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

Jun 07, 2023

Reading Devastates Opponent’s Chip Stack

Herbie Teope

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

WSOP bracelet winner John Reading, who was on the button, was involved in a hand with a player in the small blind.

And the action on the river bloated the pot on a board showing 8♥2♥K♣J♠7♦.

The player in the small blind led out with 10,000, but Reading raised it to 20,500. The player in the small blind, who had 16,200 behind, went in the tank and took a little more than full minute to study the board. He then made the 10,600 call and saw Reading table 10♥9♥ for the nut straight.

Reading scooped the pot, while his opponent was left with just 5,600.

Tags: John Reading

Jun 07, 2023

Next Batch of Notable Additions

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Chanracy Khun collected his first WSOP gold bracelet during the first break of Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker and entered in level three. Further new additions to the field are Ryan Depaulo, Elliot Smith, Esther Taylor, and 2021 WSOP Main Event winner Koray Aldemir to name all but a few.

There are just shy of 700 players in the field as the end of level three approaches.

Tags: Chanracy Khun Elliot Smith Esther Taylor Koray Aldemir Ryan Depaulo

Jun 07, 2023

Bigot Chips Up in Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Three ways to the 10♥6♣5♥, the small blind, Ori Hasson and Fabrice Bigot checked to see the 9♣ on the turn. The small blind bet 2,000 and Hasson folded while Bigot called. That led to the 8♠ river on which both checked.

The small blind exposed A♥Q♥ and Bigot won the pot with the J♣10♣.

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Ori Hasson

Jun 07, 2023

Bansal Knocked Out in "Classic" Preflop Confrontation

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Nicolas Gola made it 3,500 to go and Paawan Bansal squeezed to 8,200 thereafter before Gola then moved all-in. The call by Bansal followed and the cards were exposed.

Paawan Bansal: A♦K♥
Nicolas Gola: A♣K♣

"Classic," Gola joked before the flop came 8♦7♣4♣, after which he added an "oh oh" in table chat. The 9♣ turn locked up the elimination to make the 3♥ river a formality.

Tags: Nicolas Gola Paawan Bansal

Jun 07, 2023

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Maurice Hawkins has been accumulating plenty of chips and also took down the latest pot when his small bet of 1,200 on the A♣9♦7♣6♠ turn was called. They checked down the 5♣ river and his opponent briefly flashed his cards but mucked when Hawkins tabled Q♦9♥ for a pair of nines.

Further assorted counts can be found below.

Tags: Maurice Hawkins

Jun 07, 2023

Benso Has Heaps Early On

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Still full of adrenaline, Sergio Benso walked away from the table to get some fresh air and then recalled a "crazy hand with four players all-in". According to Benso, his Qx9x had flopped two pair on Q♦9♦5x and he was up against three opponents with A♦6♦, J♦5♦ and Q♠J♠ respectively.

The hand of Benso held as his stays certainly confirms, since he has moved into the lead very early in this tournament.

Tags: Sergio Benso

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Jun 07, 2023

DeAlmeida Back At It

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Herbie Teope

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Fresh off a seventh-place finish in Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack, Manuel "Manny" DeAlmeida didn’t waste time to engage in another tournament.

He found himself in heads-up action against a late position player and a growing pot after the flop, which showed 8♥4♦8♣. After checking the flop, his opponent bet 1,200, and then DeAlmeida check-raised to 3,500, which received a call.

The turn showed A♣, which prompted DeAlmeida to bet 2,500 and his opponent called. The river produced 7♣ and DeAlmeida bet 5,000 into his opponent, who took a few moments before calling.

“Trips,” DeAlmeida said as he tabled 9♦8♦.

His opponent mucked the hand and the pot was awarded to DeAlmeida.

Tags: Manuel DeAlmeida

Jun 07, 2023

Assorted Counts and New Entries in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jun 07, 2023

Catela Gets a Shove Through Against Pecheux

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With 11,100 in the middle to the A♣8♦4♥ flop, Jose Catela checked and Erwann Pecheux bet 2,000. Catela check-raised to 4,500 and Pecheux called. On the 5♠ turn, both players checked and Catela then jammed all-in for 22,000.

Pecheux tanked for three minutes before he asked for an exact count. Once that was done, he tanked another two minutes and Catela called the clock on him. He was given 20 seconds to act, which ran down without a decision as the hand was dead, awarding the pot to Catela.

Tags: Erwann Pecheux Jose Catela