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

07-17-2023 13:54 UTC-8

Steinman Continues His Winning Ways

Chris Land

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ian Steinman raised to 80,000 from under the gun and got called by James Lim in the big blind to bring out the 9♠5♥8♥ flop.

Both players checked to see the 2♠ hit the turn. Action checked through again and the river brought the K♣.

Steinman bet out 75,000 and Lim folded to send the pot to Steinman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Steinman	2,300,000 400,000	400,000

James Lim	515,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Ian Steinman James Lim

07-17-2023 14:05 UTC-8

Petroni Doubles on Jenkins at the River

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Chris Bean

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Short stack Giovanni Petroni moved all in from early position for 135,000. Action folded to Timothy Jenkins in the big blind who looked at his hand and smiled while shaking his head. Despite this, he called the three big blind shove.

Giovanni Petroni: K♦9♥
Timothy Jenkins: 7♦2♥

There was no wonder Jenkins had a wry smile when he looked down at the worst starting hand in poker. Both players hit a pair on the K♥Q♦2♠ flop, but Jenkins improved further on the 2♦ turn to make trip-twos.

However, Jenkins suffered a suck out on the river as Petroni hit the K♣ to make an unlikely boat of kings full of twos to secure the double up.

Petroni dragged in the pot and quipped to Jenkins "You could have found the fold there!" with a beaming smile on his face.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Jenkins	1,450,000 480,000	480,000
Giovanni Petroni	330,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Giovanni Petroni Timothy Jenkins

07-17-2023 14:08 UTC-8

Kalas Sends Riordan to the Rail

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Chris Bean

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Kane Kalas moved all in from early position for 495,000. John Riordan in middle position also moved all in for 410,000 which got everyone else to fold.

John Riordan: 8♥8♠
Kane Kalas: 10♣9♣

An even flip which Kalas took as they paired a ten on the board of K♥10♦2♦4♠Q♦ to eliminate Riordan from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kane Kalas	1,005,000 485,000	485,000
John Riordan	Busted

Tags: John Riordan Kane Kalas

07-17-2023 14:09 UTC-8

Matsumoto Gets a Fold from Kalas

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Kane Kalas opened in the cutoff to 80,000 and got called by Naoki Matsumoto in the small blind.

The flop came Q♠7♠5♥ and Matsumoto check-called Kalas for 70,000. When the turn showed the J♠, Matsumoto led out for 80,000 and Kalas didn't take long to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naoki Matsumoto	1,650,000 430,000	430,000
Kane Kalas	1,090,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Naoki Matsumoto Kane Kalas

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

07-17-2023 14:16 UTC-8

Jenkins Scores A Double Knockout

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Chris Land

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Giovanni Petroni jammed from late position for his last 230,000 and Robert Urbatsch three-bet jammed from the button for 1,015,000. Timothy Jenkins woke up with a hand in the big blind and called to set up a three-way runout with Petroni and Urbatsch at risk.

Giovanni Petroni: K♦9♦
Robert Urbatsch: A♣A♥
Timothy Jenkins: J♦J♠

Urbatsch was in great position to win a massive pot and more than double up and the 9♥3♠3♦ flop didn't change that, but when the turn came the J♥, suddenly he needed one of the last two aces in the deck to survive.

The river was no such help, though, as it came the 7♠ and secured over a 2,000,000 chip pot for Jenkins to catapult him into the chip lead while Petroni and Urbatsch stood to head toward the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Jenkins	2,625,000 1,175,000	1,175,000
Giovanni Petroni	Busted
Robert Urbatsch	Busted

Tags: Giovanni Petroni Robert Urbatsch Timothy Jenkins

07-17-2023 14:28 UTC-8

Laskowitz Grabs Chips from Cruz

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Samuel Laskowitz raised to 100,000 and only got called by Eider Cruz in the big blind.

The duo checked all the way throughout the board 6♣5♠4♥Q♦Q♠ and Cruz tabled K♠9♥. The pot was sent to Laskowitz who showed A♥K♦ for the best kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eider Cruz	1,775,000 225,000	225,000
Samuel Laskowitz	900,000 565,000	565,000

Tags: Samuel Laskowitz Eider Cruz

07-17-2023 14:33 UTC-8

Nakamura Puts Mizrachi Into the Tank

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

In a three-way raised pot, the flop read 10♠8♠10♥ and Kane Kalas checked in the big blind to Eric Mizrachi who bet 125,000. Only Ricardo Nakamura decided to call on the button.

The turn fell the K♠ and Mizrachi checked. Nakamura bet 160,000 and after some thinking, Mizrachi called.

The board was completed by the 7♥ and Mizrachi checked again. Nakamura sent a bet worth 375,000 and Mizrachi went deep into the tank before folding his cards reluctantly.

"Bluff or no bluff?" asked Mizrachi to Nakamura, adding he had an eight. Nakamura didn't give any information and added the chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Nakamura	2,380,000 920,000	920,000
Eric Mizrachi	1,180,000 50,000	50,000
Kane Kalas	950,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Eric Mizrachi Kane Kalas Ricardo Nakamura

07-17-2023 14:36 UTC-8

Horiuchi Doubles Through Kluchman

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Chris Land

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

David Kluchman jammed for for 730,000 and Masato Horiuchi called off his remaing 515,000 to put himself at risk and send both players to a runout.

Masato Horiuchi: A♥K♥
David Kluchman: Q♣J♣

The board ran out K♣7♦7♥A♠6♦, keeping Horiuchi in the lead the whole way and providing a full double as Kluchman is left on fumes approaching the final three tables.