Event #34: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-14-2024 22:05 UTC-8

Action Cools Down in the Freezeout

Monika Kostanjevec

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

For quite some time, heads-up play has been slow. Both players have been playing very carefully, very few bets going in.

One of such hands that made it to showdown started characteristically, with a limp from Johan 'YoH ViraL' Guilbert on the button. He was holding J♠9♦. Antonio Galiana checked in the big blind with 9♣5♥.

The flop was 6♦6♣9♠. Both players made two pair, but neither bet. The turn was the 8♠. Galiana bet 600,000 and Guilbert called fairly quickly.

The river was the 4♦. Galiana now checked and Guilbert made one of the biggest bets we have seen recently, 2,300,000 or almost four big blinds. Galiana quickly called and saw that he was out-kicked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Galiana	24,050,000 3,100,000	3,100,000

Johan Guilbert	20,350,000 -2,600,000	-2,600,000

Tags: Antonio Galiana Johan Guilbert

Level: 36

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

06-14-2024 21:33 UTC-8

Galiana Chipping Up

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Joseph Berg

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

Johan Guilbert raised to 1,250,000 from the button, and Antonio Galiana called from the small blind.

The flop came 8♣3♠Q♥, and Galiana checked his option. Guilbert decided to bet 2,500,000, and Galiana made the call.

The turn card was the 10♦, and Galiana again checked his option. Guilbert chose to bet 3,000,000 on this street, and Galiana made the call.

The river was the 7♣, Galiana checked for a third time. Guilbert quickly checked back. Galiana tabled the 9♠8♠, which bested Guilbert's K♥9♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Guilbert	22,950,000 -6,750,000	-6,750,000

Antonio Galiana	20,950,000 6,750,000	6,750,000

Tags: Antonio Galiana Johan Guilbert

06-14-2024 21:27 UTC-8

Players Are on Break

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Joseph Berg

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

The two remaining players in Event #34 are on a 15-minute break

06-14-2024 21:18 UTC-8

Guilbert Takes Chip Lead Again

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Herbie Teope

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

It’s turning into a back-and-forth affair at the final table between Johan Guilbert and Antonio Galiana.

Galiana had Guilbert reeling, but two previous double ups have kept Guilbert alive.

Make it a third, and this one swung the chip lead.

Galiana raised with A♥9♥, and Guilbert elected to flat with J♠J♣ to bring the flop. The dealer fanned 3♥10♦5♠ on the board, resulting in Galiana betting 1,000,000. Guilbert responded with a 2,500,000 check-raise, which Galiana called.

The turn brought 6♥ on the board, and Guilbert moved all in. Galiana appeared anguished by the move and placed his chin on the rail while shuffling chips. He then brought his head up, looked into his stack and eventually made the call to put Guilbert at risk.

The 4♣ appeared on the river, giving Guilbert the win. And with it, the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Guilbert	29,700,000 14,600,000	14,600,000

Antonio Galiana	14,200,000 -15,100,000	-15,100,000

Tags: Antonio Galiana Johan Guilbert

06-14-2024 21:06 UTC-8

Guilbert Doubles Up

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Monika Kostanjevec

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

As in many hands before, action started with a limp from Johan Guilbert on the button. He was holding A♣10♠. Antonio Galiana looked down at K♥8♣. He decided to put Guilbert all-in for his stack of 7,300,000 chips. Guilbert snap-called.

The flop was good for Guilbet, as he hit top pair on 7♣10♣5♥. The turn 4♦ brought the gutshot for some additional outs for Galiana. However, the river 10♥ confirmed this was Guilbert's pot, as he made trips to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Galiana	29,300,000 -5,200,000	-5,200,000

Johan Guilbert	15,100,000 5,200,000	5,200,000

Tags: Antonio Galiana Johan Guilbert

06-14-2024 20:45 UTC-8

Guilbert Doubles Up and Stays Alive

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Joseph Berg

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

Antonio Galiana open shoved from the button effectively putting Johan Guilbert all in. Guilbert made the call and was at risk.

Johan Guilbert: A♥10♣ All in
Antonio Galiana: J♠10♠

The board ran out 9♥5♥Q♥4♦6♠ securing a much needed double up for Guilbert.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Galiana	34,500,000 3,550,000	3,550,000

Johan Guilbert	9,900,000 -3,550,000	-3,550,000

Tags: Johan Guilbert Antonio Galiana

Level: 35

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

06-14-2024 20:17 UTC-8

Guilbert Takes One Back With Pocket Kings; Makes a Conservative Check on the River

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Monika Kostanjevec

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

The heads-up play has been very conservative since the fireworks hand, which saw Antonio Galiana five-bet bluff the river. The players have been exchanging small pots, and many of them limped preflop.

Action again started with Johan 'YoH ViraL' Guilbert limping in on the button, this time with a monster K♠K♣. Galiana looked down at K♥Q♦ and made a substantial raise to 1,400,000. Guilbert thought about it and just called.

The flop was 10♦8♣3♦. Galiana continued for half the pot, 1,600,000. Guilbert called.

The turn was the 3♥. Galiana now bet small, 900,000. After thinking, Guilbert again just called.

The river was the 4♥. Gailana thought for a while, then shut down the betting and checked. At this point, Guilbert had 6,800,000 behind, and the pot was 8,200,000. Guilbert thought for a while but then surprised with a careful play: the check. He later told Gailana that he would have played pocket tens or eights similarly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Galiana	30,950,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000

Johan Guilbert	13,450,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Tags: Antonio Galiana Johan Guilbert

06-14-2024 19:53 UTC-8

River Battle for the Ages

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Herbie Teope

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

Johan Guilbert and Antonio Galiana were involved in a hand that started off innocently enough.

Guilbert, who had J♠2♦, and Galiana, who had 7♠5♥, checked down on a flop of 10♣6♣3♣. They repeated the action after 8♣ appeared on the turn.

But buckle in, folks, because the 2♣ brought a flush on the board and plenty of fireworks in what would’ve been a chopped pot if both players tabled their hands without betting.

The two players clearly had other ideas, though.

Galiana led out with a 900,000 bet, which Guilbert pondered. After a brief moment, Guilbert came over the top with a 1,950,000 raise.

Galiana went into the tank, studying the board and his opponent as time passed. He then reached into his chip stack and announced a re-raise to 6,300,000.

That clearly wasn’t enough to end the action because it was Guilbert’s time to shine. Guilbert went back in the tank and grabbed a full barrel of 500,000 chips before moving forward for a re-raise of 10,000,000.

End of hand?

Hardly.

Galiana, leaning forward in his seat and shuffling chips in his right hand, then announced an all-in bet, which drew an immediate fold from Guilbert.

Galiana slammed his cards face up, triumphantly showing the 7♠5♥ on the table.

To the victor belongs the spoils.

And in this battle of wills, Galiana stood tall.