Event #5: $25,000 Dealers Choice Championship | 2024 WSOP Paradise

12-11-2024 16:11 UTC-5

Count Update

Brett Slezak

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 75,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limit
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 150,000 Completion, 150,000-300,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 80,000/120,000 Ante, 40,000-80,000 Blinds

The current game is Badugi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	3,150,000 400,000	400,000
Eric Wasserson	3,000,000 400,000	400,000

Mike Gorodinsky	1,150,000 450,000	450,000

12-11-2024 16:28 UTC-5

Mike Gorodinsky Eliminated in 3rd Place ($194,430)

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Brett Slezak

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 75,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limit
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 150,000 Completion, 150,000-300,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 80,000/120,000 Ante, 40,000-80,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Josh Arieh opened the button to 225,000, Mike Gorodinsky jammed for 775,000 from big blind, and Arieh called.

Mike Gorodinsky: A♦Q♥6♦2♥ All in
Josh Arieh: 10♠10♥7♦7♣

The J♦8♣7♥ flop gave Arieh a set and Gorodinsky was drawing dead on the 8♠ turn to the J♠ river as Arieh's full house eliminated Gorodinsky in third place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	4,250,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Josh Arieh	3,100,000 50,000	50,000
Mike Gorodinsky	Busted

Tags: Josh Arieh Mike Gorodinsky

12-11-2024 16:29 UTC-5

Break

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Brett Slezak

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 75,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limit
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 150,000 Completion, 150,000-300,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 80,000/120,000 Ante, 40,000-80,000 Blinds

The players are going on a short break before heads-up play begins

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	4,250,000

Josh Arieh	3,100,000

12-11-2024 16:38 UTC-5

Heads Up Begins

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Brett Slezak

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 75,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limit
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 150,000 Completion, 150,000-300,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 80,000/120,000 Ante, 40,000-80,000 Blinds

There are 24 minutes remaining in Level 22 with blinds at 40,000/80,000 and limits at 150,000/300,000.

Eric Wasserson has selected No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw.

12-11-2024 16:43 UTC-5

Wasserson Draws First Blood

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Brett Slezak

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 75,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limit
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 150,000 Completion, 150,000-300,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 80,000/120,000 Ante, 40,000-80,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Josh Arieh opened the button to 220,000 and Eric Wasserson defended his big blind.

Wasserson took two and Arieh took one.

Wasserson checked to Arieh who bet 350,000 and Wasserson called.

Arieh announced a pair of sixes while Wasserson tabled Qx8x7x4x3x to drag the pot.

Arieh has selected Pot-Limit Omaha as the next game.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	5,250,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Josh Arieh	2,100,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Josh Arieh

12-11-2024 16:58 UTC-5

Wasserson Jams the River

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Brett Slezak

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 75,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limit
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 150,000 Completion, 150,000-300,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 80,000/120,000 Ante, 40,000-80,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Eric Wasserson limp-called the button after Josh Arieh raised to 240,000.

On the A♠K♥7♦ flop, Arieh led for 225,000 and Wasserson called.

The 8♠ turn checked through to the 10♣ river, which saw Arieh lead for 850,000. Wasserson then jammed all-in and Arieh snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	6,050,000 800,000	800,000

Josh Arieh	1,300,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Josh Arieh

Level: 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-200,000, 200,000-400,000 Limit
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 200,000 Completion, 200,000-400,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 100,000/150,000 Ante, 50,000-100,000 Blinds

12-11-2024 17:05 UTC-5

New Game

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Brett Slezak

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-200,000, 200,000-400,000 Limit
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 200,000 Completion, 200,000-400,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 100,000/150,000 Ante, 50,000-100,000 Blinds

Josh Arieh has selected No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw instead of Pot-Limit Omaha this round.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	6,100,000 50,000	50,000

Josh Arieh	1,250,000 50,000	50,000

12-11-2024 17:11 UTC-5

Arieh Doubles Through Wasserson

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Brett Slezak

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-200,000, 200,000-400,000 Limit
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 200,000 Completion, 200,000-400,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 100,000/150,000 Ante, 50,000-100,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Josh Arieh jammed the button for 1,025,000 and Eric Wasserson called in the big blind.

Wasserson patted while Arieh took one.

Josh Arieh: 8x6x5x2x All in
Eric Wasserson: Jx10x6x5x4x

Arieh peeled a 9x on the draw to make a nine and find the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	5,150,000 950,000	950,000

Josh Arieh	2,200,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Josh Arieh

12-11-2024 17:22 UTC-5

Count Update

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Brett Slezak

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-200,000, 200,000-400,000 Limit
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 200,000 Completion, 200,000-400,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 100,000/150,000 Ante, 50,000-100,000 Blinds

The current game is No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw, while Arieh has reverted back to selecting Pot-Limit Omaha

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	4,800,000 350,000	350,000

Josh Arieh	2,550,000 350,000	350,000