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

06-07-2023 17:00 UTC-8

Spinella In Need of a Spin-Up

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Down to a mere 11,000, Anthony Spinella pushed all in from the button. Jose Mariema called all in for fewer than that and was trailing with the A♥7♠, as Spinella held the far superior A♠K♥.

However, the kicker played a crucial role on the 10♥9♠8♥8♦6♠ runout as Mariema rivered a straight to put Spinella even further into the danger zone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	122,000 76,000	76,000
Jose Mariema	16,000 16,000	16,000
Anthony Spinella	5,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Anthony Spinella Jose Mariema

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

06-07-2023 17:10 UTC-8

Bosman Eliminates Godchaux

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With around 20,000 in the middle to the K♦J♦2♦5♥ turn, Jeffrey Godchaux pushed all-in and he was called by Hans Bosman with the covering stack. Godchaux tabled the K♥10♦ which Bosman had dominated holding K♠Q♦. The 5♣ river made sure that the kicker played and Bosman notched up the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hans Bosman	100,000 100,000	100,000
Jeffrey Godchaux	Busted

Tags: Hans Bosman Jeffrey Godchaux

06-07-2023 17:16 UTC-8

Alt’s Top Set Sends Beresford to Rail

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Herbie Teope

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Dinesh Alt was in the middle of a growing pot even before the flop, and his chip stack expanded as a result.

Alt raised 2,200 in early position, but Conor Beresford to his immediate left three-bet to 7,200, which Alt called after action folded to him.

The dealer fanned 6♣3♥8♦ on the board, which Alt checked, and Beresford bet 8,000. Alto took more than a minute studying the board, and then check-raised to 24,000. This time, it was his opponent’s turn to take a moment or two, but he made the call.

The turn produced Q♦, on which Alt check-called for 16,000 to bring 7♦ on the river.

Alt checked, and then watched his opponent count his stack, which totalled 40,300. Beresford announced an all-in bet, which Alt immediately called.

Dinesh Alt: Q♥Q♠
Conor Beresford: 9♦9♣

Alt’s top set took down a massive pot, which propelled him among the tourney chip leaders, and sent Beresford to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dinesh Alt	261,000 191,000	191,000

Conor Beresford	Busted

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06-07-2023 17:20 UTC-8

Baker Has the Best Flush to Boost Stack

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Three players invested 13,600 on the Q♥5♠3♠ including Ryan Baker, who then also called the all-in of an opponent for 46,600. The third player in the hand folded and Baker revealed A♠8♠ for the nut flush. He was up against 6♠2♠ and had just one card to fear, which the 5♥ river was not for Baker to score a knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Baker	160,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Ryan Baker

06-07-2023 17:26 UTC-8

Gilbert Eliminated by Fashakin

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Femi Fashakin three-bet to 5,600 on the button and then instantly called the four-bet shove by James Gilbert in the cutoff for what appeared to be around 37,000.

James Gilbert: A♦10♦
Femi Fashakin: K♣K♥

The K♠Q♦9♥ flop left Gilbert with back door diamonds and four jacks. He missed both on the 5♥ turn and A♣ river to join the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Femi Fashakin	155,000 120,000	120,000

James Gilbert	Busted

Tags: Femi Fashakin James Gilbert

06-07-2023 17:28 UTC-8

Assorted Counts Before the Dinner Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	225,000 65,000	65,000

Nikita Kuznetsov	165,000 25,000	25,000
Marton Czuczor	163,000 135,000	135,000
Wojtek Barzantny	130,000
Ludovic Geilich	120,000 55,000	55,000

Maria Konnikova	110,000 62,000	62,000

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	105,000 70,000	70,000
Tauan Naves	95,000
Max Kruse	85,000 25,000	25,000

Robbi Jade Lew	75,000 30,000	30,000
Ran Ilani	70,000 35,000	35,000
Nacho Barbero	70,000

Yake Wu	65,000
Alex Foxen	65,000 25,000	25,000

Nicholas Palma	65,000
Aaron Massey	58,000 15,000	15,000
Jesse Lonis	38,000 10,000	10,000

Cliff Josephy	36,000

Ari Engel	36,000

Adam Demersseman	35,000

06-07-2023 17:35 UTC-8

Treccarichi Eliminated in Three-Way All-In

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A shorter-stacked Michael Jagroo was all-in for 26,100 and Walter Treccarichi went all-in over the top, though, he was covered by Sundiata DeVore as the following three-way all-in unfolded.

Michael Jagroo: 6♠6♥
Walter Treccarichi: A♣K♣
Sundiata DeVore: Q♥Q♠

The 7♦3♣2♣ flop gave Treccarichi a lot of outs but it was Jagroo who improved on the 6♦ turn. Treccarichi also missed the 10♠ river to lose the side pot to DeVore, while Jagroo tripled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sundiata DeVore	83,000 83,000	83,000
Michael Jagroo	80,000 80,000	80,000
Walter Treccarichi	Busted

Tags: Michael Jagroo Sundiata DeVore Walter Treccarichi

06-07-2023 17:39 UTC-8

Berger Jams and Shows a Boat

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a heads-up turn of J♦J♥2♦8♣, Paul Berger faced a bet worth 17,000 and raised it up to 50,000. His opponent on the other side of the dealer checked for the stack size and then called before checking on the 5♣ river. Berger pushed all-in for around 40,000 and that forced a fold.

"Good laydown," Berger immediately said and then flashed his 8♥8♠ for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Berger	170,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Paul Berger

06-07-2023 17:41 UTC-8

Salvador’s Kings Hold

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Herbie Teope

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Miguelangel Salvador found himself as one of Table 17’s shortest stacks, but he woke up with a big hand at the right time.

A player in early position raised, and then a player in late position three-bet to 10,000. The button folded, and the small blind moved all in for 19,000.

Now, it was Salvador’s turn. He took one look at his cards and moved all in for 32,000, which forced the original raiser to fold. The player in late position asked for a count of both all-in players, and then agonized on the decision before folding, leading to both live hands to be tabled.

Salvador: K♦K♠
Opponent: 10♦10♣

“I folded queens,” the original raiser said after seeing the cards on the board.

The dealer placed 8♠5♦8♦2♦J♠ on the board, to give Salvador much needed chips shortly before the hour-long dinner break and sending his opponent to the rail.

“Big hand,” Salvador said as he pulled in the pot from the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miguelangel Salvador	63,500 63,500	63,500

Tags: Miguelangel Salvador