Event #34: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-13-2024 18:39 UTC-8

Bojovic Sent to Rail

Herbie Teope

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Luka Bojovic moved all in on the button for his remaining 600,000.

Action folded to Raul Martinez, who asked for a count. The dealer confirmed the amount and Martinez called to put Bojovic at risk.

Luka Bojovic: Q♠10♥ All in
Raul Martinez: 7♥7♦

The dealer fanned K♦A♣K♣ on the board, keeping Martinez in the lead. The K♥ improved Martinez’s hand to a full house, but Bojovic still had outs to the river.

It didn’t happen, though, as 9♥ appeared on the turn to give Martinez the knockout blow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Martinez	1,835,000 925,000	925,000
Luka Bojovic	Busted

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06-13-2024 18:25 UTC-8

Reichard Digs Deep to Make the Call

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Herbie Teope

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action picked up with Joshua Reichard in a spot.

The board showed 2♥7♦A♣3♦3♥ and Reichard just bet 130,000 after Sean Ragozzini checked in the blind.

Ragozzini responded with a healthy check-raise to 730,000, which put Reichard in the tank.

Reichard pondered the situation, alternating glances with his opponent and the board. All the while, Reichard used his right hand to shuffle chips while deciding.

After a little more than a minute elapsed, Reichard reached into his chip stack, and then placed chips in the middle to make the call.

Ragozzini showed Q♠2♠ for two pair, threes and twos, which ultimately were no good.

Reichard tabled J♦J♥ for a bigger two pair to secure a large pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Reichard	2,500,000 490,000	490,000
Sean Ragozzini	2,250,000 490,000	490,000

Tags: Joshua Reichard Sean Ragozzini

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

06-13-2024 18:01 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Lewis	3,900,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	1,000,000 400,000	400,000

Meanwhile, Enselme Shows Off His 1 Million Stack

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	1,000,000 866,000	866,000

06-13-2024 17:15 UTC-8

Jozoff Heads to the Payout

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

06-13-2024 17:07 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Herbie Teope

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

The remaining 36 players are on a one-hour dinner break and are expected to return at 7:07 p.m. local time.

Play resumes in Level 24 with 20,000/40,000 blinds and a 40,000 ante.

06-13-2024 17:05 UTC-8

Farah Galfond Doubles Up On the Last Hand Before the Break

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Monika Kostanjevec

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

Farah Galfond has had to wait patiently for most of the day, but finally got something going on the last hand before the dinner break.

She opened from middle position and after everyone else folded, Eoghan O'Dea defended the big blind.

The flop was 7♥K♠6♣. O'Dea checked and Galfond bet 70,000. O'Dea raised and Galfond went all in. O'Dea called.

Farah Galfond: A♥A♠ All in
Eoghan O'Dea: 9♠7♥

O'Dea was not in terrible shape with the open-ended straight draw, but the turn A♣ and river 2♣ didn't give him what he needed and Galfond doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farah Galfond	925,000 325,000	325,000
Eoghan O'Dea	850,000 707,000	707,000

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06-13-2024 17:04 UTC-8

Never Bluff the Fish

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Joseph Berg

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

Action was picked up on the river with a board reading 2♥9♦7♥4♦A♥, Juha Helppi bet 125,000, Hannes Jeschka then raised to 425,000. Helppi thought about his decision for a while before ultimately making the call.

Juha Helppi: K♣9♣ All in
Hannes Jeschka: 8♣7♣

Helppi's pair of nines was good for the winner. Helppi commented after the hand, "the lesson is: Never bluff the fish."