Paul Phua raised to 5,500 under the gun and Alex Foxen called in the cutoff.
Phua checked to Foxen on the 9♦5♥2♠ flop, and Foxen bet 5,000. Phua called and checked again on the 10♠ turn. Foxen then bet 21,000 and Phua again called.
The river was the 7♥ and Foxen fired out 28,000. Phua called once more and Foxen turned over Q♣10♣ for a pair of tens to win the pot.
Alex Kulev and Pieter Aerts built a pot of around 80,000 as they went heads up to the turn on a board of 7♦4♣10♦8♠.
Kulev then bet 30,000 from under the gun and Aerts called in middle position. The river was the 2♥ and Kulev bet 190,000, leaving only a few chips behind. Aerts quickly folded and Kulev took the pot.
Level: 5
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Flashback: Online Qualifier Stanislav Zegal Wins First WSOP Paradise Main Event
Last year, the first-ever World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Main Event champion was crowned as Germany's Stanislav Zegal took down the $5,000 buy-in event for $2 million and his first WSOP bracelet. The GGPoker qualifier defeated heads-up opponent Michael Sklenicka of Czechia to wrap up a final day that only lasted four hours.
The inaugural WSOP Paradise Main Event at the five-star Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas drew 3,010 players for a prize pool that climbed above the $15 million guarantee. The field included dozens of online qualifiers, including Zegal, who was able to parlay his online poker prowess into a life-altering seven-figure victory.
“I was so lucky, the cards just fell my way all the time," Zegal told PokerNews. "I think I played well too, but obviously (there’s) tons of luck... This is what you call life-changing money, I guess.”
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanislav Zegal | Germany | $2,000,000 |
| 2 | Michael Sklenicka | Czechia | $1,200,000 |
| 3 | Daniel Neilson | Australia | $900,000 |
| 4 | Matt Glantz | United States | $685,000 |
| 5 | Rui Sousa | Portugal | $510,000 |
| 6 | Gabriel Schroeder | Brazil | $400,000 |
| 7 | Montgomery McQuade | United Kingdom | $300,000 |
| 8 | Luke Graham | United States | $250,000 |
Players are going on a 15-minute break as the field has grown to 73 entries so far, with 64 players remaining.
Dominykas Mikolaitis raised to 5,000 under the gun with J♦10♦ and was three-bet by Darren Elias in the cutoff to 15,000, who held A♣Q♠. Mikolaitis made the call.
The flop came 9♣J♥5♥ and Mikolaitis check-called a bet of 12,000 from Elias, bringing the 2♣ turn which went check-check.
On the 5♠ river, Mikolaitis sized up with a bet of 62,000, prompting Elias to toss his cards into the muck.
Dominykas Mikolaitis raised to 5,000 in middle position with A♥4♥ and was three-bet by Vladimir Minko in the hijack to 15,000 holding A♠10♦. Mikolaitis made the call.
The flop came 10♠4♠K♥ and Mikolaitis check-called a bet of 11,000 from Minko, bringing the K♠ turn which went check-check.
On the 3♣ river, Mikolaitis check-called a bet of 38,000, and the pot was pushed Minko's way.
Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 4,500 in middle position and Alex Foxen called on the button, as did big blind Christopher Nguyen.
The flop came J♦5♣4♥ and Kisacikoglu bet 4,000. Only Foxen called and the 3♥ fell on the turn.
Kisacikoglu then bet 18,000 and Foxen again called. The river was the Q♣ and Kisacikoglu bet 67,000. Foxen then raised to 240,000, leaving himself 5,000 behind, and Kisacikoglu folded.
David Yan raised to 5,000 in the hijack and Tsugunari Toma called in the big blind.
Yan bet 3,500 on the Q♦Q♣5♣ flop and Toma called. Yan then continued for 14,000 on the 3♥ turn and Toma again called.
The river was the J♣ and Toma led out for 27,000. Yan then raised to 150,000 and Toma called.
Yan showed J♥J♦ for a rivered full house and Toma mucked as he surrendered most of his stack.
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