Event #5: $25,000 Dealers Choice Championship Day 2 | 2024 WSOP Paradise

12-10-2024 14:41 UTC-5

Seiver Goes Runner-Runner to Crack Negreanu's Aces

Connor Richards

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limit
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Daniel Negreanu was all in for around 200,000 against Scott Seiver in a heads-up hand of Pot-Limit Omaha and he brought the selfie stick out.

Daniel Negreanu: A♠A♦9♣3♠ All in
Scott Seiver: A♥A♣8♦4♦

Both players had aces but it looked like Negreanu could freeroll his way to victory as the flop of 2♥Q♠7♠ gave him a flush draw while giving Seiver a whole lot of nothing.

However, the board proceeded to run out 4♥8♥ and Negreanu gasped in disbelief as he saw Seiver had made runner-runner two pair to mark his elimination. Negreanu rushed to tell Eric Wasserson what had happened and quickly bought back into the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	400,000 200,000	200,000

Daniel Negreanu	150,000 10,000	10,000

Eric Wasserson	150,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Eric Wasserson Scott Seiver

12-10-2024 14:50 UTC-5

Maslak Takes from Hellmuth

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Brett Slezak

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limit
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Badugi

Konstantin Maslak raised the button and Phil Hellmuth called in the small blind.

Both drew two and Hellmuth led, Maslak raised, and Hellmuth called.

Hellmuth took one and check-called a bet after Maslak patted.

Hellmuth drew one again and check-called a final bet. Maslak tabled 7♦5♥3♠A♣ for a seven-five badugi to drag the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Maslak	590,000 59,000	59,000

Phil Hellmuth	205,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Konstantin Maslak Phil Hellmuth

12-10-2024 15:02 UTC-5

Deeb Takes Out Mercier

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Brett Slezak

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limit
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Daniel Negreanu limped the hijack, Shaun Deeb limped the button, and Philip Sternheimer completed from the small blind. In the big blind, Jason Mercier potted to 25,000, Negreanu called, and Deeb called.

On the 9♣5♠5♣ flop, Mercier led all in for 30,000. Negreanu folded while Deeb quickly called.

Jason Mercier: 8♣7♥6♣4♥ All in
Shaun Deeb: 10♠10♥9♦6♦

Mercier held a wrap and flush draw against the overpair of Deeb. The 10♣ turn gave Deeb a full house, but Mercier had one out for a straight flush, which did not come on the 2♣ river, and Mercier was eliminated.

Mercier reentered shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	350,000 145,000	145,000

Jason Mercier	150,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Jason Mercier Philip Sternheimer Shaun Deeb

Level: 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limit
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

12-10-2024 15:21 UTC-5

Sternheimer Peels a Four to Double Through Deeb

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Connor Richards

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limit
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Philip Sternheimer was all in against Shaun Deeb and drew two as Deeb stood pat. Sternheimer again drew two as Deeb stood pat and Sternheimer drew one on the final draw as Deeb kept his hand and showed 8x7x6x5x2x.

Sternheimer showed 7x6x5x2x and slowly peeled his final card, announcing "fifty-fifty" as he then turned over 4x to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	350,000

Philip Sternheimer	40,000 144,000	144,000

Tags: Philip Sternheimer Shaun Deeb

12-10-2024 15:29 UTC-5

Zack Leaves Vieira on Fumes

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Brett Slezak

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limit
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Razz

Joao Vieira completed first to act and Daniel Zack defended his bring in.

Joao Vieira: XxXx / 8xKx8x4x / 8x
Daniel Zack: XxXx / KxQx10x8x / Xx

Vieira led on fourth and Zack called. On fifth, Zack led after Vieira paired and he called.

Zack led again on sixth and Vieira called. On seventh, Zack led for a final time as Vieira had just 14,000 behind, less than a big bet. Vieira revealed that he caught a third eight on seventh and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Zack	260,000 184,000	184,000

Joao Vieira	14,000 92,000	92,000

Tags: Daniel Zack Joao Vieira

12-10-2024 15:42 UTC-5

Mercier Shoves Out Bleznick

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Connor Richards

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limit
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

In a heads-up pot on a board of 8♣A♥2♣Xx, Jared Bleznick bet 16,000 and Jason Mercier called from the next seat.

Bleznick then bet 36,000 on the J♠ river and Mercier raised all in to bring a quick fold from the sports card enthusiast.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	200,000 50,000	50,000

Jared Bleznick	130,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Jared Bleznick Jason Mercier

12-10-2024 15:43 UTC-5

Watson Three-Bets The River

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Brett Slezak

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limit
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Mike Watson raised from the small blind, Scott Seiver three-bet from the big blind, and Watson called.

Watson drew two and check-called a bet after Seiver drew one.

On the second draw, Watson took two and Seiver took one. Watson check-raised a bet and Seiver called.

Both stood pat on the end. Watson led, Seiver raised, Watson three-bet, and Seiver snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	680,000 187,000	187,000

Scott Seiver	280,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Mike Watson Scott Seiver

12-10-2024 15:50 UTC-5

Texas Mike is Back

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Connor Richards

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limit
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Michael Moncek sat down and was quickly eliminated by Daniel Negreanu but wasted no time buying back in to be situated in between Shaun Deeb and Josh Arieh.

"Texas Mike" had a rough summer but is coming off a ninth-place finish in Event #2: $1,000,000 Triton Million for $1,200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	400,000 250,000	250,000

Michael Moncek	150,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Josh Arieh Michael Moncek Shaun Deeb

12-10-2024 16:01 UTC-5

First Break

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Connor Richards

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limit
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

The remaining 20 players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.