2023 World Series of Poker

Event #59: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$675,275
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$4,266,660
Entries
1,598
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
19
Players Left
1

Buhaiov Doubles Through Sitbon

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Nazar Buhaiov in the cutoff open jammed for 3,325,000. Julien Sitbon in the small blind put in a raise to isolate the shove and the hand went to showdown.

Nazar Buhaiov: A?J?
Julien Sitbon: 7?7?

The board ran out 6?Q?10?8?K?, giving Buhaiov a flush and ensuring him the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Nazar Buhaiov ua
Nazar Buhaiov
7,300,000
3,100,000
3,100,000
Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
5,675,000
-4,600,000
-4,600,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Julien SitbonNazar Buhaiov

Unofficial Final Table Redraw

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
21Kunal PatniIndia4,600,00015
22Barak WisbrodIsrael13,500,00045
23Nazar BuhaiovUkraine4,200,00014
24Robert SchulzVienna6,850,00023
25Julien SitbonFrance10,275,00034
26Shon AroetiIsrael5,975,00020
27James MendozaUnited States4,850,00016
28Jesse LonisUnited States7,000,00023
29Dario SammartinoItaly4,250,00014
210Robert BurlacuUnited Kingdom2,200,0007
Player Chips Progress
Barak Wisbrod il
Barak Wisbrod
13,500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
10,275,000
400,000
400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
Jesse Lonis us
Jesse Lonis
7,000,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Robert Schulz de
Robert Schulz
6,850,000
-1,050,000
-1,050,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Shon Aroeti il
Shon Aroeti
5,975,000
-200,000
-200,000
James Mendoza ph
James Mendoza
4,850,000
Kunal Patni in
Kunal Patni
4,600,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
4,250,000
-350,000
-350,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Nazar Buhaiov ua
Nazar Buhaiov
4,200,000
Robert Burlacu ro
Robert Burlacu
2,200,000
-1,900,000
-1,900,000

Tags: Barak WisbrodDario SammartinoJames MendozaJesse LonisJulien SitbonKunal PatniNazar BuhaiovRobert BurlacuRobert SchulzShon Aroeti

Level: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Frederic Normand Eliminated in 11th Place ($44,823)

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Frederic Normand
Frederic Normand

Julien Sitbon raised under the gun to 500,000. Frederic Normand on the button three-bet jammed for 3,800,000 and Sitbon went into the tank.

Sitbon thought for nearly three minutes on the decision, apologising to Normand that his decision might feel like a slow roll. Sitbon called.

Frederic Normand: A?2?
Julien SItbon: A?Q?

The board ran out 7?8?9?K?A?. Sitbon took down this pot and Normand's deep run came to an end.

Player Chips Progress
Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
9,875,000
5,825,000
5,825,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
Frederic Normand ca
Frederic Normand
Busted

Tags: Frederic NormandJulien Sitbon

Phachara Wongwichit Eliminated in 12th Place ($35,681)

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Phachara Wongwichit
Phachara Wongwichit

Phachara Wongwichit declared all in preflop and was called by Barak Wisbrod, who covered.

Phachara Wongwichit: Q?Q?
Barak Wisbrod: A?Q?

Wongwichit was the favorite when the chips went in but a cruel flop of A?5?A? left him drawing dead. The board ran out 5?Q? and he was sent to the payout desk.

It was the biggest pot of the tournament so far, catapulting Wisbrod into the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Barak Wisbrod il
Barak Wisbrod
13,500,000
8,050,000
8,050,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
Busted

Tags: Barak WisbrodPhachara Wongwichit

Aroeti Wins This Battle Of The Blinds

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Shon Aroeti limped in from the small blind and Dario Sammartino checked his option in the big.

On a flop of 10?8?J?, Aroeti took the lead for 275,000 and Sammartino called.

The turned 3? saw a repeat of the action, this time Aroeti betting 750,000.

The 2? on the river saw Aroeti shove all in for approximately 3,200,000. Sammartino thought on his decision for some time before finally deciding to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Shon Aroeti il
Shon Aroeti
6,175,000
1,350,000
1,350,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
4,600,000
-2,475,000
-2,475,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Dario SammartinoShon Aroeti

Sitbon Doubles Through Schulz

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Robert Schulz raised from the cutoff to 500,000. In response, Julien Sitbon in the small blind three-bet jammed for 1,775,000 and Schulz called.

Julien Sitbon: A?A?
Robert Schulz: Q?Q?

The board ran out J?K?9?6?A?. This cooler landed in the favour of Sitbon and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Schulz de
Robert Schulz
7,900,000
400,000
400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
4,050,000
1,175,000
1,175,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Julien SitbonRobert Schulz

The Chad & Jesse Poker Show Episode #8: Joey Ingram on the Future of Poker

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

On the latest episode of The Chad & Jesse Poker Show, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen come to you straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

They are joined by Joey Ingram, AKA Papi, a lover of four-card poker. A prolific poker podcaster, Ingram is known for his marathon emergency investigations into such controversial matters as the Mike Postle and Robbi Jade Lew cheating allegations. Ingram, who was in L.A. for the Hustler Casino Live $1,000,000 Cash Game, recently returned to Las Vegas and was at the 2023 WSOP for the first time when he sat down with the guys.

Hear what Ingram thinks the future holds for poker, which just might surprise you.

Chad and Jesse also break down all ten nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Only one will get in, and it��ll undoubtedly be a close affair with so many deserving individuals.

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