Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
Day 1 Started
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,731,410
Entries
2,046
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
2,046
Players Left
188
Welcome to Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
Today’s entertaining adventure in the 2023 World Series of Poker begins at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout. The tournament structure and buy-in will be sure to attract many elite and top-notch players due to the freezeout structure. This event is scheduled for three days.
Justin Pechie won this tournament last year for $364,899 and his second career WSOP gold bracelet. Pechie’s first bracelet came in 2011, winning Event #41: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout for $167,060. Pechie has been spotted competing in other events at the series this year, so he will very likely show up to defend his title.
Last year a total of 1,774 players took a shot to win the $2,368,290 prize pool. This year is expected to surpass those numbers with a record number of entrants.
2022 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Pechie | United States | $365,899 |
| 2 | Samuel Bifarella | France | $225,506 |
| 3 | Maxime Parys | France | $164,469 |
| 4 | Kenny Robbins | United States | $121,224 |
| 5 | Steve Zolotow | United States | $90,306 |
| 6 | David Dibernardi | United States | $68,002 |
| 7 | Michel Leibgorin | France | $51,766 |
| 8 | Jeremy Wien | United States | $39,843 |
| 9 | Dwayne Sullivan | United States | $31,009 |
Cards will be in the air at 10 a.m. local time and players begin with 25,000 chips. Blinds start at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante and levels are 40 minutes, with a 20-minute break at the conclusion of every three levels. A 75-minute dinner break is also on the schedule after Level 12 and is expected to be around 7:00 p.m. Late registration ends the dinner break, expected to be around 8:00 p.m.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for details on this dynamic tournament and all the World Series of Poker events.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Cards are in the air and the first level of 17 to be played today has commenced.
Let's Go!
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Let's go! Event 28 @WSOP #WSOP @CardsChat https://t.co/rAp0iPwKtR
— Jeff Murray 🌻 (@jeff5768)
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
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Cobb Busts Early
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Caitlyn Cobb was an early casualty on Day 1.
She reported that she ran her 10x10x into Fabio Radovini's JxJx, in a blind on blind scenario. And as this is a freezeout event, Cobb will be taking no futher part in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
Busted |
Benton with an Early Win
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Will Benton was in the big blind and the flop was 6♦6♣J♠ and he bet 1,000. The late position player who was the preflop aggressor called.
The turn 8♣ was checked by both players.
When the A♠ came out on the river Benton bet out 2,200 and the late position player called and tabled 3♠4♠. Benton showed J♥Q♠ for the win with a pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
McLaughlin Gets The Last Laugh
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
Table #192 called PokerNews over to explain a story of tilt.
On a board reading 6♥4♥3♠, Adam McLaughlin bet 2,000 and was quickly raised to 5,600 by the player in position. McLaughlin responded to that by going all in for about 23,000 and his opponent made the call.
Adam McLaughlin: Q♥5♥
Late Position: 3♦4♣
The late position player had flopped two-pair and McLaughlin had a straight draw to go along with his flush draw. He didn't have to wait long to catch up when the 2♣ rolled off on the turn for the straight and when the 9♥ rolled off on the river for the flush.
The late position player was left with only 1,600 to which he said, "Fuck it, I'm out of here." He proceeded to leave the tournament area and left his stack to be blinded out. It's unclear what his plans are for the rest of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,500
48,500
|
48,500 |