Event #46: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-20-2023 17:18 UTC-7

Not This Time For Rodrigues

Florence Mazet

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Portuguese player Michael Rodrigues is having an extraordinary summer so far. He won the first $1,500 Limit Badugi event and made two other final tables in both $1,500 and $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball events.

Rodrigues just late registered this $500 Freezeout with ten big blinds and went all in quite fast under the gun.

Michael Rodrigues: 8♥9♥
Opponent: A♥J♥

The board ran out 3♥6♠7♣6♣Q♣ and Rodrigues joined the rail quite early for his habit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rodrigues	Busted

Tags: Michael Rodrigues

06-20-2023 17:25 UTC-7

The "Infamous" Reele Scores a Knockout

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Ryan Gray

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

An early position player moved all in, and next to act, Max Reele came over the top with an all in of his own. Everyone else folded, Reele flipped over pocket queens, his opponent K♣J♠, and it was off to the flop.

The 4♥2♣5♠ flop didn't give his opponent any help, but he gained a sliver of life with a J♣ turn. A 2♠ cinched the knockout and a nice pot for Reele.

"PokerNews is going to make you famous," a tablemate said. "Or infamous!" another quipped.

"Infamous is better than famous. It's more than famous," joked Reele.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Reele	62,500 62,500	62,500

Tags: Max Reele

06-20-2023 17:25 UTC-7

Tables Breaking

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Tables are breaking at the Horseshoe and play is being consolidated to the ballroom in Paris.

06-20-2023 17:27 UTC-7

Price In Danger

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Florence Mazet

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Late reg British player Oliver Price was in the action on a 9♣9♠7♣ flop with a 6,500 bet under the gun. Both his opponents on the blinds called.

On the turn A♣, Price raised to 12,000, small blind folded but the player in big blind moved all in for around 25,000 and Price quickly folded, keeping only ten big blinds with him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shimizu Nozomu	120,000 120,000	120,000
Oliver Price	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Oliver Price

06-20-2023 17:27 UTC-7

Calling the Clock: Dan "Jungleman" Cates in PPC; Moneymaker Arrives

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Chad Holloway

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen go head-to-head talking about the latest hot topics live from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Dan "Jungleman" Cates returns as the Terminator in the $50K PPC chasing his third straight victory, while Chris Moneymaker arrived at the WSOP chasing his second bracelet 20 years after his Main Event.

Other topics covered include Benny Glaser capturing his fifth bracelet, Chris Brewer taking down the $250,000 Super High Roller, and Johnny Chan making a run at bracelet No. 11.

06-20-2023 17:30 UTC-7

Johnson Hits The Rail

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Florence Mazet

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Roxanne Johnson went all in in early position for around twelve big blinds and got a call in middle position.

Roxanne Johnson: A♠J♣
Opponent: 8♠8♣

The board ran Q♦9♥5♦2♦2♠ and Johnson was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roxanne Johnson	Busted

Tags: Roxanne Johnson

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

06-20-2023 17:43 UTC-7

Notable Midday Chip Stacks

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Ryan Gray

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anshul Kulshrestha	358,000
Makymo Ferguson	295,000
Jae Song	272,000
Ran Kadur	245,000
Majid Farashbandi	237,000
Jamie Gold	49,000 -8,000	-8,000

06-20-2023 17:54 UTC-7

Kings Hold For Brill

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Veronica Brill was seen stacking a hefty pot, as her kings held against her opponents' jacks.

The field continues to consolidate quickly, as plenty of entrants took advantage of late entry and started with well below the field average.

Jerry Yang also bust in one of the outer tables in the last level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Veronica Brill	155,000 136,500	136,500
Jerry Yang	Busted

Tags: Veronica Brill

06-20-2023 17:59 UTC-7

Adam Running Ice Ice Cold

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Ryan Gray

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Alfie Adam, who has promised throughout the many events he has played in this World Series of Poker that he will serenade everyone with "Ice Ice Baby" if he makes a final table, made a desperation all in from the button and was called by the big blind, putting the even-shorter-stacked big blind all in.

Big Blind: K♣3♠
Alfie Adam: 10♦4♦

A A♣Q♦8♠ flop left Adam with a thin wisp of hope, which was increased by an 9♣ turn, but the K♦ river instead doubled up the big blind.

"The chance of 'Ice Ice Baby' is getting slim," Adam lamented.