Action picked up on the flop on a board reading K♣10♦7♣, with Jose Carlos facing an all-in bet of 4,600 from his opponent. Carlos, who had his opponent covered, made the call.
Opponent: 8♣9♣
Jose Carlos: A♣2♣
The turn landed the Q♥ and the river brought the Q♣, giving Carlos the nut flush and the pot.
Players have wasted no time amping up the aggression in Level 1 of the Freezeout. By the time action picked up the pot had already been raised to 300 and had two callers in middle position when the player in late position three-bet to 1,400. The player in the small blind called as well as the two players in middle position and they went to a four-way flop.
The flop came down 2♥2♠K♦ and action checked to the late position player who bet 1,100. The small blind folded and Brian Shaw was the only caller from middle position.
When the Q♠ came on the turn, Shaw checked and his opponent bet 2,700. Shaw then raised to 7,600 and his opponent made the fold.
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The action will soon be starting in Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. This three-day event will begin at 10 a.m. with 40-minute levels and 25,000 starting stacks. Play will continue for 17 blind levels on Monday.
Players will get a 20-minute break every three blind levels, and a dinner break is scheduled for after Level 12 (approximately 7 p.m.). Late registration will close when play resumes following dinner. This is a freezeout, so reentries are not available in this tournament.
Day 2 will start on June 11 at 1 p.m. Levels will be 60 minutes on Day 2 and play will continue for another 10 levels, with a 60-minute dinner break slated for after Level 23 (approximately 5:30 p.m.). The Day 3 restart on June 12 has a TBD start time, and will play down to a champion.
Benjamin Ector is the defending champion. He took it down in 2023 for $406,403, beating out 2,046 players. In 2022, Justin Pechie outlasted 1,773 opponents on his way to securing a $365,899 payout, with Chad Himmelspach triumphing in 2021 for $270,877, the first running of this event.
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