Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-07-2023 15:21 UTC-8

Olenak No More

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jason Olenak was all-in with a short stack and his A♥8♦ was up against the A♣7♣ of table big stack Abhinav Iyer. The board ran out J♠J♦4♠5♣5♦ and they chopped. Olenak then got it in with 7♥7♣ versus 8♠7♠ and the 6♠6♦4♦9♣10♥ board ended his run.

Christian Roberts also ended up all-in and at risk preflop on the same table after with A♣K♣ versus A♦K♠. He was freerolling after the 8♣5♦2♥7♣ turn but the 9♥ river ensured a split pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abhinav Iyer	110,000 110,000	110,000

Christian Roberts	23,000 23,000	23,000

Jason Olenak	Busted

Tags: Abhinav Iyer Christian Roberts Jason Olenak

06-07-2023 15:18 UTC-8

Lawson's Suited One-Gap Hand Cracks Aces

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Herbie Teope

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Table #74 saw heavy action before the flop with a series of raises.

A player in early position raised to 1,600. The player on the button three-bet to 5,000, leaving 20,500 behind.

The player in the small blind folded, leaving Zak Lawson as the last to act. Lawson leaned forward to look at the player on the button remaining stack. Lawson then four-bet the action 13,000, which was more than half of the button’s remaining stack. Lawson’s bet prompted the player in early position fold, but player on the button moved all in, and Lawson called.

Lawson: Q♣10♣
Opponent: A♦A♣

Lawson was behind when the dealer placed 6♠8♥6♣ on the board, but then the poker ran out 7♣ on the turn and J♣ on the river to give Lawson a running flush, which sent his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zak Lawson	60,500 60,500	60,500

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06-07-2023 15:11 UTC-8

Battistone Jams Into Altman

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Brian Battistone raised and earned a call from the player on the button. Brian Altman three-bet out of the big blind and Battistone called. The 8♣7♦2♦ flop brought a check-call from Altman and he did so again on the 7♥ turn when Battistone bet 18,000.

After the 6♦ river, Altman checked once more and Battistone jammed for the 52,700 he had behind. Altman asked for an exact count and eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Gola	137,000 57,000	57,000
Brian Battistone	128,000 50,000	50,000
Brian Altman	62,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Brian Altman Brian Battistone

06-07-2023 15:10 UTC-8

Easy Come; Easy Go for Alt

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Dinesh Alt had just won a decent pot with A♣10♠ when his opponent's 8♠6♠ flopped a pair and turned a double gutshot on the 7♦6♦4♣10♥J♥ runout.

Up next, Ryan Baker raised to 1,200 and earned one call. Alt thee-bet to 4,800 and Baker simply jammed for 53,400. It folded back to Alt and he made the call with the superior stack.

Ryan Baker: J♥J♠
Dinesh Alt: A♦K♥

The board ran out Q♥8♠2♥6♣7♥ and the jacks held for Baker to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Baker	110,000 110,000	110,000
Conor Beresford	48,000 48,000	48,000
Dinesh Alt	37,000

Tags: Dinesh Alt Ryan Baker

06-07-2023 15:02 UTC-8

Serock Chips Up Through Chang

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Facing a raise to 1,300 and a call, Yu-Chung "Nevan" Chang three-bet to 5,300 out of the blinds. He was called only by Joe Serock and continued for 3,300 on the K♣K♦8♦ flop, which Serock called.

The 6♥ on the turn was checked and Chang also checked the 10♥ on the river. Serock made it 14,000 to go and that won the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Serock	58,000 58,000	58,000

Nevan Chang	38,000 38,000	38,000

Ryan Riess	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Joe Serock Nevan Chang

06-07-2023 14:58 UTC-8

Davis' Aces Sends Opponent’s Kings To the Rail

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Herbie Teope

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The action started off innocently enough, as a player in early position raised to 1,300, which prompted folds all the way to Chase Davis, who was in the big blind.

Then the fireworks began.

Davis peeked down at his hand, and then leaned back in his chair. After a few moments, he leaned forward, glancing at his opponent before re-raising to 5,200.

His opponent didn’t hesitate and re-raised all in, which Davis covered. The opponent’s all-in bet prompted an immediate call from Davis.

Davis: A♠A♦
Opponent: K♣K♥

The dealer ran out 7♦8♣4♥8♠7♠ on the board. Davis’ pocket aces held and he sent his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chase Davis	63,500 63,500	63,500

Tags: Chase Davis

06-07-2023 14:52 UTC-8

Kneale Knocks Out Belforti

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a four-way flop of 10♦9♥6♥, Jason Kelp bet 1,500 and was called by Kristofer Kneale in the small blind. Justin Belforti check-raised to 5,200 with around 12,000 behind and that forced out Kelp.

Kneale then pushed all-in and Belforti called it off with the inferior stack.

Justin Belforti: Jx8x
Kristofer Kneale: 6♣6♦

Kneale was ahead with bottom set against the open-ended straight draw but fell behind on the Q♦ turn. However, the Q♦ river paired the board and that sent Belforti to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristofer Kneale	87,000 87,000	87,000
Ivan Deyra	32,000 32,000	32,000

Jason Kelp	30,000 5,000	5,000
Yuliyan Kolev	24,500 10,500	10,500

Justin Belforti	Busted

Tags: Jason Kelp Justin Belforti Kristofer Kneale

06-07-2023 14:46 UTC-8

Pock Knocked Out by Valpreda

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Allen Pock was all-in with a severe short stack before the flop and exposed the Q♣J♦. He was up against the K♠2♠ of Justin Valpreda.

The king-high combo remained ahead all the way on the 10♦5♦5♣6♠K♣ runout to send Pock to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kou Vang	90,000 55,300	55,300
Justin Valpreda	55,000
Joseph Magnotti	44,000 3,000	3,000
Garrett Greer	33,000 2,000	2,000
Allen Pock	Busted

Tags: Allen Pock Justin Valpreda

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

06-07-2023 14:41 UTC-8

Shing Scoops Big Pot

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Herbie Teope

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Philip Shing put maximum pressure on his opponent on the river.

With J♠4♥J♦3♠7♠ showing, Shing moved all in for 42,800, which his opponent barely covered.

After his opponent asked for a count, Shing sat still and looked down at the table as the dealer counted out the chips to verify. The action paused, as his opponent leaned back in her chair.

Up to a minute passed before the opponent called and Shing tabled Q♣J♣ for trip jacks. His opponent counted out 42,800 and separated them from her stack before pushing them forward for the dealer to give to Shing.

The win proved profitable for Shing, who now has 145,000 in front of him, but devastating for his opponent, who was left with 6,500 after the loss.