Event #14: Super Saver $1M Invitational
Day 2 Started
2024 WSOP Paradise
Event #14: Super Saver $1M Invitational
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 WSOP Paradise
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Prize Pool
$970,000
Entries
487
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
24
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 487
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| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 1 | Xing He | Canada | 1,010,000 | 40 |
| 96 | 3 | Marc Foggin | United Kingdom | 350,000 | 14 |
| 96 | 4 | Benjamin Miner | United States | 250,000 | 10 |
| 96 | 5 | Thijs Hilberts | Netherlands | 335,000 | 13 |
| 96 | 6 | Yanchao Zhao | China | 375,000 | 15 |
| 96 | 7 | Gleb Tremzin | Russian Federation | 140,000 | 6 |
| 96 | 8 | Walid Mubarak | Peru | 350,000 | 14 |
| 96 | 9 | Neil Warren | United States | 845,000 | 34 |
| 106 | 1 | Oleksii Mezhenkov | Ukraine | 315,000 | 13 |
| 106 | 2 | Matthew Belcher | United Kingdom | 1,080,000 | 43 |
| 106 | 3 | Timothy Adams | Canada | 315,000 | 13 |
| 106 | 6 | Michele Lawson | United States | 755,000 | 30 |
| 106 | 7 | Alisson Piekazewicz | Brazil | 360,000 | 14 |
| 106 | 8 | Alexandre Raymond | Canada | 205,000 | 8 |
| 106 | 9 | Alessio La Francesca | Italy | 350,000 | 14 |
| 107 | 1 | Pablo Silva | Brazil | 270,000 | 11 |
| 107 | 2 | Michael Malm | Canada | 525,000 | 21 |
| 107 | 3 | Arunas Sapitavicius | Lithuania | 815,000 | 33 |
| 107 | 4 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 390,000 | 16 |
| 107 | 5 | Matas Cikinas | Lithuania | 405,000 | 16 |
| 107 | 6 | Filip Fijacko | Croatia | 365,000 | 15 |
| 107 | 7 | Jovan Kenjic | Serbia | 480,000 | 19 |
| 107 | 8 | Felipe Ketzer | Brazil | 1,140,000 | 46 |
| 107 | 9 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 710,000 | 28 |
The final day of the 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise has arrived here at the Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas and Day 2 of the Super Saver $1,000.000 Invitational begins at 12:00 p.m.
This unique tournament invited either bracelet holders who participated in the Super Main Event, $100K Package Early Bird purchasers, or GGPoker Package winners to participate. Throughout 12 levels of late registration there were a total of 487 entries with just 24 of them finding a bag at the end of 20 levels of play.
Brazilian high-stakes crusher Felipe Ketzer aims to claim his first WSOP bracelet and the $200,000 top prize. Starting the day as the chip leader with 1,140,000, Ketzer is poised to dominate.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Ketzer | Brazil | 1,140,000 | 46 |
| 2 | Matthew Belcher | United Kingdom | 1,080,000 | 43 |
| 3 | Xing He | Canada | 1,010,000 | 40 |
| 4 | Neil Warren | United States | 845,000 | 34 |
| 5 | Arunas Sapitavicius | Lithuania | 815,000 | 33 |
| 6 | Michele Lawson | United States | 755,000 | 30 |
| 7 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 710,000 | 28 |
| 8 | Michael Malm | Canada | 525,000 | 21 |
| 9 | Jovan Kenjic | Serbia | 480,000 | 19 |
| 10 | Matas Cikinas | Lithuania | 405,000 | 16 |
United Kingdom's Matthew Belcher begins the day close behind Ketzer with 1,080,000. Fresh off a $180,300 cash for his 24th-place finish in the $25,000 Super Main Event, Belcher wasted no time jumping into the freeroll.
Others who will return for Day 2 include, Christoph Vogelsang (710,000), Chris “Big Huni” Hunichen (390,000), Timothy Adams (315,000).
