Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2014 World Series of Poker for Day 3 of Event #6: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout!
948 players began this tournament on Friday, and being a shootout format, it meant that whoever could be the last player standing on their table would advance to Day 2 and make the money of $4,411. 120 players survived into Day 2 where another shootout round would begin, but unfortunately for the likes of Josh Pollock, Allen Kessler, Greg Merson, Steve Gross, Christian Harder, Isaac Baron, Kyle Julius, Mike Matusow, Humberto Brenes, Eugene Katchalov, Joseph Cheong, David "Bakes" Baker and Shannon Shorr, they would all fall just shy of reaching the final day of play.
With 12 players currently remaining, the tournament has been altered to two six-handed tables until we reach our official final table of nine where everyone will have their eyes on the top price of a WSOP gold bracelet and $259,211 in prizemoney. Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Josh Arieh headlines the final 12, and with five other WSOP final tables to his name - including the 2004 Main Event - he is the most experienced WSOP player remaining. Jared Jaffee has a couple of WSOP final tables to his name and a recent WPT title while long-time WSOP grinder Alex Bolotin has seven WSOP final tables to call on including a win in the 2009 $5,000 Ante Up for Africa Charity Event.
However due to the unique shootout format it is truly anyone's tournament to win as less than three big blinds separate Steven Loube (361,000) and Steven Geralis (346,000) in chip counts. Here is how the final 12 will line-up.
Table
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
446
1
Shawn Busse
USA
354,000
446
2
Alex Bolotin
USA
353,000
446
3
Colin York
USA
353,000
446
4
Dimitar Danchev
Bulgaria
352,000
446
5
Maxx Coleman
USA
354,000
446
6
Josh Arieh
USA
358,000
450
1
Jon Lane
USA
350,000
450
2
Steven Loube
USA
361,000
450
3
Jared Jaffee
USA
354,000
450
4
David Trager
USA
354,000
450
5
Douglas Foster
USA
358,000
450
6
Steven Geralis
USA
346,000
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand from 1:00 p.m. providing extensive live coverage of every elimination, double up and bad beat. So stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com as we look to crown the Event #6: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Champion!
Jon Lane raised on the button, Steven Loube called out of the small blind, and Jared Jaffee moved all in for around 200,000 or so in the big blind. Lane folded, and Loube immediately announced a call, excitedly turning over .
Jaffee showed .
"Make sure you write bracelet winner if I lose," Loube, who won a PLO event in 2012, requested.
Loube was a huge favorite to win the hand though, and his odds increased when the dealer fanned a flop of . Jaffee popped out of his chair and grabbed his bag before the dealer could deliver the turn, and he didn't even see the hit the felt.
Jaffee could make quads with the , and the river was a , but the wasn't enough. The recent WPT winner will collect $14,615 for his efforts, while Loube is up to 500,000 chips.
David Trager opened to 19,000 only to have Steven Geralis three-bet the button to 46,000. With the action on Jon Lane in the small blind, he four-bet to 94,000 to force Trager's cards into the muck before Geralis moved all in for roughly 260,000. Lane snap-called and the cards were tabled.
Lane:
Geralis:
The board ran out to see Geralis hit the rail in 11th place for a $14,615 payday.
Hand #1: Josh Arieh raised to 19,000 in middle position, David Trager called in the small blind, and Maxx Coleman moved all in for 276,000 from the big blind. Arieh called, and Trager folded.
Arieh:
Coleman:
Coleman took the lead on a flop of , but Arieh snatched it back when the spiked on the turn. Coleman could survive with a ten on the river for Broadway, but the bricked off and he was eliminated in ninth place.
Hand #6: David Trager raised to 19,000 in middle position, Dimitar Danchev moved all in for effectively 90,000 out of the big blind, and Trager snap-called.
Trager:
Danchev:
The aces held up on a board of , and Trager doubled.
Hand #7: Trager raised to 19,000 from early position, and received no callers.
Hand #8: Trager came in for another raise - this time to 29,000 from under the gun - and again no one called.
David Trager and Shawn Busse are eliminated by Josh Arieh
Hand #10: The action folded round to Shawn Busse in the cutoff and he moved all in for 111,000 to collect the blinds and antes.
Hand #11: Josh Arieh opened to 24,000 and Shawn Busse moved all in from the hijack for 133,000. With the action on David Trager, he moved all in also for 201,000 to put Arieh into the tank for close to two minutes before he made the call.
Trager:
Busse:
Arieh:
With Trager holding the advantage but needing to fade some paint, the flop kept Trager in the lead.
However when the dealer dropped the , Arieh soared ahead as the on the river would send Busse and Trager to the rail in 8th and 7th places respectively.
Hand #23: Josh Arieh opened to 24,000 and Dimitar Danchev made the call from the cutoff along with Steven Loube from the big blind.
The flop fell and Arieh continued for 42,000 following a check from Loube. Danchev made the call next to act before Loube folded and the turn landed the .
The action was checked through to see the fall and Arieh bet out 78,000. Danchev called and tabled his to better Arieh's .
Hand #34: Josh Arieh raised to 24,000 in the cutoff, Jon Lane defended from the big blind, and the flop was all spades; . Both players checked. The turn was the , both players knuckled again and the river was the . The two checked again, and Arieh tabled for a pair of threes, winning the pot.
Hand #35: Alex Bolotin raised to 20,000 from under the gun, Arieh three-bet to 58,000 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Bolotin, who folded as well.
Hand #36: Arieh raised from under the gun, Douglas Foster called in the cutoff, and the flop came all spades once again; . Arieh checked, Foster fired out 35,000, and Arieh called. The turn was the , Arieh checked, and Foster moved all in. Arieh snap-called.
Foster:
Arieh:
The river was a meaningless , and Foster was eliminated.
Hand #43: Alex Bolotin had the button to begin the hand. Steven Loube opened to 30,000 from the cutoff seat, and Josh Arieh called from the small blind. Dimitar Danchev called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Everyone checked, and the turn was the . Arieh checked, Danchev bet 51,000, Loube folded, and Arieh raised to 144,000. Danchev pulled back his original bet, counted out the 144,000 and made the call.
On the river, the landed. Arieh checked, and Danchev bet 160,000. Arieh check-raised to 600,000, opting to go for the double check-raise. This sent Danchev into the tank, and the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event champion eventually folded.
Immediately after Danchev folded, Arieh jumped out of his seat and sprinted straight to the exit. We're guessing he's not leaving, though, but rather just a ver, very important bathroom break.
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. Jaffee popped out of his chair and grabbed his bag before the dealer could deliver the turn, and he didn't even see the 
hit the felt.
, and the river was a 
, but the 
wasn't enough. The recent WPT winner will collect $14,615 for his efforts, while Loube is up to 500,000 chips.
to see Geralis hit the rail in 11th place for a $14,615 payday.
, but Arieh snatched it back when the 
spiked on the turn. Coleman could survive with a ten on the river for Broadway, but the 
flop kept Trager in the lead.
on the river would send Busse and Trager to the rail in 8th and 7th places respectively.
. Both players checked. The turn was the 
. The two checked again, and Arieh tabled 
. Arieh checked, Danchev bet 51,000, Loube folded, and Arieh raised to 144,000. Danchev pulled back his original bet, counted out the 144,000 and made the call.