Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
Giorno 2 completo
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
Giorni 2
Event Info
Risultati finali
Event Info
Informazioni livello
Informazioni Giocatori - Giorno 2
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Montepremi
$2,529,825
Entries
1,139
Livello
35
Bui
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
144
Giocatori Rimasti
11
Xu Leads Final 11 Players; Reard, Korn and Farrell Chase Next WSOP Bracelet
Livello 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Out of a field of 1,137 entries in Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout, only 11 hopefuls remain in contention for the coveted gold bracelet during the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The biggest slice of the $2,529,825 prize pool remains up for grabs with a payday of $26,926 locked up so far, while the winner will walk away with $435,924 for their efforts.
Three WSOP bracelet winners are among the finalists and have preserved their chances of a repeat victory but it is China's Qiang Xu who sits atop the leaderboard with a stack of 7,760,000. Alexandre Reard (4,800,000) and Andres Korn (4,760,000) follow in second and third place, respectively, while Triple Crown winner Niall Farrell (1,700,00) is among the short stacks.
Eight different countries will be represented on the final day and the action is scheduled to commence at noon local time on Friday, June 9. The blinds will be 50,000/100,000 with a big blind ante of 100,000 and the field will combine to a single table after the next elimination. Furthermore, the event is also scheduled to be streamed on the PokerGO platform, with cards in the air at 4 p.m. and the stream beginning at 5 p.m.
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | FT 1 | 1 | Andres Korn | Argentina | 4,760,000 | 48 |
| Horseshoe | FT 1 | 2 | Ruben Costa | United States | 2,185,000 | 22 |
| Horseshoe | FT 1 | 4 | Ankit Ahuja | India | 3,505,000 | 35 |
| Horseshoe | FT 1 | 6 | Adam Swan | United States | 3,080,000 | 31 |
| Horseshoe | FT 1 | 9 | Qiang Xu | China | 7,760,000 | 78 |
| Horseshoe | FT 2 | 1 | Niall Farrell | United Kingdom | 1,700,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | FT 2 | 3 | Girish Reknar | United States | 4,285,000 | 43 |
| Horseshoe | FT 2 | 4 | Alexandre Reard | France | 4,800,000 | 48 |
| Horseshoe | FT 2 | 5 | Valentino Konakchiev | Bulgaria | 2,475,000 | 25 |
| Horseshoe | FT 2 | 6 | Byung Eun Shin | South Korea | 1,475,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | FT 2 | 9 | Timothy Miles | United States | 3,775,000 | 38 |
Big Names Fall During Frantic Day
It was a frantic second tournament day as the early carnage continued right where last night had finished after the bubble burst. During the first four levels, the field of hopefuls was cut into half and among the notables to depart were Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel, rising star Jesse Lonis, Greg "FBT" Mueller, WSOP Circuit crusher Maurice Hawkins, and Mike Matusow to name all but a few.
Start-of-the-day chip leader Dinesh Alt continued to cruise atop the leaderboard but that all changed after a clash with Andres Korn. Ludovic Geilich saw his pocket aces cracked by ace-queen suited and he was joined on the rail by the likes of Joseph Cheong, David Pham, Blaz Zerjav, and Humberto Brenes. The tournament was racing towards the final three tables, which former big stacks Jared Jaffee and Stephen Song narrowly missed.
On the final three tables, Justin Bonomo lost a flip to Adrian Mateos and the same applied shortly after for Marton Czuczor against Girish Reknar. Qiang Xu started his rise to the top of the leaderboard when his nut flush left Korn short, but the WSOP bracelet winner from Argentina doubled back into contention a few minutes later. Xu's countrymen Feng Qu and Biao Ding were not as fortunate as they departed on the final three and two tables respectively.
There was no happy end for former WSOP Main Event finalist Tony Miles either, who was swiftly joined on the rail by Mike Sowers, Ori Hasson, as well as the aforementioned Alt and Mateos during an action-packed final stage.
