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

12-12-2023 04:02 UTC-4

Farrow Doubles on the Bubble

Christian Zetzsche

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

Big stacks Renji Mao and Ignacio Moron boosted their stacks without showdown in the first hand of the early bubble play.

Mao three-bet against Adam Walton, who came along for 65,000 and check-folded the A♣9♥7♠ flop.

Moron check-raised the A♦3♠2♦ flop from 35,000 to 85,000 and Matthew Wilkins let go.

Last but not least, the first all-in and call came via open-shove for 116,000 by Michael Farrow in the cutoff and Rayan Chamas in the big blind.

Michael Farrow: 10♥9♥
Rayan Chamas: 9♠9♦

The A♦10♦3♦Q♣K♥ board gave Farrow the superior pair for a sweaty double.

Tags: Adam Walton Ignacio Moron Matthew Wilkins Michael Farrow Rayan Chamas Renji Mao

12-12-2023 03:51 UTC-4

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.

Tags: Corey Brass Dawn Tollet Raminder Singh

12-12-2023 03:43 UTC-4

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.

Tags: Jason Subchuk Jorge Ribeiro Paraskevas Tsokaridis Riley Fuller

12-12-2023 03:40 UTC-4

Ruivo Gets the Clock Called and Then Puts in the Chips

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Jeremy Geist

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

Manuel Ruivo opened the action to 20,000 in middle position before the action folded all the way to Renan Meneguetti in the big blind who defended and they were off to see a flop.

The 5♦8♦A♣ flop landed and the action checked to Ruivo who continued for 20,000. Meneguetti called.

The 4♠ rolled off on the turn and it checked to Ruivo but that time he opted to check back.

The 2♣ rolled off on the river and Meneguetti led for 30,000.

Ruivo went into the tank and was thinking for long enough to warrant the clock being called. After using almost the full minute he put in the chips.

Meneguetti taped the table and then showed J♦10♥ for a bluff and Ruivo tabled two black tens for the win.

Tags: Manuel Ruivo Renan Meneguetti

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

12-12-2023 03:34 UTC-4

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.

Tags: Anton Smirnov Barry Donovan Dave Alfa Hyunseung Lee

12-12-2023 03:31 UTC-4

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.

Tags: Jeremy Izquierdo Ryan Furey

12-12-2023 03:29 UTC-4

Martin Runs Riot to Join Big Stacks

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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.

Tags: Davidi Kitai Kevin Martin Leonard Maue Sriharsha Doddapaneni

12-12-2023 03:19 UTC-4

Talvitie Pays Off Kang

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Elias Talvitie checked the A♣J♥8♣Q♠ turn and then called a bet worth 48,000 by Yoo Sin Kang in a duel small blind versus cutoff. The Finn checked the Q♦ once more and Kang bet another 85,000, which Talvitie paid off after some fifteen seconds.

Kang rolled over his 10♣9♣ and Talvitie exposed the A♥9♥ before he realised that Kang had turned a straight.

Tags: Elias Talvitie Yoo Sin Kang

12-12-2023 03:16 UTC-4

Alfa Finds His Romeo

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Steven Warburton open-jammed a stack of 152,000 and Serhii Holodiuk reluctantly folded while Dave Alfa called all-in, the rest of the table folded.

Dave Alfa: A♦K♣
Steven Warburton: A♣Q♥

The 10♥9♥8♠9♦A♥ board kept Alfa ahead all the way and Holodiuk mentioned he had folded pocket sevens. Not as fortunate were Bruno Mota and Alex Peffly, who vanished from the tournament area.

Tags: Alex Peffly Bruno Mota Serhii Holodiuk Dave Alfa Steven Warburton