Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Giorno 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-13 19:20 UTC-7

Jason James Eliminated in 26th Place ($14,608)

Livello 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jason James was in the small blind facing a raise of 125,000 from Jonathan Kramer who was under the gun and James put all of his chips in for 210,000.

Kramer called and the two tabled their hands.

Jason James: Q♦10♠
Jonathan Kramer: A♠J♥

The board was 9♦8♥4♠10♦Q♥ and Kramer held the straight.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jonathan Kramer	1,000,000 -40,000	-40,000
Jason James	Eliminato

Tags: Jason James Jonathan Kramer

2023-06-13 18:08 UTC-7

The Rich Get Richer

Livello 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Everett Carlton went all in for his remaining 260,000 chips and was called by Santiago Plante, who has been one of the chip leaders most of the day.

Everett Carlton: A♣10♦
Santiago Plante: A♠Q♠

Carlton was drawing thin, but it went as far as becoming a long shot when the flop fanned out the A♦Q♦8♥, as running cards to make a straight or boat were Carlton's only chance. The turn shut the door on those outs as the 4♠ peeled. Carlton was already collecting his belongings when the 4♥ fell on the river.

Carlton recently came off a 6th place in the $1,500 Razz last week so it'd be no surprise to see him in more events moving forward.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Santiago Plante	4,350,000 1,950,000	1,950,000
Everett Carlton	Eliminato

Tags: Everett Carlton Santiago Plante

2023-06-13 16:30 UTC-7

Hunt Amasses Stack

Livello 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The flop was 7♦2♥2♠ and Chino Rheem who was the preflop aggressor made a bet of 75,000 and Matthew Hunt in the big blind reraised to 125,000, Rheem called.

The turn was the J♣ and Hunt bet 425,000 and Rheem moved all of his chips in for about 1,800,000. Hunt instantly called and the players headed to the turn.

Chino Rheem: A♦4♣
Matthew Hunt: 2♣3♣

The river was the redundant K♦ and Hunt successfully foiled Rheem's bluff with his trips.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Matthew Hunt	3,900,000 1,445,000	1,445,000

Chino Rheem	Eliminato

Tags: Chino Rheem Matthew Hunt

2023-06-13 15:21 UTC-7

Ufano Wins with Tens

Livello 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jorge Ufano was in the big blind and Justin Coltharp raised to 50,000 preflop. Ufano called.

The flop came 2♥9♣2♠ and Ufano checked and Coltharp bet 75,000 and Ufano called.

Both players checked the turn which was the A♦.

On the river K♦ both players checked again and Ufano turned over 10♠10♦ and Coltharp mucked his hand.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Justin Coltharp	1,950,000 1,498,000	1,498,000
Jorge Ufano	1,075,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Jorge Ufano Justin Coltharp

2023-06-13 14:58 UTC-7

On The Hunt For Crushers

Livello 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Matthew Hunt has been playing with much patience these two days of battle, even making quads against Chino Rheem earlier in the day.

Mustapha Kanit had opened it up with a raise and Hunt went all in against the shorter stack of Kanit.

Kanit wasted no time with making the call, leaving his charcuterie plate to wait.

Mustapha Kanit: A♣K♦
Matthew Hunt: J♥J♦

The wheel spun and a board ran 8♥4♦5♦9♦3♣, in favor of Hunt and one of the field's most accomplished players hit the rail.

Shortly after this hand, he put a different opponent to a decision for all their chips on a king-high board and, according to the opponent, they folded queens.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Matthew Hunt	2,455,000 1,155,000	1,155,000

Mustapha Kanit	Eliminato

2023-06-13 13:18 UTC-7

No Contest for Oganyan

Livello 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Preflop Everett Carlton in middle position bet 32,000 and Vitor De Souza Coutino in the next seat and Aram Oganyan in the small blind called.

The flop came 10♣4♣K♠ and everyone checked.

The 3♥ on the turn prompted all of the action when De Souza Coutino bet out for 45,000 and Oganyan pushed all of his chips in for about 250,000. Each player took some time to consider and then threw away their cards and Oganyan raked in a nice pot.

Elsewhere Nick Palma was sitting with 1,540,000 in chips and Adam Swan had 1,535,000 in chips.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Nick Palma	1,540,000 1,419,000	1,419,000
Adam Swan	1,535,000 1,395,000	1,395,000
Aram Oganyan	440,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Adam Swan Aram Oganyan De Souza Coutino Vitor De Souza Coutino

2023-06-13 11:16 UTC-7

A New Chip Leader Emerges

Livello 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Chino Rheem was facing a raise from early position to 20,000 and he reraised to 60,000. Aaron Johnson, in late position, then inquired the size of Rheem's stack, which was well over 600,000. After some deliberation he raised it to 215,000 and it folded back to Rheem. All in was declared and Johnson made the call.

Chino Rheem: A♥K♥
Aaron Johnson: Q♥Q♣

The flop brought the 5♥K♣5♠, but Rheem made no celebrations until the turn and river bricked. Even then, it was just a gleam of understanding of what over a million in chips can do in a bracelet event. Johnson took the loss well, spending the time counting his remaining chips.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Chino Rheem	1,457,000 936,000	936,000

Aaron Johnson	145,000

Tags: Aaron Johnson Chino Rheem

2023-06-13 09:02 UTC-7

Day 2 of Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Begins at 10 AM

Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout here at the World Series of Poker hosted by Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas received a tremendous turn out with 2,046 total entries, which is only made more impressive when considering each competitor is only allowed a single entry. That field was whittled down to just 188 hopefuls by the time of bag 'n’ tag.

A total prize pool of $2,731,410 was generated and all eyes will be on the $406,403 for first place.

Ending the evening with the chip lead just shy of a million chips was Hao Zhou, who was closely followed by the likes of Turbo Nguyen and Taylor Paur, who also bagged commanding stacks.

Plenty of others remain in contention including Chino Rheem, Jonas Wexler, Mustapha Kanit, and Johnnie “Vibes” Moreno moving into Day 2 with workable stacks. The latter two were seated together for a large portion of the day but seemed to avoid clashing directly.

End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Hao Zhou	United States	970,000	121
2	Taylor Paur	United States	876,000	110
3	Turbo Nguyen	United States	850,000	106
4	Tzur Levy	Israel	818,000	102
5	Mario Navarro	United Kingdom	810,000	101
6	Peter Nigh	United States	728,000	91
7	Jonas Wexler	United States	670,000	84
8	Ugur Secilmis	Turkey	670,000	84
9	Rene Lazaro	Hungary	661,000	83
10	Samuel Bifarella	France	659,000	82

Play will resume at the Horseshoe Event Center on June 13th at 10 a.m. local time and blinds will be at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante, with 60-minute levels.

Stay tuned in to PokerNews for the conclusion of this event and updates on all the other WSOP bracelet tournaments!