2023 World Series of Poker

Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$435,924
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,529,825
Entries
1,139
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
11
Players Left
1

Konakchiev Four-Bet Shoves and Shuts Down Ahuja

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

Valentino Konakchiev opened to 425,000 holding the 9?9? before action folded to Ankit Ahuja on the button who stuck in a three-bet to 950,000 with K?J?.

After eyeing Ahuja's stack size and giving it some thought, Konakchiev announced all get and got a quick fold out of Ahuja.

Player Chips Progress
Valentino Konakchiev bg
Valentino Konakchiev
6,700,000
1,450,000
1,450,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
6,275,000
-950,000
-950,000

Tags: Ankit AhujaValentino Konakchiev

Reard Holds to Double Through Korn

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Alexandre Reard
Alexandre Reard

Action folded to Andres Korn who opened to 425,000 before seeing Alexandre Reard three-bet shove from the big blind. Korn made the call and the pair headed to a runout.

Alexandre Reard: 10?10?
Andres Korn: 6?6?

The flop came the K?7?A? to keep Reard firmly in the lead which didn't change on the J? turn card.

The river ran out the 3? securing the full double for Reard and putting him back in the middle of the chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
Girish Reknar us
Girish Reknar
8,850,000
400,000
400,000
Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
8,050,000
-3,725,000
-3,725,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
7,225,000
Alexandre Reard fr
Alexandre Reard
6,750,000
3,325,000
3,325,000
Valentino Konakchiev bg
Valentino Konakchiev
5,250,000
-500,000
-500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ruben Costa us
Ruben Costa
3,675,000
-75,000
-75,000

Tags: Alexandre ReardAndres Korn

Big Stacks Collide

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

Play resumed after a short break in Level 31 and it saw the two biggest stacks collide.

Andres Korn, who started the hand with 9,750,000, raised 425,000 with 6?6? while under the gun. After action folded around the table, Girish Reknar, who had 10,480,000, called in the big blind with J?10?.

The dealer fanned J?10?6?, a board that gave Reknar top two pair and Korn bottom set. Reknar checked, Korn bet 725,000 and Reknar called.

The turn saw 9? on the board, opening a flush draw for Reknar, who checked. Korn fired a second barrel of 1,275,000, and Reknar called. The river produced K?, putting a possible straight on the board.

Rekar checked a third time, only to see Korn make a small 1,000,000 bet. Reknar made the call and Korn turned over his hand to show the set. Reknar tabled his hand to show what he had as the 7,150,000 pot was pushed to Korn, who took over as the chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
11,775,000
3,200,000
3,200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Girish Reknar us
Girish Reknar
8,450,000
-2,625,000
-2,625,000

Tags: Andres KornGirish Reknar

Break Time Over

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

Play has resumed with six remaining participants, with blinds at 100,000-200,000 and a 200,000 ante.

The action is live on PokerGO, but follow along as PokerNews covers the action.

The Two Failed Bluffs in One Week that Cost Doug Polk $700k

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Doug Polk
Doug Polk

Chris Moneymaker had the Bluff of the Century in 2003. This past week, Doug Polk had perhaps the Failed Bluff of the Century.

On Sunday, heads-up for a bracelet, Polk bluffed off a significant portion of his stack at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) less than one week after his infamous bluff attempt that didn't get through on Hustler Casino Live's $1 million game.

In both instances, the Upswing Poker founder had a busted draw and attempted to use aggression to coerce his opponents into folding somewhat marginal holdings in massive pots. Both times, however, his efforts were unsuccessful and quite costly.

Read all details here

Current Seat Draw and Chip Counts

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Alexandre ReardFrance3,435,00017
2Girish ReknarUnited States10,480,00052
3Andres KornArgentina9,750,00049
4Valentino KonakchievBulgaria5,740,00029
5Ruben CostaUnited States3,765,00019
6Ankit AhujaIndia7,215,00036
Player Chips Progress
Girish Reknar us
Girish Reknar
10,480,000
-320,000
-320,000
Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
9,750,000
-750,000
-750,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
7,215,000
435,000
435,000
Valentino Konakchiev bg
Valentino Konakchiev
5,740,000
1,840,000
1,840,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ruben Costa us
Ruben Costa
3,765,000
1,365,000
1,365,000
Alexandre Reard fr
Alexandre Reard
3,435,000
-445,000
-445,000

Break Time

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The remaining players have been sent on an extended break in preparation for the remainder of the final table to be streamed on PokerGO.

Action will pick back up at 5:00 p.m. PST.

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