Event #12: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-06 12:29 UTC-7

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Welcome to the third and final day of Event #12: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Freezout. The initial field of 735 players has dwindled down to just 16 hopefuls — of which Jeremy Eyer holds the chip lead after bagging 4,420,000 last night.

Eyer will face some stiff competition as many seasoned pros are also in the hunt. Among them are GG Poker Team Pro Felipe Ramos (4,155,000), two-time bracelet winner Yuval Bronshtein (1,355,000), and Jesse Lonis (2,335,000), who in the past year has won both a WSOP bracelet and more recently, the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,200 Warm-up for a cool $367,400.

Also still in contention are Christina Gollins (2,965,000) and former pro StarCraft player turned poker pro Jinho Hong (1,280,000).

Gollins made a few deep runs in last year's WSOP, including a third-place finish in the Ladies Championship for $73,604, while Hong won the Poker Hall of Fame Bounty Event for $276,067 and his first bracelet last year.

Cards will be back in the air at 2 p.m. local time and play will begin on Level 26, which features 40,000/80,000 blinds with a 80,000 big blind ante. Levels will last 60 minutes and players will have a 15-minute break after every two levels. Any extended breaks for dinner will be determined by the players and tournament staff.

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Event #12: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Freezout Day 3 Seat Draw

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
677	1	Ivan Galinec	Croatia	3,190,000	40
677	2	Ronald Minnis	United States	3,215,000	40
677	3	Jinho Hong	South Korea	1,280,000	16
677	4	James Vecchio	United States	2,050,000	26
677	5	Yuval Bronshtein	Israel	1,355,000	17
677	6	Jeffrey Halcomb	United States	2,825,000	35
677	7	Shiva Dudani	United States	2,645,000	33
677	8	Adekunle Olonoh	United States	670,000	8

678	1	Aaron Kirshenberg	United States	1,820,000	23
678	2	Henrik Brockmann	Germany	305,000	4
678	3	Felipe Ramos	Brazil	4,155,000	52
678	4	Christina Gollins	United States	2,965,000	37
678	5	Jeremy Eyer	United States	4,420,000	55
678	6	Nathan Russler	United States	1,405,000	18
678	7	Jesse Lonis	United States	2,335,000	29
678	8	Nozomu Shimizu	Japan	2,450,000	31

Tags: Felipe Ramos Jeremy Eyer Jesse Lonis Yuval Bronshtein

2023-06-06 14:30 UTC-7

Nathan Russler Eliminated in 16th Place ($22,077)

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Livello 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jeremy Eyer opened to 160,000 from the hijack before Nathan Russler moved all in a for a third consecutive hand. He had 1,320,000 and Eyer snap-called.

Nathan Russler: A♠J♥
Jeremy Eyer: Q♠Q♦

Russler was unable to find the three-outer and was eliminated following the 7♣8♦3♣8♥7♦ runout.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jeremy Eyer	7,000,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Nathan Russler	Eliminato

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2023-06-06 14:42 UTC-7

Aaron Kirshenberg Eliminated in 15th Place ($26,667)

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Livello 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jesse Lonis opened to 175,000 from under the gun before Aaron Kirshenberg jammed for 1,070,000 from the hijack. Felipe Ramos asked Lonis for a count of his stack, and after the latter confirmed it at 1,800,000, Ramos called. Lonis opted to fold and the cards were tabled.

Aaron Kirshenberg: A♣J♣
Felipe Ramos: A♣K♠

Kirshenberg was in rough shape and things got worse for him on the K♥7♣6♥ flop. the 9♥ turn confirmed his exit and the Q♣ completed the board.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Felipe Ramos	5,000,000 1,650,000	1,650,000
Jesse Lonis	1,800,000 -535,000	-535,000

Aaron Kirshenberg	Eliminato

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2023-06-06 14:47 UTC-7

Hong Doubles Through Bronshtein

Livello 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Action folded around to the blinds, where Jinho Hong shoved for his last 910,000 from the small.

Yuval Bronshtein asked for a count and pondered a bit before calling to put Hong at risk.

Jinho Hong: K♦4♦
Yuval Bronshtein: Q♥J♥

The board ran out 4♥2♦2♣A♠9♠ — giving Hong a pair of fours for the double up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jinho Hong	2,000,000 720,000	720,000

Yuval Bronshtein	310,000 -1,290,000	-1,290,000

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2023-06-06 14:57 UTC-7

Yuval Bronshtein Eliminated in 14th Place ($26,667)

Livello 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ronald Minnis called from middle position and Jinho Hong limped along from the hijack. Yuval Bronshtein made it 265,000 to go, leaving himself a single 5,000-denomination chip behind. Both Minnis and Hong called.

Everyone checked on the 10♣6♠A♦ flop and Minnis bet 500,000 on the 9♣ turn. Hong folded, but Bronshtein called to put himself at risk.

