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

06-12-2024 18:56 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Balakrishna Patur	13,475,000 -1,350,000	-1,350,000
Andres Gonzalez	12,750,000 -250,000	-250,000

Haiyang Yang	12,050,000 2,150,000	2,150,000
Mukul Pahuja	6,725,000 -2,075,000	-2,075,000
Guofeng Wang	5,100,000 600,000	600,000
Evan Benton	4,725,000 -775,000	-775,000

Nick Maimone	3,125,000 -625,000	-625,000

Yang Flops a Queen

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Kai Cocklin

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

Haiyang Yang limped in from the small blind with K♦Q♠ and Andres Gonzalez checked holding 9♥6♥.

Both saw a flop of Q♥4♣5♦ which saw Yang bet 300,000, and Gonzalez called.

Yang bet 750,000 on the A♣ on the turn, and Gonzalez folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Gonzalez	13,000,000

Haiyang Yang	9,900,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Andres Gonzalez Haiyang Yang

Level: 33

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

06-12-2024 18:45 UTC-8

Patur Takes From Wang

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Maxime Taldir

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

Guofeng Wang in the cutoff opened to 500,000 with K♣8♠ then bet 425,000 on the 2♠2♦3♥ flop. Balakrishna Patur in the big blind with A♥10♦ called both times.

On the 4♣ turn, Patur led out for 1,500,000. It didn't take long for Wang to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Balakrishna Patur	14,825,000 1,075,000	1,075,000
Guofeng Wang	4,500,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000

Tags: Balakrishna Patur Guofeng Wang

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 18:32 UTC-8

Diamonds Are Benton's Best Friend

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Kai Cocklin

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

Andres Gonzalez opened the button to 500,000 and Evan Benton shoved from the big blind for 1,500,000. Gonzalez called.

Evan Benton: A♣9♦ All in
Andrez Gonzalez: A♠10♥

Benton was at risk but his survival instincts kicked in as he backdoored a flush on the 8♦6♦5♣K♦2♦ board which kept him alive with eight players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Gonzalez	13,000,000 -1,675,000	-1,675,000

Evan Benton	3,400,000 1,025,000	1,025,000

Tags: Andres Gonzalez Evan Benton

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

Tags: Nicolas Vayssieres Haiyang Yang

06-12-2024 18:26 UTC-8

The French Rail is Growing

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

06-12-2024 18:23 UTC-8

Trips for Gonzalez

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Maxime Taldir

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

Guofeng Wang raised to 500,000 from under the gun and he was only called by Andres Gonzalez, who defended from the big blind.

On a flop of 4♠K♥5♦, Wang continued for 325,000 and Gonzalez check-called, then both players checked the K♠ turn.

The 7♦ river completed the board and Gonzalez decided to bet with K♣10♥. Wang quickly folded with A♠Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Gonzalez	14,675,000 2,450,000	2,450,000

Guofeng Wang	6,050,000 -825,000	-825,000

Tags: Andres Gonzalez Guofeng Wang

06-12-2024 18:13 UTC-8

Patur Applies Maximum Pressure

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Kai Cocklin

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

George Tomescu opened to 550,000 with A♣10♠ from early position and Balakrishna Patur shoved all in from the small blind with A♠J♣. When it folded back to Tomescu, he quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Balakrishna Patur	13,750,000 1,775,000	1,775,000
George Tomescu	2,250,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Balakrishnu Patur George Tomescu