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

06-07-2023 17:26 UTC-8

Gilbert Eliminated by Fashakin

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

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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

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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 17:10 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

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

06-07-2023 17:00 UTC-8

Spinella In Need of a Spin-Up

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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

06-07-2023 16:54 UTC-8

Assorted Counts and Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ori Hasson	225,000 80,000	80,000

Cord Garcia	160,000 160,000	160,000

Sonny Franco	90,000 90,000	90,000
Kitty Kuo	85,000 15,000	15,000

Joe Serock	80,000 22,000	22,000

Alexandre Reard	75,000 43,000	43,000

Chris Sandrock	75,000 5,000	5,000
Kathy Liebert	65,000 30,000	30,000
Josh Arieh	63,000 63,000	63,000

Jose Catela	43,000 5,000	5,000
Maria Lampropoulos	43,000 1,000	1,000
Jeff Madsen	40,000 40,000	40,000

Jeffrey Hakim	35,000 35,000	35,000

Marco Johnson	35,000 35,000	35,000

Eric Baldwin	33,000 33,000	33,000

Yuliyan Kolev	33,000 8,500	8,500

Dylan Wilkerson	24,500 24,500	24,500
Gleb Tremzin	20,000 20,000	20,000
Dennis Wilke	Busted
David Moses	Busted

Johnnie Moreno	Busted
Erwann Pecheux	Busted
Andreas Kniep	Busted
Bill Klein	Busted

06-07-2023 16:50 UTC-8

Bohdanov Chips Up Through Shing

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On a heads-up turn of J♥8♦6♣6♦, Renat Bohdanov bet 2,600 out of the big blind and Philip Shing called in the cutoff. Both checked the 5♥ on the river and Bohdanov tabled the 5♠4♣ for sixes and fives, which won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Shing	77,000 68,000	68,000
Renat Bohdanov	20,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Philip Shing Renat Bohdanov

06-07-2023 16:41 UTC-8

Chen’s River Raise Gets It Done

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Herbie Teope

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

A player under the gun raised to 1,200, which received calls from two players, including WSOP bracelet winner Pete Chen on the button.

After the two players in the blinds folded, the dealer fanned J♥9♣6♣ on the board. The player under the gun led out with 1,700, which resulted in a player in middle position to fold. Chen, though, called.

The dealer placed K♣, which both players checked. The 8♥ appeared on the river, and the player under the gun led out with 4,500.

Chen took an aggressive line and raised to 12,500. His opponent looked at the board for a few seconds, and then mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pete Chen	61,200 61,200	61,200

Tags: Pete Chen

06-07-2023 16:29 UTC-8

Miles Doubles Through Deyra

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Christian Zetzsche

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

The cards were already on their backs with Tony Miles all-in and at risk from middle position, facing Ivan Deyra in the small blind.

Tony Miles: A♦A♠
Ivan Deyra: 10♠10♦

In the showdown, the former WSOP Main Event finalist was miles ahead and that didn't change on a board of J♣6♣4♥K♥9♦ either.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Miles	39,000 2,000	2,000
Ivan Deyra	11,900 20,100	20,100

Tags: Ivan Deyra Tony Miles