Event #3: $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Super High Roller Day 2 | 2024 WSOP Paradise

12-09-2024 20:33 UTC-5

Chris Brewer Eliminated on the Stone Bubble

Brett Slezak

Level 19 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Pascal Lefrancois potted the hijack to 420,000 before Chris Brewer jammed for 1,290,000 from the big blind and Lefrancois snapped it off.

Chris Brewer: A♦K♠K♥10♣ All in
Pascal Lefrancois: A♠A♥9♦7♦

It was a cooler scenario with Lefrancois having the best of it. The Q♦J♣3♦ gave Brewer a wrap and Lefrancois a flush draw. Brewer was drawing dead on the 8♦ turn to the 3♥ river as Lefrancois made a flush to burst the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Lefrancois	3,800,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Chris Brewer	Busted

Tags: Chris Brewer Pascal Lefrancois

12-09-2024 19:49 UTC-5

Tollerene Sends Out Suvarna

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Santhosh Suvarna moved all in for 480,000 on the button and Ben Tollerene called in the big blind.

Santhosh Suvarna: 10♠7♣6♠5♥ All in
Ben Tollerene: Q♥3♦2♠2♦

The Q♣8♠3♣ flop gave Tollerene two pair, while the rest of the board came A♠8♥ to send Suvarna to the rail.

The remaining 14 players are drawing for seats at the final two tables. Play is going hand-for-hand until there is one more elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Tollerene	7,600,000 500,000	500,000

Santhosh Suvarna	Busted

Tags: Ben Tollerene Santhosh Suvarna

12-09-2024 18:34 UTC-5

Mercier Coolered to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Lautaro Guerra raised to 275,000 under the gun and Pascal Lefrancois three-bet to 1,000,000 in the small blind. Jason Mercier then moved all in for 1,100,000 in the big blind, Guerra folded, while Lefrancois called.

Jason Mercier: K♣K♠J♥8♠ All in
Pascal Lefrancois: A♠A♥8♦5♥

Mercier had run his kings into Lefrancois' aces and the A♣Q♠3♦ flop gave Lefrancois top set. The rest of the board ran out 2♦K♥ and Mercier's set of kings wasn't enough to avoid hitting the rail a few spots short of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lautaro Guerra	7,000,000 50,000	50,000

Pascal Lefrancois	2,500,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Jason Mercier	Busted

Tags: Jason Mercier Lautaro Guerra Pascal LeFrancois

12-09-2024 18:20 UTC-5

Schulman Commits Most Of It Against Ding

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Biao Ding raised to 350,000 on the button and Nick Schulman called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 8♠7♣7♠ flop. Schulman then led out for 210,000 on the 6♣ turn and Ding called.

The river was the A♦ and Schulman bet 720,000, commiting most of his remaining stack. Ding quickly folded and Schulman took back his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Biao Ding	7,100,000 200,000	200,000
Nick Schulman	2,000,000

Tags: Biao Ding Nick Schulman

12-09-2024 18:02 UTC-5

Haxton Takes Out Simao

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Brett Slezak

Level 17 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Isaac Haxton potted the button to 280,000 and Joao Simao called in the big blind.

On the A♠3♥2♣ flop, Simao led all in for 100,000 and Haxton called.

Joao Simao: J♠9♥6♥2♠ All in
Isaac Haxton: K♠K♦9♠7♦

Simao flopped a pair of deuces, but was behind the kings of Haxton. Nothing changed on the 10♦3♣ runout as Simao hit the rail in 18th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	2,500,000 700,000	700,000

Joao Simao	Busted

Tags: Isaac Haxton Joao Simao

12-09-2024 17:07 UTC-5

Tollerene Flops the Joint to Double Off Suvarna

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Josh Arieh raised to 150,000 on the button and Santhosh Suvarna three-bet to 510,000 in the small blind. Ben Tollerene then moved all in for 850,000 in the big blind, Arieh folded, while Suvarna called to put him at risk.

