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

06-12-2024 20:53 UTC-8

Gonzalez Folds the Best Hand

Kai Cocklin

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

Evan Benton raised the button with Q♥J♣ to 1,000,000 and Andres Gonzalez called from the big blind with J♦3♦.

On the flop of 2♥3♠7♠, both players checked to the 10♦ turn where Gonzalez check-called a bet of 850,000 from Benson.

The 7♦ paired the board and after Gonzalez checked, Benson fired a bet of 1,600,000. Gonzalez didn't give it much thought and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Gonzalez	20,000,000 -5,075,000	-5,075,000

Evan Benton	11,200,000 3,400,000	3,400,000

Tags: Andres Gonzalez Evan Benton

Level: 35

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

06-12-2024 20:45 UTC-8

Benson Shoves Kings

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Kai Cocklin

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

Balakrishna Patur raised the button to 1,000,000 with Q♥7♥ and Evan Benton shoved all in for 6,200,000 with K♦K♣ in the big blind.
Patur asked for a count and contemplated the call but eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Balakrishna Patur	28,675,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Evan Benton	7,800,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Balakrishna Patur Evan Benton

06-12-2024 20:34 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Balakrishna Patur	26,275,000
Andres Gonzalez	25,075,000 -925,000	-925,000

Evan Benton	7,600,000

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

Tags: Balakrishna Patur Haiyang Yang

06-12-2024 20:23 UTC-8

Benton Three-Bet Ships

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Kai Cocklin

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

Andres Gonzalez opened the cutoff to 800,000 with A♥3♥ and Evan Benton shoved for 5,800,000 from the button holding A♦Q♠. When it got back to Gonzalez, he quickly let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Gonzalez	26,000,000 100,000	100,000

Evan Benton	7,600,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Evan Benton Andres Gonzalez

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

Tags: Balakrishna Patur Mukul Pahuja

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

Tags: Andres Gonzalez Guofeng Wang

06-12-2024 20:06 UTC-8

Bad Timing on Benton's Three-Bet

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Kai Cocklin

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

Andres Gonzalez opened the hijack to 800,000 with A♠K♠ and Evan Benton three-bet to 2,200,000 from the button with A♦8♠. After the blinds got out of the way, Gonzalez shoved all in for 9,000,000 effective, and Benton quickly folded.