Event #92: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-17-2023 11:57 UTC-7

Liu Keeps Climbing

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Levi Berger open-shoved for a stack worth 230,000 and it was quickly called by Liu Ozaonan in the big blind for the following showdown:

Levi Berger: A♦J♦
Qiaonan Liu: J♥J♠

Liu's hand stayed ahead throughout the board Q♠Q♦4♠6♥K♣ to give him the pot and bust Berger from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiaonan Liu	1,410,000 953,000	953,000
Levi Berger	Busted

Tags: Levi Berger Qiaonan Liu

07-17-2023 11:41 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Carlos Brito	1,010,000 381,000	381,000
Abdul Almagableh	715,000 -90,000	-90,000
Robert Urbatsch	670,000 220,000	220,000
Samuel Laskowitz	510,000 419,000	419,000
Eider Cruz	502,000 36,000	36,000
Asher Conniff	500,000 15,000	15,000
Ian Steinman	315,000 -568,000	-568,000

Angelo Karimalis	285,000 -25,000	-25,000
Giovanni Petroni	265,000 -90,000	-90,000
Matthew Edens	235,000 -81,000	-81,000
Jared Passanante	145,000 -410,000	-410,000

Webb Spun Out by Cervantes

Chris Bean

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Stanley Webb in middle position bet 35,000, while Rudy Cervantes in the hijack moved all in. Webb under-called for 230,000.

Stanley Webb: K♥Q♦
Rudy Cervantes: A♥10♥

Webb demanded paint from the dealer but did not fulfill his wish as the board of 8♥7♣2♣5♠7♦ favored Cervantes and Webb headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rudy Cervantes	508,000 508,000	508,000
Stanley Webb	Busted

Tags: Rudy Cervantes Stanley Webb

07-17-2023 11:40 UTC-7

"Kids These Days, They're Just Too Good!"

Chris Land

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Action folded around to James Lim on the button who raised to 36,000. Asher Conniff checked his cards and announced all in from the small blind for 417,000 total.

The big blind folded and with action back on Lim, he asked for an exact count.

While the dealer broke down Conniff's stack, Lim and Conniff had a short conversation about his stack height before Lim said, "You just have sevens, huh?"

Conniff responded quickly by saying, "The kids these days, man. They're just too good!" insinuating that Lim had dead-called his hand.

Lim responded by saying, "Well, now i think you're just trying to tilt me into a call," before sliding his hand into the muck.

Conniff instantly slammed the 7♣7♦ into the middle of the table and said again, "I'm tellin' ya, man. These kids these days, they're just too good! And just so everyone knows, if you call out my exact hand and fold, I will always show it!"

Player	Chips	Progress
James Lim	1,025,000 -65,000	-65,000
Asher Conniff	485,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Asher Conniff James Lim

07-17-2023 11:38 UTC-7

Lee Sends Oswald Out

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jason Oswald went all in under the gun for his last 109,000 and it folded to King Hyun Lee who reshoved own the button. The blind folded and they tabled their cards:

Jason Oswald: 8♦8♥
Kang Hyun Lee: A♥J♠

Oswald had to win the flip to survive but the board gave K♠4♠7♠10♠7♦ to bring a flush to Lee and send Oswald out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kang Hyun Lee	524,000 335,000	335,000

Jason Oswald	Busted

Tags: Jason Oswald Kang Hyun Lee

07-17-2023 11:28 UTC-7

More Players Join the Rail

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Nakamura	Busted
Esther Kim	Busted
Theodore Bickley	Busted
Leo Fernandez	Busted
Jeffrey Johnson	Busted
Zachary Holland	Busted
Jessica Vierling	Busted

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

07-17-2023 11:26 UTC-7

Zhang Grabs an Unlikely Double

Chris Bean

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Naoki Matsumoto bet 24,000 from under the gun and was shoved on by Yang Zhang in middle position for 128,000. Masato Horiuchi in the hijack made the cold call, while Matsumoto elected to fold.

Yang Zhang: A♣Q♣
Masato Horiuchi: A♦K♣

Zhang was an overwhelming underdog in the Big Slick versus Little Slick battle, but a queen on the flop on the board of Q♠6♠4♥J♠8♣ gave Zhang the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masato Horiuchi	812,000 -68,000	-68,000
Naoki Matsumoto	368,000 13,000	13,000
Yang Zhang	312,000 133,000	133,000

Tags: Masato Horiuchi Naoki Matsumoto Yang Zhang

07-17-2023 11:23 UTC-7

Lucky Ranout for Kanit

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Eric Yam raised to 23,000 and Mustapha Kanit three-bet to 68,000. It folded back to Yam who shoved for 230,000 and Kanit quickly called for the following showdown:

Eric Yam: A♠K♥
Mustapha Kanit: A♦Q♠

Kanit had the dominated hand but the board revealed 6♥Q♥2♣3♠9♠ to give a pair of queens to Kanit and bust Yam from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	600,000 207,000	207,000

Eric Yam	Busted

Tags: Eric Yam Mustapha Kanit

07-17-2023 11:20 UTC-7

Yamamoto Finds Aces to Bust Procop

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Kazuo Yamamoto raised to 25,000 and Egor Procop three-bet to 115,000, with only 6,000 behind. It came back to Yamamoto who shoved and Procop went into the tank. He ended up calling after the clock had been called:

Egor Procop: A♥Q♠
Kazuo Yamamoto: A♦A♠

Procop didn't find any help throughout the board J♣10♥9♠4♥2♠ and headed for the payout desk.