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

Jul 16, 2023

Gottlieb Scores a Knockout While Almost Tripling Up

Geoff Paul

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

A player in early position raised to 16,000 preflop. The player in middle position then reraised all in for 68,000. Tom Gottlieb, the hijack, four-bet all in for 116,000. The player in early position called, having both of his opponents covered.

Middle Position: K♥Q♥
Tom Gottlieb: A♥K♣
Early Position: A♣Q♠

Gottlieb was ahead, and remained so on the 2♦10♦9♥ flop. The K♠ turn gave him a pair, and he faded his opponents' outs to a straight on the 10♠ river, eliminating a player while seeing a lot of new chips coming his way.

Tags: Tom Gottlieb

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Jul 16, 2023

Break Time!

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Geoff Paul

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players are going on their final 20-minute break of the day. They will return to play two more levels before bagging and advancing to Day 2.

Jul 16, 2023

The Bubble Has Burst!

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Dominic Clementson

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

On the second hand of hand-for-hand play, Mitchell Hynan was all in preflop and received one call, from Mustapha Kanit.

Mitchell Hynan: J♠J♥
Mustapha Kanit: K♦5♥

Hynan went in ahead but the board ran out 2♦K♥9♦7♠2♣ and brought his tournament to a close. He will not be going home empty-handed, though.

A player was all in on another table for his last 2,000 while satisfying the big blind. The cutoff bet 10,000, and Kenny Hallaert made the call from the small blind.

The flop came 3♦7♠2♦, and both Hallaert and the cutoff checked. They did the same on the 4♦ turn.

The 3♥ arrived on the river, and Hallaert began to bet before the cutoff folded. He turned over A♥8♣, which was good enough to beat the big blind's K♥9♥ and eliminate him.

The two eliminated players will split the minimum cash of $1,603, which is the amount that all remaining players are entitled to for making the money.

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Mitchell Hynan Mustapha Kanit

Jul 16, 2023

The Bubble Has Arrived

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Geoff Paul

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With 258 players remaining on the tournament clock and 257 players making the money, tournament staff have announced the beginning of hand-for-hand play.

Jul 16, 2023

Carlos Scores Massive Double Up

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Geoff Paul

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was joined with Jose Carlos all in from late position for 210,000. His opponent, the cutoff, had already raised to 27,000. After several moments, he made the call for the majority of his own stack.

Jose Carlos: A♥K♠
Cutoff: A♠Q♠

The 7♣K♥4♠ put Carlos even further ahead, and the 6♦ turn and Q♦ river secured that the massive pot was pushed in his direction.

Tags: Jose Carlos

Jul 16, 2023

Kido takes from Peters

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Dominic Clementson

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Lindsay Kido raised to 11,0000 from the cutoff and was called by David Peters in the big blind.

The flop fell K♦7♥A♦. Peters Checked and Kido bet 5,000. Peters called.

On a 9♦ turn, Kido bet enough to put Peters all in but after tanking for a minute or so, he found a fold.

Tags: David Peters Lindsay Kido

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Jul 16, 2023

Willems Doubles Up

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Geoff Paul

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Robert Willems, the small blind, was facing a raise to 8,000 from the cutoff. He reraised all in for 34,000. The player in the big blind then moved all in over the top, and the cutoff folded a face-up pair of threes.

Robert Willems: K♣K♠
Big Blind: J♦J♣

Willems' kings held throughout the A♥2♠A♠A♥7♠ board, and he secured an all-important double up as the bubble approaches.