Despite having a large stack earlier in the day, Jonathan Jaffe found himself with just a few big blinds and called off his last 800,000 from the big blind against Jakob Miegel in early position.
Jonathan Jaffe: A♣6♣
Jakob Miegel: A♥10♠
Jaffe called without looking at his cards and had a chuckle saying, "How do I have an ace?"
Although Jaffe hit his ace on the Q♠7♠2♠Q♥A♦ runout, it was unfortunately not good enough as he headed to the exit.
Alexander Zubov pushed all in for the second hand in a row, this time for 4,150,000 in middle position. Vladimir Minko asked for a count and called it off from the small blind.
Alexander Zubov: A♠K♦
Vladimir Minko: A♥10♥
Zubov was in a dominating position and the flop of J♦9♣2♣ was clean. The 5♣ and 7♣ runout changed nothing and Zubov scored a double up.
With around 2,000,000 in the pot on a flop of 8♠5♠3♥, Michael Addamo bet 1,100,000 from under the gun and Alisson Piekazewicz came back with a raise to 2,750,000 in the big blind.
Addamo called to see the 7♥ turn, where Piekazewicz bet another 5,200,000. Addamo then moved all in and Piekazewicz, with around 7,000,000 remaining, snap-folded.
Darren Elias moved all in for 6,850,000 on the button and Pascal Lefrancois called in the small blind.
Darren Elias: A♦K♥
Pascal Lefrancois: A♣7♥
Elias had Lefrancois dominated and remained in the lead as the flop came 9♦3♠4♦. The 6♥ turn gave Lefrancois a straight draw, and he spiked the 5♦ on the river to make his straight and send Elias crashing out of the tournament.
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.”
Vadzim Lipauka raised to 1,000,000 in the cutoff and Joonhee Yea three-bet to 3,000,000 on the button. Joseph Cheong moved all in for 3,825,000 from the small blind which got Lipauka to fold but Yea was forced to call it off.
Joseph Cheong: A♥J♥
Joonhee Yea: A♠2♠
"Just a chop," Cheong pleaded with the dealer who spread a flop of 10♠9♦2♣ giving Yea a pair of deuces. The turn was the Q♥ and Cheong picked up some additional outs. The 4♣ completed the board and Cheong stood from his seat to collect his payout.
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