Event #12: $10,000 GGMillion$ NLH Championship Day 2 | 2024 WSOP Paradise

Dec 18, 2024

Engledow Wakes Up With Aces in Three-Way All In

David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

John Engledow raised to 60,000 in early position and Jianwei Lin moved all in for 240,000 in middle position. Gregoire Auzoux then reshoved in the small blind and Engledow also called for around 300,000.

Jianwei Lin: 7♣7♥ All in
John Engledow: A♥A♦ All in
Gregoire Auzoux: K♦J♦

Engledow had picked up aces and improved to a full house on the A♣3♣3♥ flop. The rest of the board ran out 10♦6♥ and Engledow scooped the pot, sending Lin to the rail and earning a double up off Auzoux.

Tags: Gregoire Auzoux Jianwei Lin John Engledow

Dec 18, 2024

Vallinas Applies Max Pressure on Ramos

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 8♥7♣2♦, Felipe Ramos bet 105,000 from the big blind and Jon Vallinas raised to 260,000 on the button. Ramos called and the 4♠ fell on the turn.

Vallinas then bet 400,000, enough to put Ramos all in. Ramos spread out his time bank cards in front of him and took a few minutes before folding as Vallinas took the pot.

Tags: Felipe Ramos Jon Vallinas

Dec 18, 2024

Zoufri Finds an Ace to Double

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Abdelhakim Zoufri raised to 50,000 on the button and Young Sik Eum three-bet to 110,000 in the small blind. Zoufri then moved all in for 470,000 and Eum snap-called.

Abdelhakim Zoufri: A♣K♣ All in
Young Sik Eum: K♠K♥

It was a massive cooler as Zoufri ran into Eum's kings a few spots short of the money, but he found an ace on the A♦10♦3♥ flop to take the lead. The rest of the board was Q♦5♥ and Zoufri doubled up.

Tags: Abdelhakim Zoufri Young Sik Eum

Dec 18, 2024

Pan Doubles Through Ghionoiu in Bizarre Hand

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Brett Slezak

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Christopher Pan opened the button to 40,000 before Daniel Ghionoiu jammed from the big blind for 280,000 effective as the barely covering stack. Pan went deep into the tank as he was pained by the decision, but eventually called.

Christopher Pan: A♥K♥ All in
Daniel Ghionoiu: 9♠4♠

Pan was ahead with ace-king but Ghionoiu had live cards. Both players paired on the K♣9♣7♠ flop and the Q♠ turn gave Ghionoiu additional outs. However, the 10♥ completed the board as Pan got the full double.

Ghionoiu left the tournament but was informed that he had 7,000 chips remaining. He declined to return to the tournament and is surrendering his stack just five spots from the money.

Tags: Christopher Pan Daniel Ghionoiu

Dec 18, 2024

Field Nearing the Bubble

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dec 18, 2024

Madanzhiev Survives Near the Bubble

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Stoyan Madanzhiev moved all in for 188,000 in the cutoff and Marc Rivera snap-called in the big blind.

Stoyan Madanzhiev: K♥Q♦ All in
Marc Rivera: A♥J♣

Madanzhiev needed to improve to stay alive, and the Q♠J♠6♥ flop gave him top pair and the lead against Rivera's pair of jacks. The rest of the board ran out 10♠5♠ and Madanzhiev doubled up with the money bubble fast approaching.

Tags: Marc Rivera Stoyan Madanzhiev

Dec 18, 2024

Lonis Plays Some Street Poker

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Nazar Buhaiov bet 28,000 from under the gun on a flop of 10♠4♦6♣ and Pedro Padilha called in the hijack. Jesse Lonis then raised to 88,000 in the big blind.

Buhaiov came back with a reraise to 185,000 and Padilha took a minute before folding. Lonis also used a few time banks until announcing a raise to 300,000. Buhaiov quickly folded.

Lonis showed Q♣J♣ for queen-high as he took the pot.

Tags: Jesse Lonis Nazar Buhaiov Pedro Padilha

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Dec 18, 2024

Soyza Makes the Right Call to Eliminate Hsiang

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Brett Slezak

Level 17 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Michael Soyza opened the cutoff to 32,000 before Yeu Wei Hsiang jammed for 280,000 from the small blind. After using a time bank, Soyza announced, "Good luck, bro," and put in the call.

Yeu Wei Hsiang: A♥6♥ All in
Michael Soyza: A♣9♥

"Wow, you guys are gamblers," added tablemate Yueqi Zhu.

The board ran out A♠Q♠8♠3♠10♣ and Soyza's kicker played as Hsiang hit the rail less than ten spots from the money.

Tags: Michael Soyza Yeu Wei Hsiang

Dec 18, 2024

Aido Sends Out Alafogiannis

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Chris Alafogiannis moved all in for 130,000 from the small blind and Sergio Aido called in the hijack.

Chris Alafogiannis: K♣J♦ All in
Sergio Aido: A♠K♠

Alafogiannis picked up a straight draw heading to the river on a board of 10♥3♥10♦Q♣, but he missed the 7♣ as Aido's ace-kicker played to send Alafogiannis to the rail.

Tags: Chris Alafogiannis Sergio Aido