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

Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout

Jour 2 terminé

2023-06-13 23:41 UTC-7

Matthew Hunt with Massive Chip Lead After Day 2 on Hunt for First Bracelet

Niveau 27 : Blinds 40,000/40,000, 80,000 ante

Day 2 of Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout has concluded at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. A total of 2,046 players entered the event on Day 1, generating a prize pool of $2,731,410. The field started the second day with 188 players and ended the night with 17. This year’s winner can look forward to a $406,403 purse and, of course, a WSOP gold bracelet to go with it.

At the end of the day, Matthew Hunt sat atop the leaderboard with an impressive 9,380,000 chip stack. This would be the poker coach’s first bracelet win.

One of the turn around hands was an ill-timed bluff by Chino Rheem that had all of the chips in on the turn with Rheem drawing dead.

Other players who ended the day with high chip counts and will be vying for a piece of Hunt’s chip stack were Benjamin Ector (5,690,000), Jean Lhuillier (5,165,000), and Dean Hutchison (4,000,000).

End of Day 2 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Matthew Hunt	United Kingdom	9,380,000	94
2	Benjamin Ector	United States	5,690,000	57
3	Jean Lhuillier	France	5,165,000	52
4	Dean Hutchison	United Kingdom	4,000,000	40
5	Santiago Plante	Canada	3,990,000	40
6	Rocco Iati	United States	3,460,000	35
7	Dietrich Fast	Germany	2,595,000	26
8	Peter Nigh	United States	2,470,000	25
9	Samuel Roussy-Majeau	Canada	2,190,000	22
10	Rene Lazaro	United States	2,165,000	22
11	Robel Andemichael	United States	2,025,000	20
12	Nick Palma	United States	1,595,000	16
13	Adam Swan	United States	1,585,000	16
14	Clyde Maliauka	United States	1,540,000	15
15	Jonathan Kramer	United States	1,440,000	14
16	Divyam Satyarthi	United States	1,355,000	14
17	Jorge Ufano	Spain	1,175,000	12

Some of the notable players that found themselves on the wrong end of Lady Luck on day 2 included Justin Pechie, Leo Soma, Jeremy Pekarek, Ryan Laplante, Danny Wong, Asher Coniff, Johnnie "Vibes" Moreno, Mustapha Kanit, Ryan Leng, Upeshka De Silva, Ryan Bambrick, Everett Carlton, Aram Oganyan, Jonas Wexler and Day 1 chip leader Hao Zhou.

Cards will be in the air at noon PDT on June 14th, and those fortunate enough to be returning for Day 3 will start the day at Level 28, with blinds of 50,000/100,000 and a 100,000 big blind ante. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and a dinner break to be determined.

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Tags: Adam Swan Aram Oganyan Asher Coniff Benjamin Ector Chino Rheem Clyde Maliauka Danny Wong Dean Hutchison Dietrich Fast Divyam Satyarthi Everett Carlton Hao Zhou Jean Lhuillier Jeremy Pekarek Jonas Wexler Jonathan Kramer Jorge Ufano Justin Pechie Leo Soma Matthew Hunt Mustapha Kanit Nick Palma Peter Nigh Rene Lazaro Robel Andemichael Rocco Iati Ryan Bambrick Ryan Laplante Ryan Leng Samuel Roussy-Majeau Santiago Plante Upeshka De Silva

2023-06-13 23:40 UTC-7

Seat Draw for Day 3

YorkshirePud

Niveau 27 : Blinds 40,000/40,000, 80,000 ante

Casino	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Binds
Horseshoe	1	1	Dean Hutchison	United Kingdom	4,000,000	40
Horseshoe	1	2	Peter Nigh	United States	2,470,000	25
Horseshoe	1	3	Jorge Ufano	United States	1,175,000	12
Horseshoe	1	4	Nick Palma	United States	1,595,000	16
Horseshoe	1	5	Matthew Hunt	Uited Kingdom	9,380,000	94
Horseshoe	1	6	Benjamin Ector	United States	5,690,000	57
Horseshoe	1	8	Jonathan Kramer	United States	1,440,000	14
Horseshoe	1	9	Rocco Iati	United States	3,460,000	35

Horseshoe	2	1	Samuel Roussy-Majeau	Canada	2,190,000	22
Horseshoe	2	2	Clyde Maliauka	United States	1,540,000	15
Horseshoe	2	3	Dietrich Fast	Austria	2,595,000	26
Horseshoe	2	4	Divyam Satyarthi	United States	1,395,000	14
Horseshoe	2	5	Rene Lazaro	Hungary	2,165,000	22
Horseshoe	2	6	Santiago Plante	Canada	3,990,000	40
Horseshoe	2	7	Adam Swan	United States	1,585,000	16
Horseshoe	2	8	Robel Andemichael	United States	2,025,000	20
Horseshoe	2	9	Jean Lhuillier	United Kingdom	5,165,000	52

2023-06-13 22:18 UTC-7

Day 2 Chip Counts (complet)

Niveau 27 : Blinds 40,000/40,000, 80,000 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Matthew Hunt	9,380,000 1,705,000	1,705,000

Benjamin Ector	5,690,000 -1,460,000	-1,460,000

Jean Lhuillier	5,165,000 1,665,000	1,665,000
Dean Hutchison	4,000,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Santiago Plante	3,990,000 690,000	690,000
Rocco Iati	3,460,000 -40,000	-40,000
Dietrich Fast	2,595,000 1,725,000	1,725,000

Peter Nigh	2,470,000 -180,000	-180,000
Samuel Roussy-Majeau	2,190,000 -610,000	-610,000
Rene Lazaro	2,165,000 -235,000	-235,000
Robel Andemichael	2,025,000 -675,000	-675,000
Nick Palma	1,595,000 -580,000	-580,000
Adam Swan	1,585,000 -815,000	-815,000
Clyde Maliauka	1,540,000 -660,000	-660,000
Jonathan Kramer	1,440,000 -40,000	-40,000
Divyam Satyarthi	1,355,000 155,000	155,000
Jorge Ufano	1,175,000 -825,000	-825,000

2023-06-13 21:27 UTC-7

Ross Ward Eliminated in 18th Place ($14,608)

ClaudioElizalde

Niveau 27 : Blinds 40,000/40,000, 80,000 ante

Ross Ward raised in early position and Benjamin Ector went all in against him two seats to his left. The rest of the table folded and Ector made the call.