The final 24 players have secured a minimum payout of $6,400, but all attention will be focused on the $200,000 grand prize awaiting the eventual champion.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 |
| 2 | $116,200 |
| 3 | $71,900 |
| 4 | $58,200 |
| 5 | $48,500 |
| 6 | $38,800 |
| 7 | $29,100 |
| 8 | $19,400 |
| 9 | $16,400 |
| 10 | $13,000 |
| 11-12 | $11,400 |
| 13-15 | $9,700 |
| 16-19 | $7,700 |
| 20-24 | $6,400 |
Action resumes at level 21, with blinds 15,000/25,000 and a big blind ante of 25,000.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready to provide coverage of the Super Saver here in Paradise.
Level: 21
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Level 21
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The cards are in the air in Day 2 of the Super Saver $1,000,000 Invitational as they play until a champion is crowned.
Level 21
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Filip Fijacko opened 50,000 in the early position and Felipe Ketzer three-bet 100,000 in the hijack. Pablo Silva was on the button and jammed for 255,000, focing Fijacko out while Ketzer made the call.
Pablo Silva: A♥K♦ 
Felipe Ketzer: A♠Q♠
Silva had Ketzer dominated and both players missed the 10♦5♦4♣ flop. The Q♥ fell on the turn, giving Ketzer a pair of queens but the J♠ river improved Silva to Broadway to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
970,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
620,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
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|
360,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Walid Mubarak jammed for 300,000 in the cutoff and Xing He moved all-in as well from the small blind. Marc Foggin was in the big blind and quickly called off his 390,000 for all three hands to be tabled.
Walid Mubarak: 9♣9♥
Marc Foggin: J♠J♦
Xing He: A♠Q♠
The flop came K♣K♥4♠ for Foggin to still be in the lead with his pocket jacks. The 10♠ turn gave He a flush draw and straight draw but the least likely player to win the hand cheered as the 9♦ landed on the river, sending a triple up to Mubarak, while Foggin dragged the side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
925,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
570,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
|
||
|
180,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise series is underway, and poker players attending should be aware of a rule change that will impact the use of electronic devices at the table.
Jonathan Tamayo won the WSOP Main Event for $10 million this past summer in Las Vegas. Controversy surrounded the victory after poker fans noticed his rail, which included poker pros Joe McKeehen and Dominik Nitsche, had a laptop open with apparent real-time assistance (RTA) software visible.
Tamayo would occasionally converse with his rail during the final table, and that led some to question if he had an unfair advantage. But no one has presented any evidence to prove he broke any rules or won the tournament because of an edge gained from his rail. Still, the WSOP did not have a rule in place to prevent potential controversies such as this from arising. They do now, however.
There are a few other additional new rules for the series, including banning electronic devices at the table altogether when a tournament is down to three tables. Players are also not permitted to place their cell phones or any electronic devices on the table or table rail during play.
Level 21
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Gleb Tremzin began the day as the short stack so it was no surprise to see him become the first casualty.
It happened when he moved all in for 140,000 from middle position and Neil Warren called from the cutoff. The rest of the players folded and it was off to the races.
Gleb Tremzin: J♣10♣
Neil Warren: 8♥8♦
The board ran out 4♦7♠5♥K♣6♥ and that was all she wrote for Tremzin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 21
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Alessio La Francesca had a rough go of it in the early going. He lost most of his chips to Timothy Adams on a board reading 7♠A♥10♥6♠8♥ with around 350,000 in the middle.
La Francesca checked and Adams moved all in for around 200,000. La Francesca hit the tank before calling with the A♣4♣ only to see Adams ship the double after rolling over the A♦A♠.
La Francesca was left with crumbs and busted the next hand when his 5♠7♠ failed to overcome the K♣8♥ of Michael Malm after the board ran out 7♥2♣4♥8♦2♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
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Busted | |
