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Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,095,865
Total Entries
2,317
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
2,317
Players Left
215
Players Left 1 / 2,317
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas played host to Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em today, which saw 2,319 hopefuls all looking to navigate their way through the field and into Day 2.
The number of entries eclipsed the 2,046 set in the same event last year and generated a prize pool of $3,095,865. The eventual champion will walk away with a cool $412,484. There were 348 places paid and the money bubble burst during Level 16.
When all was said and done, only 215 players survived 17 levels of play and made their way into Day 2, which will get underway at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11. The USA's Brian Barker leads the way after he accumulated 951,000 chips throughout the day, and Nick Maimone sits closely behind him with 830,000.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Barker | United States | 951,000 | 95 |
| 2 | Conor Hannan | United States | 950,000 | 95 |
| 3 | Scott Stewart | United States | 831,000 | 83 |
| 4 | Nick Maimone | United States | 830,000 | 83 |
| 5 | Fausto Valdez | United States | 817,000 | 82 |
| 6 | Evan Benton | United States | 774,000 | 77 |
| 7 | John Riordan | United States | 755,000 | 76 |
| 8 | Nikolay Yosifov | Bulgaria | 754,000 | 75 |
| 9 | Nicolas Vayssieres | France | 726,000 | 73 |
| 10 | Jin Kim | United States | 704,000 | 70 |
Some of the poker elite were out in force as the likes of Phil Hellmuth, Ren Lin, Jack Sinclair, Martin Kahbrel, Adrian Mateos, Davidi Kitai, Kenny Hallaert, Martin Jacobson, John Juanda, Scott Seiver, and Roman Hrabec were in attendance and hunting a bracelet. Only Hellmuth (207,000) made it through to Day from that all-star cast.
The remaining players will return for Day 2 and blinds will begin at Level 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000). Ten 60-minute levels are on the agenda and those who make it through will return for Day 3 on Wednesday, June 12, to play down to a champion.
Stay tuned for all the excitement as the PokerNews Live Reporting team covers Day 2, along with our comprehensive summer-long coverage of the 2024 WSOP at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
951,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
||
|
950,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
831,000
831,000
|
831,000 |
|
830,000 | |
|
||
|
817,000
267,000
|
267,000 |
|
||
|
774,000 | |
|
||
|
755,000
755,000
|
755,000 |
|
|
||
|
754,000
754,000
|
754,000 |
|
726,000
506,000
|
506,000 |
|
704,000
704,000
|
704,000 |
|
653,000
653,000
|
653,000 |
|
645,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
|
||
|
587,000
587,000
|
587,000 |
|
566,000
566,000
|
566,000 |
|
|
||
|
532,000
515,300
|
515,300 |
|
516,000
516,000
|
516,000 |
|
||
|
513,000
513,000
|
513,000 |
|
498,000
498,000
|
498,000 |
|
498,000
498,000
|
498,000 |
|
481,000
481,000
|
481,000 |
|
|
||
|
480,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
480,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
456,000
456,000
|
456,000 |
|
450,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
450,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Day 1 of Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em has come to a close.
A recap of the day's action will follow shortly.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Ankit Ahuja picked off an opponent in the last moments of the night after the two got the chips in preflop.
Cutoff: Q♣J♦ 
Ankit Ahuja: A♦Q♠
The runout brought no surprises as the 4♣9♣4♦2♦8♣ board meant Ahuja added some precious chips to his stack right before bagging.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
169,000
|
169,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The tournament director stopped the clock. Four more hands will be played tonight before wrapping up.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
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|
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340,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
250,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
190,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
160,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
150,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
||
|
150,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
55,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Oliver Biles shoved all in for 27,000 and got called by the player in the cutoff.
Oliver Biles: J♦7♦
Cutoff: A♣J♥
Biles needed some luck and found some as he paired his seven on the 10♠7♠8♥2♥3♣ runout nearly tripled him up with the blinds and ante.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Cards went on their backs on Table 152 with Nicolas Vayssieres in the cutoff and the small blind at risk against Francisco Benitez in middle position.
Nicolas Vayssieres: A♦A♠
Small Blind: 7♥7♠
Francisco Benitez: Q♥Q♠
The board of 2♥4♠J♣10♣6♦ didn't change anything, so Vayssieres almost tripled up while the small blind was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
490,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
|
220,000 |
