Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
The remaining 11 players have been sent on another 15-minute break.
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #28: $1,500 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
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,731,410
Entries
2,046
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
17
Players Left
1
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Benjamin Ector was all in from the small blind against chip leader Matthew Hunt in the small blind.
Benjamin Ector: A♦J♥
Matthew Hunt: A♥4♣
Ector had his opponent dominated and nothing changed on the K♦9♣7♦5♥3♥ runout for yet another double ahead of the unofficial final table.
Ector has been handing out smelling salts throughout the tournament and they appear to be doing wonders for him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,000,000
-3,000,000
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-3,000,000 |
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6,000,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
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Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Nick Palma had just taken a brutal beat when he got all in again from the big blind against Matthew Hunt in early position.
Nick Palma: K♥Q♥
Matthew Hunt: 9♣9♦
Palma was once again flipping but was still behind after the 10♠8♣10♥ flop. "I kind of just want to spike the river," Palma said.
Palma didn't have to wait for the river as the K♦ gave him the lead and he doubled after the 2♠ river.
"It takes a lot more than that to beat me," Palma said about his previous beat. "I'm still gonna win this tournament."
"I've heard that before," someone said from the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,000,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
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|
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3,000,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Rocco Iati open-jammed a stack of around 2,200,000 from the hijack and Nick Palma re-shoved on the button with a slightly larger stack.
Rocco Iati: A♥K♣
Nick Palma: 10♠10♥
"My favorite hand," Palma said as the cards were flipped.
The flop of 2♥5♦5♠ kept Palma ahead with tens and the 5♣ turn improved him to a full house. But the 5♥ river put quads on the board and Iati erupted in celebration as he doubled up with ace-high against the ten-high of Palma.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,400,000
3,400,000
|
3,400,000 |
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||
|
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1,500,000
-1,675,000
|
-1,675,000 |
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Rene Lazaro raised to 915,000 from early position with just 20,000 behind and called off as Divyam Satyarthi three-bet jammed in the big blind.
Divyam Satyarthi: A♥6♣
Rene Lazaro: A♠J♥
A six in the window on the flop of K♣8♣6♦ gave Satyarthi a big lead and nothing changed on the 3♥ turn. However, the river brought the J♠ to earn Lazaro a double as he was saved.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,700,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
2,000,000
-500,000
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-500,000 |
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
In a heads-up pot on a turn of 10♥10♦7♠J♠, Matthew Hunt bet 900,000 from the cutoff and Benjamin Ector called on the button.
The 6♦ river completed the board and Hunt announced all in, which brought a quick fold from Ector as he held onto his remaining 3,600,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,300,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
||
|
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3,600,000
-1,400,000
|
-1,400,000 |
|
|
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Level 31
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Jean Lhuillier open-jammed in the small blind and Dietrich Fast called off in the big blind with around 1,800,000.
Dietrich Fast: K♣9♦
Jean Lhuillier: A♥4♣
Fast took a lead on the flop of 4♥10♣9♠ with a pair of nines and his hand held up for a double as the board finished out 6♦5♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000,000
-2,200,000
|
-2,200,000 |
|
3,600,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
|
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Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Rocco Iati was in the big blind and Nick Palma raised in the cutoff to 350,000, when Iati moved all in for about 1,000,000. Palma instantly called.
Rocco Iati: A♣A♥
Nick Palma: K♣Q♣
The board provided no sweat for the aces with A♠7♠7♥K♠5♦ which gave Iati, the poker streamer a much-needed chip boost.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,700,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,175,000
-1,425,000
|
-1,425,000 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Level 30
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Clyde Maliauka raised, "all but 5" from the under the gun, which had been his signature bet for the past hour for 2,070,000. Matthew Hunt in middle position announced, "all in" and Maliauka called for the last 5,000.
Clyde Maliauka: 7♠7♣
Matthew Hunt: 10♣10♠
The board ran out Q♠K♦4♠5♦10♥ and Hunt's set of tens took the pot and the knockout.
Hunt had stated earlier, "When you are running good, you are running good".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,500,000 | |
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Busted | |