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

06-07-2023 22:33 UTC-8

Catela Takes Another Hit

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The stack of Jose Catela has been swinging up and down throughout the day and he just suffered another setback.

On a heads-up flop of 4♦3♣2♥, the big blind check-called a bet worth 15,000 by Catela. Both checked down the 5♣ turn and K♦ as Catela was shown the 5♥4♣ for two pair. That was good enough to win the pot since Catela sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Catela	75,000 127,000	127,000

Tags: Jose Catela

06-07-2023 22:26 UTC-8

No Score for Kruse This Time

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Max Kruse recalled a fortunate triple up when he had a very short stack earlier on but one of the players involved then finished him off. Kruse was at risk for around seven blinds with the A♥10♠ and Lucien Silveira looked him up with the K♦6♠.

The board ran out 8♥7♦6♦J♣5♣ and the pair of sixes for Silveira dealt the final blow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucian Silveira	230,000 230,000	230,000
Max Kruse	Busted

Tags: Lucien Silveira Max Kruse

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

06-07-2023 22:15 UTC-8

Tilton Doubles Through Farrell

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Down to just 45,000 in chips, James Tilton got it in with the K♠10♠. He was looked up by Niall Farrell with the A♣Q♠ and spiked an open-ender on the Q♦J♥6♦ flop. Nothing changed with the J♦ turn but the A♠ on the river improved Tilton to broadway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	230,000 50,000	50,000

James Tilton	95,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: James Tilton Niall Farrell

06-07-2023 22:10 UTC-8

Koller Wins Battle of Flushes

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Herbie Teope

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

WSOP bracelet winner Ran Koller was in early position when a player under the gun raised 9,000.

Koller, one of the shortest stacks at his table, moved all in for his remaining 46,000. Action quickly folded to the original raiser, who counted out chips and made the call.

Koller: K♣Q♣
Opponent: 9♣8♣

The dealer placed 7♣5♣A♦ on the flop, giving both players a flush draw. Koller’s opponent was drawing to an inferior flush, but he picked up a gut-shot straight draw, including a straight flush draw.

The 2♠ on the turn didn’t alter the hand trajectory. While the J♣ on the river gave both players a flush, Koller’s hand dominated his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Koller	102,000 102,000	102,000

Tags: Ran Koller

06-07-2023 22:03 UTC-8

More Assorted Counts

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian O'Hara	600,000 600,000	600,000

Adrian Mateos	355,000 65,000	65,000

Ludovic Geilich	340,000 210,000	210,000

Sriharsha Doddapaneni	330,000 230,000	230,000
Cord Garcia	320,000 85,000	85,000

Tony Miles	190,000 115,000	115,000
Josh Arieh	160,000 95,000	95,000

Ankit Ahuja	140,000 140,000	140,000
Lander Lijo	120,000 120,000	120,000
Greg Mueller	120,000 120,000	120,000

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	110,000 105,000	105,000
Francis Anderson	100,000 25,000	25,000

Jeremy Eyer	90,000

Esther Taylor	90,000 30,000	30,000

Jesse Lonis	90,000 52,000	52,000

Nicholas Palma	85,000 20,000	20,000
Nick Pupillo	70,000 70,000	70,000

Chino Rheem	Busted
Dylan Wilkerson	Busted

06-07-2023 22:01 UTC-8

Catela Triples Up with Aces

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Herbie Teope

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A player in early position moved all in for his remaining 27,000, and then the hand got interesting between the blinds after action folded to them.

The player in the small blind flatted before leaning forward to look at Jose Catela, who was in the big blind. Catela was deliberate, taking at least 30 seconds before announcing an all-in bet for his remaining 86,000. The player in the small blind, who had both players covered, immediately called.

Catela: A♠A♣
Player in small blind: J♠J♠
First all-in player: K♦10♠

The dealer ran out 8♦3♦7♥Q♠5♣, giving Catela the main pot of 84,000, and the side pot, which totaled 118,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Catela	202,000 122,000	122,000

Tags: Jose Catela

06-07-2023 21:47 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Cord Garcia	405,000 25,000	25,000

Niall Farrell	280,000 125,000	125,000

Ido Aboudi	220,000 135,000	135,000
Tom Edwards	180,000 90,000	90,000
Dimitar Danchev	160,000 20,000	20,000

Michael Gagliano	140,000 50,000	50,000

Valentino Konakchiev	140,000

Calvin Anderson	130,000 56,000	56,000

Blaz Zerjav	100,000 5,000	5,000

Jose Catela	80,000 92,500	92,500
Jimmy D'Ambrosio	45,000 10,000	10,000
Joseph Cheong	42,000 23,000	23,000

Sung Joo Hyun	Busted

Maria Konnikova	Busted

Ren Lin	Busted

Aliaksandr Hirs	Busted
Jonathan Therme	Busted

Shiva Dudani	Busted

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

06-07-2023 21:43 UTC-8

More for DeVore

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

The cards were exposed already as the all-in of Sundiata DeVore was counted to be for 92,000, which his opponent Scott Eskenazi had to pay off.

DeVore's K♦Q♠ was good for top pair on the K♣6♣2♥10♥6♦ board and Eskenazi missed a straight and flush draw with the A♣Q♣ to take a hit to their stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sundiata DeVore	220,000 100,000	100,000
Scott Eskenazi	75,000

Tags: Sundiata DeVore Scott Eskenazi