Who Will Win Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’Em Shootout and Claim the WSOP Bracelet?
Welcome back to Day 3 of Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’Em Shootout which will start at noon local time with the final 10 players in the third and final round of this popular format here at the 50th Annual World Series of Poker. The tournament attracted 313 entries in total from all over the world and that is noticeable with the six different countries that are represented on the final table. The winner will walk away with $207,193 and the gold WSOP bracelet.
There are three bracelet winners looking to add another one to their collection and the most well-known player is probably Justin Bonomo who will be aiming for his fourth. After an amazing 2018, Bonomo doesn’t look like he will be taking his foot off the gas pedal with two tournaments wins earlier this year and with his third WSOP cash in the pocket as every player is already guaranteed at least $12,937.
This is what they are all playing for:
| 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 |
Andrew Lichtenberger and Alexandru Papazian will be targeting their second career bracelet. Lichtenberger has had a pretty good summer already with this being his fourth cash and second final table. He finished second in the $50,000 High Roller earlier this month, losing heads-up against Ben Heath. Papazian, on the other hand, hasn’t cashed yet besides in this event but the number one in the Romanian all-time money list according to The Hendon Mob will be trying to make this another “Year of Romania”.
There are two more players representing the stars and stripes: David Lambard and Martin Zamani. There are two players trying to win the second bracelet for France this summer and twentieth overall. Adrien Delmas and Johan Guilbert. The United Kingdom has Ben Farrell, Slovenia sits with Jan Lakota, and China is competing for the bracelet with Weiyi Zhang.
When the players return at noon in the Amazon Room in the Thunderdome, they will start with the first level of the third round which features a small blind of 5,000, big blind of 10,000, and a big blind ante of 10,000. The levels will last 40 minutes again with a 15-minute break after every three levels. Play will continue until a winner has been crowned and the live stream can be followed on CBS All Access and PokerGO from 4 p.m. local time with the hole cards exposed.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the Shootout action as it happens without the delay so make sure to keep following the updates over here.
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 |
flop, action checked to Papazian and he bet 21,000. Zamani made the call while Zhang got out of the way.
turn, Zamani checked once more and Papazian now bet 126,000.
on the river was checked through and Zamani turned over 
for top pair. Papazian had that beat with 
for top two and claimed the pot, adding "that was the reason" with a grin on the face.
flop and Guilbert called.
and Papazian shoved with the bigger stack which Guilbert snap-called.
for two pair, queens and fours with the ace-kicker. Guilbert quickly got up from his seat and flipped over 
for the turned trip queens to double up. 
which meant Farrell improved to a Broadway to seal Bonomo's fate and send him to the payout desk to collect $12,937 for finishing in tenth place.
for Lakota to turn a set to leave Zamani drawing dead on the river. 
river run out gave Lambard quads. Zamani takes home $16,586 for his 9th place finish and the remaining eight players are now being mic'd up for the live stream action. After a short break, the live updates will continue with hand-for-hand coverage until a winner is crowned.
flop gave Zhang a flush draw and he improved to top pair with the 
, Papazian ended up second-best and was eliminated in 7th place for $28,182.
to not change the situation. Only another ten or ace could save Farrell's tournament life but he bricked the river as the 
