Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-11-2024 15:42 UTC-8

Assous Doubles With the Rockets

Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

A flop of Q♦5♦8♠ saw Rodney Assous check, James Pilpa bet 65,000, Assous made it 165,000, Pilpa shoved, and Assous called off his stack of 525,000.

Rodney Assous: A♠A♣ All in
James Pilpa: A♥Q♠

Pilpa no doubt though he was good and was probably surprised to see the pocket aces of his opponent. The runout of 2♥8♥ changed nothing and Assous doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodney Assous	1,250,000 150,000	150,000
James Pilpa	1,050,000 790,000	790,000

Tags: James Pilpa Rodney Assous

06-11-2024 15:45 UTC-8

Verderamo Sends Wei to the Rail

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Nick Becker

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Fahredin Mustafov raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Nicholas Verderamo three-bet to 160,000 from middle position.

Action folded around to Guoliang Wei in the big blind, who four-bet shoved all-in, putting himself at risk. Mustafov folded, and Verderamo quickly called.

Guoliang Wei: J♣J♠ All in
Nicholas Verderamo: A♣A♥

Wei pulled ahead on the J♦10♣Q♣ flop, spiking a jack to keep his tournament hopes alive. That was until the A♠ came on the turn, giving Verderamo the lead. The river brought the 6♣ and Wei was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Verderamo	1,800,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Guoliang Wei	Busted

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Guoliang Wei Nicholas Verderamo

06-11-2024 15:51 UTC-8

Vayssieres Chips Up

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Xuming Qi opened to 60,000 from under the gun which Nicolas Vayssieres and Artem Metalidi called from the blinds.

Three players saw the A♥K♣3♠ flop and once it checked to Qi, he bet 50,000. Only Vayssieres called.

The turn was a 4♣ which checked through to the A♦ river. Vayssieres led out for 145,000, and Qi folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Vayssieres	1,700,000 165,000	165,000
Artem Metalidi	1,200,000 400,000	400,000
Xuming Qi	550,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Artem Metalidi Nicolas Vayssieres Xuming Qi

06-11-2024 15:59 UTC-8

Wang Eliminates Anderson

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Andres Gonzalez opened to 60,000 from the hijack and William Anderson shoved all in for 305,000 from the cutoff. Guofeng Wang was in the big blind and shoved his stack into the middle, which got Gonzalez to fold.

William Anderson: A♥10♥ All in
Guofeng Wang: Q♥Q♦

Despite picking up a flush draw on the turn, Anderson never managed to survive on the 3♣2♥7♦9♥8♦ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Gonzalez	2,100,000 500,000	500,000

Guofeng Wang	950,000 775,000	775,000
William Anderson	Busted

Tags: Andres Gonzalez Guofeng Wang William Anderson

06-11-2024 16:00 UTC-8

Atanaso Runs Into Massman's Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Alex Massman in the cutoff easily called after Stefan Atanasov in the big blind raised all-in for 605,000.

Stefan Atanasov: A♣10♠ All in
Alex Massman: A♦A♠

Even if he flopped two pair, Atanasov couldn't do much against Massman's set on 10♦9♦A♥8♠6♣ and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Massman	3,200,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Stefan Atanasov	Busted

Tags: Alex Massman Stefan Atanasov

06-11-2024 16:05 UTC-8

Watson's Pocket Pair Holds

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Nick Becker

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jeremiah Wheeler opened in the cutoff and Jesse Watson moved all in on the button for 220,000. After some thought, Wheeler put in the call.

Jesse Watson: 7♣7♥ All in
Jeremiah Wheeler: A♠8♦

Watson fell behind when the flop revealed A♣Q♠J♥. That was until the turn came the 7♠, locking up the win for him. The meaningless 6♦ landed on the river, and Watson was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Watson	515,000 417,000	417,000
Jeremiah Wheeler	325,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Jeremiah Wheeler Jesse Watson

06-11-2024 16:16 UTC-8

Rosen Sent to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jesse Rosen opened to 325,000 from under the gun, and he was called by the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 7♣A♦2♣ and both player immediately turned over their cards, as Rosen and his last red chip worth 5,000 was called.

Jesse Rosen: Q♥Q♠ All in
Big blind: A♣J♠

The player in the big blind hit top pair on the flop, so Rosen was eliminated after the K♠ turn and the 3♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Rosen	Busted

Tags: Jesse Rosen Rosen Sent

06-11-2024 16:17 UTC-8

Hellmuth Eliminated

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Phil Hellmuth raised to 70,000 from the hijack and Ruiko Mamiya called from the big blind.

They both saw a flop of J♥5♥5♠ which Mamiya checked, Hellmuth bet 50,000, and Mamiya called.

The 7♦ turn was checked through to the Q♣ river. Mamiya announced that she was all in, and Hellmuth had a decision for his remaining 115,000 chips.

"What do you have?" asked Hellmuth.

Eventually, Hellmuth put in the remainder of his stack.

Mamiya quickly tabled Q♦10♥ and Hellmuth shot up out of his seat in disgust. After some time looking back at the board and his cards (plus letting out some expletives), Hellmuth mucked his cards face down into the muck. It is not known what Hellmuth had but the A♠ was spotted as he was standing and looking at his hole cards, the other remains a mystery.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruiko Mamiya	1,800,000 500,000	500,000
Phil Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Ruiko Mamiya

06-11-2024 16:24 UTC-8

Mustafov's Stack is Growing

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Nick Becker

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action picked up on the river in a hand between Jeffrey Kurtz and Fahredin Mustafov, on a board that read J♠10♠K♥9♥9♦.

With over 600,000 in the pot, Kurtz put out a bet of 300,000 and Mustafov quickly made the call.

Mustafov tabled Q♣10♣, for a straight, besting the AxJx of Kurtz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	2,700,000 1,720,000	1,720,000
Jeffrey Kurtz	1,900,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Jeffrey Kurtz

06-11-2024 16:28 UTC-8

Select Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Massman	3,500,000 300,000	300,000
Stan Yuk Lee	2,700,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Scott Stewart	2,600,000 400,000	400,000
Haiyang Yang	1,600,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Jason Corbett	1,200,000 550,000	550,000
Nicolas Vayssieres	1,200,000 500,000	500,000
Guofeng Wang	1,150,000 200,000	200,000
Rodney Assous	900,000 350,000	350,000
James Pilpa	900,000 195,000	195,000
Renli Liu	750,000 338,000	338,000
John Riordan	600,000 965,000	965,000

Jesse Watson	400,000 115,000	115,000