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

12-10-2023 00:09 UTC-4

The Deck Is Getting Chilly

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Jeremy Geist

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Christopher Lockhart opened in late position to 8,000 before Manuel Pochat called from the cutoff.

The A♠6♥A♣ flop landed and Lockhart continued for 7,000. Pochat tanked and then stuck in the chips.

The K♣ hit the turn and the action slowed down and checked through to a J♠ river.

Lockhart sat in the tank for a moment and then bombed it for two times the pot at 65,000. Pochat went into the tank and eventually slammed in a chip.

Lockhart tabled A♥K♠ for the stone cold nuts and Pochat angrily tabled 6♦6♣ for bottom boat.

Tags: Christopher Lockhart Manuel Pochat

12-10-2023 00:06 UTC-4

Livingston Cracks Rockets to Eliminate Hu

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of K♥J♠7♦8♠ and roughly 50,000 already in the middle, David Hu was all in for approximately 50,000 and called by Alex Livingston who had a covering stack.

David Hu: A♠A♦
Alex Livingston: J♣J♦

Hu was in rough shape with an overpair, drawing to just two outs to pull ahead of Livingston's set of jacks. The 10♠ river was a brick and Hu was sent to the rail while Livingston collected the last of his chips.

Tags: Alex Livingston David Hu

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

12-10-2023 00:02 UTC-4

Alava Doubles Through Lonis

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The cards were turned over already as Jesse Lonis attempted to knock out Bruno Alava.

His A♠J♠ had flopped jacks up but Alava on the button was way out in front with the 10♦8♦ on J♣8♣8♠.

The 7♦ turn and 9♦ river improved Alava to a jack-high straight and he doubled for 102,000, putting a dent into Lonis' above-average stack.

Tags: Bruno Alava Jesse Lonis

12-09-2023 23:57 UTC-4

Padilha Eliminated by Angelou-Konstas

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Pedro Padilha had seen his stack drop back to what he started with but he found a premium hand out of the big blind to try and run it up again. His K♠K♥ were up against the A♣J♠ of Ioannis Angelou-Konstas but the A♥10♣5♠ flop brought bad news right away.

Padilha already vaulted out of his chair and gathered his belongings. There was no fortunate escape on the 3♥ turn or 6♣ river to knock out the Brazilian.

Tags: Ioannis Angelou-Konstas Pedro Padilha

12-09-2023 23:54 UTC-4

Otite Takes Out Toth

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Robert Toth moved all in from the hijack for 62,000 and Kesiena Otite reshoved from the cutoff for 78,000, folding out all other players to leave Toth at risk.

Robert Toth: A♣7♣
Kesiena Otite: 10♥10♣

The board ran out K♣9♥2♠8♦Q♣. Otite's pocket tens were good at showdown and he secured nearly a full double up while Toth was sent to the rail.

Tags: Robert Toth

12-09-2023 23:52 UTC-4

Glantz Drags A Big One

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Chris Land

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On a flop reading 9♦4♦5♥ with around 25,000 already in the middle, Ramesh Puradchithasan led out from the big blind with a bet of 19,000. Matt Glantz made the call from under the gun to see the turn bring the 3♠.

Puradchithasan wasn't done putting money in the pot as he led again, this time in the amount of 27,000. Glantz wasted little time in putting in the call ands watching at the A♥ hit the river.

Puradchithasan and Glantz both checked relatively quickly to get to showdown. Puradchithasan turned over the J♥9♣ while Glantz rolled over the Q♦Q♣ to take down the sizable pot.

Tags: Matt Glantz Ramesh Puradchithasan

12-09-2023 23:50 UTC-4

Double Knockout Vaults Zouari Into a Big Stack

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Tomasz Gluszko and Benjamin Scrogins got their short stacks into the middle and Gluszko had the best of it, while Scrogins had a mountain to climb. They were up against Jeremie Zouari, who had the significantly bigger stack already.

Benjamin Scrogins: J♣10♣
Tomasz Gluszko: A♥A♠
Jeremie Zouari: A♦K♥

The Q♣10♠4♦ flop gave Scrogins and Zouari more equity, and the latter struck gold with the J♠ turn. Scrogins needed a jack or ten to survive, while Gluszko needed a king to chop with Zouari.

Neither came with the 3♣ river and Zouari confirmed a double knockout.

Tags: Benjamin Scrogins Jeremie Zouari Tomasz Gluszko

12-09-2023 23:47 UTC-4

Loehnert Has the Goods

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Jeremy Geist

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Florian Loehnert opened in early position to 8,000 before the action folded to Dong Meng in late position who put in a three-bet to 28,000. It was then back on Loehnert who ripped it in for 105,000 and he got snap called.

Florian Loehnert: K♦K♥
Dong Meng: Q♦Q♥

The full board ran out 2♠A♥A♦5♣8♦ and Loehnert scored the pure double.

Tags: Dong Meng Florian Loehnert

12-09-2023 23:45 UTC-4

Fireworks on Table 11

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Three ways to the K♥4♣3♠4♥ turn, Joseph Lebrun checked before he then folded when Daan Mulders bet 40,000 and Alex Livingston called. That led them to the Q♦ river on which Mulders jammed for around 150,000, Livingston folded.

Soon after, Livingston raised and Lebrun three-bet to 23,000. Livingston four-bet to 37,000 and took it down.

David Hu suffered a bigger setback soon after and was left somewhat stunned. Marc Inizan won a big pot off him with the 10♥2♥ when jacks had paired on a board that also contained a ten and deuce.

"Valuebet or bluff?" Ren Lin inquired and Inizan replied "valuebet of course!"

Tags: Alex Livingston Daan Mulders David Hu Joseph Lebrun Marc Inizan Ren Lin