Level: 9
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
2025 WSOP Paradise
Event #14: $25,000 GGMillion$ Single Day Turbo
Day: 1
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Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
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Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The 112 players are on another 15-minute break.
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Curtis Knight was all-in for his last 66,000 from the small blind and was at risk to Manuel Pope Almeida, who was in the big blind.
Curtis Knight: A♠9♦
Manuel Pope Almeida: 10♥10♠
Almeida's pair remained best, and Knight departed just before the break as he failed to connect on the J♠6♥4♣3♦Q♦ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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300,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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Busted |
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With around 130,000 in the middle, the board read 4♥9♥J♠6♠.
Chin Wei Lim shoved for 88,500 from the small blind for Masashi Oya to consider his options in the big blind with the bigger stack. In the end, he called for the cards to go on their backs.
Chin Wei Lim: 10♦8♦
Masashi Oya: A♥9♣
Lim had flopped the open-ended straight draw while Oya was sitting on a pair of nines with the ace-kicker.
The river completed the board with the 3♣ to keep Oya ahead and send Lim on his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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903,000
408,000
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408,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Mohsin Virani opened to 12,000 from under the gun and called when Stephen Chidwick jammed for 108,000 from the button.
Stephen Chidwick: 10♣10♥
Mohsin Virani: AxK♦
Chidwick doubled up after the 9♥8♦8♣J♥6♠ runout, leaving Virani with 22,000.
On the next deal, Giorgiy Skhulukhiya, in the small blind, jammed. Virani called off the 16,000 he had behind in the big blind.
Mohsin Virani: Q♣3♠
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: J♠8♦
Virani made two pair on the Q♥6♦5♦10♦3♣ runout, but his spin up ended after he was eliminated shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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255,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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231,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With around 60,000 in the middle, the flop read 4♠3♣3♥.
In the small blind, Christoph Vogelsang check-called the 34,000 bet by Johannes Straver in the big blind.
The turn was the A♥, they both tanked and both checked.
The river completed the board with the 10♣. Vogelsang took about 30 seconds before the check came through. Straver also took some time before opting to bet 53,000. Vogelsang took one last look at his cards before pushing them over the line for the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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411,000
161,000
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161,000 |
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166,000
84,000
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84,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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250,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Manuel Pope Almeida raised to 9,000 from under the gun. Both Morris Kadylo from the middle position and Justin Liberto in the hijack called.
The flop came Q♠2♥2♠. Almeida continued with a bet of 11,000 for only Kadylo to call.
The turn was the 5♥. Almeida slowed down but check-called the 9,000 bet Kadylo put in.
The river completed the board with the 10♣. Almeida flicked in a 25,000-chip for Kadylo to call and immediately reveal his 9♠9♥ for two pair. Almeida flipped his Q♦8♦ over for the higher two pair and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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375,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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340,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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131,000
119,000
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119,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000 | |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000 | |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000 | |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000 | |
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250,000
34,000
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34,000 |
