Event #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship Day 1a | 2023 WSOP Paradise

12-09-2023 17:25 UTC-4

Zamani Eliminated by Luo

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Jan-Peter Jachtmann raised to 2,000 from under the gun and Martin Zamani then piled in his short stack of what appeared to be 14,400 from the next seat. It folded to Shuang Luo, who moved all-in over the top from the big blind.

Jachtmann was visibly upset and shot out of his chair before folding, claiming later on he folded ace-jack.

Martin Zamani: 9♣8♣
Shuang Luo: A♥5♥

Zamani gained a ton of equity on the 7♣6♠4♣ flop but bricked the 6♦ turn as well as A♦ river.

Luo told Jachtmann after the hand that she was perhaps trying to re-enter with the gutsy move.

Tags: Jan-Peter Jachtmann Martin Zamani Shuang Luo

12-09-2023 17:20 UTC-4

No One Loses When No One Wins

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Chris Land

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The player under the gun raised to 1,800 only to see Phil Nagy come in for a three-bet to 5,100 from middle position. Action folded to Rafael Costa in the small blind who put in the four-bet jam for 19,200. The under-the-gun player folded quickly but Nagy was far less ready to release his hand, eventually deciding to put in the call placing Costa at risk with five cards to come.

Rafael Costa: 10♥10♠
Phillip Nagy: A♠Q♠

The 8♠6♣7♣ flop kept Costa well in the lead with the 5♦ turn card changing very little aside from putting a straight draw on the board but when the 4♠ river came, the board completed with a straight and the players chopped the pot.

Tags: Phillip Nagy Rafael Costa

12-09-2023 17:18 UTC-4

Shak Rivers the Goods

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With two players seeing a board of Q♥10♣2♠ and roughly 5,000 in the middle, Lennart Dijkkamp checked in the big blind and Dan Shak bet 1,500. Dijkkamp made the call.

Both players checked the Q♣ turn and A♥ river. Dijkkamp tabled 9♣2♣ for queens and deuces while Shak showed down A♦5♦ for aces and queens to take the pot.

Tags: Dan Shak Lennart Dijkkamp

12-09-2023 17:11 UTC-4

Foxen Gets Respect

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Kristen Foxen opened to 2,000 from early position and received calls from Baraza Fransico in the cutoff, Toni Jordana on the button and Ramon Silva in the big blind.

The flop came 9♣8♣6♥ and Silva lead out with a bet of 2,500. Foxen called, Fransico folded and Jordana called.

Silva fired again for 3,500 on the 10♥ turn. Foxen raised to 15,500, forcing Jordana out of the pot and sending Silva briefly into the tank.

After about a minute Silva folded the 7♠ face up for the third-nuts and Foxen took down a nice pot without showdown.

Tags: Baraza Fransico Kristen Foxen Ramon Silva Toni Jordana

12-09-2023 17:06 UTC-4

Yotsushika From the Top Rope

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Jeremy Geist

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Kazuhiko Yotsushika opened in middle position to 1,000 before Giovanni Paticchio three-bet to 5,000 from the cutoff. It folded back to Yotsushika who called and they were off to see three.

The Q♠3♣7♠ flop landed and the action checked over to Paticchio who continued for 7,000. Yotsushika called.

The 7♥ rolled off on the turn and it checked to Paticchio who put out another bet of 11,500. Then without skipping a beat Yotsushika snap-jammed all in having Paticchio covered.

Paticchio seemed to be in a tough spot and after a bit of tanking he mucked. Yotsushika dragged the pot and has a healthy stack going into the middle of the day.

Tags: Giovanni Paticchio Kazuhiko Yotsushika

12-09-2023 17:05 UTC-4

Jaka Off to a Good Start

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On the tail end of a Q♥10♣6♥6♠2♦ board, Jacopo Achille paid off a bet worth 12,000 by Faraz Jaka. The latter tabled the K♣Q♦ for queens and sixes, which ended up as the winning hand.

Jaka already more than doubled his stack since entering the field while Achille dropped by nearly half.

Tags: Faraz Jaka Jacopo Achille

12-09-2023 17:01 UTC-4

Assorted Counts and Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

12-09-2023 17:00 UTC-4

Karlson Shows Down the Winner

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Chris Land

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Edgars Buzajevs raised to 1,500 only to see Dana Karlson come in for a three-bet to 4,000. Action folded back to Buzajevs who made the call to bring out the 10♠8♠J♦ flop.

Buzajevs checked it to Karlson who continued with a bet of 6,000. Buzajevs made the call to see the 3♠ hit the turn.

Action checked through to the J♥ river on which action checked through again to get to showdown with Buzajevs turning over the K♦Q♦ which was pipped by the A♣K♠ of Karlson.

Tags: Dana Karlson Edgars Buzajevs

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

12-09-2023 16:53 UTC-4

Majed Makes the Right Call on Scary Board

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With two players seeing a board of 7♣3♣Q♠5♣ and roughly 25,000 already in the middle, Martin Raus bet 15,500 from the big blind and Rene Majed called from middle position.

Raus fired again for 26,500 on the 6♥ river and once again Majed made the call. Raus could only show 2♦2♥ for a small pocket pair turned into a bluff while Majed tabled A♦Q♦ for top pair, top kicker to take down a sizable pot.

Tags: Martin Raus Rene Majed