players checked to the river, which was the {8-Spades}. 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 {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} and De Silva had him dominated with {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}. The flop came {k-Spades}{j-Spades}{10-Hearts} and De Silva flopped the nut straight, but Paur had outs to chop. The turn was the {3-Spades} and the river was the {a-Hearts}. Paur caught the card he needed and the two players chopped it up.

Tags: Jean GaspardLinglin ZengTaylor PaurUpeshka De Silva

Level: 31

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Hands #20-25: Paur Stays Alive

Level 30 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

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 {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Gaspard checked. De Silva bet 17,000 and Gaspard check-raised to 47,000. De Silva called.

The turn brought the {3-Spades} and both players checked. The {A-Diamonds} 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 {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} 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 {K-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Helm and Busquet both checked. De Silva bet 32,000, Helm called, and Busquet called as well.

The turn brought the {9-Spades} and all three players checked. The river was the {3-Diamonds} and all three players checked again. Louis Helm tabled {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} for top pair with top kicker and took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Upeshka De Silva
1,450,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Louis Helm
350,000
-198,000
-198,000
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Taylor Paur
100,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Jan SchwippertJohn RichardsLouis HelmOlivier BusquetTaylor PaurUpeshka De Silva

Hands #15-19: De Silva Soars

Level 30 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

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 {10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and action checked to Gaspard who bet 28,000. Zeng and Busquet both called.

The turn was the {a-Hearts} and all players checked to the river, which was the {j-Diamonds}. All players checked again, and Busquet tabled {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for a pair of tens. Gaspard mucked, and Zeng tabled {k-Hearts}{9-Spades} 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 {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} 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 {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{4-Diamonds} 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 {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Richards check-called a bet of 68,000 from De Silva. The turn was the {4-Spades} and both players checked to the river, which was the {5-Spades}. De Silva moved all in and Richards tank-folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Upeshka De Silva
1,500,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Hands #9-14: Jean Gaspard Doubles Through Taylor Paur

Level 30 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jean Gaspard
Jean Gaspard

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 {q-Clubs}{j-Spades}{8-Diamonds} 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 {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and both players checked to the turn, which was the {6-Spades}. Schwippert led out for 27,000 and McMillin called. The river was the {4-Diamonds} 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 {a-Spades}{9-Spades}{5-Spades} and Zeng check-called a bet of 13,000 from De Silva. The turn was the {a-Diamonds} and both players checked to the river, which was the {a-Hearts}. Zeng checked again and De Silva checked back. Zeng tabled {a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} 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 {j-Clubs}{9-Spades}{3-Hearts} 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 {j-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} for two pairs, jacks and nines, while Paur showed {q-Spades}{q-Clubs} for a pair of queens. The turn was the {4-Clubs} and the river was the {6-Hearts} and Gaspard held on.

Player Chips Progress
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Jean Gaspard
380,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Taylor Paur
80,000
-191,000
-191,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Jan SchwippertJean GaspardJohn RichardsLinglin ZengLouis HelmMark McMillinTaylor PaurUpeshka De Silva

Level: 30

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Hands #3-8: De Silva Gains Momentum

Level 29 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

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 {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and De Silva checked. Gaspard bet 72,000 and De Silva called.

The turn brought the {6-Clubs} and De Silva bet 64,000. Gaspard called.

The river was the {3-Spades} and both players checked. De Silva tabled {J-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} 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 {8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and De Silva checked. Gaspard bet 65,000, Schwippert folded, and De Silva called.

The turn was the {Q-Hearts} and De Silva checked. Gaspard bet again — 100,000 this time — and De Silva called.

The {10-Diamonds} fell on the river and both players checked. De Silva rolled over {K-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for a pair of eights and Gaspard flashed {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} 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 {K-Clubs}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and both players checked.

The turn brought the {J-Clubs} and Helm bet 23,000. Caroll called.

The {7-Spades} 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 {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} 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 {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, 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 {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}{5-Hearts} and all three players checked.

The turn brought the {5-Diamonds} and all three players checked again.

The river was the {3-Spades} and De Silva checked. Helm checked as well and Busquet bet 40,000. De Silva folded and Helm called. Busquet tabled {3-Clubs}{3-} for a set of threes and Helm mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Upeshka De Silva
1,300,000
315,000
315,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Olivier Busquet
720,000
149,000
149,000
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Casey Caroll
610,000
610,000
610,000
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Linglin Zeng
380,000
-90,000
-90,000
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Jean Gaspard
180,000
-370,000
-370,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jan SchwippertJean GaspardJohn RichardsLinglin ZengLouis HelmOlivier BusquetUpeshka De Silva

Hand #2: De Silva Keeps Firing

Level 29 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Upeshka De Silva
Upeshka De Silva

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 {4-Clubs}{3-Spades}{3-Hearts} and Paur check-called a bet of 64,000 from De Silva. The turn was the {7-Hearts} 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 {2-Diamonds}. 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.

Player Chips Progress
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Upeshka De Silva
985,000
305,000
305,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Taylor Paur
271,000
-265,000
-265,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Olivier BusquetTaylor PaurUpeshka De Silva

Hand #1: Upeshka De Silva Starts Off Strong

Level 29 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Upeshka De Silva
Upeshka De Silva

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 {8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and Carroll checked. Zeng bet 20,000 and De Silva called.

The turn brought the {9-Diamonds} and Zeng checked. De Silva bet 55,000 and Zeng called.

The river was the {2-Hearts} and Zeng checked. De Silva bet 135,000, and after a few moments of consideration, Zeng folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Upeshka De Silva
680,000
130,000
130,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Linglin Zeng
470,000
-78,000
-78,000

Tags: Casey CarrollLinglin ZengUpeshka De Silva