Ross Ward: 10♠10♦
Benjamin Ector: A♦Q♦

The flop came Qx4x2x and Ward was unable to catch a ten on the turn or river, eliminating him at the final two tables.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Benjamin Ector	7,150,000 2,250,000	2,250,000

Ross Ward	Eliminé

Tags: Benjamin Ector Ross Ward

2023-06-13 21:17 UTC-7

Two Table Redraw (complet)

Niveau 27 : Blinds 40,000/40,000, 80,000 ante

Table	Seat	Name	Chip Count
677	1	Samuel Roussy-Majeau	2,800,000
677	2	Clyde Maliauka	2,200,000
677	3	Dietrich Fast	870,000
677	4	Divyam Satyarthi	1,200,000
677	5	Rene Lazaro	2,400,000
677	6	Santiago Plante	3,300,000
677	7	Adam Swan	2,400,000
677	8	Robel Andemichael	2,700,000
677	9	Jean Lhuillier	3,500,000

678	1	Dean Hutchison	2,300,000
678	2	Peter Nigh	2,650,000
678	3	Jorge Ufano	2,000,000
678	4	Nick Palma	2,175,000
678	5	Matthew Hunt	7,675,000
678	6	Benjamin Ector	5,600,000
678	7	Jonathan Kramer	1,480,000
678	8	Ross Ward	940,000
678	9	Rocco Iati	3,500,000

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Matthew Hunt	7,675,000 175,000	175,000

Benjamin Ector	5,600,000 700,000	700,000

Jean Lhuillier	3,500,000 200,000	200,000
Rocco Iati	3,500,000
Santiago Plante	3,300,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Samuel Roussy-Majeau	2,800,000 -400,000	-400,000
Robel Andemichael	2,700,000 675,000	675,000
Peter Nigh	2,650,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Rene Lazaro	2,400,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Adam Swan	2,400,000 140,000	140,000
Dean Hutchison	2,300,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000
Clyde Maliauka	2,200,000 1,945,000	1,945,000
Nick Palma	2,175,000 225,000	225,000
Jorge Ufano	2,000,000 900,000	900,000
Jonathan Kramer	1,480,000 480,000	480,000
Divyam Satyarthi	1,200,000 450,000	450,000
Ross Ward	940,000 940,000	940,000
Dietrich Fast	870,000 -1,875,000	-1,875,000

Lire Plus

2023-06-13 21:02 UTC-7

Stanley Cup Champs! Vegas Poker Community Reacts to Golden Knights' Win

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 27 : Blinds 40,000/40,000, 80,000 ante

In just the franchise's seventh season, the Vegas Golden Knights have captured the Stanley Cup trophy, and the Las Vegas poker community has erupted in celebration.

The Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in a 9-3 rout at T-Mobile Arena on the Strip Tuesday night, just down the road from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the fifth game of the best-of-seven series.

For Vegas it was the team's second trip to the Stanley Cup Final. In 2018, two years into the expansion team's existence, the Knights fell to the Washington Capitals 4-1. This time around, however, there was nothing that could stand in their way, not even a fierce opponent like the Panthers, a team that underachieved during the regular season and got hot during the playoffs.

The Las Vegas poker community has adopted the Golden Knights as the favorite team. During Tuesday's WSOP events, the game was on the big screens inside the tournament areas at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Many players were as zoned in on the hockey game as they were the action on the felt. And then there were those who skipped the WSOP, such as Mike Matusow, in favor of watching their beloved NHL team.

Click here to see more Stanley Cup reactions from the poker world!

Niveau: 27

Blinds: 40,000/40,000

Ante: 80,000

2023-06-13 20:57 UTC-7

Justin Coltharp Eliminated in 19th Place ($14,608)

Niveau 27 : Blinds 40,000/40,000, 80,000 ante

A short-stacked Justin Coltharp got it all in from and Benjamin Ector called.

Coltharp: 8♠8♥
Benjamin Ector: A♦J♣

Coltharp lost the flip immediately on a flop of 7♣A♥3♠ and the 7♥ turn and K♠ river sealed the deal.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Benjamin Ector	4,900,000 500,000	500,000

Justin Coltharp	Eliminé

Tags: Benjamin Ector Justin Coltharp

2023-06-13 20:50 UTC-7

Hunt Takes Down 3.5 Million Pot

Niveau 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Matthew Hunt bet 360000 into a pot that was already close to a million on a board of 10♥Q♦7♦8♦, and Santiago Plante called. ,

The river brought the 9♦ and Plante put 1,100,000 in front of him. Hunt called, Plante showed ace queen, Hunt turned over K♦9♣ for the rivered flush and took down the 3,500,000 pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Matthew Hunt	7,500,000 2,575,000	2,575,000

Santiago Plante	1,900,000 -3,200,000	-3,200,000

Tags: Matthew Hunt Santiago Plante