Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-09-2023 20:41 UTC-8

Korn Goes in Trap-Mode

Herbie Teope

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Andres Korn limped with A♦K♦, perhaps hoping for a raise from Valentino Konakchiev, who didn’t oblige and checked his option with 8♦7♦.

The flop, though, showed Korn flopped the world when A♠3♦2♦ hit the board. Korn flopped top pair, top kicker to go along with the nut flush draw. Konakchiev also flopped the inferior flush draw. Both players checked and the dealer went to the turn, which produced K♥.

Konakchiev checked, and Korn bet 850,000. Konakchiev check-raised to 2,600,000, but the aggressive move backfired when Korn immediately announced he was all in.

Konakchiev mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Korn	32,575,000 3,900,000	3,900,000

Valentino Konakchiev	7,225,000 -3,900,000	-3,900,000

Tags: Andres Korn Valentino Konakchiev

06-09-2023 20:20 UTC-8

Korn Hits the Flop Hard

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Chris Land

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Valentino Konakchiev raised the button with the K♦Q♣ and Andres Korn put in a three-bet with the 9♦9♣.

Konakchiev decided to call and the two opponents took a flop that came down 5♣6♠9♥.

Korn continued with a bet and Konakchiev thought briefly before deciding to let it go, prompting the dealer to push the pot in Korn's direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Korn	28,675,000 13,200,000	13,200,000

Valentino Konakchiev	11,125,000 -13,200,000	-13,200,000

Tags: Andres Korn Valentino Konakchiev

06-09-2023 20:15 UTC-8

Korn Muscles Way to Massive Pot

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Herbie Teope

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

A limped pot produced a large pot.

Andres Korn called holding 10♣7♠, and Valentino Konakchiev checked his option holding 8♠3♠.

The dealer fanned 10♥3♦8♦, giving Korn top pair and Konakchiev with bottom two pair. Konakchiev checked, leading to Korn betting 500,000. Konakchiev then check-raised to 2,000,000, which Korn called.

The 6♣ hit the turn, and Konakchiev led out with 4,000,000, which Korn called. The river got interesting when A♦ arrived. Konakchiev made a small 3,000,000 bet into a pot of 13,200,000. Korn took a few moments, and then moved all in.

Konakchiev appeared uneasy by Korn’s bet, shuffling chips in his right hand. Konakchiev then folded, only to see Korn table his cards face up as the 26,075,000 was sent to Korn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Korn	28,675,000 13,200,000	13,200,000

Valentino Konakchiev	1,112,500 -23,212,500	-23,212,500

06-09-2023 19:58 UTC-8

Alexandre Reard Eliminated in 3rd Place ($192,723)

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Chris Land

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Valentino Konakchiev open-shoved from the small blind to set Alexandre Reard all in. Reard peeled his cards and thought for a moment before he decided to call it off to send the two players to a run out with Reard's tournament life at risk.

Alexandre Reard: A♠6♠
Valentino Konakchiev: A♣3♠

The flop of 3♦10♣7♠ catapulted Konakchiev into the lead and left Reard needing help.

The 10♠ turn and 4♣ offered none and Reard was sent to the rail in third place for $192,723.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentino Konakchiev	24,325,000 8,900,000	8,900,000

Andres Korn	15,475,000 700,000	700,000

Alexandre Reard	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Reard Valentino Konakchiev

06-09-2023 19:50 UTC-8

Aggression Still Working for Konakchiev

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Chris Land

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Alexandre Reard raised the A♠Q♠ from the button and Valentino Konakchiev defended his big blind holfding the 9♠6♦ and both players headed to a flop of 7♣6♠10♥.

Konakchiev checked to Reard who bet out 1,100,000. Konakchiev thought for a moment before deciding to come back over the top with a check-raise in the amount of 3,500,000.

Reard thought for a moment of his own and eventually decided to toss his cards into the muck, conceding the pot to Konakchiev who again forces Reard off a superior hand with a well-timed bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentino Konakchiev	15,425,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Alexandre Reard	8,900,000 -2,600,000	-2,600,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard Valentino Konakchiev

06-09-2023 19:41 UTC-8

Konakchiev Flops a Flush

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Chris Land

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Andres Korn limped the small blind with A♠10♦ and Valentino Konakchiev checked his option to see a flop 3♦4♦5♦.

Korn led out with a bet of 500,000 and Konakchiev called to see a 3♣ turn card.

Korn checked and Konakchiev opted to bet out 1,500,000. Korn put in the call and both players watched the 6♣ peel off on the river.

Korn checked once more and Konakchiev decided on a bet sizing of 3,800,000, prompting a quick fold out of Korn as Konakchiev collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Korn	14,775,000 -3,525,000	-3,525,000

Valentino Konakchiev	13,525,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Tags: Andres Korn Valentino Konakchiev

Level: 34

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

06-09-2023 19:31 UTC-8

Konakchiev Gets a Bluff Check-Raise Through

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Chris Land

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Valentino Konakchiev limped the small blind holding J♠5♠ and Alexandre Reard checked his option in the big blind holding A♣7♦.

The flop came 6♦3♣7♣. Konakchiev check-called a bet of 300,000 from Reard and the two watched as the 8♠ peeled off on the turn.

Konakchiev checked again and Reard bet out again, this time for 700,000.

Konakchiev thought for a bit before compiling raising chips and sliding them out into the pot to the tune of 2,800,000.

Reard thought for a few minutes before deciding to fold and send the pot over to Konakchiev.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	11,500,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Valentino Konakchiev	11,125,000 5,450,000	5,450,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard Valentino Konakchiev

06-09-2023 19:21 UTC-8

Ruben Costa Eliminated in 4th Place ($139,671)

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Herbie Teope

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Ruben Costa’s run came to an end when he was forced to be all in on the big blind.

Down to his last 600,000 following a botched all-in bluff in the previous hand, Costa had 300,000 committed to the big blind and 300,000 to the ante.

His fate rested on whatever two cards were dealt to him, and it turned out to be Q♠9♦ against Alexandre Reard’s 3♠3♥.

The board ran out 2♥A♣10♥7♦5♦, sending Costa to the rail in fourth place for $139,671.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	12,700,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Ruben Costa	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Reard Ruben Costa

06-09-2023 19:00 UTC-8

Girish Reknar Eliminated in 5th Place ($102,577)

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Chris Land

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Girish Reknar shoved his last four blinds from under the gun and Andres Korn called from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and the two players were off to a run out with Reknar's tournament life at risk.

Girish Reknar: 4♥4♦
Andres Korn: 7♥7♣

The board ran out J♦3♠9♣6♣3♣ and with no improvement, Reknar was eliminated in fifth place for $102,577.