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

12-11-2023 12:47 UTC-5

Kolsberger Runs Queens Into Aces

Connor Richards

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There was a raising war between Hyunseung Lee and Sebastian Kolsberger that saw Kolsberger raising to 15,000 and Lee re-raising all in for 49,500. Kolsberger called off with slightly less.

Hyunseung Lee: A♥A♠
Sebastian Kolsberger: Q♠Q♥

Lee's aces stayed ahead of his opponent's queens as the board ran out 4♦K♥9♦8♣2♣ to mark Kolsberger's elimination in the first level.

"It was a setup," tablemate Steven Caza told Kolsberger

Player	Chips	Progress
Hyunseung Lee	99,000 99,000	99,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	50,000 50,000	50,000
Sebastian Kolsberger	Busted

Tags: Hyunseung Lee Sebastian Kolsberger Steven Caza

12-11-2023 13:57 UTC-5

Perouse Calls With Aces

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Connor Richards

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Julien Perouse was in a heads-up pot against Jeffrey Esterling to his right and faced an all-in bet on the board of 6x2x4x6x8x.

Perouse called and showed AxAx to send Esterling to the rail as the dealer mucked the losing hand.

"Good call on that board!" commented someone at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Perouse	125,000

Jeffrey Esterling	Busted

Tags: Jeffrey Esterling Julien Perouse

12-11-2023 14:14 UTC-5

Walton Flops a Straight

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Connor Richards

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a four-way pot on a flop of 7♠5♦6♣, 2023 WSOP Main Event final tablist Adam Walton bet 900 on the button and only Sirzat Hissou called in the small blind.

Hissou checked on the J♥ turn and Walton sized up to 2,500. Hissou called. Hissou checked again on the 7♥ river and Walton eyed his chips before pushing out a stack of yellow T-5,000 chips to put Hissou all in for his remaining 10,000.

"Ace-eight?" Walton asked.

"Better," replied Hissou.

Hissou eventually called and Walton showed the goods with 9♥8♠ for a flopped straight as his opponent hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Walton	130,000 80,000	80,000
Jessica Teusl	80,000 80,000	80,000

Sirzat Hissou	Busted

Tags: Adam Walton Sirzat Hissou

12-11-2023 15:51 UTC-5

Fergenbaum Scores a Knockout

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

The pocket sevens of Gabriel Nobrega were all but mucked when he left his chair and grabbed all his belongings. His chips moved one spot to the right and Matthew Fergenbaum collected them. Fergenbaum's Q♣Q♦ had been ahead all the way on a board of A♥10♥5♥A♣3♦ and the last 15,000 or so of Nobrega found a new owner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Fergenbaum	95,000 95,000	95,000
Gabriel Nobrega	Busted

Tags: Gabriel Nobrega Matthew Fergenbaum

12-11-2023 16:03 UTC-5

Barbero Eliminated by Roberts

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A larger pot emerged between Nacho Barbero on the button and Christian Roberts in the big blind. They were on the Q♠7♣6♦Q♣10♣ river on which Roberts had checked and Barbero bet 25,500.

The check-shove of Roberts followed and Barbero was outright disgusted, then bemoaned the situation and mulled it over. Nearly one minute later, he called it off and Roberts tabled the Q♦10♦ for a full house.

Barbero briefly flashed his cards for what appeared to be a flopped set and inferior full house.

"You run so bad against me," Roberts declared while Barbero quickly left the crime scene.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	210,000 106,500	106,500

Nacho Barbero	Busted

Tags: Christian Roberts Nacho Barbero

12-11-2023 18:28 UTC-5

Kluczkowski Busts Shahi

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Aria Shahi jammed a stack of around 13,000 and Terence Kluczkowski re-shoved a bigger stack to get things heads-up.

Aria Shahi: A♦J♥
Terence Kluczkowski: A♣K♥

Shahi was dominated and couldn't improve as the board ran out 6♥10♣5♠8♣9♦ to mark his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terence Kluczkowski	135,000
Aria Shahi	Busted

Tags: Terence Kluczkowski Aria Shahi

12-11-2023 18:38 UTC-5

Teusl Eliminated by Desjarlais

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jessica Teusl three-bet to 12,000 out of the big blind and then called all-in when Steve Desjarlais jammed from an earlier position.

Jessica Teusl: A♣K♦
Steve Desjarlais: Q♥Q♠

The Q♦4♠3♣ flop all but sealed the fate of Teusl and she was drawing dead on the 4♣ turn, which made the 7♥ river a formality.

"Keep the seat warm, I will be back," Teusl joked on her way out, indicating that she will re-enter shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Desjarlais	190,000 190,000	190,000
Jessica Teusl	Busted

Tags: Jessica Teusl Steve Desjarlais

12-11-2023 18:47 UTC-5

Perouse Has All the Right Toole(s)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a flop of Q♠Q♣2♥, Julien Perouse check-called a bet of 4,000 by Hayden Toole and checked again the 8♥ turn. Toole bet 20,000 with little behind and Perouse jammed, Toole called it off.

Hayden Toole: 10♠10♥
Julien Perouse: K♥Q♥

Toole had just two outs but instead, it was Perouse who improved to quads with the Q♦ river.

"What is your alias online?" Arash Shahi inquired and Perouse grinned back "Giuseppe".

"Wait, you are Giuseppe? Fuck ... okay, we need to get a picture," Shah joked back and grabbed his smart phone.

Shah also mentioned that Perouse had flipped out Derek Whelan with ace-king versus jacks with another player claiming to have folded kings.

Michael Sklenicka then arrived with a fresh stack and asked if Perouse could give him some run-good chips.

As the hand concluded, Lexy Gavin-Mather passed by and remarked "kill me now ... I bricked an open ended royal flush draw".

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Perouse	330,000 180,000	180,000

Arash Shahi	55,000 55,000	55,000
Michael Sklenicka	50,000 50,000	50,000
Hayden Toole	Busted
Lexy Gavin-Mather	Busted

Derek Whelan	Busted

Tags: Arash Shahi Derek Whelan Hayden Toole Julien Perouse Michael Sklenicka

12-11-2023 18:58 UTC-5

Bendor Among the Latest Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Yarron Bendor briefly exchanged some words with Asi Elias before he headed out of the tournament area. During the last break, Bendor has had an above-average stack but the last chips were pushed over to Fernando Gutierrez.

On a board of K♥8♣5♦A♥3♥, Gutierrez had flopped bottom pair and turned two pair with A♣5♣ to score the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renan Meneguetti	240,000 50,000	50,000
Fernando Gutierrez	160,000 20,000	20,000
Asi Elias	110,000
Yarron Bendor	Busted

Tags: Asi Elias Fernando Gutierrez Yarron Bendor

12-11-2023 19:20 UTC-5

Haxton Eliminated Once More

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Isaac Haxton three-bet to 12,500 and then faced the all-in of Mitchell Foster for 68,700. A brief tank by Haxton followed and he then called with nearly the same stack.

Isaac Haxton: A♥Q♠
Mitchell Foster: J♠J♣

The K♠10♥5♦ flop gave Haxton a gutshot on top but he bricked it all on the 3♥ turn as well as 9♦ river.