2024 WSOP Paradise
In a heads-up pot on a flop of A♥Q♣J♣, Ryan Feldman was all in for 1,325,000 in the big blind against Alejandro Lococo in early position.
Ryan Feldman: 10♣7♣
Alejandro Lococo: K♣Q♦
Feldman had plenty of equity with a combo draw and picked up even more outs on the 8♠ turn. Unfortunately for the Hustler Casino Live co-founder, the 5♠ river marked his elimination on the stone bubble of the biggest tournament of his career.
It turns out Feldman didn't realize he was on the stone bubble after the double elimination at another table.
Nick Petrangelo open-jammed for 850,000 from under the gun and Daniel Dvoress on the button as Artur Martirosian called in the big blind.
Martirosian checked on the flop of 3♦J♣5♥ and Dvoress checked back. Martirosian bet 900,000 on the 10♠ turn and Dvoress called.
Martirosian then checked on the 9♣ river and Dvoress bet to put him all in. Martirosian called off with 2,200,000.
Dvoress showed J♠J♦ for a set of jacks to crush the A♠10♦ of Petrangelo and the 10♥9♥ of Martirosian
Alex Kulev was all in for 575,000 from under the gun against Artur Martirosian in the next seat.
Alex Kulev: A♦8♥
Artur Martirosian: K♣J♦
The flop of 4♦6♠7♥ didn't change anything but the J♣ turn gave Martirosian a big lead before the 8♠ river confirmed Kulev's elimination a few spots off the money.
Artur Martirosian was all in for 1,375,000 from the cutoff against Alex Kulev in the hijack.
Artur Martirosian: Q♣Q♦
Alex Kulev: 10♣10♠
Martirosian had the bigger pair and earned a double as the board ran out 8♥3♣A♥J♠6♠.
Paul Phua was all in for 1,875,000 against chip leader Michael Moncek.
Paul Phua: K♦Q♦
Michael Moncek: A♦A♠
Phua had run into aces and couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out 7♠8♣K♠8♠6♦ to mark the Triton founder's elimination.
Esti Wang opened from under the gun with A♣Q♥ and Alex Foxen called in the big blind with A♠9♥.
The flop landed 6♦5♦8♥ and Foxen moved all in for 850,000 to fold Wang off the best hand.
Michael Moncek opened in the hijack with A♥A♦ and Stephen Chidwick called in the cutoff with 8♦8♠.
Moncek continued for 325,000 on the flop of 6♣7♠J♠ and Chidwick called. Moncek sized up to 800,000 on the 4♦ turn and Chidwick laid it down.
Fedor Holz opened the action with a raise to 250,000 from middle position, which was called by the big blind Aleksejs Ponakovs.
After the flop came K♠Q♠2♣ Ponakovs check-raised the bet of 175,000 from Holz to 450,000. Holz made the call to see a turn.
The turn was 9♣ and Ponakovs check-called a bet of 575,000 from Holz.
After the 9♦ on the river, Ponakovs checked to Holz, who bet 1,200,000, leaving just 25,000 chips behind. Ponakovs made the call. Holz turned over K♣Q♥ for two pair, kings and queens, but Ponakovs tabled J♦10♥ for a turned straight to leave Holz with crumbs.
A few hands later Holz was officially eliminated.
Benjamin Heath opened to 250,000 in early position and Alex Foxen three-bet to 375,000 behind him.
Elias Talvitie then four-bet to 1,100,000 in the small blind as Heath folded and Foxen called off for a total of 600,000.
Alex Foxen: A♥5♠
Elias Talvitie: A♣Q♣
Foxen was dominated but took a huge lead on the flop of 5♥2♣A♠ with two pair and the 5♣ turn had Talvitie drawing dead to the 7♦ river as Foxen made a full house to double up.