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

Dec 10, 2023

O'Connell One-Outs Phillips

Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a three-way pot on a flop of A♠8♣4♦, Drew O'Connell bet 1,200 and a player in between called before Thomas Phillips check-raised to 7,500. Only O'Connell called.

Phillips then checked on the 4♥ turn and O'Connell bet a small 4,500. Phillips called. Phillips then opted to lead out for 21,000 on the 10♣ turn before his opponent raised all in for around 54,000. Phillips called.

O'Connell tabled 4♣4♠ for quads as Phillips was forced to show 8♥8♦ after both players flopped sets.

Tags: Drew O'Connell Thomas Phillips

Dec 10, 2023

Yanovsky Enters With a Bang

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Eric Yanovsky had just entered and immediately got into a big pot in the very first hand when he tangled with Marc Lavergne. They got it in after the A♥9♦2♦10♥ turn with Yanovsky jamming into a bet of 14,000 and Lavergne called.

Marc Lavergne: A♠K♣
Eric Yanovsky: A♦J♦

Yanovsky had plenty of outs to get there and spiked one of them with the J♣ river. Both stacks were counted and the 41,400 of Yanovsky covered.

Tags: Eric Yanovsky Marc Lavergne

Dec 10, 2023

Another Break

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Players have been sent on another 15-minute break.

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Dec 10, 2023

A Few More Updated Counts After the Break

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Matt Hansen

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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Dec 10, 2023

Diaz Takes From Nanos

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On the tail end of a heads-up pot to the 10♣4♣3♦J♥5♥ river, Konstantinos Nanos bet 7,000. Jhon Diaz called and was shown the K♦8♦ for a bluff by Nanos, which he had beat with the J♠8♠ for a pair of jacks.

The table features further notables in Chris Oliver, Diego Ventura, as well as Michael Rodrigues.

Tags: Chris Oliver Diego Ventura Jhon Diaz Konstantinos Nanos Michael Rodrigues

Dec 10, 2023

Mather Good At Showdown

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Bob Mather was out of position in a heads-up pot against Martins Adeniya on a board of 3♦3♠4♥9♠.

Mather checked on the turn and Adeniya bet 4,000. Mather called. Mather checked again on the 8♥ river and Adeniya checked back.

Mather showed a pair of nines with 10♣9♥ and it was good to win the pot.

Tags: Bob Mather Martins Adeniya

Dec 10, 2023

Jiang Wins Small Showdown Pot

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Sosia Jiang raised to 2,100 from under the gun and Jacopo Achille called in the big blind. Both players checked the Q♣J♠9♠ flop before Achille bet the 6♣ turn for 2,200, Jiang called. On the 7♥ river, they checked again and Achille tabled the K♥7♦. Jiang had that beat with the A♦9♦ to rake in the pot.

The New Zealander is one of the big stacks so far and the same applies for Drew O'Connell one seat over.

Tags: Drew O'Connell Jacopo Achille Sosia Jiang

Dec 10, 2023

Vuzem Soars in the Early Going

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Matt Hansen

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kristen Foxen raised to 2,300 from late position before Marko Vuzem three-bet to 7,000 from the cutoff in the next seat over.

Franco Spitale shoved from the blinds and Foxen got out of the way before Vuzem called. Action was heads up and Spitale was at risk.

Franco Spitale: J♠J♥
Marko Vuzem: K♦K♠

The board ran out 4♦10♥2♥2♣A♥ and Vuzem held on with kings to continue his torrid run in the early levels of Day 1b.

Tags: Franco Spitale Kristen Foxen Marko Vuzem

Dec 10, 2023

Yotsushika Wins Bigger Pot off Seibt

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kazuhiko Yotsushika raised to 2,500 and received two callers. Poker vlogger Alexander Seibt then squeezed to 11,000 in the cutoff and Yotsushika squeezed to 37,500 thereafter. Both initial preflop callers between them folded and Seibt came along for the ride to the Q♣8♣6♥ flop.

Yotsushika continued for 30,000 and Seibt folded after some consideration. As the Japanese all but flashed the card, as remarked by another player at the table, he then exposed the A♠ before raking in the pot.

Tags: Alexander Seibt Kazuhiko Yotsushika