Ben Tollerene: A♥Q♣7♥6♣ All in
Santhosh Suvarna: A♦K♦J♣5♠

The flop came 8♣5♦4♦ to give Tollerene the nut straight, while Suvarna picked up a flush draw. The turn was the K♣, while Suvarna missed the 8♥ river and Tollerene doubled up.

Gergo Nagy and Samuli Sipila were the latest eliminations.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	2,500,000 500,000	500,000

Ben Tollerene	1,800,000 500,000	500,000

Josh Arieh	1,800,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Gergo Nagy	Busted
Samuli Sipila	Busted

Tags: Ben Tollerene Josh Arieh Santhosh Suvarna

12-09-2024 16:56 UTC-5

Jack-Ten-High Good Enough For Chidwick to Bust Negreanu

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised to 180,000 in the small blind as action went on Daniel Negreanu.

"I'm just calling. You never know," Negreanu said, leaving himself just 30,000 behind.

The flop came A♥6♣3♠ and Chidwick put Negreanu all in. Negreanu reached for his camera and put in his last chips.

Daniel Negreanu: J♣8♠4♥2♣ All in
Stephen Chidwick: J♠10♦9♥4♠

"Jack-ten is the nuts. You were value-betting," Negreanu said as he was dominated going to the K♠ turn. The river was the 7♠ and Chidwick improved to a flush to send Negreanu to the rail.

"You didn't even need that. Jack-ten was good. This was the magic hand I went broke with," Negreanu said as he headed for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	1,500,000 100,000	100,000

Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Stephen Chidwick

12-09-2024 16:51 UTC-5

Mizzi Sends Out Jouhkimainen

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Joni Jouhkimainen raised to 210,000 in the cutoff and Sorel Mizzi called in the big blind.

The flop came 6♣6♥2♥ and Jouhkimainen quickly got his last 200,000 in the middle.

Joni Jouhkimainen: K♣J♦7♣3♦ All in
Sorel Mizzi: A♥Q♣J♥7♦

The A♠ on the turn improved Mizzi to two pair and Jouhkimainen was already up from his seat by the time the 7♥ completed the board on the river, sealing his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	2,700,000 400,000	400,000

Sorel Mizzi	2,200,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Belarmino De Souza	2,200,000
Lautaro Guerra	2,100,000 300,000	300,000

Gergo Nagy	1,600,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	Busted

Tags: Joni Jouhkimainen Sorel Mizzi

12-09-2024 16:26 UTC-5

Lefrancois Leaves Negreanu on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Around 1,000,000 was already in the middle as Daniel Negreanu and Pascal Lefrancois saw a flop of 9♥10♣3♥. Lefrancois then got his last 385,000 in the middle from the small blind and Negreanu put him at risk on the button.

Pascal Lefrancois: A♠K♣Q♣10♠ All in
Daniel Negreanu: 9♦5♥4♦2♥

Lefrancois was ahead with top pair, while Negreanu had a pair and flush draw. Lefrancois improved to trips on the 10♦ turn, while Negreanu missed the 7♠ river as he handed over most of his stack to Lefrancois.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Lefrancois	2,000,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

Daniel Negreanu	300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Pascal Lefrancois

12-09-2024 16:22 UTC-5

Pantling Runs Into Karakitukov's Aces

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Andrew Pantling moved all in for 510,000 from the small blind and Veselin Karakitukov put him at risk in early position.

Andrew Pantling: K♣Q♥Q♣3♣ All in
Veselin Karakitukov: A♠A♣K♦Q♠

Pantling's queens were crushed by Karakitukov's aces as the flop came K♥10♥2♥. The J♣ turn improved Karakitkuov to a straight, while the river was the 9♥ as Pantling hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Veselin Karakitukov	3,100,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Andrew Pantling	Busted

Tags: Andrew Pantling Veselin Karakitukov