Hand 1: Ryan Hughes wins the first pot with a raise on the button.
Hand 2: Longobardi raised to 13,000 from middle position, Silverstein called from the hijack, Hughes called from the cutoff. The flop came . Action checked to Silverstein who bet 22,000. Hughes made the call. Longobardi also made the call. The turn was the . Longobardi checked to Silverstein who bet 44,000. Hughes and Longobardi both folded and Silverstein scooped the pot.
Hand 3: Max Steinberg raised from middle position and he was called by Ryan Hughes in the hijack seat. The flop was . Steinberg bet 25,000. Hughes called. The turn was . Steinberg checked and Hughes checked back. The river was the . Steinberg bet 13,000. Hughes called. Steinberg showed while Hughes mucked. Steinberg won the pot.
Hand 4: Cliffy Josephy raised to 14,000 from under the gun and he was called by Evan Silverstein in middle position. The two players went heads up to the flop where action checked around. The turn was the . Cliff bet 35,000 and Evan folded.
Hand 5: Simeon Naydenov raised to 13,000 from the button and scooped the pot.
Welcome to our Day 3 coverage of Event #9: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout. The starting field of 477 entrants is down to just 10 hopefuls, each looking to capture the coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
Among the final 10 players are four who have won bracelets. David "Bakes" Baker and Ryan Hughes each have two, while Cliff Josephy and Max Steinberg each own one. For Chris Klodnicki and Tim West, this is a chance to finally break through and capture that elusive bracelet, as the two respected poker pros have a combined 37 cashes at the WSOP without one. Don't sleep on the rest of the table, though, as they have also navigated their way through the tough field to reach this point. Alessandro Longobardi, Steven Silverman, and Simeon Naydenov made deep runs last summer, and Evan Silverstein is a high-stakes grinder looking to make his first live score one a bracelet win.
Here is the seat draw for the final table:
Seat
Player
Chip Count
1
Steven Silverman
428,000
2
Simeon Naydenov
427,000
3
Tim West
428,000
4
Cliff Josephy
419,000
5
Alessandro Longobardi
421,000
6
Max Steinberg
428,000
7
Evan Silverstein
427,000
8
Ryan Hughes
422,000
9
David "Bakes" Baker
428,000
10
Chris Klodnicki
429,000
Play is set to commence at 1pm, about an hour from now, so be sure to keep it here throughout the day as the latest WSOP champion is crowned.