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

06-08-2023 17:14 UTC-7

Ahuja Rises Further With Brodeur Elimination

Christian Zetzsche

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

"I knew it, you always have such a hand ... I should have checked," Olivier Brodeur sighed after he had just been eliminated by Ankit Ahuja. The pocket aces of Brodeur were exposed for a short while but they had been cracked by Ahuja's K♥9♣ on a board of 9♠9♦3♥6♣5♣ when the Indian poker pro flopped trips nines.

Also no longer in contention are Romel Mendoza, Ross Ward, and Ian O'Hara.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	2,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Olivier Brodeur	Busted
Romel Mendoza	Busted
Ian O'Hara	Busted
Ross Ward	Busted

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Ian O'Hara Olivier Brodeur Romel Mendoza Ross Ward

06-08-2023 17:24 UTC-7

Xu Successfully Bluffs Shin

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Picking up the action on the Q♥10♦6♣8♥ turn, Byung Eun Shin from under the gun and Qiang Xu in late position both invested 275,000 in chips. Shin then checked the Q♦ river and Xu bet only 125,000.

"I want to believe you, but you make it very hard," Shin grinned and several players at the table chuckled including his opponent.

"It feels like eights," ... Shin continued. Half a minute later, he folded and Xu revealed the A♥7♠ for a bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	1,550,000 1,070,000	1,070,000

Byung Eun Shin	575,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Byung Eun Shin Qiang Xu

06-08-2023 17:31 UTC-7

Gheba Gets a Shove Through

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Three ways to the A♦10♥3♣9♦ turn, Daniyal Gheba checked and Christopher Maguire bet 90,000. Stephen Song called on the button only for Gheba to check-shove for 355,000. Maguire quickly folded while Song asked for an exact count and sigh-folded.

The table no longer features Blaz Zerjav, who had been eliminated a few minutes ago.

Player	Chips	Progress
Girish Reknar	2,300,000 525,000	525,000
Moonho Seo	1,800,000 975,000	975,000
Niall Farrell	1,100,000 350,000	350,000

Adam Swan	800,000 430,000	430,000
Christopher Maguire	740,000 310,000	310,000
Daniyal Gheba	700,000 -275,000	-275,000

Stephen Song	600,000 -750,000	-750,000

Blaz Zerjav	Busted

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Christopher Maguire Daniyal Gheba Stephen Song

06-08-2023 17:42 UTC-7

Hasson and Song "Show Bluffs"

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On a three-way turn of Q♦J♠8♠Q♥, Ori Hasson checked out of the small blind and Stephen Sakai bet 85,000 out of the big blind. Valentino Konakchiev called from an early position and Hasson then check-raised to 250,000. Sakai snap-folded and Konakchiev did so reluctantly.

"Good bluff," Hasson stated and flashed his 9♦9♥.

One table over, Stephen Song bet all but one last T-5,000 chip on the 6♣5♣3♥7♣A♠ river. It was a pot-sized effort for 465,000 and Niall Farrell sigh-folded. "Show the bluff," another player at the table demanded and added "you know you want to show it". Song obliged and flashed the 10♥ only.

"I had two pair," Farrell replied when asked what he had.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Sakai	2,500,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Ori Hasson	1,500,000 300,000	300,000

Stephen Song	925,000 325,000	325,000

Niall Farrell	850,000 -250,000	-250,000

Valentino Konakchiev	375,000 -1,050,000	-1,050,000

Tags: Niall Farrell Ori Hasson Stephen Sakai Stephen Song Valentino Konakchiev

06-08-2023 17:45 UTC-7

Shin Sends Two to Rail in Consecutive Hands

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Herbie Teope

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

Byung Eun Shin ran hot as the sun in two straight hands.

First, PokerNews walked up just after he knocked out Ari Shin, and then caught the second set of fireworks against Samy Boujmala, who moved all in after Shin raised in late position.

Shin: A♣K♠
Boujmala: 10♠10♣

It proved the classic poker race, and Shin surged ahead when the dealer placed K♣2♦2♥ on the flop. Boujmala stood up at this point to watch J♦ hit the turn and 5♦ on the river to end his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byung Eun Shin	1,475,000 900,000	900,000
Ari Shin	Busted
Samy Boujmala	Busted

Tags: Ari Shin Byung Eun Shin Samy Boujmala

06-08-2023 17:53 UTC-7

Ufano Among the Next Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Jorge Ufano had been nursing a short stack for a while and the clock had been called on him on numerous occasions. The same happened again before he then raised to 130,000 with very few chips behind. Andres Korn moved all-in out of the big blind and Ufano called it off.

