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

12-10-2024 20:04 UTC-5

Negreanu Shoves the River

Connor Richards

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limit
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

In a heads-up pot between the blinds, Philip Sternheimer checked on the board of 6♠4♥K♣A♥ and Daniel Negreanu bet. Sternheimer called.

Sternheimer checked again on the 4♦ river and Negreanu moved all in. Sternheimer went in the tank before he folded to hold on to his stack of around 150,000.

"I think he was bluuuufffffing!" Jason Mercier said behind the camera as he noticed PokerNews filming the action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	700,000 400,000	400,000

Philip Sternheimer	150,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Jason Mercier Philip Sternheimer

12-10-2024 19:56 UTC-5

Glaser Wins Another Without Showdown

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limit
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Action was picked up on fourth street in a hand between Chris Klodnicki, Konstantin Maslak, and Benny Glaser.

Chris Klodnicki: XxXx / Q♥7♦4♣ - folded on fifth street
Konstantin Maslak: XxXx / 6♥8♣9♠5♥ / Xx - folded on seventh street
Benny Glaser: XxXx / 8♦9♣J♥K♥ / Xx

The action checked to Glaser on fourth and he bet, earning calls from both opponents.

Glaser bet again on fifth and only Maslak called.

Sixth street checked through and Glaser opted to lead on seventh. Maslak thought it over for a while before he let it go, prompting a sigh of relief from Glaser as he continues to build momentum.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	475,000 140,000	140,000

Konstantin Maslak	270,000 18,000	18,000

Chris Klodnicki	125,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Chris Klodnicki Konstantin Maslak

12-10-2024 19:51 UTC-5

Negreanu Picks PLO and Flops Big

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Connor Richards

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limit
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

It was Daniel Negreanu's turn to choose a game and he picked Pot-Limit Omaha. "Time to sh*t or get off the pot," Negreanu said.

In a four-way limped pot, Negreanu led out for 20,000 from the small blind on the flop of Q♠2♥6♠ as Daniel Zack, Philip Sternheimer and John Racener all folded.

"Queens up and a flush draw!" Negreanu said as he showed Qx9♠5x2♠ and took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Racener	1,200,000 45,000	45,000

Daniel Zack	530,000 16,000	16,000

Philip Sternheimer	430,000 14,000	14,000

Daniel Negreanu	300,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Daniel Zack John Racener Philip Sternheimer

12-10-2024 19:41 UTC-5

Glaser Gets Value from Klodnicki

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limit
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Benny Glaser opened the button to 28,000 and Chris Klodnicki called in the big blind.

Klodnicki took two while Glaser took one. Klodnicki checked to Glaser who cut out a bet of 40,000. Klodnicki contemplated his decision for around a minute before he tossed in the call.

Glaser tabled 10x9x8x4x3x which was good to drag the pot as he padded his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	335,000 63,000	63,000

Chris Klodnicki	210,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Chris Klodnicki

12-10-2024 19:22 UTC-5

Chip Updates (full)

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limit
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
John Racener	1,245,000 505,000	505,000

Nacho Barbero	769,000 51,000	51,000

Mike Gorodinsky	686,000 376,000	376,000

Aaron Kupin	558,000 42,000	42,000
Daniel Zack	546,000 6,000	6,000

Eric Wasserson	510,000 360,000	360,000

Mike Watson	463,000 37,000	37,000

Josh Arieh	447,000 253,000	253,000
Philip Sternheimer	444,000 209,000	209,000

Ari Engel	341,000 47,000	47,000

Konstantin Maslak	288,000 152,000	152,000

Benny Glaser	272,000 48,000	48,000

Chris Klodnicki	262,000 92,000	92,000

Daniel Negreanu	251,000 299,000	299,000

Jason Mercier	144,000 4,000	4,000

Michael Duek	117,000 32,000	32,000

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Level: 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limit
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

12-10-2024 18:38 UTC-5

WSOP Issues Major Rule Change to Electronic Device Use For Paradise Series

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limit
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise series is underway, and poker players attending should be aware of a rule change that will impact the use of electronic devices at the table.

Jonathan Tamayo won the WSOP Main Event for $10 million this past summer in Las Vegas. Controversy surrounded the victory after poker fans noticed his rail, which included poker pros Joe McKeehen and Dominik Nitsche, had a laptop open with apparent real-time assistance (RTA) software visible.

Tamayo would occasionally converse with his rail during the final table, and that led some to question if he had an unfair advantage. But no one has presented any evidence to prove he broke any rules or won the tournament because of an edge gained from his rail. Still, the WSOP did not have a rule in place to prevent potential controversies such as this from arising. They do now, however.

There are a few other additional new rules for the series, including banning electronic devices at the table altogether when a tournament is down to three tables. Players are also not permitted to place their cell phones or any electronic devices on the table or table rail during play.

Find Full Details Here

12-10-2024 18:20 UTC-5

Dinner Break

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Brett Slezak

Level 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limit
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

The remaining 17 players are going on a 60-minute dinner break. Play resumes at 7:20 p.m. local time.

12-10-2024 18:19 UTC-5

Hellmuth Bricks Combo Draw

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Connor Richards

Level 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limit
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

As recounted by the table, Aaron Kupin opened preflop and Phil Hellmuth called. Kupin continued on the flop of 8♥9♥3♦ and called a check-raise from Hellmuth.

Hellmuth bet on the 2♣ turn and Kupin raised to put the "Poker Brat" all in. Hellmuth called.

Phil Hellmuth: A♥AxJ♥10x All in
Aaron Kupin: A♦K♠2♥2♠

Hellmuth had a combo draw but didn't improve as the 9♠ bricked off on the river to mark his elimination.

He was eliminated right before dinner break, but he had already eaten a sandwich earlier in the event as cameras crowded around to see him take a bite.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Kupin	600,000 200,000	200,000
Phil Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Aaron Kupin Phil Hellmuth

12-10-2024 18:18 UTC-5

Zack Quarters Mercier

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Brett Slezak

Level 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limit
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Jason Mercier completed and Daniel Zack called.

Jason Mercier: 7♥4♠3♦ / 5♥5♣6♣9♣
Daniel Zack: 7♠6♠A♥ / 7♦4♣5♦3♠

Mercier led on fourth and fifth and Zack called both times.

On sixth, Mercier check-called a bet from Zack.

On seventh, Mercier check-raised after Zack bet and he put in the call. Both players held the seven-high straight for the high but Zack had the better low with his six-five to get three-quarters of the pot in a rare stud quartered pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Zack	540,000 230,000	230,000

Jason Mercier	140,000 255,000	255,000

Tags: Daniel Zack Jason Mercier