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

12-11-2023 21:12 UTC-5

Pop Cannot Stop Deak

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ferenc Deak defended the big blind against Sefora Pop and check-called a bet of 8,000 on the J♣4♥4♦9♦ turn. He then checked the 3♣ river and Pop moved all-in for around 30,000, Deak snap-called.

Pop exposed her J♦10♠ but Deak had the best of it with the 5♠4♠ for trips fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chanracy Khun	230,000 165,000	165,000

Ferenc Deak	140,000

Sefora Pop	Busted

Tags: Ferenc Deak Sefora Pop

12-11-2023 21:20 UTC-5

Negreanu Sends Keating to the Rail

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Jeremy Geist

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alex Keating opened under the gun to 4,000 before the action folded to Daniel Negreanu in late position who put in a three-bet to 10,000. It folded back to Keating who flicked in a call and they were off to see three.

The 8♥A♠2♥ flop landed and the action checked to Negreanu who continued for 8,000. Keating called.

The 4♦ hit turn and the action checked to Negreanu again. He sized up with a bet of 21,500 and Keating went into the tank.

After a full two minutes Keating moved all in. Negreanu got out his camera to film the vlog and then called.

Alex Keating: A♥J♥
Daniel Negreanu: A♣K♦

Keating needed a jack or a heart but the help would not come as the 7♠ hit the river. Negreanu scooped and Keating hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	215,000 105,000	105,000

Alex Keating	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Alex Keating

12-11-2023 21:47 UTC-5

Chamas Earns Another Knockout

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Renato Minicuci open-jammed for the last 27,500 out of the small blind and Rayan Chamas called with the far superior stack out of the big blind.

Renato Minicuci: 10♠8♣
Rayan Chamas: A♣J♠

Minicuci kept his hopes alive on the Q♠Q♣7♣ flop and 6♥ turn but the 2♥ river was a blank. Chamas continued his heater and added even more chips to a growing tower.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rayan Chamas	390,000 60,500	60,500
Renato Minicuci	Busted

Tags: Renato Minicuci Rayan Chamas

12-11-2023 21:47 UTC-5

Aldemir Has Four of the Same Card

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Jeremy Geist

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Aliaksandr Hirs opened in early position to 5,000 before the action was on WSOP Main Event Champion Koray Aldemir in the cutoff. He did some accounting of his chips and Hirs chips and then put in a three-bet to 13,000. It folded back to Hirs who called.

The K♠5♥J♠ flop landed and the action checked to Aldemir who continued for 6,500 before Hirs promptly check-raised to 20,000. Aldemir called and the K♥ rolled off on the turn.

Hirs took a moment and then put out another bet of 21,000. Aldemir called again.

The 6♥ rolled off on the river and Hirs wasted little time before moving all in. Aldemir snapped.

Hirs showed Q♥10♥ for a flopped open-ender and rivered flush before the Main Event Champion showed K♣K♦ for quads to scoop and send Hirs to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Aldemir	235,000 185,000	185,000

Aliaksandr Hirs	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Koray Aldemir

12-11-2023 21:56 UTC-5

Saceleanu Eliminated by Fergenbaum

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Cristian Saceleanu open-jammed for 32,000 and Matthew Fergenbaum isolated with a reshove on the button. Riley Fuller in the big blind tanked and then folded with the words "it is a sick spot, I had tens".

Cristian Saceleanu: K♥K♠
Matthew Fergenbaum: A♥Q♠

The A♣6♣2♥2♠4♦ runout gave Fergenbaum the superior two pair and Saceleanu bowed out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Kozel	230,000 230,000	230,000
Matthew Fergenbaum	150,000 10,000	10,000
Riley Fuller	35,000
Cristian Saceleanu	Busted

Tags: Cristian Saceleanu Matthew Fergenbaum Riley Fuller

12-11-2023 22:14 UTC-5

Heathcote Is Over the Moon

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Paul Heathcote got his stack in with the A♥Q♠ only to find himself dominated by Dongwuk Moon, who revealed A♠K♥ in the preflop contest.

