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

12-12-2023 02:29 UTC-5

Martin Runs Riot to Join Big Stacks

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Leonard Maue got it in ahead for around 230,000 with K♥K♣ against the J♥J♦ of Kevin Martin. However, the GGPoker streamer spiked a full house on the 3♥3♣2♣J♣5♦ runout and knocked out Maue.

The next player to fall was Sriharsha Doddapaneni, who flipped with queen-jack against the eights of Martin. It was a dramatic runout with a jack on the flop and eight on the river.

One hand later, Davidi Kitai opened to 22,000 in the cutoff. Martin three-bet to 76,000 on the button and Kitai tank-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Martin	795,000 697,000	697,000

Davidi Kitai	240,000 115,000	115,000

Leonard Maue	Busted
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	Busted

Tags: Davidi Kitai Kevin Martin Leonard Maue Sriharsha Doddapaneni

12-12-2023 02:31 UTC-5

Izquierdo Busts With a Bad Beat Story To Tell

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ryan Furey open-jammed and Jeremy Izquierdo called all-in for what appeared to be around 139,000, all other players folded.

Jeremy Izquierdo: A♦K♦
Ryan Furey: A♠Q♣

The inferior kicker appeared on the Q♠7♣4♦10♣7♠ board and that spelled the end for Izquierdo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Furey	340,000 340,000	340,000
Jeremy Izquierdo	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Izquierdo Ryan Furey

12-12-2023 02:34 UTC-5

Lee Among Most Recent Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In a three-way all-in showdown between short stacks, Barry Donovan had the best of it with the J♦J♥. Hyunseung Lee with the 10♦10♠ and Dave Alfa with 7♣7♠ were also involved as well but the 9♣5♥3♠Q♣2♦ board ensured a triple-up of Donovan.

Lee was left with one blind and Alfa doubled thereafter.

Anton Smirnov also came up short of a cash on Day 1c, as the field dropped to just 105 hopefuls.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dave Alfa	130,000
Barry Donovan	120,000 120,000	120,000
Anton Smirnov	Busted
Hyunseung Lee	Busted

Tags: Anton Smirnov Barry Donovan Dave Alfa Hyunseung Lee

12-12-2023 02:43 UTC-5

Tsokaridis Short; Subchuk Out

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Table 10 produced two all-in showdown.

Riley Fuller got it in with A♥Q♣ against the 6♦6♣ of Paraskevas Tsokaridis and the 3♥2♥2♦J♦Q♥ runout provided the overcard on the river.

Soon after that, the cards were already exposed. Jason Subchuk had flopped top pair top kicker with A♥Q♦ on a board of Q♣J♥6♠10♦J♣. However, the K♣9♣ of Jorge Ribeiro turned a king-high straight and reduced the field by one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Ribeiro	320,000 45,000	45,000
Riley Fuller	190,000 190,000	190,000
Paraskevas Tsokaridis	40,000 40,000	40,000
Jason Subchuk	Busted

Tags: Jason Subchuk Jorge Ribeiro Paraskevas Tsokaridis Riley Fuller

12-12-2023 02:51 UTC-5

Hand-for-Hand Mode Underway

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Another three players bowed out and Raminder Singh then chopped with Corey Brass when he open-jammed for 135,000 with the A♠10♦ and was called by Brass in the small blind with A♦10♣.

They chopped it up on the Q♣J♥6♥Q♦5♥ runout, while Dawn Tollett in the big blind couldn't watch, having reluctantly folded.

Upon completion of that hand, the clock was stopped and staff announced hand-for-hand mode with 103 left and 98 set to advance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Adams	920,000 112,000	112,000

Dawn Tollett	600,000 200,000	200,000
Corey Brass	380,000 75,000	75,000
Raminder Singh	150,000 150,000	150,000
Joshua Whitson	Busted
Tom Fuchs	Busted

Melissa Portelance	Busted

Tags: Corey Brass Dawn Tollet Raminder Singh

12-12-2023 03:30 UTC-5

Down to 101 Players

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

David Bagheri was eliminated and an other two all-in showdown took place right after.

Aleksandr Faterin jammed for 80,000 in the small blind with the J♥10♦ and Ljubomir Josipovic called in the big blind with K♥10♠.

The J♠7♥6♥A♣J♦ board gave Faterin trips.

Last but not least, Sirzat Hissou was all-in for 85,000 out of the big blind and looked up by Oskar Prehm in the cutoff.

Sirzat Hissou: K♠Q♥
Oskar Prehm: A♦J♠

The J♥6♠4♠5♣8♣ board kept Prehm ahead and the second open seat was confirmed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ljubomir Josipovic	1,025,000 58,000	58,000
Oskar Prehm	270,000 110,000	110,000
Aleksandr Faterin	172,000 172,000	172,000
David Bagheri	Busted
Sirzat Hissou	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Faterin David Bagheri Ljubomir Josipovic Oskar Prehm Sirzat Hissou

12-12-2023 03:44 UTC-5

Lehoussine and Cimbolas Eliminated; Lim Survives

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

There were three all-in and call at the same time, potentially ensuring that the bubble would burst.

As fate would have it, Day 1a joint bubble boy Chin Wei Lim was all-in for 28,000 out of the dead button and called by Clemen Deng in the big blind.

Chin Wei Lim: J♦10♥
Clemen Deng: 9♠6♥

The 7♥3♦2♥J♠A♦ board locked up the double for Lim on the turn, and he avoided the Day 1a fate when he was eliminated on the bubble.

One table over, Matas Cimbolas was all-in for 166,000 on the button and looked up by Rayan "Beriuzy" Chamas.

Matas Cimbolas: K♣K♥
Rayan Chamas: J♦J♣

Cimbolas was way out in front and had both suits covered. There was no threat on the A♦5♣2♣ flop but the J♥ turn put a dagger into Cimbolas' hopes of survival. Last but not least, the A♣ river only improved Chamas to a full house and Cimbolas bowed out two spots away from the end of the night.

Last but not least, there was a lot of confusion about a possible option to reraise on table 30 when Karim Lehoussine had been all-in already. He had jammed for 22,000 from under the gun and Serhii Holodiuk min-raised in the cutoff. Russell Dohan called in the small blind and it took a while to sort out the correct amount for the side pot.

The two active players then checked down the A♣8♦4♣5♥Q♥ board. Holodiuk tabled the 10♣8♥, Dohan had the 9♦7♠ and Lehoussine's K♥4♠ was no good.

With two seat open and a double, the field was reduced to 99 hopefuls and a table broke to balance ahead of the stone-cold money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rayan Chamas	1,050,000 180,000	180,000
Clemen Deng	400,000 38,000	38,000
Chin Wei Lim	68,000 82,000	82,000

Karim Lehoussine	Busted
Matas Cimbolas	Busted

Tags: Chin Wei Lim Clemen Deng Karim Lehoussine Matas Cimbolas Rayan Chamas

12-12-2023 03:56 UTC-5

Funaro Send Dohan Home on the Bubble

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Jeremy Geist

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Russell Dohan opened in middle position to 16,000 before the action made it to the table chip leader Nicholas Funaro in the big blind who moved all in.

It was back on Dohan who only took a moment and then called.

Russell Dohan: Q♥J♥
Nicholas Funaro: A♠5♦

The J♦7♠K♦ flop landed and Dohan jumped into the lead until the A♦ landed on the turn vaulting Funaro into the lead. The 10♦ river landed giving Funaro a flush and Dohan hit the rail on the stone bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Funaro	941,000 171,000	171,000
Russell Dohan	Busted

Tags: Nicholas Funaro Russell Dohan