Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-11-2024 11:09 UTC-8

Choi Wins Back to Back Pots

Nick Becker

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Yun Choi and John Parke were involved in back to back hands with each other, with Choi coming out on top.

In the first hand, Choi got it all in preflop with Q♥Q♦ versus Parke's A♦K♥. Choi got the double up when the board ran out QxJx8x6x8x.

The next hand, Choi min-raised from middle position and Parke moved all in for his last 60,000 from the small blind. Choi made the call.

John Parke: A♦9♣ All in
Yun Choi: K♣J♣

Choi improved to trips on the K♦K♥9♥ flop. The 3♣ turn and 10♦ river sent Parke to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yun Choi	580,000 265,000	265,000
John Parke	Busted

Tags: John Parke Yun Choi

06-11-2024 10:58 UTC-8

Watts Eliminated in Two Hands

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Cards went on their backs on Table 613 with Brett Apter in the big blind at risk for 219,000 on a flop of J♥J♣9♦ against Brian Watts in the hijack.

Brett Apter: K♦J♠ All in
Brian Watts: Q♦Q♣

Apter flopped trips to crack Watt's queens and doubled up after the 2♥A♦ runout.

On the next hand, Balakrishna Patur opened to 20,000 from under the gun, then Watts shoved for 132,000. All the other players folded to Patur, who called.

Brian Watts: A♥Q♣ All in
Balakrishna Patur: A♠A♣

This time, Watts ran into aces and couldn't do much on 8♦Q♠8♥10♦10♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	493,000 191,000	191,000

Balakrishna Patur	370,000 305,000	305,000
Brian Watts	Busted

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06-11-2024 10:54 UTC-8

Brutal River Sends Biles Packing

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Oliver Biles shoved all in from the hijack for 102,000, and Mukul Pahuja also shoved for close to 300,000 from the small blind.

Oliver Biles: A♣Q♥ All in
Mukul Pahuja: A♦J♥

Biles was the favorite to win the pot and land himself a double-up but fell at the last hurdle as the 8♣6♠A♠K♠J♠ runout improved Pahuja to two pair on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mukul Pahuja	420,000 232,000	232,000
Oliver Biles	Busted

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06-11-2024 10:49 UTC-8

Tantillo Lays the Trap But Falls to Quads

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action folded around to Fausto Tantillo in the small blind, who limped in for 5,000 more, and Christoph Lovett shoved for 250,000. Tantillo snap-called for a little under 200,000 chips.

Fausto Tantillo: 10♠10♥ All in
Christoph Lovett: J♠10♦

Tantillo was in a great spot to double up but was reduced to one out as the A♠J♥9♥ flop paired Lovett's jack. Another jack on the turn, the J♦, reduced Tantillo's outs to zero as he was now drawing dead. A bit of salt on the river for Tantillo as the J♣ improved his opponent to quads.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christoph Lovett	440,000 108,000	108,000
Fausto Tantillo	Busted

Tags: Christoph Lovett Fausto Tantillo

06-11-2024 10:45 UTC-8

New Round of Bustouts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Gineste	Busted
Oliver Biles	Busted
Justin Lee	Busted
Philip Yeh	Busted
Tyler Denson	Busted
Shant Marashlian	Busted
Jeffrey Copeland	Busted
Alexander Koch	Busted
Junhyoung Ki	Busted
Karim Tannous	Busted
Jeremy Mintz	Busted
Robert Harrison	Busted
Jose Jaraiz	Busted
Gabriel Croteau	Busted
Douglas Hoover	Busted
Ravi Mahtani	Busted
Bryan Schultz	Busted

Evan Sandberg	Busted

Nikolaos Lampropoulos	Busted

06-11-2024 10:32 UTC-8

Swaim Sent to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Vitor De Souza Coutinho opened to 20,000 from middle position and David Swaim in the hijack three-bet all in for 40,000. It didn't take long for De Souza Coutinho to call.

David Swaim: K♦Q♦ All in
Vitor De Souza Coutinho: A♦Q♠

On the runout of J♠8♥8♠10♣2♥, Swaim didn't find the king he needed to survive and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitor De Souza Coutinho	860,000 207,000	207,000
David Swaim	Busted

Tags: David Swaim De Souza Coutinho

06-11-2024 10:29 UTC-8

Georgelos Wins with Exciting Runout

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Nick Becker

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Aaron Georgelos and Valentin Messina got it all in preflop, with Messina at risk.

Valentin Messina: 7x7x All in
Aaron Georgelos: A♣J♦

Messina pulled ahead on the K♦7♣6♥ flop, hitting a set of sevens. However, Georgelos ended up hitting runner-runner for a straight, when the dealer put out the 10♦ turn and Q♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Georgelos	570,000 120,000	120,000
Valentin Messina	Busted

Tags: Aaron Georgelos Valentin Messina

06-11-2024 10:20 UTC-8

Le's Aces Hold

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Nick Becker

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Troy Acton and Nina Le got it all in preflop, with Acton at risk.

Troy Acton: 6♥6♣ All in
Nina Le: A♣A♠

The board ran out J♥8♠Q♦3♣10♠ and Le's pair of aces sent Acton to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nina Le	275,000 171,000	171,000
Troy Acton	Busted

Tags: Nina Le Troy Acton

06-11-2024 10:15 UTC-8

Huang Chips Up

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Nick Becker

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Kevin Javier and Guan Huang got it all in preflop, with Javier at risk.

Kevin Javier: 8♠9♠ All in
Guan Huang: Q♥J♠

The flop came A♠10♠5♣, with Javier picking up additional outs with a flush draw. However, he couldn't get there with the 10♦ turn and 4♣ river and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guan Huang	310,000 128,000	128,000
Kevin Javier	Busted

Tags: Guan Huang Kevin Javier

06-11-2024 10:15 UTC-8

Early Eliminations

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	Busted
Rocco Iati	Busted

Kevin Javier	Busted
Qing Lu	Busted
Michael Smith (SK)	Busted
Megan Moore	Busted
Charlie Chao	Busted
Manuel Machado	Busted
Justin Moore	Busted
Joshua Hall	Busted
Andrey Veselov	Busted
Bryan Schultz	Busted