Jorge Ufano: A♣5♠
Andres Korn: A♥Q♠

The kicker played on the 8♥3♦2♠10♦K♣ board to eliminate Ufano on the pay jump. One minute later, Ryan Messick was eliminated by Valentino Konakchiev and that reduced the field to the last 34 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentino Konakchiev	1,050,000 675,000	675,000

Andres Korn	700,000 400,000	400,000

Jorge Ufano	Busted
Ryan Messick	Busted

Tags: Andres Korn Jorge Ufano Ryan Messick Valentino Konakchiev

06-08-2023 18:05 UTC-7

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Marton Czuczor raised to 60,000 and Ben Keeline three-bet to 220,000 with 35,000 behind. That sent Czuczor into a brief tank before he opted to fold. In the meanwhile, Humberto Brenes saw his short stack of 15 blinds vanish as he had to settle for 34th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	2,350,000 250,000	250,000
Stephen Sakai	2,300,000 -200,000	-200,000
Kevin Madar	2,000,000 700,000	700,000
Dinesh Alt	1,850,000 500,000	500,000

Dann Turner	1,600,000 200,000	200,000

Mike Sowers	1,500,000 -220,000	-220,000
Trace Henderson	1,450,000 400,000	400,000
Byung Eun Shin	1,400,000 -75,000	-75,000
Tony Miles	1,100,000 -200,000	-200,000
Justin Bonomo	800,000 350,000	350,000

Ruben Costa	550,000 -150,000	-150,000
Marton Czuczor	450,000 50,000	50,000
Ben Keeline	400,000 400,000	400,000
Humberto Brenes	Busted

Tags: Ben Keeline Humberto Brenes Marton Czuczor

06-08-2023 18:14 UTC-7

Swan Chips Up Further; Jaffee Slips Down the Pecking Order

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Jared Jaffee had been one of the chip leaders for a while but he has since dropped into the middle of the pack with just under one million in chips. The latest hand saw Jaffee open raise to 60,000 and he then folded to a shove by Ruben Costa for 430,000.

Over on table 661, three-way action led to the A♠3♥2♦ flop and it checked to Feng Qu in the hijack who bet 60,000. Daniyal Gheba called in the cutoff and Adam Swan in the big blind then check-raised to 175,000. Qu folded after brief consideration and Gheba needed longer to come to the same conclusion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Swan	1,315,000 515,000	515,000
Feng Qu	975,000 275,000	275,000
Jared Jaffee	950,000 -1,150,000	-1,150,000

Daniyal Gheba	705,000 5,000	5,000

Ruben Costa	565,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Adam Swan Daniyal Gheba Feng Qu Jared Jaffee Ruben Costa

06-08-2023 18:21 UTC-7

Keeline Eliminated by Sakai

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Ben Keeline was down to around nine blinds when he three-bet jammed with his short stack and pocket nines. The initial raiser Stephen Sakai called and tabled the slightly inferior pocket pair in 8♠8♣.

However, the current chip leader instantly spiked a set on the 8♥4♦3♠ flop to take the lead. Nothing changed anymore with the 5♥ turn and Q♣ river to reduce the field by one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Sakai	2,895,000 595,000	595,000
Ben Keeline	Busted

Tags: Stephen Sakai Ben Keeline

06-08-2023 18:29 UTC-7

Song Eliminates Maguire

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Herbie Teope

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

Christopher Maguire hung in as long as he could with a short stack, and then picked his spot to move all in for his remaining less than 100,000 chips.

Action folded to WSOP bracelet winner Stephen Song, who was in late position and called. The cards were tabled after the blinds folded.

Maguire: A♣8♥
Song: A♠8♠

The table laughed when they saw the hands, and even Maguire let out a chuckle. The mood, however, changed when the dealer fanned 10♠Q♠K♠ on the flop, giving Song the nut flush. The 5♣ on the turn and 4♦ on the turn were a formality, as Maguire was sent to the rail shortly before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	1,200,000 275,000	275,000

Christopher Maguire	Busted

Tags: Christopher Maguire Stephen Song