2024 World Series of Poker

Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j8
Prize
$412,484
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,095,865
Entries
2,317
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
2,317
Players Left
215

Ahuja Scores a Late Elimination

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ankit Ahuja picked off an opponent in the last moments of the night after the two got the chips in preflop.

Cutoff: QJ All in
Ankit Ahuja: AQ

The runout brought no surprises as the 49428 board meant Ahuja added some precious chips to his stack right before bagging.

Player Chips Progress
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Ankit Ahuja
250,000
169,000
169,000

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Vayssieres Triples Up with Aces

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Cards went on their backs on Table 152 with Nicolas Vayssieres in the cutoff and the small blind at risk against Francisco Benitez in middle position.

Nicolas Vayssieres: AA All in
Small Blind: 77 All in
Francisco Benitez: QQ

The board of 24J106 didn't change anything, so Vayssieres almost tripled up while the small blind was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Francisco Benitez
490,000
445,000
445,000
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Nicolas Vayssieres
220,000

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French Players Battle

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

A player in early position opened to 13,000, and he was called by Jérémy Saderne on the button and Arnaud Enselme in the big blind.

On a flop of J27, Enselme moved all-in for 12,000. The early-position player folded, but Saderne called.

Arnaud Enselme: K2 All in
Jérémy Saderne: A10

"Not like that Jérémy," Enselme said when the A turn landed on the feld. The J river completed the board and Enselme went to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
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Jérémy Saderne
330,000
330,000
330,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Arnaud Enselme
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Liebert Fades All the Outs

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Kathy Liebert
Kathy Liebert

The hijack shoved for 33,000 and the button made the call. Kathy Liebert then shoved all in for around 90,000, and the button called.

Hijack: K8 All in
Kathy Liebert: 88 All in
Button: A9

Liebert managed to dodge all the outs after the board ran out 34JJ2 which more than doubled her stack late on Day 1.

Player Chips Progress
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Kathy Liebert
245,000
196,000
196,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Li Eliminated in the Money

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

After the hijack opened, Dennis Li on the button shoved for 45,000. The blinds folded, and the hijack stood up, asked for the count, prepared his phone, and called.

Dennis Li: KJ All in
Hijack: JJ

The dealer fanned a board of 39524, and the hijack seemed more than happy to win the hand. Li kept a smile on his face as he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Dennis Li
Busted

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Flush on the River for Andrade

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Players were standing up next to Table 160 as there was an all-in and call situation between Gabriel Andrade in middle position and the player to his right.

Early-position player: AK All in
Gabriel Andrade: KK

On a board of 646JA, Andrade thought he lost at first when he saw the ace on the river. But he quickly realized that he had hit a flush at the same time and that he won the pot.

Both stacks were counted, and as the early-position player had a slightly smaller stack, he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Gabriel Andrade
360,000
360,000
360,000

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Kristoff Sends Burlacu Home

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Alexander Kristoff opened to 8,000 from early position and Robert Burlacu three-bet to 30,000 from the hijack. The action folded back to Kristoff who shoved all in, and Burlacu called off his last few thousand chips.

Robert Burlacu: A9 All in
Alexander Kristoff: KK

Burlacu's situation went from bad to worse on the 5K4 flop as Kristoff improved to top set. It was running straight or flush cards that Burlacu needed but instead he got running nines as the 9 turn and 9 river improved him to trips, but gave Kristoff a full house.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexander Kristoff
300,000
-6,000
-6,000

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Kogan Eliminates Lin

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ren Lin shoved all in for 20,000 from the cutoff and Joel Kogan made the call from the small blind.

Ren Lin: A7 All in
Joel Kogan: KK

Lin needed some help and picked up a slither of it on the J45 flop with plenty of backdoor draws.

A 3 on the turn did add some outs as now any four would completed Lin's straight, but the 2 river was a brick which meant Lin was felted.

Player Chips Progress
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Joel Kogan
190,000
11,000
11,000
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Ren Lin
Busted

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Molenaar Sent to the Rail

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

On a flop of A2J, a player in early position bet 5,000, then Michel Molenaar in the big blind moved all-in for 35,000. The early-position player seemed unhappy about this move, but eventually called.

Michel Molenaar: Q5 All in
Early-position player: KJ

Molenaar needed clubs or queens to survive, but he didn't find any on the 69 runout and was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Michel Molenaar
Busted

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Carteau Wins a Flip Before the Break

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

France's Baptiste Carteau was all in and flipping against an opponent.

Opponent: AK All in
Baptiste Carteau: 1010

Carteau's pocket tens held up after the board ran out low coming 67673 which gave the Frenchman's stack a nice boost just before the dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
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Baptiste Carteau
80,000
80,000
80,000

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