Event #49: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-19-2024 16:17 UTC-8

Spirins Gets Flush Value With Raise

Jeff McMillan

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The board read 5♥A♥3♥2♥9♦ on the river. From under the gun, Han Feng bet 1,300. Pavel Spirins took a few moments before he tossed in a raise to 8,000.

Feng thought for about a minute before he called to see Spirins table the 10♥8♥ for the flush. Feng could not beat that as he mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavel Spirins	107,000 107,000	107,000
Han Feng	27,000 27,000	27,000

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06-19-2024 16:22 UTC-8

Aces Do the Job For Spitz

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Sherrie Spitz has had a solid start to the tournament and was able to chip up again thanks to two black aces.

All the money went in before the flop between Spitz and the player in the big blind, who was the short stack in the hand with 16,000 chips.

Big blind: A♦J♥ All in
Sherrie Spitz: A♠A♣

The flop 4♦2♠3♥ gave her opponent some chop outs, but the turn 2♣ and river 8♣ sealed the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sherrie Spitz	80,000 80,000	80,000

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06-19-2024 16:27 UTC-8

Yaginuma Wins Key Flip

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Early position opened the action with a raise to 2,400. Jesse Yaginuma three-bet to 6,800 from middle position before early position moved all in for 26,400. Yaginuma made the call.

Early Position: 9♦9♠ All in
Jesse Yaginuma: A♣Q♣

The board ran out 3♣Q♦3♠A♥A♦ and Yaginuma made the nuts to knockout his opponent and drag in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Yaginuma	102,000

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06-19-2024 16:29 UTC-8

Rezai Takes Four-Bet Pot

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Cameron Rezaie opened the action from middle position with a raise to 2,600. The hijack player three-bet to 7,300 before Rezaie four-bet to 16,600. His opponent made the call.

Rezaie continued for 16,000 on J♦2♠10♠ and the hijack called.

Action went check-check on the Q♠ turn before Rezai fired 30,000 on the 2♥ river. His opponent made the fold while Rezai dragged in a sizeable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cameron Rezaie	108,000

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06-19-2024 16:35 UTC-8

Nozomu Cracks Kings

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Tyler Boyer

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with 17,800 chips in the pot, on a board showing 8♥3♠10♥.

Shimizu Nozomu bet out 10,200 from early position, and a player from the cutoff raised to 34,400. Nozomu quickly three-bet all in to 44,300, and the player in the cutoff made the call.

Shimizu Nozomu: 10♠10♣ All in
Cutoff: K♥K♦

Nozomu flopped top set and needed to fade a king or running hearts to give the player in the cutoff a flush.

The board ran out 9♠ on the turn, and 9♥ on the river to improve Nozomu a full house and secure the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shimizu Nozomu	106,400 106,400	106,400

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06-19-2024 16:40 UTC-8

Ragozzini Gets Paid

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Middle position opened the action with a raise to 2,600. Sean Ragozzini three-bet to 6,600 from the cutoff and his opponent made the call.

Ragozzini continued for 3,000 on 4♠7♥7♦ and his opponent called.

Action went check-check on the 2♦ turn before Ragozzini fired 20,300 on the 8♦ river. His opponent went into the tank but eventually paid it off. Ragozinni flipped over A♥A♠ and it was the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Ragozzini	61,200

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06-19-2024 16:43 UTC-8

Cedolia Wins Big Pot With Nut Flush

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Jeff McMillan

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The board read Q♥J♥5♠4♥6♦ on the river. Gianluca Cedolia was facing a big stack player who had bet 21,500. Cedolia came over the top and jammed for 55,800.

His opponent eventually called after long consideration.

Cedolia tabled the A♥3♥ for the nut flush to win the pot of over 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianluca Cedolia	158,000

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06-19-2024 16:46 UTC-8

Bernhauser Doubles

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Middle position opened the action with a raise to 2,800. It folded around to Fabian Bernhauser in the big blind who moved all in for 19,700. His opponent made the call.

Fabian Bernhauser: A♣10♣ All in
Middle Position: 9♠9♣

A fair fight, the board ran out 10♦5♠4♣8♣K♣ and Bernhauser doubled through his opponent to get back above starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Bernhauser	42,400

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Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,500

Ante: 1,500

06-19-2024 16:57 UTC-8

Ibrahim Doubles

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

Under the gun opened the action with a raise to 3,200. The cutoff called before Anthony Ibrahim moved all in for 29,300, Under the gun made the fold but the cutoff player called.

Anthony Ibrahim: A♦K♥ All in
Cutoff: A♥Q♥

Needing to fade a Queen, the runout came down 10♥4♦4♣5♣8♥ and Ibrahim doubled through his opponent to give him new life in the tournament.