2023 World Series of Poker

Event #46: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
$262,526
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$2,243,640
Entries
5,342
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
241
Players Left
1

Kenneth Douglas Eliminated in 20th Place ($9,909)

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Kenneth Douglas
Kenneth Douglas

Kenneth Douglas went all in for his remaining and was snap called by Mario Launi in the blind.

Kenneth Douglas: A?8?
Mario Launi: A?A?

The flop left Douglas wanting for running cards as it peeled the 9?7?3x and there was still a chance left for him when the 8? peeled on the turn, but he was unable to catch another eight as the 5? fell. Launi is now amongst the chip leaders.

Player Chips Progress
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Mario Launi
15,455,000
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Kenneth Douglas
Busted

Tags: Kenneth DouglasMario Launi

Jerry Giroir Eliminated in 21st Place ($9,909)

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Jerry Giroir
Jerry Giroir

Picking up the action partway through the hand, Jerry Giroir in the small blind, Nicholas Ronalds in the big blind and Muaaz Gani in the cutoff all had their chip stacks in the middle.

Jerry Giroir: 4?4?
Muaaz Gani: A?Q?
Nicholas Ronalds: A?7?

The board ran out 6?Q?7?3?A? to send the pot towards Gani as Giroir was forced out of the tournament. Ronalds, meanwhile, was left with a short stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Muaaz Gani
10,500,000
5,150,000
5,150,000
Profile photo of Nicholas Ronalds us
Nicholas Ronalds
2,500,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
Profile photo of Jerry Giroir us
Jerry Giroir
Busted

Tags: Jerry GiroirMuaaz GaniNicholas Ronalds

Klas Kreuger Eliminated in 24th Place ($9,909), Elaine Rawn Eliminated in 23rd Place ($9,909)

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Elaine Rawn
Elaine Rawn

Both Klas Krueger and Elaine Rawn were eliminated on the same hand by Jie Fu.

Klas Krueger: A?2?
Elaine Rawn: K?Q?
Jie Fu: A?Q?

The final runout read 3?Q?8?10?6?, leaving Fu with the best hand and sending Rawn and Krueger to the payout desk.

Klas Krueger
Klas Krueger
Player Chips Progress
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Jie Fu
10,100,000
10,100,000
10,100,000
Profile photo of Elaine Rawn ca
Elaine Rawn
Busted
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Klas Krueger
Busted

Tags: Jie FuElaine RawnKlas Kreuger

Oleksandr Trokhymenko Eliminated in 25th Place ($9,909); Nathan Burnett Eliminated in 26th Place ($9,909)

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Oleksandr Trokhymenko
Oleksandr Trokhymenko

Nathan Burnett, Oleksandr Trokhymenko and Jie Fu all had their chips in the middle with the decision on Klas Krueger in the big blind. After much deliberation, Krueger couldn't resist the potential of a triple knockout, as he was the commanding stack. Cards were on the backs and the side pots were yet to be sorted.

Nathan Burnett: A?3?
Oleksandr Trokhymenko: A?6?
Jie Fu: 9?9?
Klas Krueger: 7?7?

The flop spread 3?6?Q?, not eliciting a single response from any of the participants, but upon the 9? peeling the turn, Fu burst into celebration as he made a set of nines. The 5? changed nothing and a massive pot was pushed to Fu, while Krueger took a big hit.

Nathan Burnett was eliminated in 26th place as the shortest stack and Oleksandr Trokhymenko followed closely behind in 25th place.

Nathan Burnett
Nathan Burnett
Player Chips Progress
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Jie Fu
8,250,000
7,605,000
7,605,000
Profile photo of Klas Krueger de
Klas Krueger
1,000,000
-5,250,000
-5,250,000
Profile photo of Nathan Burnett us
Nathan Burnett
Busted
Profile photo of Oleksandr Trokhymenko ua
Oleksandr Trokhymenko
Busted

Tags: Jie FuKlas KruegerNathan BurnettOleksandr Trokhymenko

Three Table Redraw

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerChips 
6701Colin Lovelock2,500,000 
6702Spencer Champlin3,400,000 
6703Shannon Boone4,800,000 
6704Wing Liu9,600,000 
6705Preston McEwen4,700,000 
6706David Jackson2,200,000 
6707Fredierick Avecilla2,300,000 
6708Diego Acquila4,400,000 
6709Daniel Winchester5,300,000 
     
6711Nathan Burnett1,500,000 
6712Jay Lockett7,500,000 
6713Jie Fu3,050,000 
6714Elaine Rawn1,775,000 
6715Jaeguk Paeng4,475,000 
6716Patrick Liang8,400,000 
6717Klas Krueger6,250,000 
6718Byambajav Bandi2,300,000 
6719Oleksandr Trokhymenko2,400,000 
     
