Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Giorno 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-08 02:37 UTC-7

Dinesh Alt surges on Day 1 of Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout

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

Play has concluded on Day 1 of Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout at the 2023 World Series of Poker, and after 17 levels of action, Dinesh Alt has surged among the chip leaders by bagging 1,212,000.

A total of 1,139 entries, which surpassed last year’s entry total of 752 participants, generated a prize pool worth $2,529,825. The bubble burst at 172 players in Level 19. Play resumed through that level, and 144 participants bagged as the curtain came down on Day 1.

In addition to Alt, others who enjoyed a fruitful Day 1 and finished in the top ten included Jared Jaffee (780,000), Artem Metalidi (761,000), Adrian Mateos (758,000), and Taylor Paur (624,000).

Some of the other stars to look out for in our Day 2 updates include Matt Stout (342,000), Alexandre Reard (338,000), Marton Czuczor (337,000), Mike Sowers (288,000), Maurice Hawkins (246,000), and Niall Farrell (220,000), the latter being a Triple Crown winner.

Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Dinesh Alt	Austria	1,212,000	121
2	Byung Eun Shin	South Korea	797,000	80
3	Jared Jaffee	United States	780,000	78
4	Artem Metalidi	Ukraine	761,000	76
5	Adrian Mateos	Spain	758,000	76
6	Mark Seif	United States	713,000	71
7	Valentino Konakchiev	Bulgaria	709,000	71
8	Romel Mendoza	United States	665,000	67
9	Ian O'Hara	United States	626,000	63
10	Taylor Paur	United States	624,000	62

On the flip side, the tournament saw its fair share of high-profile casualties over 17 levels. Poker Hall of Famer and 16-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth headlines a group that includes WSOP bracelet winners Kathy Liebert, Chanracy Khun and Koray Aldemir, among others, to be sent to the rail. Long-time pro Maria Ho also didn’t survive.

Play is scheduled to resume at noon local time on June 8 inside the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The players are scheduled to play a total of 10 hour-long levels. Blinds will resume at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante.

The PokerNews team will be there providing all the live updates and chip counts as the field continues to get whittled down on Day 2.

Tags: Chanracy Khun Dinesh Alt Erik Seidel Humberto Brenes Kathy Liebert Koray Aldemir Maria Ho Maurice Hawkins Paris Las Vegas Phil Hellmuth Stephen Song

2023-06-07 22:43 UTC-7

More for DeVore

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

The cards were exposed already as the all-in of Sundiata DeVore was counted to be for 92,000, which his opponent Scott Eskenazi had to pay off.

DeVore's K♦Q♠ was good for top pair on the K♣6♣2♥10♥6♦ board and Eskenazi missed a straight and flush draw with the A♣Q♣ to take a hit to their stack.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Sundiata DeVore	220,000 100,000	100,000
Scott Eskenazi	75,000

Tags: Sundiata DeVore Scott Eskenazi

2023-06-07 21:23 UTC-7

Catela Check-Raises To Take Down Pot

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

Jose Catela, who was in the big blind, was involved in a hand before the flop that saw 17,500 in the pot between the Catela, the player in the cutoff and the player on the button.

The player on the button had raised the action to 5,000, which drew calls from Catela and the player in the cutoff.

The flop saw J♠4♦7♥, which drew checks from Catela and the player in the cutoff. The button bet 5,000, and Catela responded with a check-raise to 14,000. Catela’s aggression resulted in folds from both players.

“Show the bluff,” one of the players said.

Catela then tabled A♥2♥.

"You were ahead," an opponent commented.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jose Catela	172,500 129,500	129,500

Tags: Jose Catela

2023-06-07 21:05 UTC-7

Nguyen Flushed Away by Danchev

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

Nick Yunis opened the action with a min-raise right before the blinds had gone up. Dimitar Danchev called on the button only for Qui Nguyen to make it 16,000 to go from the small blind. That forced out Yunis while Danchev then pushed all in. Nguyen quickly called for what appeared to be 58,500 and the cards were on their backs.

Qui Nguyen: A♣K♣
Dimitar Danchev: A♦Q♦

Both players held suited aces and the 7♦5♦4♦ gave Danchev the ace-high flush. Drawing dead already, Nguyen could all but chuckle and left the tournament area with a grin while the board completed with the 9♠ turn and 4♣ river.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Dimitar Danchev	140,000 100,000	100,000

Nick Yunis	60,000 60,000	60,000
Qui Nguyen	Eliminato

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Nick Yunis Qui Nguyen

2023-06-07 20:34 UTC-7

Gupta Nearly Triples; Then Doubles Edwards

Livello 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ashish Gupta was the second-biggest stack entering a three-way all-in showdown in which Justin Bonomo had two players at risk.

The shortest stack tabled the A♠Qx while Gupta had a pair in 7♠7♥. Bonomo had both of them crushed with the K♠K♥ but Gupta made quads on the 10♣7♦3♥7♣J♦ runout.

