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

07-16-2023 14:29 UTC-8

Gong Takes One

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a three-way pot, the flop was J♦2♥7♥ when the small blind and Yu Gong in the big blind checked to Joey Weissman who bet 1,500. The small blind called and Gong decided to raise to 4,500.

It was enough to win the pot right away as Weissman and the small blind folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yu Gong	44,000 10,300	10,300
Joey Weissman	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Joey Weissman Yu Gond

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

07-16-2023 14:39 UTC-8

A Round of Chip Counts

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	82,000 62,000	62,000
Chino Rheem	67,000 67,000	67,000
David Jackson	63,000 49,000	49,000

Nicolas Vayssieres	49,500 49,500	49,500
Samuel Gagnon	45,000 23,000	23,000
Mike Leah	34,000 34,000	34,000

Loni Hui	31,000 11,000	11,000

Dylan Wilkerson	20,000 20,000	20,000
William Kassouf	18,000 18,000	18,000
Jonah Vella	11,000 19,500	19,500
Christian Roberts	Busted

07-16-2023 14:48 UTC-8

Quads Aces for Manafzadeh

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

According to the table, all the chips went in the middle on a flop J♠A♥A♦ between Sahand Manafzadeh and his opened who was at risk for a stack worth less than 20,000:

Opponent: J♣J♥
Sahand Manafzadeh: A♠A♣

Manafzadeh had hit quads aces while his opponent was drawing dead with a full house. The latter joined the exit after the board was completed by 8♥4♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sahand Manafzadeh	67,000

Tags: Sahand Manafzadeh

07-16-2023 14:52 UTC-8

Time to Shove for Merk

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player opened to 2,000 and it was called by the button before Abby Merk decided to shove in the small blind for 11,200. The initial raiser quickly folded and after a minute, so did the button.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abby Merk	16,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Abbi Merk

07-16-2023 14:52 UTC-8

Tulin Survives Flip

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Chris Bean

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Nikolai Tulin bet 2,200 from early position and was shoved on by the button for 14,900. Tulin also had 14,900 and made the call making both players at risk.

Nikolai Tulin: 7♣7♥
Button: K♣Q♣

It was a flip won by Tulin after a dream run out of J♠6♣3♦2♠8♦ to complete the double-up and send the button to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Tulin	32,200

Tags: Nikolai Tulin

07-16-2023 14:54 UTC-8

Some Notable Chip Counts

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Dominic Clementson

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anastasia Knapp	83,000 40,200	40,200
Mustapha Kanit	80,000 38,000	38,000

Dara O'Kearney	67,000 29,500	29,500

Vanessa Kade	64,000 23,200	23,200
Daniel Heimiller	60,000 60,000	60,000
Robert Schulz	56,000 56,000	56,000

Andres Korn	40,000 40,000	40,000

Jessica Vierling	35,000 35,000	35,000
David Lappin	35,000 35,000	35,000

Leo Fernandez	25,000 3,000	3,000
Benjamin Spragg	20,000 20,000	20,000

John Riordan	19,000 19,000	19,000

Kyle Miholich	16,000 16,000	16,000

William Kassouf	16,000 2,000	2,000
Lexy Gavin-Mather	13,000 2,500	2,500

07-16-2023 14:56 UTC-8

Kim Busts One with Quads

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

All the chips went in the middle preflop with a player being at risk for a remaining stack around 9,000 and Esther Kim who had him covered:

Player at risk: K♠Q♥
Esther Kim: J♠J♥

The player at risk at some hopes to win the flip but the board brought 4♠3♣J♣A♦J♦ to give quads jacks to Kim and bust her opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Kim	32,000

Tags: Esther Kim

07-16-2023 15:05 UTC-8

Small Double Up for Altman

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player raised to 2,500 and it was called next to him before Liron Altman shoved for his last 7,000 in the small blind. Only the initial raiser made the call for the following showdown.

Liron Altman: A♥10♥
Opponent: K♣Q♣

Altman had the best starting hand and improved into two pair on the board J♣A♣J♦4♥9♦ to take the needed double up.