6721Christopher Perkins9,325,000 
6722Kenneth Douglas11,875,000 
6723Jerry Giroir4,400,000 
6724Tristen Barnes2,500,000 
6725Marc Desantis5,900,000 
6726Matthew Thom5,750,000 
6727Ibrahim Tarim2,075,000 
6728David Hirst1,900,000 
6729Muaaz Gani5,350,000 
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kenneth Douglas us
Kenneth Douglas
11,875,000
8,775,000
8,775,000
Profile photo of Wing Liu gb
Wing Liu
9,600,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Christopher Perkins us
Christopher Perkins
9,325,000
3,225,000
3,225,000
Profile photo of Patrick Liang tw
Patrick Liang
8,400,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Jay Lockett
Jay Lockett
7,500,000
400,000
400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Klas Krueger de
Klas Krueger
6,250,000
375,000
375,000
Profile photo of Marc Desantis us
Marc Desantis
5,900,000
800,000
800,000
Profile photo of Matthew Thom us
Matthew Thom
5,750,000
-2,250,000
-2,250,000
Profile photo of Muaaz Gani us
Muaaz Gani
5,350,000
4,125,000
4,125,000
Profile photo of Daniel Winchester us
Daniel Winchester
5,300,000
625,000
625,000
Profile photo of Shannon Boone us
Shannon Boone
4,800,000
-2,250,000
-2,250,000
Profile photo of Preston McEwen us
Preston McEwen
4,700,000
-1,300,000
-1,300,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
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Jaeguk Paeng
4,475,000
3,890,000
3,890,000
Profile photo of Diego Acquila ar
Diego Acquila
4,400,000
3,997,000
3,997,000
Profile photo of Jerry Giroir us
Jerry Giroir
4,400,000
3,620,000
3,620,000
Profile photo of Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin
3,400,000
1,820,000
1,820,000
Profile photo of Jie Fu us
Jie Fu
3,050,000
2,405,000
2,405,000
Profile photo of Colin Lovelock gb
Colin Lovelock
2,500,000
1,950,000
1,950,000
Profile photo of Tristen Barnes us
Tristen Barnes
2,500,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
Profile photo of Oleksandr Trokhymenko ua
Oleksandr Trokhymenko
2,400,000
-380,000
-380,000
Profile photo of Fredierick Avecilla us
Fredierick Avecilla
2,300,000
2,300,000
2,300,000
Profile photo of Byambajav Bandi
Byambajav Bandi
2,300,000
545,000
545,000
Profile photo of David Jackson us
David Jackson
2,200,000
1,395,000
1,395,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ibrahim Tarim tr
Ibrahim Tarim
2,075,000
1,835,000
1,835,000
Profile photo of David Hirst au
David Hirst
1,900,000
-700,000
-700,000

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A Handful of Counts

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Shannon Boone
Shannon Boone

Shannon Boone remains the lady to best, as she's steadily climbed the ranks from Day 1 to Day 2.

Preston McEwen, who entered the day with the chip lead has also been chipping up quietly but we can be sure his rail will cause a ruckus if he makes the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matthew Thom us
Matthew Thom
8,500,000
4,500,000
4,500,000
Profile photo of Shannon Boone us
Shannon Boone
6,200,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Christopher Perkins us
Christopher Perkins
6,100,000
3,300,000
3,300,000
Profile photo of Preston McEwen us
Preston McEwen
6,000,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Jay Lockett
Jay Lockett
4,550,000
1,450,000
1,450,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Will Event #46 Crown 2023's First Female Bracelet Winner?

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Evelyn Cole - Shannon Boone - Elaine Rawn
Evelyn Cole - Shannon Boone - Elaine Rawn

Unfortunately for her many fans, poker commentator Jamie Kerstetter was seen leaving the tournament area so it won't be her holding up the gold today.

In 2022, Katie Kopp started it off with a bang, winning Event #1: Casino Employees.

Player Chips Progress
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Shannon Boone
2,300,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
Profile photo of Maureen Bloechlinger ch
Maureen Bloechlinger
1,850,000
475,000
475,000
Profile photo of Evelyn Cole us
Evelyn Cole
1,600,000
-600,000
-600,000
Profile photo of Elaine Rawn ca
Elaine Rawn
1,300,000
810,000
810,000
Profile photo of Bixi Yao gb
Bixi Yao
1,300,000
790,000
790,000
Profile photo of Jamie Kerstetter us
Jamie Kerstetter
Busted

McEwen Felts Persinger

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
LoriAnn Persinger
LoriAnn Persinger

Picking up the action partway through the hand, Lori Persinger in the cutoff was all in and at risk against Preston McEwen in the big blind.

Lori Persinger: K?Q?
Preston McEwen: K?2?

Persinger was in a good spot to double, that is until the board ran out K?2?7?5?4? to improve McEwen to two pair and leave Persinger heading to the payout desk, snapping a photo of the bad beat as she left.

Player Chips Progress
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Preston McEwen
4,900,000
1,450,000
1,450,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
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Lori Persinger
Busted

Tags: Lori PersingerPreston McEwen

Welcome to Day 2 of Event #46: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout

Yita Choong
Yita Choong

Welcome back to the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Day 2 of Event #46: $500 Freezeout No-LImit Hold'em begins at 10 a.m.

Day 1 saw a total of 5,342 unique entries, generating a prize pool of $2,243,640. Only 238 players remain as the day begins with all players guaranteed a minimum cash of $1,611. However, all eyes are on the grand prize of $262,526 and the WSOP gold bracelet.

Preston McEwen begins the day with an impressive chip lead, coming in with a total of 2,040,000, followed by Nicholas Ronalds (1,960,000) and Yita Choong (1,840,000) to round the top three.

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Preston McEwenUnited States2,040,00068
2Nicholas RonaldsUnited States1,960,00065
3Yita ChoongAustralia1,840,00061
4Kenneth HernandezUnited States1,800,04560
5Alcioni PollermannBrazil1,690,00056
6Marc DesantisUnited States1,600,00053
7Derek BrumbaughUnited States1,585,00053
8Spencer ChamplinUnited States1,580,00053
9Russell KochUnited States1,495,00050
10Enjamin MirsaidiGermany1,490,00050

Blinds will begin at 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante and levels remain 30-minutes long. There will be a 15-minute break after every four levels and play is scheduled to continue until a champion is crowned.

Stick with PokerNews for the latest updates on this event and all the 2023 World Series of Poker news from the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Tags: Alcioni PollermannDerek BrumbaughEnjamin MirsaidiKenneth HernandezMarc DesantisNicholas RonaldsParis Las VegasPreston McEwenRussell KochSpencer ChamplinYita Choong