Neither player connected with the J♣J♦3♠6♦5♥ board and the kicker played in favour of Moon. The vacant seat was filled by Ryan Riess, who has a short stack at his disposal.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dongwuk Moon	210,000 30,000	30,000
Ryan Riess	50,000 30,000	30,000

Paul Heathcote	Busted

Tags: Dongwuk Moon Paul Heathcote Ryan Riess

12-11-2023 22:37 UTC-5

Adams Double Taps Deeb and Muehloecker

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Matt Hansen

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Sunghak Lee raised to 6,000 and Jeremy Izquierdo called from the next seat over before Thomas Muehloecker shoved 35,500 from the seat after that. Timothy Adams came in with more from late position before Shaun Deeb jammed his last 75,000 from the button. Lee and Izquierdo got out of the way and action was three ways with Deeb and Muehloecker at risk.

Thomas Muehloecker: A♥Q♥
Shaun Deeb: A♣K♥
Timothy Adams: J♣J♠

The board ran out 6♦5♥7♥J♥7♣ and Adams rivered jacks full of sevens to take both players out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Adams	157,000 48,000	48,000

Sunghak Lee	143,000 10,000	10,000
Jeremy Izquierdo	85,000 50,000	50,000
Thomas Muehloecker	Busted
Shaun Deeb	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Izquierdo Shaun Deeb Sunghak Lee Thomas Muehloecker Timothy Adams

12-11-2023 22:38 UTC-5

Lagodich Flips Newman to the Rail

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Frank Lagodich raised to 6,000 in the hijack and Jonathan Newman on the button made it 20,000 to go. The initial raiser then clicked it back to 45,000 and Newman pushed all-in for around 165,000, which Lagodich called.

Jonathan Newman: Q♠Q♥
Frank Lagodich: A♥K♥

The 10♣3♣2♠ flop and J♠ turn kept Newman ahead but Lagodich got there with the A♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Lagodich	450,000 405,000	405,000
Jonathan Newman	Busted

Tags: Frank Lagodich Jonathan Newman

12-11-2023 23:16 UTC-5

Two Seat Open on Table 11

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Edward Franklin got his chips in with the dominated 8♥8♣ and had a mountain to climb, as Anton Smirnov tabled the Q♣Q♥.

The A♦Q♦6♥ flop left Franklin on very thin ice and it was all over with the 7♦ turn and 10♠ river.

Shortly thereafter, Justin Bonomo was spotted on his way out of the same table as well. His cards were mucked already and the pot was shipped to Brazil's Jorge Ribeiro, who claimed the pot with the K♦7♦. According to Nicholas Unaro, Bonomo had defended the 6x5x and flopped an open-ended straight draw on 10♣7♠4♦. The 6♦ turn gave Bonomo an inferior pair and the 2♠ river was a blank.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Ribeiro	310,000 90,000	90,000
Anton Smirnov	180,000 40,000	40,000
Nicholas Funaro	160,000 160,000	160,000
Edward Franklin	Busted
Justin Bonomo	Busted

Tags: Anton Smirnov Edward Franklin Justin Bonomo Nicholas Unaro

12-11-2023 23:30 UTC-5

Teusl Gets Her Wish Granted

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Christian Zetzsche

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

A few hands ago, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier had jammed a short stack from early position and Terence Kluczkowski folded the 6♠6♦ face-up when in the big blind, Grospellier flashed ace-king.

"Whenever I get a bad beat on GG, I see your face ... I really want to take your chips," Jessica Teusl joked in table chat then.

Soon after, Grospellier jammed for 45,000 with the 3♣3♦ and Teusl looked him up with the 7♥7♣.

The Q♣5♣5♠A♣J♣ board provided no help to the dominated pair and Teusl had her wish granted almost immediately.