Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-09 12:56 UTC-7

Xu Pays Off Korn in Massive Pot

Livello 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

On a completed board reading Q♦7♣7♠10♦J♠, Qiang Xu checked to Andres Korn.

Korn stacked up 2,325,000 worth of chips into a single tower and slid them into the pot.

Xu quickly tossed in a single chip representing a call and Korn immediately tabled the A♦K♦ for the nuts.

Xu shook his head, counted out the chips to pay off Korn and slid his cards toward the muck.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Andres Korn	6,100,000 800,000	800,000

Qiang Xu	4,000,000 -2,800,000	-2,800,000

Tags: Andres Korn Qiang Xu

2023-06-09 12:58 UTC-7

Miles Doubles Up, Gets Chips Back from Shin

Livello 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

A few hands after doubling up through Timothy Miles, Byung Eun Shin attempted to take more chips from his opponent.

After the action folded to the blinds, Shin moved all in out of the small blind against Timothy Miles, who was in the big blind and had 950,000 in front of him.

Miles immediately called to put his tournament life at stake, and the cards were tabled.

Timothy Miles: K♦5♠
Byung Eun Shin: 10♠8♠

The dealer fanned 3♥2♠4♠A♣7♥ on the board, leaving Miles’ king ahead and giving him the double up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Byung Eun Shin	2,100,000 -950,000	-950,000
Timothy Miles	1,900,000 -475,000	-475,000

Tags: Byung Eun Shin Timothy Miles

Livello: 29

Bui: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

2023-06-09 13:10 UTC-7

Xu Suddenly the Short Stack at the Table

Livello 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

On a flop of 8♠J♠10♦, Ankit Ahuja checked to Qiang Xu who put in a bet of 200,000. Ahuja thought for a moment before check-raising to 850,000.

Xu tanked for a moment then responded with a raise to 2,000,000. Ahuja went all in for not much more and Xu called to send the two players to a run out.

Ankit Ahuja: Q♣Q♠
Qiang Xu: A♣J♥

The turn card was the 9♥, giving Ahuja the straight and leaving Xu with only the two remaining queens as outs for a chop pot.

The inconsequential J♣ fell on the river and with that, Ahuja secured a massive double as Xu moved down to the shortest stack at the table.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ankit Ahuja	6,000,000 3,700,000	3,700,000
Qiang Xu	2,000,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Qiang Xu

2023-06-09 13:14 UTC-7

Play High-Stakes Cash Games at the WSOP in the King's Lounge

Livello 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) consists of 95 bracelet events and is almost entirely tournament-focused, but there are also opportunities to play high-stakes cash games at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas this summer.

Located in the back of the Paris Convention Center, the fabled King's Lounge is lined with high-stakes cash game tables where you may spot Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius or Daniel Negreanu playing No-Limit Hold'em or Pot-Limit Omaha.

Reard Spikes Set

Livello 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

WSOP bracelet winner Alexandre Reard raised on the button, and was called by Byung Eun Shin, who was in the big blind.

The dealer placed 9♥8♦J♠ on the board, which Shin checked and Reard bet. Shin eventually called. The turn produced 5♥, which once again saw Shin check out of position. Reard bet 600,000, which Shin called.

The 4♥ appeared on the river, which both players checked.

Reard tabled 9♦9♣, giving him middle set. Shin flashed K♦J♦ to Reard before tossing them in the muck.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alexandre Reard	4,845,000 45,000	45,000

Byung Eun Shin	1,700,000 -400,000	-400,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard Byung Eun Shin

2023-06-09 13:34 UTC-7

Shin on Fumes

Livello 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Byung Eun Shin, who has run into obstacles in Level 29 and losing chips, moved all in in the small blind and Timothy Miles in the big blind immediately called.

Timothy Miles: K♦K♥
Byung Eun Shin: K♠J♥

The dealer fanned out 3♦Q♠2♥7♠5♣, giving Miles a 2,000,000 pot.

This marked the second time of Day 3 that Shin ran into Miles’ kings. Shin won early for a double up, but this time didn’t work out for him and he’s left with less than three big blinds.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Timothy Miles	2,900,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Byung Eun Shin	260,000 -1,440,000	-1,440,000

Tags: Byung Eun Shin Timothy Miles

2023-06-09 13:45 UTC-7

Xu Doubles in Huge Preflop All In

Livello 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded to Ankit Ahuja in the cutoff who opened to 250,000 After the button folded, Qiang Xu shoved the small blind for 1,500,000.

Andres Korn didn't waste much time before announcing all in from the big blind and with action back on Ahuja, he went deep into the tank.

Agonizing over the decision, Ahuja wanted floor staff to give him a rough estimate of the shortest stack at the other remaining table but that request was quickly shot down as the floor walked away from the table.

A few minutes later, Korn requested that the floor return so that he could call the clock on Ahuja.

As the countdown began, Ahuja seemed no closer to making his decision as he agonized over what to do. Time expired without Ahuja having made a decision and his hand was declared dead.

The players turned up their cards and headed to a run out.

Qiang Xu: 8x8♥
Andres Korn: A♦K♣

The board ran out Q♥9♠7♠8♦7♣ and Xu secured over a full double.

Ahuja revealed that he had folded QxQx in a really tough ICM spot and lamented the "worst possible result" having played out.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Andres Korn	5,600,000 -500,000	-500,000

Qiang Xu	3,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tags: Andres Korn Ankit Ahuja Qiang Xu

2023-06-09 13:50 UTC-7

Byung Eun Shin Eliminated in 11th Place ($26,926)

Livello 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Level 29 wasn’t kind to Byung Eun Shin, who had 30,000 behind by the time he posted the big blind and ante.

He watched as Timothy Miles raised 250,000 before the flop and then Valentino Konakchiev called in the small blind. Shin shrugged his shoulders and put his remaining chips in.

The dealer fanned K♥J♦10♠, which Konakchiev and Miles checked. The 7♣ appeared on the turn, prompting checks from Konakchiev and Miles. The dealer then placed 5♦ on the river, which Konakchiev bet and Miles folded. The cards were then tabled:

Byung Eun Shin: J♥2♣
Valentino Konakchiev: J♠9♠

Konakchiev’s 9♠ kicker played to eliminate Shin in 11th place for $26,926.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Valentino Konakchiev	3,030,000 -1,195,000	-1,195,000

Timothy Miles	2,300,000 -600,000	-600,000
Byung Eun Shin	Eliminato

Tags: Byung Eun Shin Timothy Miles Valentino Konakchiev

2023-06-09 13:55 UTC-7

Million Dollar Bounty Madness at the 2023 WSOP!

Livello 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

With two $1,000,000 bounties and a first-place payout of $1,000,000, the $1,000 Mystery Millions bounty tournament created a lot of buzz here at the 2023 World Series of Poker.