2024 WSOP Paradise

Event #9: $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event
Day: 1d
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Event Info
2024 WSOP Paradise
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣6♣
Prize
$6,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$50,000,000
Total Entries
1,978
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
12,000,000
Players Info - Day 1d
Entries
228
Players Left
83
Players Left 1 / 1,978
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Tondeur Gets a Shove Through

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Roger Tondeur opened to 10,000 in early position and picked up two callers along the way. Jeff Berwick reraised to 40,000 from the small blind and all three players called.

The flop fell 9♣8♦2♠ and Berwick led out with a bet of 75,000. Tondeur jammed all in for a little over 300,000 which got both Tyler Stafman and Marc Foggin to fold. Berwick thought for a bit but also decided to lay his hand down.

"Wow," Noah Schwartz commented with a raised eyebrow. "They all folded?"

Tags: Jeff BerwickMarc FogginNoah SchwartzRoger TondeurTyler Stafman

Queens for Ostrander

Tyler Foran
Tyler Foran
Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Greg Ostrander and Felipe Boianovsky were seen putting 12,000 in the middle on the A♦J♠7♣ flop and the dealer rolled off the 9♠ on the turn.

Ostrander checked from the small blind and called a bet of 43,000 from Boianovsky on the button.

The K♦ river received checks from both players and Ostrander tabled Q♣Q♥ before Boianovsky mucked his hand.

Tags: Felipe BoianovskyGreg Ostrander

Desjarlais Fires Three Bullets at Duthie

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Steve Desjarlais
Steve Desjarlais

Eric Afriat bet 12,000 from middle position on a flop of 4♦2♣A♣ and John Duthie called in the cutoff. Steve Desjarlais then raised to 27,000 on the button and only Duthie called.

The turn was the 10♠ and Desjarlais bet another 35,000. Duthie again called and the 7♠ fell on the river. Desjarlais then bet 55,000 and Duthie folded this time.

"Flop a straight?" Afriat asked Desjarlais, and Desjarlais showed 4♣3♣ as he took the pot.

Alex Livingston is also seated at this table.

Tags: Alex LivingstonEric AfriatJohn DuthieSteve Desjarlais

Level: 3

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Chip Counts at Break

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 2 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

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Music Icon & Bracelet Winner Steve Albini's Death Puts Fabled 20-Year Poker Home Game on Pause

Kaelaine Minton
Kaelaine Minton
Level 2 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Steve Albini
Steve Albini

The death of musician, recording engineer and poker player Steve Albini hit the music world with a force like that of the incendiary device aimed at Earth pictured on Big Black's 1986 debut album Atomizer. It may have hit one group of Chicago poker players the hardest.

Albini, a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner who recorded landmark works by bands like Nirvana and Pixies and who The New York Times described as "one of the most admired, and most divisive, figures in rock," was a key figure in a friend group that bonded, joked and supported one another over the poker table. For 20 years, they played in a weekly low-stakes Chicago home game often held in Electrical Audio that included bracelet winners like Jason Gola, Eric Rodawig and Brian Hastings. Now, the game is on hiatus after Albini's death in May as the group of poker pros, musicians and audio engineers adapts to a world without its figurehead.

PokerNews spoke with two of Albini's closest friends who were regulars in the game, Brandon Shack-Harris and Andrew Kosinski.

Read More About Albini's Home Game on PokerNews

Break Time

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 2 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Bertrand Grospellier
Bertrand Grospellier

The players are going on their first 15-minute break of the day. There are currently 110 registered players with 106 remaining. Play resumes in Level 3 with blinds at 2,000/4,000/4,000.

Check out some of the highlights from the first frame of play:

Romanello Raises Big Against Adams

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 2 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Roberto Romanello and Timothy Adams built a pot of around 45,000 as they went heads up to the 8♠8♦7♦ flop. Adams then bet 15,000 from the button and Romanello called in the hijack.

The turn was the 5♠ and Adams bet another 60,000. Romanello took a minute before raising to 125,000. Adams also tanked for a moment, but eventually slid his cards into the muck.

Tags: Roberto RomanelloTimothy Adams

Kenjic Changes Up His Sizings

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 2 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Charlott Eisenkolb opened to 7,000 in middle position and Jovan Kenjic defended from the big blind. The flop came 7♦6♠5♠ and Kenjic led out with a bet of 5,000 which Eisenkolb just called.

The turn was the 2♦ and Kenjic bombed away with a bet of 50,000. Eisenkolb still called and the J♠ completed the board. Kenjic fired a third barrel of 55,000 which sent Eisenkolb into the tank for a few minutes before finally folding.

Tags: Jovan KenjicCharlott Eisenkolb

Fortuna Doesn't Fall for Cavalieri's Trap

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 2 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Pedro Cavalieri opened from under the gun and was called by Gualter Fortuna in the cutoff and Roberto Romanello in the big blind.

On the Q♣5♠5♣ flop, Cavalieri bet 8,000 before Fortuna raised to 25,000. Romanello folded and Cavalieri called.

The K♠ turn checked through to the 3♥ which saw Cavalieri check once again. Fortuna took some time before he opted to check back. It was the wise decision as Cavalieri tabled 5♦3♦ for a full house as his trap was unsuccessful.

Tags: Gualter FortunaPedro CavalieriRoberto Romanello

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