Event #43: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-21-2022 14:49 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitchell Hecht	Busted
James Collopy	Busted

Colby Oconnell	Busted
Jinpyo An	Busted
Yuka Asaka	Busted
Daniel Samson	Busted
Jeffrey Tugwell	Busted
Cameron Crawford	Busted
Tytus Kalberer	Busted
Michael Woodworth	Busted

Daynard Flops Top Pair

Tyler Foran

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Sebastien Guidez raised to 255,000 in the cutoff and Connor Daynard defended his big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of and both players checked to the turn.

Daynard check-called a bet of 225,000 from Guidez and the river was checked by both players. Daynard tabled for top pair on the flop and Guidez mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Daynard	2,950,000 1,665,000	1,665,000
Sebastien Guidez	1,900,000 725,000	725,000

Tags: Sebastien Guidez Connor Daynard

06-21-2022 15:04 UTC-7

Nguyen Keeps Finding Premiums

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Stephane Genet shoved from the button and Phong Nguyen called out of the small blind. The big blind folded and Genet was officially at risk.

Stephane Genet:
Phong Nguyen:

Nguyen had found yet another premium hand and was in a good spot to send one more opponent to the rail. The flop kept Nguyen ahead as did the turn. No help came for Genet on the river, ending his deep run. Nguyen, meanwhile, appears to have captured the tournament chiplead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phong Nguyen	7,000,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Stephane Genet	Busted
Denver Combs	Busted
Joseph Walters	Busted
Erwann Pecheux	Busted
Kenneth Hernandez	Busted
Cameron Crawford	Busted

Tags: Phong Nguyen Stephane Genet

06-21-2022 15:12 UTC-7

Short-Stacked Truong Can't Win Flip

Tyler Foran

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Alexander Charron raised to 200,000 in middle position and Andy Truong put his short-stack of 100,000 across the line in the small blind.

Andy Truong:
Alexander Charron:

It was a coin flip but the flop left Truong trailing behind. The turn and river were no help for Truong as he left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Charron	1,460,000 910,000	910,000
Phong Truong	Busted

Tags: Alexander Charron Phong Truong

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

06-21-2022 15:24 UTC-7

Ramirez Flops Quads; Eliminates Navarrete

Tyler Foran

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

James Ramirez raised in early position and Daniel Navarrete three-bet jammed for 1,235,000 next to act. The action folded back around to Ramirez as he went in the tank for about a minute. Eventually, Ramirez dropped some blue chips across the line to make the call.

Daniel Navarrete:
James Ramirez:

Ramirez was in trouble until the flop came , giving him quads. The hit the turn, sealing the fate for Navarrete and the river was just a formality as Navarrete headed to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Ramirez	3,800,000 3,085,000	3,085,000
Daniel Navarrete	Busted

Tags: Daniel Navarrete James Ramirez

06-21-2022 15:24 UTC-7

Marcus Score Double Knockout

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

James Long shoved his short stack into the middle from under the gun and Daniel Marcus called from late position as did a player on the button.

On the flop Marcus continued for 450,000 and was called to generate a sidepot.

The turn saw Marcus move all in and his opponent went into the tank before ultimately making the call.

James Long:
Button Player:
Daniel Marcus:

Marcus was ahead with top two pair but the player on the button had both the nut flush draw as well as a gutshot. The river bricked out, however, sending a large pot Marcus' way and eliminating two players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Marcus	4,600,000 4,255,000	4,255,000
James Long	Busted
Alexander Zeligman	Busted
Andrew Hulme	Busted

Tags: Daniel Marcus James Long

06-21-2022 15:37 UTC-7

Moorman's Queens Get Paid

Tyler Foran

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Chris Moorman raised to 240,000 in early position and Daniel Pickering called a couple of spots to his left.

The dealer fanned a flop of and Moorman check-called a bet of 140,000.

The hit the turn and Moorman checked to Pickering who checked back.

The landed on the river and Moorman fired out a bet of 345,000. Pickering went in the tank for almost two minutes before putting in the call. Moorman tabled and Pickering pushed his cards towards the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	8,525,000 4,025,000	4,025,000
Daniel Pickering	2,920,000 520,000	520,000

Tags: Daniel Pickering Chris Moorman

06-21-2022 15:47 UTC-7

Burton Catches Heat

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Alexander Burton shoved from late position and was called by Eric Rivera out of the small blind.

Alexander Burton:
Eric Rivera:

Burton was behind and would need help to survive. That help came on the flop and the turn kept Burton ahead. The improved Burton to a full house as he exclaimed, "That is the best thing I've seen!".

The very next hand Burton found himself all in again, this time against Phong Nguyen.

Alexander Burton:
Phong Nguyen:

This time Burton had his opponent dominated and after a clean runout of he went from being one of the shortest stacks in the room to tournament average in the span of a couple hands.

"Can we go for the hatrick?" Burton wondered aloud. It was not to be, however, as he folded his next hand preflop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Burton	2,500,000 2,170,000	2,170,000
Eric Rivera	850,000 420,000	420,000
David McGowan	Busted
Brendan Hooper	Busted

Tags: Alexander Burton Eric Rivera Phong Nguyen

06-21-2022 15:48 UTC-7

Some Current Chip Counts

Tyler Foran

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Prager	8,250,000 4,450,000	4,450,000
Phong Than Nguyen	5,800,000 4,615,000	4,615,000
Daniel Eichhorn	4,300,000 2,240,000	2,240,000
Nissar Quraishi	4,000,000 800,000	800,000
Connor Daynard	3,500,000 550,000	550,000
Christopher Barton	3,170,000 2,810,000	2,810,000
Sebastien Guidez	2,950,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Dennis Stevermer	2,200,000 1,175,000	1,175,000
Alexander Burton	2,200,000 -300,000	-300,000
Nikolaos Karfakis	1,700,000 660,000	660,000
DJ MacKinnon	1,100,000 200,000	200,000
Elven Espinar	700,000 -780,000	-780,000
Scott Gottlieb	550,000 -650,000	-650,000