Yuval Bronshtein: Q♣J♦
Ronal Minnis: 10♠9♦

Bronshtein was drawing to broadway against Minnis' two pair, but the Q♥ river left Minnis best and Bronshtein was eliminated in 14th place.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ronald Minnis	3,600,000 -200,000	-200,000
Jinho Hong	1,800,000 -200,000	-200,000

Yuval Bronshtein	Eliminato

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2023-06-06 15:14 UTC-7

Henrik Brockmann Eliminated in 13th Place ($32,720)

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Livello 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Henrik Brockmann opened to 250,000 second to act and was called by Christina Gollins from the cutoff.

Brockmann check-called for 225,000 on the flop 7♠6♠5♣ and folded after Gollins bet 450,000 on the 9♦ turn. Gollins flashed the 8♣ to show she had the straight.

The next hand, Brockmann opened to 225,000 and four-bet jammed for around 1,200,000 after Jeremy Eyer made it 600,000 from the cutoff. Eyer called.

Henrik Brockmann: 10♦10♠
Jeremy Eyer: J♦J♣

Eyer's better pair remained best on the Q♦3♣2♣4♦4♦6♦ runout to send Brockmann out.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jeremy Eyer	7,600,000 960,000	960,000

Christina Gollins	3,800,000 500,000	500,000
Henrik Brockmann	Eliminato

2023-06-06 15:19 UTC-7

Adekunle Olonoh Eliminated in 12th Place ($32,720)

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Livello 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Action folded around to the blinds and Shiva Dudani raised enough from the small to put Adekunle Olonoh all in for his last 690,000. Olonoh called and hands were tabled.

Adekunle Olonoh: A♠4♦
Shiva Dudani: K♠5♣

Olonoh held a slight lead, but the 9♥J♦K♣2♣7♣ runout paired Dudani's king and Olonoh was knocked out in 13th place.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Shiva Dudani	3,400,000
Adekunle Olonoh	Eliminato

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2023-06-06 15:27 UTC-7

Christina Gollins Eliminated in 11th Place ($40,769)

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Livello 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Felipe Ramos opened to 225,000 from the small blind before Christina Gollins three-bet to 900,000 from the big blind. Ramos wasted little time in moving all in as the bigger stack and Gollins quickly called off her 3,800,000 stack.

Christina Gollins: AxKx
Felipe Ramos: QxQx

It was a huge cooler between the two stacks in the blinds and Ramos was the still favorite after the Jx10x3x flop and 6x turn. The Jx completed the board and marked the surprising exit for Gollins.

"That was a set-up," she said while collecting her belongings.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Felipe Ramos	8,750,000 3,600,000	3,600,000
Christina Gollins	Eliminato

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2023-06-06 15:41 UTC-7

Hong Doubles Through Dudani

Livello 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jinho Hong opened to 210,000 from the cutoff and action folded to Shiva Dudani in the small blind, who three-bet to 660,000. It was folded back to Hong, who made the call.

Dudani continued for 525,000 on the 10♦9♣6♠ flop and Hong pondered a bit before announcing he was all in for 1,340,000 total. Dudani looked a bit pained, but landed on a call after getting a count.

Jinho Hong: A♣A♦
Shiva Dudani: J♠J♦

Hong was well ahead with his aces, but the J♣ turn got a collective gasp from the table as Dudani pulled ahead with a set of jacks on the turn.

Hong wouldn't be denied, however, as a A♥ drilled the river to give Hong the winning set of aces for a full double up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ivan Galinec	4,500,000 1,310,000	1,310,000
Jinho Hong	4,200,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

Jeffrey Halcomb	3,100,000 600,000	600,000
Ronald Minnis	2,700,000 -900,000	-900,000
Shiva Dudani	750,000 -2,650,000	-2,650,000

Tags: Jinho Hong Shiva Dudani

2023-06-06 15:48 UTC-7

Jesse Lonis Eliminated in 10th Place ($40,769)

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Livello 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jesse Lonis committed most of his 1,115,000 stack from under the gun, leaving just a few chips behind. James Vecchio called off his 920,000 stack from the button. Felipe Ramos and Jeremy Eyer folded in the blinds, and the cards were tabled.

James Vecchio: 10♠10♦
Jesse Lonis: 9♦9♥

Vecchio had the better pair and left Lonis on fumes after his tens held on the J♣7♦5♥4♥A♥ runout.

The following hand, Lonis was forced all in from the big blind. Nozomu Shimizu opened to 205,000 first to act and Felipe Ramos called from the button.

Action checked through to showdown for the final board to read A♥9♠4♣4♥2♦.

Lonis tabled Q♠3♥ for queen-high, Ramos had pocket sevens, but Shimizu had the winner with his Kx9x, which was good for a pair of nines.

Shimizu collected the pot to move above 4,000,000 in chips while busting Lonis on the unofficial final table bubble.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Felipe Ramos	8,190,000 -560,000	-560,000
Nozomu Shimizu	4,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
James Vecchio	2,100,000 830,000	830,000
Jesse Lonis	Eliminato

Tags: Felipe Ramos James Vecchio Jeremy Eyer Jesse Lonis Nozomu Shimizu