2025 WSOP Paradise
Players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Action will resume on Level 7, with blinds of 1,500/3,000/3,000.
Rafael Mota opened to 6,000 and called a raise from David D'Alessandro to 15,000.
The flop came J♣5♦2♣ and Mota check-called 15,000. The pair checked the 2♠ turn. The river was the 10♣ and Mota bet 75,000 and D'Alessandro quickly folded.
"It's always clubs," said Cong Pham. "The last few flops have all been clubs."
"Clubs is hot!" remarked Paul Phua.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,450,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
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125,000
286,500
|
286,500 |
Thomas Boivin opened to 5,500 from the hijack, and David Coleman made the call in the cutoff. Teun Mulder slid in a call from the big blind, and the 6♠4♥A♣ flop saw all three players check.
Another round of checks followed the 7♠ turn, and the dealer flipped over the 10♦ river. Mulder checked to Boivin, who fired a bet of 15,000.
Coleman folded, while Mulder made the call. Boivin showed down A♥K♠, taking down the pot with top pair as Mulder mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
565,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
||
|
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305,000
104,500
|
104,500 |
|
|
204,000
91,500
|
91,500 |
Aleksejs Ponakovs opened to 5,000 from the hijack, and Sergio Aido defended his big blind to see the 7♦6♠7♣ flop.
Aido checked to Ponakovs, who continued for 3,500. After taking some time, Aido check-raised to 12,000. That produced a quick fold from Ponakovs, and Aido took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
286,000
67,500
|
67,500 |
|
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||
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184,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
||
On a flop of 10♦8♥3♦ Neehar Banerji and Ryan Rapaski got it in, with Rapaski all-in and at risk for his last 256,500.
Ryan Rapaski: J♦7♦
Neehar Banerji: 10♣8♣
Banerji had flopped top two, but Rapaski wasn't out of it yet as he turned a J♠ for top pair and rivered his straight with the 9♣.
"These $250k all-ins are fun," he said to the table. "Gets the dopamine flowing!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
180,000
245,500
|
245,500 |
Rafael Mota raised to 5,000 and David D'Alessandro three-bet from the next position to 10,000. It folded back to Mota who four-bet to 45,000 and D'Alessandro called.
The flop came 9♥3♣2♠ and Mota continued for 32,000. D'Alessandro called.
The turn was the 2♦ and Mota bet 85,000, only this time D'Alessandro folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,375,000
431,500
|
431,500 |
|
|
180,000
231,500
|
231,500 |
Thomas Boivin opened to 5,000 from under the gun, with Juan Pardo calling in the small blind and Daniel Dvoress coming along in the big blind.
Pardo and Dvoress checked the 4♥10♦A♣ flop, and Boivin continued for 5,000. Both opponents called, checking again on the 6♦ turn.
Boivin slid out a bet of 25,000, earning folds from Pardo and Dvoress to take the pot.
At a nearby table, Christoph Vogelsang raised to 4,500 in the cutoff before Alex Foxen three-bet to 22,500 from the small blind. After taking almost all of the 30-second clock, Vogelsang slid his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
418,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
405,000
45,500
|
45,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
264,000
62,500
|
62,500 |
|
|
||
|
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248,000
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
|
128,000
15,500
|
15,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
28,500
|
28,500 |
|
|
187,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
178,500
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
171,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
159,500
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
138,500
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
118,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
109,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
46,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
|
45,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500