Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Giorno 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

Livello: 16

Bui: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

2023-06-12 22:45 UTC-7

The Bubble Has Burst!

Livello 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The floor did a count on break and has come to realize that the bubble was reached just before the moment of brevity; hand-for-hand will no longer be necessary as the remaining players are in the money!

2023-06-12 22:25 UTC-7

Break Time!

Livello 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players have gone on a 20-minute break and will be hand-for-hand on the bubble when they return!

2023-06-12 22:22 UTC-7

Full House Versus Full House

Livello 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The board was 3♠10♠Q♥Q♠6♠ and the player in the big blind was sitting in the think tank after he had bet 65,000 on the river into a pot of about 80,000 and the player in the hijack position, Tzur Levy pushed all of his chips in for about 71,000. The big blind took as much time as he could and finally flipped over his cards.

Big blind: 3♦3♣
Tzur Levy: Q♣10♦

Levy had the better full house and sent the big blind to the rail right before the bubble.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Tzur Levy	260,000

Tags: Tzur Levy

2023-06-12 22:20 UTC-7

Rheem Building up Steam

Livello 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was checked three ways on a board of 6♦6♠7♣ and a 5♣ fell on the turn.

A player in late middle position bet 13,000 and was raised by Chino Rheem on his immediate left, who made it 40,000 to go.

The small blind folded and mid position called. The river fell a 9♣ and action was checked round. Rheem showed 9♥10♥ and took the hand, facing 2♥2♣.

Meanwhile, on a nearby table, a huge pot was building. On a board of 10♣J♥2♥J♠K♦, Hao Zhou showed J♠2♠ for a full house — and raked in over 600,000 in chips.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Hao Zhou	610,000 610,000	610,000

Chino Rheem	300,000 120,000	120,000

2023-06-12 22:05 UTC-7

Fontan Doubles with a Set

Livello 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Heavy action occurred preflop after the player in early position raised and was called by the cutoff and button before Gabe Fontan went all in for 90,000 from the small blind.

The initial raiser went over the top for 205,000 prompting folds from both the cutoff and button.

Gabe Fontan: 9♦9♥
Early position player: 10♣10♥

The board ran out with 8♦9♠6♠A♦4♦ and the set of nines for Fontan won the hand and a big pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Gabe Fontan	208,000 208,000	208,000

Tags: Gabe Fontan

2023-06-12 22:00 UTC-7

Yikes on the River

Livello 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

On a board reading J♦8♠Q♥J♠9♠, Arturas Astrauskas placed a bet of 38,000, which sent his opponent deep into the tank. After much deliberation he made the call.

Quick to show his hand, Astrauskas showed 9♣9♦ for a full house and his opponent showed A♠K♠ for the nut flush. The river made both of their hands and only one suffered the consequences.

After PokersNews asked Astrauskas where he was from (Lithuania), it turned out the player to his right was also from there and they immediately struck up conversation about their respective hometowns.

Astrauskas is now amongst the chip leaders.