Event #59: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-27-2023 20:46 UTC-7

Dimitar Danchev Eliminated in 23rd Place ($23,423)

Dominic Clementson

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

As recounted by the table, Barak Wisbrod and Dimitar Danchev were all in preflop, with Danchev covered.

Dimitar Danchev: QxQx
Barak Wisbrod: AxKx

The board ran out 9x6x3xAx9x and sent Danchev to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barak Wisbrod	3,800,000 -150,000	-150,000

Dimitar Danchev	Busted

Tags: Barak Wisbrod Dimitar Danchev

06-27-2023 20:43 UTC-7

Ryan Appleberry Eliminated in 24th Place ($23,423)

Dominic Clementson

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ryan Appleberry went all in on a board reading K♥6♠6♦7♠9♠.

Frederic Normand did not look happy, saying afterwards that he was concerned about pocket kings — but the roughly 300,000 to call was such a small amount compared to what was already in the pot, he decided he had to do it.

Ryan Appleberry: K♦J♦
Frederic Normand: A♠5♠

Normand's flush was good enough to take the hand and knock Appleberry out of the tournament

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Normand	5,200,000 2,635,000	2,635,000
Ryan Appleberry	Busted

Tags: Frederic Normand Ryan Appleberry

06-27-2023 20:40 UTC-7

Niall Farrell Eliminated in 25th Place ($23,423)

Ollie Garland

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Niall Farrell raised under the gun finding James Mendoza in the big blind, who defended.

The flop came 5♠J♣9♥. Mendoza check-raised a continuation bet of 140,000 from Farrell to 380,000. Farrell responded with a three-bet to 620,000 and Mendoza four-bet jammed for the rest. Farrell called.

Niall Farrell: A♦A♥
James Mendoza: J♦5♦

The turn and river came the 4♥ and K♠ respectively. No help for Farrell and he was eliminated in 25th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Mendoza	4,700,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Niall Farrell	Busted

Tags: James Mendoza Niall Farrell

06-27-2023 20:29 UTC-7

Van Sanford Doubles Through Farrell

Dominic Clementson

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

With his last 1,390,000 in the middle, Ryan Van Sanford found himself facing Niall Farrell, who covered.

Ryan Van Sanford: 8♠8♦
Niall Farrell: A♦6♦

The board ran out 5♦4♥J♥10♥10♣ and Van Sanford's eights held.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Van Sanford	2,860,000 1,060,000	1,060,000
Niall Farrell	1,550,000 -1,350,000	-1,350,000

Tags: Niall Farrell Ryan van Sanford

06-27-2023 20:17 UTC-7

Dann Turner Eliminated in 26th Place ($23,423)

Ollie Garland

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

A player in early position raised to 160,000, Viliyan Petleshkov raised on the button to 375,000 and Dann Turner four-bet jammed for approximately 1,110,000. The original raiser folded and Petleshov called.

Dann Turner: A♣K♥
Viliyan Petleshkov: 10♥10♣

The board ran out 6♥2♥9♥J♣2♣. The pocket tens of Petleshkov held and Turner was eliminated in 26th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viliyan Petleshkov	3,550,000 2,550,000	2,550,000
Dann Turner	Busted

Tags: Dann Turner Viliyan Petleshkov

06-27-2023 19:59 UTC-7

Turner Doubles Through Wisbrod

Ollie Garland

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Dann Turner open jammed from middle position for 495,000. Barak Wisbrod in the cutoff flat called and the hand went to a shodwon.

Dann Turner: J♦10♥
Barark Wisbrod: A♠7♠

The board ran out 7♣8♦K♦6♣10♠. A rivered ten saved Turner's deep run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barak Wisbrod	3,950,000 -500,000	-500,000

Dann Turner	700,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Barak Wisbrod Dann Turner

Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

06-27-2023 19:45 UTC-7

Negreanu Proposes Changes to the Poker Hall of Fame Induction Process

Matt O'Halloran

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

With its ever-growing backlog of deserving players and industry professionals waiting for their time to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame, some players are calling for changes to the nomination and induction process.
One of those players is Daniel Negreanu, poker's biggest ambassador and himself a member of the Poker Hall of Fame who was inducted in 2014. Negreanu has long called for overhauls to the Poker Hall of Fame nomination process and renewed his calls this week on his daily vlog during the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
"How I would fix the Hall of Fame is this: every single year, two players get in — players, not contributors," Negreanu told his vlog viewers. "Every single year, two players get in. Every third year ... we add an additional third person who is a contributor to the game. That would be the Isai Scheinbergs and the Matt Savages of the world. Every three years, one of them would get in. That way, we don't have to constantly compare apples to oranges."

Read About Negreanu's Proposed HOF Changes

06-27-2023 19:35 UTC-7

Break Time

Ollie Garland

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break.

06-27-2023 19:34 UTC-7

Sitbon Beats Big Slick for a Double

Matt Hansen

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Dann Turner raised to 120,000 from early position and Julien Sitbon shoved 735,000 from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and Turner called.

Julien Sitbon: A♣J♠
Dann Turner: A♥K♦

The board ran out J♣6♠4♥A♠Q♦ and Sitbon made aces and jacks to beat big slick for a double.