2024 WSOP Paradise

Event #14: Super Saver $1M Invitational
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2024 WSOP Paradise
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$200,000
Event Info
Prize Pool
$970,000
Total Entries
487
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
487
Players Left
24
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Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Miegel Done in By Ponakovs

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Jakob Miegel
Jakob Miegel

In the last hand of Level 19, Jakob Miegel moved all in for 188,000 from middle position and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet jammed from the cutoff, which inspired everyone else to fold.

Jakob Miegel: KQAll in
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A10

The AQ8 flop was big for Ponakovs as he flopped top pair with the nut flush draw. The A turn left Miegel drawing dead and he took his leave in 33rd place for $5,400 after the 9 was run out on the river.

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsJakob Miegel

Lawson Gets the Call

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Michele Lawson
Michele Lawson

With roughly 235,000 in the middle the board read 6734Q and Michele Lawson had jammed for 186,000. Andrei Piatrushchanka was deep in the tank and eventually dropped a chip across the line to make the call.

Lawson proudly rolled KK, and Piatrushchanka flashed the 93 for bottom pair as he paid off the bet.

Tags: Andrei PiatrushchankaMichele Lawson

La Francesca Flops the Joint

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

A player raised to 30,000 before Alessio La Francesca three-bet jammed for 188,000 from the small blind. Oleg Cazac then four-bet shoved over the top from the big blind for around 300,000 and the original raiser got out of the way.

Alessio La Francesca: QJAll in
Oleg Cazac: AQ

La Francesca was dominated but not after the 9810 flop delivered him the nuts. The 7 improved to him to a spade flush and he shipped the double after the 3 was run out on the river.

Tags: Alessio La FrancescaOleg Cazac

Lucky River for Belcher

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Matthew Belcher
Matthew Belcher

Chris Hunichen opened 30,000 on the button and Matthew Belcher defended the big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of 442, and Belcher check-called a bet of 15,000 from Hunichen.

The 10 turn was checked through and the 6 completed the board on the river. Both players tapped the table once again, and Belcher rolled A6, hitting is six. Hunichen flashed the AK as the dealer pushed the pot the other way.

Tags: Chris HunichenMatthew Belcher

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Cazac Doubles Through La Francesca

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

Alessio La Francesca opened 24,000 under the gun and Oleg Cazac three-bet 100,000 next to act. The action folded back around to La Francesca who eyed Cazac's stack for a few moments and moved all-in.Cazac snap-called and both hands were tabled.

Oleg Cazac: AK All in
Alessio La Francesca: AQ

Cazac had La Francesca dominated and the J72A6 runout gave both players a pair of aces, but Cazac's king-kicker earned the double.

Tags: Alessio La FrancescaOleg Cazac

Recent Eliminations

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

Fijacko Flips for Tournament Life

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

In a blind-on-blind battle, Filip Fijacko found himself all in from the small blind for 194,000 and was flipping against Alisson Piekazewicz, who was in the big blind.

Filip Fijacko: 22All in
Alisson Piekazewicz: AK

Fijacko was slightly ahead with the pocket pair and looking to hold, which he successfully did after the board ran out Q67103/

Tags: Alisson PiekazewiczFilip Fijacko

Three-Way All-in Sends Cheong and Zhivkovikj to Payouts

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

Three players had gotten all of the chips in the middle before the flop and Oleksii Mezhenkov was looking for the double knockout from under the gun against Boban Zhivkovikj who had about 100,000 on his left and Joseph Cheong who had close to 300,000 on the button.

Boban Zhivkovikj: AQ All in
Joseph Cheong: QQ All in
Oleksii Mezhenkov: KK

Mezhenkov was in great shape and the JJ108J runout gave him a full house to send both players out of the tournament.

Tags: Boban ZhivkovikjJoseph CheongOleksii Mezhenkov