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

07-16-2023 16:58 UTC-8

Konnikova Hits the Rail

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Maria Konnikova open-shoved for 33,500 and it folded to Sahand Manafzadeh who reshoved in the hijack with a bigger stack. The rest of the players folded and they tabled their cards:

Maria Konnikova: A♠10♠
Sahand Manafzadeh: K♥K♣

Konnikova didn't find any miracle on a the board A♥4♥K♦2♥3♥ and she made her way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sahand Manafzadeh	187,000 120,000	120,000
Maria Konnikova	Busted

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07-16-2023 16:40 UTC-8

State Finds the Straight to Bust Chen

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In a blind versus blind pot, the board showed 5♣6♦Q♦3♥ when Pete Chen checked to Adrian State who bet 7,000. Chen tanked and raised to 15,000, which State called.

The river showed the 9♥ and Chen shoved for a remaining stack worth less than 15,000. State snap called, revealing 7♦4♦ for the straight while Chen quickly tabled 8♦2♦ before making his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	102,000 102,000	102,000
Pete Chen	Busted

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07-16-2023 16:17 UTC-8

Leah Sends Merk Out

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A player opened and Abby Merk shoved with a short stack around 15,000. The small blind reshoved and Mike Leah called all in as the big blind for a stack worth 41,000 to create a three-way showdown:

Abby Merk: A♣K♥
Mike Leah: Q♠Q♥
Small Blind: A♠K♠

Leah found a board of 3♦8♦Q♣ to improve his hand into a set of queens, and he took down the large pot after the board was completed with 9♣ and 5♥ while Merk was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	103,000 57,000	57,000

Abby Merk	Busted

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07-16-2023 12:58 UTC-8

Chip Counts Update

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Angela Jordison	36,500 16,500	16,500

David ODB Baker	26,000 26,000	26,000
Tom McCormick	24,400 1,600	1,600
Jeremy Wien	23,500 23,500	23,500

Adam Levy	22,000 22,000	22,000

Andreas Ioakimides	19,000 19,000	19,000
Katerina Lukina	18,000 2,000	2,000
Champie Douglas	17,500 17,500	17,500
Muskan Sethi	16,500 5,500	5,500
Adam Lamers	Busted
Jean Lhuillier	Busted

07-16-2023 12:31 UTC-8

New Batch of Chip Counts

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Laak	53,000 11,500	11,500

Roberto Damelian	51,000 26,000	26,000
Mustapha Kanit	42,000 42,000	42,000

Chrysi Phiniotis	36,000 21,000	21,000
Loic Debregeas	31,500 12,500	12,500
Stephanie Dao	27,000 7,000	7,000
Samuel Gagnon	22,000 22,000	22,000
Ankit Ahuja	20,000 20,000	20,000
Robbi Jade Lew	20,000 20,000	20,000
Jonathan Therme	17,600 17,600	17,600

Jean Lhuillier	2,000 2,000	2,000
Ana Freitas	Busted

07-16-2023 11:36 UTC-8

Riedinger Scores a Double Knockout

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Juan Riedinger raised under the gun to 1,200 and the player next to him shoved for his last 2,800 chips. It folded to Aaron Massey on the button who four-bet to 7,000 and Riedinger looked at Massey's stack before shoving. Massey called all in for a total stack around 26,000 to create a three-way showdown:

Aaron Massey: A♥K♣
Second player: A♦J♣
Juan Riedinger: 7♣7♠

The board 8♣2♠9♥10♠J♥ improved Riedinger's hand into a straight to scoop the pot and bust two players in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Riedinger	59,000 59,000	59,000
Aaron Massey	Busted

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07-16-2023 10:22 UTC-8

Chip Counts and Early Bustouts

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Affleck	37,000 37,000	37,000
Jakob Miegel	33,000 13,000	13,000
Jonah Vella	30,500 10,500	10,500
Tom McCormick	26,000 26,000	26,000
Olga Iermolcheva	21,000 21,000	21,000
Maria Konnikova	20,000 20,000	20,000

Francisco Benitez	19,000 1,000	1,000
Kathy Liebert	19,000 19,000	19,000

Jon Turner	16,000 4,000	4,000

David Jackson	14,000 14,000	14,000

Vanessa Castro	10,300 10,300	10,300
David Guay	Busted

Anatoly Filatov	Busted
Chrysi Phiniotis	Busted