Event #9: $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event Day 1b | 2024 WSOP Paradise

12-13-2024 20:26 UTC-5

Set Over Set Leaves Seidel on Crumbs

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Erik Seidel raised to 27,000 in middle position and Waikiat Lee reraised to 100,000 out of the small blind. Seidel called and the dealer fanned the flop of J♥8♠7♦. Lee continued with a bet of 40,000 and Seidel just called.

The turn was the Q♦ and Lee fired out another bet of 130,000. Seidel still called and the K♥ completed the board. Lee dropped in a bet of 325,000 and Seidel quickly looked him up. Lee turned over K♠K♦ for top set while Seidel held J♠J♦ for an inferior set of jacks.

Seidel was left with just 14,000 chips after the hand but was seen leaving the table moments later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Waikiat Lee	1,350,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Erik Seidel	Busted

Tags: Erik Seidel Waikiat Lee

12-13-2024 19:01 UTC-5

Dinner Break

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Tyler Foran

Level 6 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

With 233 total entries recorded thus far on Day 1b in the $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event, 162 are still in their seats as they are set to take a 60-minute dinner break. The action will resume at approximately 7:56 p.m. with a 12,000 big blind. Here is a look at what happened in the previous two levels:

12-13-2024 18:58 UTC-5

Kornuth Good at Showdown

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In a heads-up pot on a board of J♦J♠5♦7♦, Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu checked in the cutoff as Chance Kornuth bet 80,000 on the button. Nedelcu called.

Nedelcu checked again on the 7♥ river and Kornuth checked back. Nedelcu showed 3♠3♦ and was playing the board and it was no good against the 10♣5♣ of Kornuth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	750,000 190,000	190,000

Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu	300,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu

12-13-2024 18:47 UTC-5

Greenwood Gets Max Value

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In a heads-up pot on a flop of 10♦6♦4♥, Lucas Greenwood bet 50,000 from the big blind and Diego Sanchez raised to 126,000 from the button. Greenwood called.

Both players checked on the 6♥ turn. Greenwood then bet 240,000 on the 7♥ river with just a single chip behind and Sanchez went in the tank before calling. Greenwood showed Q♣10♣ for a pair of tens and it was good to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Greenwood	700,000 700,000	700,000

Diego Sanchez	250,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Diego Sanchez Lucas Greenwood

12-13-2024 18:38 UTC-5

Thorel Sends Mercier and Collopy Into the Light

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jason Mercier was one of the short stacks at his table and ripped all in for his last 159,000 from the cutoff. Jim Collopy shoved all in for 412,000 on the button, and Jean-Noel Thorel asked for a count of both stacks. Thorel then moved all in for 605,000, and Justin Bonomo quickly got out of the way in the big blind.

Jason Mercier: 5♥5♣ All in
Jim Collopy: A♣K♠ All in
Jean-Noel Thorel: A♠J♣

Mercier was the favorite as the only player with a pair but had plenty of cards to fade. The Q♦4♦2♥ flop was so far so good, and the 7♠ on the turn left it that way. However, the J♠ on the river gave Thorel the only winning option and eliminated both of his opponents.

"Yes!" he exclaimed, banging the table with both of his fists. He looked to Bonomo and shrugged as they laughed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	1,185,000 710,000	710,000
Jason Mercier	Busted

Jim Collopy	Busted

Tags: Jim Collopy Jason Mercier Jean-Noel Thorel Justin Bonomo

12-13-2024 18:24 UTC-5

Holz Flops a Set to Cooler D'Alessandro

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In a heads-up pot on a flop of Q♦5♠A♠, David D'Alessandro bet 60,000 from the cutoff and Fedor Holz raised to 120,000 from the hijack. D'Alessandro called.

D'Alessandro checked on the 6♥ turn and Holz bet 225,000. D'Alessandro check-jammed a stack of around 600,000, and Holz quickly called.

David D'Alessandro: A♣K♦ All in
Fedor Holz: Q♥Q♣

D'Alessandro had top pair top kicker but was drawing stone dead against the German prodigy's set of queens. The K♠ bricked off on the river to mark his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fedor Holz	2,200,000 590,000	590,000

David D'Alessandro	Busted

Tags: David D'Alessandro Fedor Holz

12-13-2024 17:56 UTC-5

Lococo Spikes the River to Bust Glazer

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Brett Slezak

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alejandro Lococo opened from middle position and was called by Jianwei Lin in the cutoff and Jordan Glazer in the big blind.

On the 10♦9♠4♦ flop, the action checked to Lin who bet 20,000. Glazer responded with a check-raise to 125,000. Lococo inquired about Glazer's stack size before he slid a stack of green T-100,000 chips forward to put both players at risk. Lin swiftly folded while Glazer snap-called off for around 300,000 effective.

Jordan Glazer: 10♣4♣ All in
Alejandro Lococo: J♦9♦

Glazer was ahead with two pair but Lococo had middle pair and a flush draw. The 6♠ turn was safe for Glazer but the J♣ river gave Lococo a better two pair as Glazer hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	1,400,000 16,000	16,000

Jordan Glazer	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Jianwei Lin Jordan Glazer

12-13-2024 17:56 UTC-5

Big Slick for Suvarna

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Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In a heads-up pot on a flop of 9♠K♣8♥, Elie Nakache checked in the big blind and Santhosh Suvarna bet 20,000 in the hijack. Nakache called.

Nakache checked again on the J♥ turn and Suvarna checked back. Nakache then bet 54,000 on the 7♦ river and Suvarna quickly called.

Nakache showed 7♠6♦ for a pair of sevens as Suvarna turned over A♦K♦ to win the pot with a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elie Nakache	600,000 600,000	600,000

Santhosh Suvarna	500,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Elie Nakache Santhosh Suvarna

12-13-2024 17:50 UTC-5

It's All Winter in Paradise

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus opened to 18,000 in the hijack and Sean Winter raised to 68,000 out of the big blind. Ausmus called and they went heads up to a flop of A♣A♦4♦.

Winter continued with a bet of 33,000 and Ausmus called to see the J♥ on the turn. Winter slowed down with a check this time and Ausmus obliged by checking it back.

The Q♠ completed the board and Winter checked once more. Ausmus tossed in a bet of 110,000 but Winter check-raised all in as the bigger stack. Ausmus went into the tank for over two minutes, facing a decision for his last 205,000 chips, but eventually decided to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	1,300,000 150,000	150,000
Jeremy Ausmus	205,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus Sean Winter

12-13-2024 17:34 UTC-5

Keating Gets Dealt a Real Hand

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alan Keating has been up to his old tricks by putting pressure on his opponents, often putting all of his chips in the middle preflop. This time, Espen Myrmo found out the hard way when Keating actually woke up with a hand, as all of the chips went into the middle preflop.

Espen Myrmo: 10♠10♣ All in
Alan Keating: Q♥Q♦

Keating had the best of it this time with the better of the two pocket pairs and the A♠J♦7♣K♥2♦ board ran out clean to eliminate Myrmo.

"All in, all in, all in and then pocket queens," Nacho Barbero piped up. "I've seen that before."

"Ya, but usually they're a bit older," Jesse Lonis chimed in, which got a laugh from Keating.