Kartik Ved raised to 6,500,000 in middle position, Maria Ho reraised the cutoff, and Ved called all in for 10,200,000.
Kartik Ved: K♣Q♠
Maria Ho: A♣9♠
Ved needed to improve as the J♥9♦7♦ flop kept him behind, before the K♥ hit the felt on the turn to vault him in front. Ved just needed to fade an ace or nine, but the 9♣ spiked the river to give Ho trips, and Ved was eliminated in seventh place for $80,000.
Max Pinnola raised to 2,400,000 in middle position with Q♦J♦, Maria Ho flatted the button with 6♠6♦, and Drew Scott defended the big blind with 7♠6♥.
The trio checked the K♥8♥3♦ flop to the 5♣ turn and Scott led out for 5,500,000, causing both opponents to fold.
Level: 38
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000
Jin Hoon Lee jammed 7,100,000 from under the gun. Action folded around to Konstantin Maslak who woke up with a hand in the big blind and made the call, setting up a runout with Lee the player at risk.
Jin Hoon Lee: 8♠8♦
Konstantin Maslak: A♣Q♦
The flop came J♥4♥J♦, keeping Lee in the lead. The turn and river ran out the 7♣ and the K♥, securing the full double for Lee.
Maria Ho raised to 3,400,000 on the button and Davidi Kitai three-bet jammed for 14,900,000 in the small blind. Action came back to Ho who called.
Davidi Kitai: A♣K♣
Maria Ho: 8♦8♣
Kitai needed to improve to survive, but the board ran out 3♥Q♥4♥3♦10♠ and Ho's eights stayed in front to eliminate the Belgian in eighth place for $64,000.
Action folded to Maria Ho in the small blind who raised to 3,000,000 with the A♥J♦. Davidi Kitai looked down at A♣8♦ in the big blind and decided to make the call to see the flop come 2♣A♠3♠.
Ho paused briefly before reaching for chips and continuing with a bet of 2,200,000. Kitai made the call to see the turn bring the Q♣.
Ho paused again before deciding to bet out again in the amount of 8,500,000. Kitai entered the tank for over a full three minutes until a clock was eventually called.
The tournament direct counted down Kitai's hand as he continued to woek through the spot, but the countdown expired and killed his hand before he made a decision and the pot was pushed in Ho's direction.
Level: 37
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 1,000,000
Maria Ho opened to 1,700,000 under the gun, Max Pinnola jammed for 4,800,000 in the cutoff, and Ho called.
Max Pinnola: A♠10♥
Maria Ho: K♠8♥
The board ran out 2♦Q♥9♦3♦3♥ and Pinolla secured the double.
While the main focus of the WSOP Paradise series will be on chasing gold bracelets, there are plenty of activities and sights worth checking out in the Bahamas after busting out of a tournament.
All the poker action will take place at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort, with plenty of viable options to drink and dine. The hotel has plenty of fine dining and casual dining options, along with a buffet. Hotel guests can even purchase an all-inclusive package for what is mostly unlimited drinks and grub throughout their stay.
Atlantis has a little something for everyone when it comes to food. There's a sushi bar, sports bar, ice cream shop, buffet, cafe, steakhouse, deli, snack bar, Starbucks, seafood restaurant, burger joint, and multiple other fine dining establishments. The numerous food choices make it convenient on dinner breaks during tournaments or on non-poker days.
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