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

12-09-2024 17:12 UTC-5

Guerra Eliminates De Souza

Brett Slezak

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

Lautaro Guerra opened the button and then called after Belarmino De Souza potted from the big blind, creating a pot of just over 1,000,000.

On the 10♦2♠2♦ flop, De Souza jammed for his remaining 700,000 and Guerra called.

Belarmino De Souza: A♥A♦9♥3♣ All in
Lautaro Guerra: K♦Q♦J♠2♥

Guerra made trips on the flop and held a flush draw. The 6♦ completed the flush on turn and De Souza failed to hit the two-outer on the 8♠ river as he hit the rail to bring the tournament to its final three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lautaro Guerra	3,100,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Belarmino De Souza	Busted

Tags: Belarmino De Souza Lautaro Guerra

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 16:55 UTC-5

Brewer Doubles Through Ding

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Brett Slezak

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

Biao Ding opened the cutoff and Chris Brewer defended his big blind.

The Q♠6♣2♥ flop checked through to the 10♣ turn which saw Brewer pot for 490,000. Ding raised and Brewer called all in for 580,000.

Chris Brewer: A♣10♠9♦2♣ All in
Biao Ding: K♣J♣9♥8♠

Brewer was in good shape with two pair and the better flush draw but Ding had a full wrap. The 5♠ completed the board as Brewer secured the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Biao Ding	5,100,000 600,000	600,000
Chris Brewer	1,650,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Biao Ding Chris Brewer

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

Level: 16

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

12-09-2024 16:26 UTC-5

Break Time

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Brett Slezak

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

The remaining 26 players are going on a 15-minute break.

Play resumes in Level 16 with blinds at 30,000/60,000/60,000.

The average stack is just over 2,000,000, around 33 big blinds.

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.