Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,095,865
Entries
2,317
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
22
Players Left
1
Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Play is underway on the final table of Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em.
Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Benton | United States | 2,375,000 | 10 |
| 2 | Mukul Pahuja | United States | 8,800,000 | 35 |
| 3 | Nicolas Vayssieres | France | 2,950,000 | 12 |
| 4 | Balakrishna Patur | United States | 11,975,000 | 48 |
| 5 | Nick Maimone | United States | 3,750,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Haiyang Yang | China | 5,840,000 | 23 |
| 7 | George Tomescu | Romania | 2,150,000 | 9 |
| 8 | Andres Gonzalez | Spain | 12,225,000 | 49 |
| 9 | Guofeng Wang | China | 6,875,000 | 28 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,225,000
-1,275,000
|
-1,275,000 |
|
||
|
11,975,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
8,800,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
6,875,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
5,840,000
-510,000
|
-510,000 |
|
3,750,000
-625,000
|
-625,000 |
|
||
|
2,950,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
|
2,375,000
-625,000
|
-625,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,150,000 | |
Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
The remaining nine players are now on a 35-minute break. Play will resume at 6 p.m. real time, and will be streamed with an hour delay from 7 p.m. on PokerGO.
Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Haiyang Yang opened the hijack to 500,000 and Andres Gonzalez called from the button. Fahredin Mustafov then shoved from the big blind for 2,500,000 which got Yang to fold, but Gonzalez called.
Fahredin Mustafov: A?J? 
Andres Gonzalez: 10?10?
Mustafov failed to win the flip as the runout of 5?8?6?7?2? confirmed his elimination in 10th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,500,000
3,525,000
|
3,525,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Haiyang Yang on the button opened with a shove for more than 10,000,000. He was called by Andres Gonzalez in the big blind who found himself at risk for 4,800,000.
Andres Gonzalez: A?K?
Haiyang Yang:?7?7?
Gonzalez hit top pair on?K?3?3?J?9? to win the flip and secure a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,975,000
5,675,000
|
5,675,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,350,000
-4,550,000
|
-4,550,000 |
Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Balakrishna Patur opened to 500,000 from early position on a ten-handed table, and Guofeng Wang three-bet to 1,750,000. The action got back to Patur who wanted to see how many chips Wang had behind, which was almost 4,000,000. After some deliberation, Patur elected to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,100,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
6,000,000
-750,000
|
-750,000 |
Level 32
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
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Level: 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000