Event #59: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Jour 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-27 14:52 UTC-7

Domination Rotation for Konopelko

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Niveau 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Maxwell Young raised from under the gun to 65,000 to which Andrei Konopelko in the big blind defended.

On a flop of A♥10♣7♦, Konopelko check-called a bet of 70,000 from Young.

The J♦ on the turn checked through to the 6♥ on the river. Konopelko now took the lead for 150,000 and Young called.

Andrei Konopelko: A♣J♠
Maxwell Young: A♠Q♥

Konopelko's dominated hand was ahead by the river, winning him this pot with two pair.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Maxwell Young	1,200,000 350,000	350,000
Andrei Konopelko	1,100,000 450,000	450,000

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2023-06-27 14:16 UTC-7

Kuhn Counterfeits Schumacher To Send Him To The Rail

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Niveau 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Johan Schumacher raised from middle position to 75,000, the player in the small blind called, and Robert Kuhn in the big blind three-bet to 250,000.

Schumacher was awaiting a pay jump and was thinking on his decision with only 15,000 behind. Schumacher called off his tournament life and the small blind elected to see a flop.

The board read 9♥J♠J♣ which saw the small blind check and then fold to a bet of 120,000 from Kuhn.

Johan Schumacher: 5♦5♠
Robert Kuhn: K♥Q♦

The board ran out with a turn and river of the 3♣ and 9♦. With two pair on board, Kuhn's king high played to outkick Schumer, sending him to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Robert Kuhn	2,450,000 375,000	375,000

Johan Schumacher	Eliminé

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2023-06-27 13:05 UTC-7

Aces vs Kings vs Kings

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Niveau 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dong Chen raised under the gun to 40,000, Dario Sammartino in the cutoff three-bet to 95,000 and Justin Chu in big blind four-bet to 275,000.

Action back on Chen, he five-bet jammed, Sammartino came over the top and Chu called for a three-way all in.

Dario Sammartino: A♣A♠
Dong Chen: K♣K♦
Justin Chu: K♠K♥

The board ran out 3♣8♥J♣9♠8♦. Sammartino's aces held for a huge triple-up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dario Sammartino	1,200,000 815,000	815,000

Justin Chu	1,100,000 -400,000	-400,000
Dong Chen	250,000 -344,000	-344,000

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2023-06-27 12:55 UTC-7

Farrell Barrels and Takes it on the Turn

Niveau 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Justin Chu and Niall Farrell saw a flop of 10♦7♥K♠. Chu checked from the big blind and Farrell, in the hijack, bet 80,000. Chu called.

Chu checked again on a 4♦ turn and Farrell fired once more, for 230,000. Chu tanked for around a minute before checking his cards and folding.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Justin Chu	1,500,000 1,133,000	1,133,000
Niall Farrell	1,070,000 570,000	570,000

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2023-06-27 11:17 UTC-7

Lin Can't get Hafner to Cooperate

Niveau 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Ren Lin raised from the cutoff and was called in the big blind by Lukas Hafner. The flop fell 7♠4♠7♣ and was checked by both players.

The turn came Q♥. Hafner checked, Lin bet 20,000 and after a short pause Hafner raised to 65,000. Lin called.

On a 6♠ river, Hafner went all in for 188,000 and Lin went into tank. That's where the fun started.

After asking Hafner a series of unanswered questions, Lin reached into his wallet and threw $100 at Hafner. He folded A♥A♣ face up and offered Hafner the money if he showed his cards.

Hafner showed one card — the 6♦ — and promptly threw the money back to Lin.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ren Lin	510,000 510,000	510,000

Lukas Hafner	400,000 105,000	105,000

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2023-06-27 08:33 UTC-7

Day 2 Coverage Of Event #59: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Begins at 10 AM

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With Day 1 of Event #59: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas 2023 World Series of Poker having drawn to its conclusion last night, 240 of the 1,598 entrants will be advancing for the start of Day 2 play today. This field amassed a prize pool of $4,266,660 with the eventual winner taking home a top prize of $675,275 and a coveted gold WSOP bracelet. The money bubble bursting marked the end of last night's play, ensuring all remaining players were in the money and have already secured themselves a minimum cash of $4,812.

Coming into Day 2 with the chip lead is Robert Kuhn who is starting with 1,410,000 chips. Kuhn secured his lead by quite a margin as the player following behind him is Giorgiy Skhulukhiya with a healthy stack of 999,000. Other big stacks include Juan Duenas with 967,000 and Ryan Leng with 874,000.

Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Robert Kuhn	United States	1,410,000	118
2	Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	Russia	999,000	83
3	Juan Duenas	United States	967,000	81
4	Ryan Leng	United States	874,000	73
5	Johan Schumacher	Belgium	820,000	68
6	Kazuhiro Shirasawa	Japan	806,000	67
7	James Mackey	United States	805,000	67
8	Jonathan McCann	United Kingdom	770,000	64
9	Alvaro Puchol-Vina	Spain	769,000	64
10	David Decker	United States	765,000	64

Other notables who have advanced to Day 2 include Matt Berkey (297,000), Fabian Quoss (277,000), Upeshka De Silva (570,000), Alex Foxen (294,000) and Jeff Platt (146,000).

Day 2 commences at 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, the 27th of June in the Horseshoe Event Center in the Silver section. Players will play through ten 60-minute levels with a break every two levels for 15 minutes. A 60-minute dinner break is currently scheduled after Level 23.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates on this event and all others at the 2023 World Series of Poker.

Tags: Alex Foxen Alvaro Puchol-Vina David Decker Fabian Quoss Giorgiy Skhulukhiya James Mackey Jeff Platt Johan Schumacher Jonathan McCann Juan Duenas Kazuhiro Shirasawa Matt Berkey Robert Kuhn Ryan Leng Upeshka De Silva