Event #46: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-21-2023 15:52 UTC-8

Kenneth Douglas Eliminated in 20th Place ($9,909)

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Kenneth Douglas went all in for his remaining and was snap called by Mario Launi in the blind.

Kenneth Douglas: A♠8♦
Mario Launi: A♦A♣

The flop left Douglas wanting for running cards as it peeled the 9♠7♣3x and there was still a chance left for him when the 8♣ peeled on the turn, but he was unable to catch another eight as the 5♥ fell. Launi is now amongst the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Launi	15,455,000
Kenneth Douglas	Busted

Tags: Kenneth Douglas Mario Launi

06-21-2023 15:51 UTC-8

Jerry Giroir Eliminated in 21st Place ($9,909)

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Cottrell van Wingerden

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

Picking up the action partway through the hand, Jerry Giroir in the small blind, Nicholas Ronalds in the big blind and Muaaz Gani in the cutoff all had their chip stacks in the middle.

Jerry Giroir: 4♣4♦
Muaaz Gani: A♦Q♣
Nicholas Ronalds: A♥7♦

The board ran out 6♠Q♥7♠3♦A♠ to send the pot towards Gani as Giroir was forced out of the tournament. Ronalds, meanwhile, was left with a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Muaaz Gani	10,500,000 5,150,000	5,150,000
Nicholas Ronalds	2,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Jerry Giroir	Busted

Tags: Jerry Giroir Muaaz Gani Nicholas Ronalds

06-21-2023 15:50 UTC-8

Colin Lovelock Eliminated in 22nd Place ($9,909)

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Josh Noy

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

The eliminations did not slow down, with Colin Lovelock being the next to hit the rail.

Lovelock received just over $9,000 for his run that ended in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colin Lovelock	Busted

Tags: Colin Lovelock

06-21-2023 15:38 UTC-8

Klas Kreuger Eliminated in 24th Place ($9,909), Elaine Rawn Eliminated in 23rd Place ($9,909)

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Jim Murray

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

Both Klas Krueger and Elaine Rawn were eliminated on the same hand by Jie Fu.

Klas Krueger: A♥2♦
Elaine Rawn: K♣Q♥
Jie Fu: A♦Q♦

The final runout read 3♦Q♠8♥10♠6♣, leaving Fu with the best hand and sending Rawn and Krueger to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jie Fu	10,100,000 10,100,000	10,100,000
Elaine Rawn	Busted
Klas Krueger	Busted

Tags: Jie Fu Elaine Rawn Klas Kreuger

06-21-2023 15:30 UTC-8

Oleksandr Trokhymenko Eliminated in 25th Place ($9,909); Nathan Burnett Eliminated in 26th Place ($9,909)

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Nathan Burnett, Oleksandr Trokhymenko and Jie Fu all had their chips in the middle with the decision on Klas Krueger in the big blind. After much deliberation, Krueger couldn't resist the potential of a triple knockout, as he was the commanding stack. Cards were on the backs and the side pots were yet to be sorted.

Nathan Burnett: A♠3♠
Oleksandr Trokhymenko: A♥6♠
Jie Fu: 9♣9♦
Klas Krueger: 7♠7♥

The flop spread 3♥6♣Q♦, not eliciting a single response from any of the participants, but upon the 9♥ peeling the turn, Fu burst into celebration as he made a set of nines. The 5♦ changed nothing and a massive pot was pushed to Fu, while Krueger took a big hit.

Nathan Burnett was eliminated in 26th place as the shortest stack and Oleksandr Trokhymenko followed closely behind in 25th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jie Fu	8,250,000 7,605,000	7,605,000
Klas Krueger	1,000,000 -5,250,000	-5,250,000
Nathan Burnett	Busted
Oleksandr Trokhymenko	Busted

Tags: Jie Fu Klas Krueger Nathan Burnett Oleksandr Trokhymenko

06-21-2023 15:10 UTC-8

Three Table Redraw

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Cottrell van Wingerden

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

Table	Seat	Player	Chips
670	1	Colin Lovelock	2,500,000
670	2	Spencer Champlin	3,400,000
670	3	Shannon Boone	4,800,000
670	4	Wing Liu	9,600,000
670	5	Preston McEwen	4,700,000
670	6	David Jackson	2,200,000
670	7	Fredierick Avecilla	2,300,000
670	8	Diego Acquila	4,400,000
670	9	Daniel Winchester	5,300,000

671	1	Nathan Burnett	1,500,000
671	2	Jay Lockett	7,500,000
671	3	Jie Fu	3,050,000
671	4	Elaine Rawn	1,775,000
671	5	Jaeguk Paeng	4,475,000
671	6	Patrick Liang	8,400,000
671	7	Klas Krueger	6,250,000
671	8	Byambajav Bandi	2,300,000
671	9	Oleksandr Trokhymenko	2,400,000