Shortly after, however, Gupta suffered a setback when he flipped against Tom Edwards for 40,500 in chips.

Tom Edwards: 8♥8♣
Ashish Gupta: A♦Q♦

The pair remained ahead all the way on a K♥J♥3♦3♥2♥ board, as Gupta's stack was cut into more than half. Moments later, the vacated seat at the table was filled by Phil Hellmuth.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	225,000 50,000	50,000
Tom Edwards	90,000 90,000	90,000
Kou Vang	40,000 -50,000	-50,000
Garrett Greer	36,000 6,000	6,000
Justin Bonomo	35,000

Phil Hellmuth	35,000 35,000	35,000

Ashish Gupta	35,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Ashish Gupta Justin Bonomo Phil Hellmuth Tom Edwards

2023-06-07 18:35 UTC-7

Treccarichi Eliminated in Three-Way All-In

Livello 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A shorter-stacked Michael Jagroo was all-in for 26,100 and Walter Treccarichi went all-in over the top, though, he was covered by Sundiata DeVore as the following three-way all-in unfolded.

Michael Jagroo: 6♠6♥
Walter Treccarichi: A♣K♣
Sundiata DeVore: Q♥Q♠

The 7♦3♣2♣ flop gave Treccarichi a lot of outs but it was Jagroo who improved on the 6♦ turn. Treccarichi also missed the 10♠ river to lose the side pot to DeVore, while Jagroo tripled up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Sundiata DeVore	83,000 83,000	83,000
Michael Jagroo	80,000 80,000	80,000
Walter Treccarichi	Eliminato

Tags: Michael Jagroo Sundiata DeVore Walter Treccarichi

2023-06-07 18:16 UTC-7

Alt’s Top Set Sends Beresford to Rail

Livello 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Dinesh Alt was in the middle of a growing pot even before the flop, and his chip stack expanded as a result.

Alt raised 2,200 in early position, but Conor Beresford to his immediate left three-bet to 7,200, which Alt called after action folded to him.

The dealer fanned 6♣3♥8♦ on the board, which Alt checked, and Beresford bet 8,000. Alto took more than a minute studying the board, and then check-raised to 24,000. This time, it was his opponent’s turn to take a moment or two, but he made the call.

The turn produced Q♦, on which Alt check-called for 16,000 to bring 7♦ on the river.

Alt checked, and then watched his opponent count his stack, which totalled 40,300. Beresford announced an all-in bet, which Alt immediately called.

Dinesh Alt: Q♥Q♠
Conor Beresford: 9♦9♣

Alt’s top set took down a massive pot, which propelled him among the tourney chip leaders, and sent Beresford to the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Dinesh Alt	261,000 191,000	191,000

Conor Beresford	Eliminato

Tags: Conor Beresford Dinesh Alt

2023-06-07 17:29 UTC-7

Miles Doubles Through Deyra

Livello 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The cards were already on their backs with Tony Miles all-in and at risk from middle position, facing Ivan Deyra in the small blind.

Tony Miles: A♦A♠
Ivan Deyra: 10♠10♦

In the showdown, the former WSOP Main Event finalist was miles ahead and that didn't change on a board of J♣6♣4♥K♥9♦ either.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Tony Miles	39,000 2,000	2,000
Ivan Deyra	11,900 -20,100	-20,100

Tags: Ivan Deyra Tony Miles

2023-06-07 14:40 UTC-7

Shylko Vanishes in Two Hands

Livello 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On the river of a J♥9♦5♦2♦5♣, Aliaksandr Shylko pulled the trigger and all but moved all-in while keeping 400 chips behind. Brian Battistone looked him up and both cards were exposed. The K♣J♣ of Battistone won the pot as Shylko had missed the nut flush draw with A♦Q♣.

With a smirk on the face, the Belorussian was then all-in the next hand and faced a raise to 1,200 as well as the call by Nicolas Gola in the big blind. Gola check-called for 1,500 on the 8♦7♣7♥ flop before the 10♣ turn was checked. Gola bet the 2♦ river to isolate and showed his 9♠9♣, which beat Shylko's K♥8♠.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Nicolas Gola	80,000 3,000	3,000
Brian Battistone	78,000 78,000	78,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	Eliminato

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Brian Battistone Nicolas Gola

2023-06-07 13:50 UTC-7

Bigot Chips Up in Showdown

Livello 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Three ways to the 10♥6♣5♥, the small blind, Ori Hasson and Fabrice Bigot checked to see the 9♣ on the turn. The small blind bet 2,000 and Hasson folded while Bigot called. That led to the 8♠ river on which both checked.

The small blind exposed A♥Q♥ and Bigot won the pot with the J♣10♣.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ido Aboudi	38,000 38,000	38,000
Fabrice Bigot	30,000 -5,000	-5,000
Ori Hasson	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Ori Hasson