Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-12-2024 23:02 UTC-8

Balakrishna Patur Eliminated in 2nd Place ($274,972)

Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Evan Benton limped in and Balakrishna Patur raised to 1,700,000. Benton called.

The flop came 3♠8♦7♠ and Patur bet 1,500,000, and Benson quickly raised to 4,000,000. Patur then shoved all in for 19,850,000, and Benton made the call.

Balakrishna Patur: 9♦6♦ All in
Evan Benton: J♠8♥

Benton was two cards away from a bracelet and got past the first hurdle as the 7♣ turn offered no help to Patur.

The 3♣ landed on the river which meant Benton took the pot, and the bracelet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evan Benton	58,000,000 22,200,000	22,200,000

Balakrishna Patur	Busted

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06-12-2024 21:21 UTC-8

Andres Gonzalez Eliminated in 3rd Place ($201,518)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Evan Benton opened the button to 1,000,000 and Andres Gonzalez called from the big blind.

A flop of 2♠9♥A♦ saw Gonzalez check-call a bet of 750,000 from Benton.

The 3♠ fell on the turn and Gonzalez checked, Benton bet 1,900,000, and Gonzalez called.

When the 6♦ completed the board, Gonzalez checked, Benton shoved, and Gonzalez called off his last 6,000,000 chips.

Benton tabled A♠9♦ for top two pair, and Gonzalez showed he had rivered a small two pair with A♥6♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evan Benton	34,000,000 10,600,000	10,600,000

Andres Gonzalez	Busted

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06-12-2024 20:28 UTC-8

Haiyang Yang Eliminated in 4th Place ($149,145)

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Kai Cocklin

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

Balakrishna Patur opened the cutoff to 800,000 and Haiyang Yang shoved all in from the button for 5,300,000. When it got back to Patur, he snap-called.

Haiyang Yang: J♣7♣ All in
Balakrishna Patur: K♣K♥

Yang picked up a lot of equity on the 8♣5♥9♣ flop but never realized any of it as neither the K♦ turn nor 2♦ river offered any help.

Player	Chips	Progress
Balakrishna Patur	26,275,000 6,100,000	6,100,000
Haiyang Yang	Busted

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06-12-2024 20:22 UTC-8

Mukul Pahuja Eliminated in 5th Place ($111,485)

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Maxime Taldir

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

Mukul Pahuja in the small blind shoved for 3,725,000 and he was called by Balakrishna Patur in the big blind.

Mukul Pahuja: K♠Q♠ All in
Balakrishna Patur: A♣9♥

The dealer fanned a board of 7♦J♥3♦J♣A♠ which was no help for Pahuja, who was eliminated in 5th place for $111,485.

Player	Chips	Progress
Balakrishna Patur	20,175,000 3,725,000	3,725,000
Mukul Pahuja	Busted

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06-12-2024 20:14 UTC-8

Guofeng Wang Eliminated in 6th Place ($84,175)

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Kai Cocklin

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

Guofeng Wang raised to 800,000 from under the gun six-handed and Andres Gonzalez called out of the big blind.

Both saw the 5♠3♥4♥ flop which Gonzalez checked, Wang fired 750,000, Gonzalez shoved all in, and Wang called off his remaining 6,550,000.

Guofeng Wang: 7♠7♣ All in
Andres Gonzalez: 5♣4♣

Wang never managed to catch up as the 5♥ turn and 6♠ river left his straight behind to the full house of Gonzalez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Gonzalez	25,900,000 7,600,000	7,600,000

Guofeng Wang	Busted

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06-12-2024 19:37 UTC-8

Nick Maimone Eliminated in 7th Place ($64,202)

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Kai Cocklin

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

Balakrishna Patur opened the cutoff to 600,000 and Nick Maimone shoved from the button for 2,350,000. When it got back to Patur, he made the call.

Nick Maimone: A♠K♠ All in
Balakrishna Patur: A♣3♣

Maimone couldn't hang on as Patur flopped multiple draws and connected with one on the turn as the board ran out 5♠2♣J♣4♣10♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Balakrishna Patur	15,450,000 2,950,000	2,950,000
Nick Maimone	Busted

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06-12-2024 18:36 UTC-8

George Tomescu Eliminated in 8th Place ($49,472)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

George Tomescu opened 1,375,000 from the hijack and Evan Benton shoved from the small blind for 3,400,000. When it got back to Tomescu, he called off his last 225,000 chips.

George Tomescu: A♦J♦ All in
Evan Benton: A♥K♥

Tomescu didn't receive any help from the dealer as the board ran out 4♠10♣9♦2♠A♣, which eliminated the Romanian player in 8th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evan Benton	5,500,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

George Tomescu	Busted

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06-12-2024 18:30 UTC-8

Nicolas Vayssieres Eliminated in 9th Place ($38,517)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Nicolas Vayssieres opened to 1,200,000 from middle position, then Haiyang Yang in the cutoff three-bet all-in for 5,850,000.

All the other players folded to Vayssieres, who called with his last 1,100,000 chips.

Nicolas Vayssieres: A♠Q♦ All in
Haiyang Yang: A♥Q♥

Both players had the same hand, but Yang found a flush draw on the 6♥3♥7♠ flop. The 8♣ turn brought no action, but the 8♥ river completed the flush, sending Vayssieres to the rail in 9th place for $38,517.

Player	Chips	Progress
Haiyang Yang	8,800,000 2,960,000	2,960,000
Nicolas Vayssieres	Busted

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06-12-2024 16:24 UTC-8

Fahredin Mustafov Eliminated in 10th Place ($30,304)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Haiyang Yang opened the hijack to 500,000 and Andres Gonzalez called from the button. Fahredin Mustafov then shoved from the big blind for 2,500,000 which got Yang to fold, but Gonzalez called.

Fahredin Mustafov: A♣J♠ All in
Andres Gonzalez: 10♠10♦

Mustafov failed to win the flip as the runout of 5♣8♦6♦7♦2♥ confirmed his elimination in 10th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Gonzalez	13,500,000 3,525,000	3,525,000

Fahredin Mustafov	Busted

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06-12-2024 14:53 UTC-8

Jason Corbett Eliminated in 11th Place ($30,304)

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Kai Cocklin

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

Jason Corbett shoved all in for 1,275,000 and Haiyang Yang made the call.

Jason Corbett: 4♠4♣ All in
Haiyang Yang: A♣3♣

"Please hold!" said Corbett.

That hold didn't look likely as Yang paired his ace on the A♠2♠K♥ flop.

A 5♥ turn meant Corbett could no longer hit a four, but he didn't seem to realize that as the 4♦ fell on the river which made him celebrate. It took around 20 seconds for Corbett to finally see that Yang had hit a straight, then he vacated the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Haiyang Yang	7,000,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Jason Corbett	Busted

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