2023 WSOP Paradise

Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2023 WSOP Paradise
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$2,726,300
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$13,325,000
Entries
533
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
156
Players Left
24
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Level: 10

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Arieh, Holz, and Negreanu Among the Pacesetters in a Round of Post-Dinner Break Chip Counts

Level 10 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hermilo Garza Villareal mx
Hermilo Garza Villareal
1,250,000
280,000
280,000
Profile photo of Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
1,141,000
291,000
291,000
Team Lucky
WSOP 7X Winner
Profile photo of Lewis Spencer gb
Lewis Spencer
1,064,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
1,048,000
836,000
836,000
WSOP 2X Winner
GGPoker
Profile photo of Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
955,000
205,000
205,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
GGPoker
Profile photo of Jonathan Jaffe us
Jonathan Jaffe
955,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
913,000
913,000
913,000
Profile photo of Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
870,000
400,000
400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Luis Faria pt
Luis Faria
840,000
140,000
140,000
Profile photo of Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
800,000
480,000
480,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
780,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
775,000
385,000
385,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Oktay Koeysu de
Oktay Koeysu
775,000
581,000
581,000
Profile photo of Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
770,000
443,000
443,000
Profile photo of Daniel Ghionoiu ca
Daniel Ghionoiu
752,000
302,000
302,000
Profile photo of Alex Livingston ca
Alex Livingston
716,000
515,000
515,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
705,000
465,000
465,000
Profile photo of Renat Bohdanov ua
Renat Bohdanov
649,000
256,000
256,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Chad Eveslage us
Chad Eveslage
640,000
490,000
490,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Ivan Deyra fr
Ivan Deyra
608,000
108,000
108,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Marcio Zacconi ar
Marcio Zacconi
600,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Yerai Cabezas us
Yerai Cabezas
560,000
560,000
560,000
Profile photo of Michael Moncek us
Michael Moncek
550,000
550,000
550,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Gergely Kulcsar hu
Gergely Kulcsar
523,000
273,500
273,500
Profile photo of Armin Rezaei at
Armin Rezaei
500,000
50,000
50,000

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Muehloecker Puts Davoud In the Hurt Locker

Level 10 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Thomas Mühlöcker
Thomas Mühlöcker

Jeffrey Davoud open-jammed a stack of 77,000 from the hijack and Marcio Zacconi called in the cutoff as Thomas Muehloecker came along from the big blind.

Muehloecker checked on the flop of 3K2 and Zacconi bet 55,000. Muehloecker called. Muehloecker checked again on the J turn and Zacconi checked back.

The 8 river completed the board and Muehloecker bet 65,000. Zacconi called. Muehloecker showed A10 for the nut flush, Zacconi showed a worse flush with 88 and Davoud showed an even worse flush with 44 before heading to the lagoon.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
550,000
155,000
155,000
Profile photo of Marcio Zacconi ar
Marcio Zacconi
145,000
455,000
455,000
Profile photo of Jeffrey Davoud us
Jeffrey Davoud
Busted

Tags: Jeffrey DavoudMarcio ZacconiThomas Muehloecker

Marques Takes Out Minko, Surrenders Double to Iribarren

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

Vladimir Minko was all in for the last of his dwindling stack and Andre Marques was the one to put him at risk. The cards were already turned up and the dealer was ready to go.

Vladimir Minko: 55
Andre Marques: KJ

The board ran out 108J210 and Marques flopped a pair of jacks to send Minko to the local beach night club.

On the very next hand, Marques shoved from the small blind and Yerai Iribarren called for his last 90,000 from the big blind.

Yerai Iribarren: AJ
Andre Marques: 84

The board ran out 63279 and Iribarren held on with the ace to secure the double.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yerai Iribarren es
Yerai Iribarren
425,000
425,000
425,000
Profile photo of Andre Marques pt
Andre Marques
195,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Minko ru
Vladimir Minko
Busted

Tags: Andre MarquesVladimir MinkoYerai Iribarren

Level: 11

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

PN Podcast: A Bracelet Winner Cheat, Win $100K, & Guest WPT Champ Frederic Normand

Level 11 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Frederic Normand
Frederic Normand

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen share what they did for Thanksgiving, discuss the Brazilian poker player who was suspended for adding chips at BSOP Millions, and give their thoughts on the Formula 1 Grand Prix and their experiences with PokerStars and Oracle Red Bull Racing.

They then dive into Josh Reichard and Stephen Song winning rings at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Grand Victoria stop, Ian Auvil emerging victorious in the Bar Poker Open World Championship and Doug Polk & Company’s $100,000 promotion at The Lodge in Texas. Plus, the crew share which poker pros and celebrities are slated to attend the upcoming WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas Dec. 3-14.

Finally, while down at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open, Matt chatted with guest Frederic Normand, who was fresh off winning the WPT bestbet Scramble for $350k. Hear what the Canadian player had to say about his victory and plans for the future.

Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast.

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Goya Devours His Tablemate

Level 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Andreas Johnsen open-jammed a stack of 60,000 from early position and Oktay Koeysu called in the cutoff before Dante Goya three-bet jammed a stack of 240,000. Koeysu got out of the way.

Andreas Johnsen: K10
Dante Goya: AA

Johnsen had run into aces and got no help from the runout of 79256 to be eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Oktay Koeysu de
Oktay Koeysu
650,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Dante Goya br
Dante Goya
490,000
490,000
490,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Andreas Johnsen no
Andreas Johnsen
Busted

Tags: Andreas JohnsenDante GoyaOktay Koeysu

Goya Horrified By Saliba's Overbet

Level 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Justin Saliba was in a heads-up pot against Dante Goya on a board of Q43510.

Saliba bet 200,000 with less than that in the pot and hid beneath his hoodie as Goya used several time banks before landing on a call.

Saliba showed KQ for a pair of queens and Goya mucked in defeat.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Justin Saliba us
Justin Saliba
520,000
196,000
196,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Dante Goya br
Dante Goya
170,000
320,000
320,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Dante GoyaJustin Saliba

Ausmus Runs Out of Room; Koon and Negreanu Chipping Up

Level 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

Jason Koon raised to 24,000 and Jeremy Ausmus shoved for under 200,000 from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way before Koon glanced at his cards and called.

Jeremy Ausmus: AJ
Jason Koon: 55

The board ran out 69347 and Koon held on with pocket fives to make a straight and send Ausmus to hang out with the dolphins.

Meanwhile, Sergio Aido got his last chip on a few hands later and couldn't make it happen.

Elsewhere, Daniel Negreanu is at a nearby table and he continues to add to his chip stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
1,875,000
1,620,000
1,620,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
1,400,000
445,000
445,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
GGPoker
Profile photo of Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
Busted
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Daniel NegreanuJason KoonJeremy AusmusSergio Aido

Level: 12

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

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