672	1	Christopher Perkins	9,325,000
672	2	Kenneth Douglas	11,875,000
672	3	Jerry Giroir	4,400,000
672	4	Tristen Barnes	2,500,000
672	5	Marc Desantis	5,900,000
672	6	Matthew Thom	5,750,000
672	7	Ibrahim Tarim	2,075,000
672	8	David Hirst	1,900,000
672	9	Muaaz Gani	5,350,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Douglas	11,875,000 8,775,000	8,775,000
Wing Liu	9,600,000 300,000	300,000
Christopher Perkins	9,325,000 3,225,000	3,225,000
Patrick Liang	8,400,000 100,000	100,000
Jay Lockett	7,500,000 400,000	400,000

Klas Krueger	6,250,000 375,000	375,000
Marc Desantis	5,900,000 800,000	800,000
Matthew Thom	5,750,000 -2,250,000	-2,250,000
Muaaz Gani	5,350,000 4,125,000	4,125,000
Daniel Winchester	5,300,000 625,000	625,000
Shannon Boone	4,800,000 -2,250,000	-2,250,000
Preston McEwen	4,700,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000

Jaeguk Paeng	4,475,000 3,890,000	3,890,000
Diego Acquila	4,400,000 3,997,000	3,997,000
Jerry Giroir	4,400,000 3,620,000	3,620,000
Spencer Champlin	3,400,000 1,820,000	1,820,000
Jie Fu	3,050,000 2,405,000	2,405,000
Colin Lovelock	2,500,000 1,950,000	1,950,000
Tristen Barnes	2,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Oleksandr Trokhymenko	2,400,000 -380,000	-380,000
Fredierick Avecilla	2,300,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Byambajav Bandi	2,300,000 545,000	545,000
David Jackson	2,200,000 1,395,000	1,395,000

Ibrahim Tarim	2,075,000 1,835,000	1,835,000
David Hirst	1,900,000 -700,000	-700,000

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06-21-2023 14:25 UTC-8

A Handful of Counts

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Shannon Boone remains the lady to best, as she's steadily climbed the ranks from Day 1 to Day 2.

Preston McEwen, who entered the day with the chip lead has also been chipping up quietly but we can be sure his rail will cause a ruckus if he makes the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Thom	8,500,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
Shannon Boone	6,200,000 100,000	100,000
Christopher Perkins	6,100,000 3,300,000	3,300,000
Preston McEwen	6,000,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Jay Lockett	4,550,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

06-21-2023 12:53 UTC-8

Will Event #46 Crown 2023's First Female Bracelet Winner?

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Evelyn Cole - Shannon Boone - Elaine Rawn

Unfortunately for her many fans, poker commentator Jamie Kerstetter was seen leaving the tournament area so it won't be her holding up the gold today.

In 2022, Katie Kopp started it off with a bang, winning Event #1: Casino Employees.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Boone	2,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Maureen Bloechlinger	1,850,000 475,000	475,000
Evelyn Cole	1,600,000 -600,000	-600,000
Elaine Rawn	1,300,000 810,000	810,000
Bixi Yao	1,300,000 790,000	790,000
Jamie Kerstetter	Busted

06-21-2023 12:14 UTC-8

McEwen Felts Persinger

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Picking up the action partway through the hand, Lori Persinger in the cutoff was all in and at risk against Preston McEwen in the big blind.

Lori Persinger: K♠Q♣
Preston McEwen: K♥2♦

Persinger was in a good spot to double, that is until the board ran out K♣2♥7♣5♠4♥ to improve McEwen to two pair and leave Persinger heading to the payout desk, snapping a photo of the bad beat as she left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Preston McEwen	4,900,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

Lori Persinger	Busted

Tags: Lori Persinger Preston McEwen

06-21-2023 08:01 UTC-8

Welcome to Day 2 of Event #46: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout

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Jim Murray

Welcome back to the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Day 2 of Event #46: $500 Freezeout No-LImit Hold'em begins at 10 a.m.

Day 1 saw a total of 5,342 unique entries, generating a prize pool of $2,243,640. Only 238 players remain as the day begins with all players guaranteed a minimum cash of $1,611. However, all eyes are on the grand prize of $262,526 and the WSOP gold bracelet.

Preston McEwen begins the day with an impressive chip lead, coming in with a total of 2,040,000, followed by Nicholas Ronalds (1,960,000) and Yita Choong (1,840,000) to round the top three.

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Preston McEwen	United States	2,040,000	68
2	Nicholas Ronalds	United States	1,960,000	65
3	Yita Choong	Australia	1,840,000	61
4	Kenneth Hernandez	United States	1,800,045	60
5	Alcioni Pollermann	Brazil	1,690,000	56
6	Marc Desantis	United States	1,600,000	53
7	Derek Brumbaugh	United States	1,585,000	53
8	Spencer Champlin	United States	1,580,000	53
9	Russell Koch	United States	1,495,000	50
10	Enjamin Mirsaidi	Germany	1,490,000	50

Blinds will begin at 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante and levels remain 30-minutes long. There will be a 15-minute break after every four levels and play is scheduled to continue until a champion is crowned.

Stick with PokerNews for the latest updates on this event and all the 2023 World Series of Poker news from the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Tags: Alcioni Pollermann Derek Brumbaugh Enjamin Mirsaidi Kenneth Hernandez Marc Desantis Nicholas Ronalds Paris Las Vegas Preston McEwen Russell Koch Spencer Champlin Yita Choong