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

06-12-2024 19:49 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Balakrishna Patur	16,450,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Andres Gonzalez	15,125,000 225,000	225,000

Evan Benton	9,200,000 -850,000	-850,000

Haiyang Yang	7,300,000 -100,000	-100,000
Mukul Pahuja	6,725,000
Guofeng Wang	4,150,000

Level: 34

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

06-12-2024 19:38 UTC-8

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

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

Players are taking a short break.

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

Tags: Balakrishna Patur Nick Maimone

06-12-2024 19:34 UTC-8

Maimone Has Kicker Problems

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Kai Cocklin

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

Nick Maimone limped in from the small blind and Haiyang Yang checked the big blind.

Maimone check-called a bet of 400,000 on the 7♠A♥9♦ flop from Yang and saw a 6♥ fall on the turn. The turn was checked through to the 10♠ river and both players checked again.

Maimone tabled 7♦5♣ for a pair of sevens but Yang had J♠7♣ for a pair of sevens with a better kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Haiyang Yang	7,400,000 675,000	675,000
Nick Maimone	2,350,000 -700,000	-700,000

Tags: Haiyang Yang Nick Maimone

06-12-2024 19:28 UTC-8

Gonzalez Three-Bets on the Flop

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Maxime Taldir

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

Andres Gonzalez raised to 600,000 from middle position with A♥10♠ and was called by Nick Maimone with J♣9♣ in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 10♣5♦2♥ and Gonzalez continued for 500,000. However Maimone decided to check-raise to 1,100,000.

Gonzalez then three-bet to 4,150,000 and he made Maimone fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Gonzalez	14,900,000 2,150,000	2,150,000

Nick Maimone	3,050,000 -1,950,000	-1,950,000

Tags: Andres Gonzalez Nick Maimone

06-12-2024 19:25 UTC-8

Wang Misses a Flush Draw

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Kai Cocklin

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

Guofeng Wang raised to 600,000 with A♦7♦ from the cutoff and Balakrishna Patur called from the big blind with 9♠6♣.

Both saw the 9♦5♥K♦ flop which Patur checked. Wang bet 650,000 and Patur called.

A board-pairing K♥ fell on the turn which both players checked to the 6♥ river. Both players checked again and Patur took it down with his pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Balakrishna Patur	12,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Guofeng Wang	4,150,000 -1,950,000	-1,950,000

Tags: Balakrishna Patur Guofeng Wang

06-12-2024 19:13 UTC-8

Benton Doubles Up with Aces

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Maxime Taldir

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

Evan Benton opened to 600,000 from early position, but Haiyang Yang in the small blind three-bet to 1,700,000.

Andres Gonzalez in the big blind folded, then Benton decided to go all in for 4,725,000. Yang snap called.

Evan Benton: A♠A♣ All in
Haiyang Yang: J♦J♥

The dealer fanned a board of 6♠6♦Q♥10♠K♣ and Benton secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evan Benton	10,050,000 5,325,000	5,325,000

Haiyang Yang	6,725,000 -5,325,000	-5,325,000

Tags: Andres Gonzalez Evan Benton Haiyang Yang

06-12-2024 19:09 UTC-8

Maimone Doubles Though Patur

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Kai Cocklin

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

Balakrishna Patur raised from the button to 600,000 and Nick Maimone quickly shoved from the small blind for 2,225,000. Patur, after taking some time, made the call.

Nick Maimone: J♦J♣ All in
Balakrishna Patur: 5♥3♥

Maimone got his double-up as the board ran out 10♠A♣A♥3♣6♦ which kept his pocket jacks in the lead.