On a heads-up turn of Q♥8♣2♥A♠, Frank Lagodich checked to Edgard Saliba who moved all in for around 130,000.
Lagodich then went into the tank for a good while before he decided to make the call, putting Saliba at risk.
Edgard Saliba: A♥Q♦
Frank Lagodich:A♣J♥
Unfortunately for Lagodich, Saliba had him drawing dead with his top two pair and the board completed with the meaningless 4♥ to send the pot over to Saliba for the double.
Nathan Monk raised to 25,000 from late position and the button called. The flop came out with J♣3♦Q♠ and Monk moved all in for 52,000 and the button called.
Nathan Monk: K♠K♥
Button: A♦K♦
The turn was the 6♠ and the river was the 8♦ which gave Monk the win.
Fernando Zavadniak Souza was in the big blind and faced an all in raise from a late position player and made the call.
Fernando Zavadniak Souza: K♣K♠
Late position: Q♦10♦
The board ran out with J♥J♣10♥8♠7♥ and as it rolled out many oohs and aahs were heard from the table but in the end Zavadniak Souza's kings won with two pair.
The action was caught with approximately 120,000 in the middle with two players looking at a board of 4♠7♦10♠6♣.
The player under the gun checked the action to Ramon Pessoa, in the cutoff. Pessoa moved all in, putting his opponent to the test for their effective stack of 100,000. Pessoa's opponent went deep into the tank, thinking for some time before making the call.
Under the Gun: A♣10♥
Ramon Pessoa: 10♦10♣
The under-the-gun player was drawing dead to the flopped set of Pessoa before the river was even dealt, sending them to the rail, and bursting the bubble in the process.
Day 1 of Event #82, the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout at the 2024 World Series of Poker hosted at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, saw fierce competition as the field narrowed from 1,424 entrants to 214 contenders. Following the Main Event's conclusion, a surge of late registrations flooded in, turning the atmosphere into a lively late-night party upstairs.
The event amassed a total prize pool of $1,253,120, and all returning players are guaranteed a minimum payout of $2,004 when they reconvene at 3 p.m. Sunday, vying for the coveted top prize of $189,661 and the prestigious bracelet.
Leading the pack is Dan Olsen, who amassed an impressive 677,000 in chips. Olsen's momentum soared notably when his pocket nines formed a winning straight against pocket jacks. Close behind are Tengqi Zhan with 538,000 and three-time bracelet winner and $25K Fantasy Draft pick, Chance Kornuth, holding strong with 501,000.
Dan Olsen
Among the notable players remaining are David Peters (62,000), Jeff Madsen (24,000), and Michael Holtz (19,000), all previous bracelet winners facing a tough challenge ahead. Also in contention are respected figures like poker coach, author, and commentator Dara O'Kearney (45,000) and bracelet winner Samuel Mullur (276,000).
Action resumes tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time with 15-minute breaks every four levels. Players will resume in Level 16 with 12 minutes remaining, featuring blinds at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. Day 2 will play down to a winner.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as our live reporting team covers every thrilling moment until a champion is crowned.