Reaching the unofficial ten-handed final table was narrowly missed but that will certainly be the case early on the final day as of noon local time in the Horseshoe Event Center. The PokerNews live reporting team will be back to provide all the action until the next gold bracelet winner of the 2023 WSOP in Las Vegas has been crowned.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $435,924 | ||
| 2 | $269,438 | ||
| 3 | $192,723 | ||
| 4 | $139,671 | ||
| 5 | $102,577 | ||
| 6 | $76,537 | ||
| 7 | $57,620 | ||
| 8 | $44,087 | ||
| 9 | $34,210 | ||
| 10-11 | $26,926 |
End-of-Day 2 Chip Counts
Livello 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
7,760,000 | -340,000 |
|
4,800,000 | |
|
4,760,000 | 560,000 |
|
4,285,000 | -15,000 |
|
3,775,000 | -275,000 |
|
3,505,000 | -395,000 |
|
3,080,000 | -320,000 |
|
2,475,000 | -75,000 |
|
2,185,000 | -15,000 |
|
1,700,000 | -350,000 |
|
1,475,000 | 375,000 |
Day 2 Completed With 11 Players
Livello 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The final 11 players have bagged and tagged their chips for the night. They will return at noon local time to first reach the unofficial final table before then playing down all the way to a winner. As of 4 p.m. local time, the action will also be picked up by the PokerGO live stream as well.
Stay tuned for the full chip counts and a recap of today's action.
Last Pot to Reknar
Livello 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Girish Reknar limped in and Alexandre Reard raised to 280,000 from the cutoff, which Reknar opted to call. On a flop of A♣J♦6♦, Reknar check-called for 185,000 and did so again for 500,000 on the 4♣ turn.
He then checked the 2♣ on the river and Reard knuckled it back. Reknar tabled his J♣10♣ for a flush and that won the last pot of the night to conclude Day 2.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,800,000 | -1,300,000 |
|
|
4,300,000 | 1,100,000 |
Miles Gets a Shove Through
Livello 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Alexandre Reard raised to 175,000 from under the gun and Valentino Konakchiev three-bet to 525,000 from one seat over. Timothy Miles then four-bet jammed and that forced out all opponents.
One hand later, Girish Reknar raised to 160,000 out of the small blind but folded when Reard made it 460,000 to go, exposing the A♠.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,100,000 | 600,000 |
|
|
4,050,000 | 550,000 |
|
|
3,200,000 | -250,000 |
|
|
2,550,000 | -650,000 |
|
|
2,050,000 | -650,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | -300,000 |
Swan Scores Massive Double Up Before End of Day 2
Livello 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ankit Ahuja raised 175,000 under the gun, with action falling on Adam Swan, who re-raised virtually his entire stack but left roughly 25,000 behind.
The players after Swan folded, putting action on Ahuja, who had Swan covered and moved all in. Swan chuckled and grabbed his remaining chips in his left hand to show to some supporters on the rail.
“I have a good hand,” he told his friends before calling.
Swan: A♠Q♠
Ahuja: 8♣8♠
The flop ran out 5♥10♦J♠, leaving Ahuja ahead, and the 2♥ on the turn didn’t change anything. That is until Q♦ showed up on the river to give the pot to Swan, who doubled up 1,700,000.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000 | -1,700,000 |
|
|
3,400,000 | 2,000,000 |
Konakchiev Builds Stack Again
Livello 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Valentino Konakchiev had previously four-bet jammed into Timothy Miles and got through with it.
Both met again soon after when the Q♣4♣4♦K♦ turn saw Konakchiev lead for 375,000 and Miles called. After the J♦ river, Konakchiev fired a bet of 800,000 and Miles tank-folded.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000 | -590,000 |
|
|
3,200,000 | 1,250,000 |
Ahuja Fires Three Barrels Against Swan
Livello 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ankit Ahuja opened the action with a raise to 175,000 and Adam Swan called on the button. Ahuja continued with a bet of 180,000 on the 10♥5♣4♥ and that led them to the 8♦ turn. He now made it 480,000 to go and Swan called after brief consideration, which saw Ahuja briefly vault out of his chair to study the stack size of his opponent.
Last but not least, Ahuja then moved all in on the Q♥ river and Swan folded. Before collecting the pot, Ahuja flashed the 3♠.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,600,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
1,400,000 | -950,000 |
Reknar Takes From Konakchiev
Livello 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Joining the action on the 9♠9♥3♥A♦ turn, Girish Reknar checked and then called a bet worth 225,000 by Valentino Konakchiev. That led them to the 8♦ river on which Konakchiev checked behind. Reknar tabled the A♠5♣ for aces and nines, which ended up winning the pot.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,450,000 | 650,000 |
|
|
1,950,000 | -400,000 |