Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,529,825
Entries
1,139
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
11
Players Left
1
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Action folded to Timothy Miles on the button who came in for an open to 250,000. Niall Farrell shoved for 660,000 in the small blind and the big blind quickly folded, sending action back to Miles, who called to put Farrell at risk.
Niall Farrell: Q♠Q♦
Timothy Miles: 10♥8♥
The board ran out J♠J♣5♦4♣K♥, securing a full double for Farrell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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1,500,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
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Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Miles | United States | 2,300,000 | 19 |
| 2 | Niall Farrell | United Kingdom | 660,000 | 6 |
| 3 | Alexandre Reard | France | 2,025,000 | 17 |
| 4 | Adam Swan | United States | 1,855,000 | 15 |
| 5 | Girish Reknar | United States | 7,800,000 | 65 |
| 6 | Qiang Xu | China | 3,130,000 | 26 |
| 7 | Andres Korn | Argentina | 7,900,000 | 66 |
| 8 | Valentino Konakchiev | Bulgaria | 3,030,000 | 25 |
| 9 | Ruben Costa | United States | 2,405,000 | 20 |
| 10 | Ankit Ahuja | India | 6,780,000 | 57 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,900,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
|
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|
7,800,000
3,515,000
|
3,515,000 |
|
6,780,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
|
3,130,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
||
|
3,030,000 | |
|
|
||
|
2,405,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
2,300,000 | |
|
2,025,000
-2,820,000
|
-2,820,000 |
|
||
|
1,855,000
-1,225,000
|
-1,225,000 |
|
|
660,000
-1,040,000
|
-1,040,000 |
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|
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Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
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Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Level 29 wasn’t kind to Byung Eun Shin, who had 30,000 behind by the time he posted the big blind and ante.
He watched as Timothy Miles raised 250,000 before the flop and then Valentino Konakchiev called in the small blind. Shin shrugged his shoulders and put his remaining chips in.
The dealer fanned K♥J♦10♠, which Konakchiev and Miles checked. The 7♣ appeared on the turn, prompting checks from Konakchiev and Miles. The dealer then placed 5♦ on the river, which Konakchiev bet and Miles folded. The cards were then tabled:
Byung Eun Shin: J♥2♣
Valentino Konakchiev: J♠9♠
Konakchiev’s 9♠ kicker played to eliminate Shin in 11th place for $26,926.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,030,000
-1,195,000
|
-1,195,000 |
|
|
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|
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2,300,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Action folded to Ankit Ahuja in the cutoff who opened to 250,000 After the button folded, Qiang Xu shoved the small blind for 1,500,000.
Andres Korn didn't waste much time before announcing all in from the big blind and with action back on Ahuja, he went deep into the tank.
Agonizing over the decision, Ahuja wanted floor staff to give him a rough estimate of the shortest stack at the other remaining table but that request was quickly shot down as the floor walked away from the table.
A few minutes later, Korn requested that the floor return so that he could call the clock on Ahuja.
As the countdown began, Ahuja seemed no closer to making his decision as he agonized over what to do. Time expired without Ahuja having made a decision and his hand was declared dead.
The players turned up their cards and headed to a run out.
Qiang Xu: 8x8♥
Andres Korn: A♦K♣
The board ran out Q♥9♠7♠8♦7♣ and Xu secured over a full double.
Ahuja revealed that he had folded QxQx in a really tough ICM spot and lamented the "worst possible result" having played out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,600,000
-500,000
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-500,000 |
|
|
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|
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3,400,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
|
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Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Byung Eun Shin, who has run into obstacles in Level 29 and losing chips, moved all in in the small blind and Timothy Miles in the big blind immediately called.
Timothy Miles: K♦K♥
Byung Eun Shin: K♠J♥
The dealer fanned out 3♦Q♠2♥7♠5♣, giving Miles a 2,000,000 pot.
This marked the second time of Day 3 that Shin ran into Miles’ kings. Shin won early for a double up, but this time didn’t work out for him and he’s left with less than three big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
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260,000
-1,440,000
|
-1,440,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
WSOP bracelet winner Alexandre Reard raised on the button, and was called by Byung Eun Shin, who was in the big blind.
The dealer placed 9♥8♦J♠ on the board, which Shin checked and Reard bet. Shin eventually called. The turn produced 5♥, which once again saw Shin check out of position. Reard bet 600,000, which Shin called.
The 4♥ appeared on the river, which both players checked.
Reard tabled 9♦9♣, giving him middle set. Shin flashed K♦J♦ to Reard before tossing them in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,845,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
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|
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1,700,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) consists of 95 bracelet events and is almost entirely tournament-focused, but there are also opportunities to play high-stakes cash games at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas this summer.
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Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
On a flop of 8♠J♠10♦, Ankit Ahuja checked to Qiang Xu who put in a bet of 200,000. Ahuja thought for a moment before check-raising to 850,000.
Xu tanked for a moment then responded with a raise to 2,000,000. Ahuja went all in for not much more and Xu called to send the two players to a run out.
Ankit Ahuja: Q♣Q♠
Qiang Xu: A♣J♥
The turn card was the 9♥, giving Ahuja the straight and leaving Xu with only the two remaining queens as outs for a chop pot.
The inconsequential J♣ fell on the river and with that, Ahuja secured a massive double as Xu moved down to the shortest stack at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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6,000,000
3,700,000
|
3,700,000 |
|
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2,000,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
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