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Level 13
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
2024 WSOP Paradise
Event #9: $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 WSOP Paradise
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$50,000,000
Total Entries
1,978
Level
39
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
12,000,000
Entries
640
Players Left
207
Players Left 1 / 1,978
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Level 13
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The start of Level 13 means one final hour of late registration in the WSOP Super Main Event.
Full prize pool and payout information will be available after the final field is set.
Level: 13
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
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.
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Over 100 entries have been recorded thus far on Day 2 with just one level of late registration still remaining. It will be a push to get enough entries over the next 60 minutes in order to reach the $50 million guaranteed prizepool. For now, the 340 remaining players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day and here is a recap of the opening two levels:
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Dominykas Mikolaitis raised to 60,000 in middle position, Liv Boeree flatted in the hijack, and Scott Seiver three-bet all in for 365,000 in the cutoff to put himself at risk. Mikolaitis folded and Boeree made the call.
Scott Seiver: K♠K♦ 
Liv Boeree: A♠J♠
Boeree pulled ahead on the 3♠A♦9♠ flop, pairing her ace. The 3♥ turn and 8♥ river offered no help to Seiver, and he was sent to the rail.
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Action folded to Rokas Asipauskas who raised to 60,000 from the hijack, and was called by the small blind Nick Maimone.
The flop came 4♣K♠8♠ and Maimone check-called a bet of 45,000 from Asipauskas.
After the 4♦ on the turn, Maimone again check-called a bet from Asipauskas, this time for 140,000.
Both players checked after the Q♦ on the river, and Asipauskas tabled 10♠10♣ to take the pot, as Maimone mucked his hand.
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Corey Kempson opened to 75,000 on the button and Samuel Chartier called from the small blind. Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 350,000 from the big blind and Kempson four-bet shoved all in. Chartier quickly folded and Hellmuth used a time bank before sticking in an additional 450,000 chips.
Phil Hellmuth: Q♣2♥
Corey Kempson: J♠J♥
Hellmuth must have had some type of feeling as we have all seen this play before against Alex Foxen. However, he wasn't as fortunate this time with the J♣10♠9♣5♠4♦ runout and there was no "white magic" for the 17x bracelet winner.
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Bobby Winger raised to 65,000 under the gun, Bernd Gleissner flatted in the small blind, and Kevin Brownhill three-bet shoved all in out of the big blind for 470,000, putting himself at risk. Winger called and Gleissner got out of the way.
Kevin Brownhill: 8♥8♠
Bobby Winger: J♠J♠
Brownhill couldn't find an eight on the 10♥A♦7♠K♦7♣ board and he was sent to the rail.
Level 12
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 21st episode, Connor speaks with Survivor legend Boston Rob, aka Rob Mariano, about growing up near Fenway Park, learning poker at the age of 6, studying psychology at Boston University, applying for Survivor and winning Season 22, his recent appearance on Deal or No Deal Island and filming an upcoming season of The Traitors.
Boston Rob also revealed a story about Costa Rican authorities raiding a mansion known to host high-stakes poker games during a 2006 filming that included Daniel Negreanu, Josh Arieh, David Williams, Michael Mizrachi and actress Cheryl Hines.
"(Gambling mogul) Calvin (Ayre) had a big party at the house, and they came in guns drawn," he said. "And we were fine, but we all had to stay at the party until they checked our passports and everything. I think it was a little bit of a shakedown. But we had a good weekend."
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Boston Rob by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
