2025 WSOP Paradise
Pedro Padilha opened to 650,000 from under the gun and Aleksejs Ponakovs called from the button.
The A♥Q♣7♣ flop checked through to the 10♠ turn. Padilha bet 575,000 and Ponakovs called, bringing in the 8♣ river. Padilha fired out another 900,000. After some thought, Ponakovs made it 3,350,000.
Padilha was bluffing with K♠9♠ and folded. Ponakovs had 10♥10♦ for a set of tens and was searching for value.
Level: 26
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
The six remaining players have been sent on another 15-minute break.
Manuel Fritz A♠K♠ opened to 500,000 from under the gun and Ye Wang K♦4♦ defended his big blind.
Fritz made top two on the A♦K♣6♣ flop, with Wang having middle pair and some backdoor opportunities. The latter check-called for 450,000, bringing in the 10♥ turn for Fritz to seal the checkmark. Wang check-folded to a bet of 1,475,000.
Pedro Padilha raised to 550,000 from the button, and when it folded to Yang Wang in the big blind, he three-bet all in for his stack of 3,200,000. Padilha snap-called to put Wang at risk.
Yang Wang: A♣9♥
Pedro Padilha: A♥A♦
Wang ran right into the aces of Padilha, and there was no miracle runout this time, as the board came 5♠5♥K♦3♠K♥ and Padilha would take the pot, eliminating Wang in seventh place.
Ye Wang opened to 550,000 from the cutoff and was called by Pedro Padilha from the small blind. Klemens Roiter then shoved for 2,575,000 from the big blind. Wang called after some thought before Padilha folded his A♥J♣.
Klemens Roiter: A♠J♦
Ye Wang: K♣10♣
Despite being behind, the good news for Wang was that two of Roiter's cards were already accounted for but the 8♦3♠2♣ flop offered no help. Roiter remained ahead following the Q♠ turn and locked up the double after the J♠ river.
Ye Wang raised to 500,000 from early position and was called by Eelis Parssinen in the big blind.
The flop came K♣10♦4♠ Parssinen check-called a bet of 350,000 from Wang.
After the 8♠ on the turn, Wang bet out 1,200,000 and Parssinen quickly moved all in for just 200,000 more, and Wang called to put him at risk.
Eelis Parssinen: 4♦4♣
Ye Wang: A♥J♦
Parssinen flopped a set and would need to only fade the gut shot Broadway draw of Wang. The river brought the 7♥ and Parssinen secured the double up.
Manuel Fritz opened to 500,000 from early position and Jean-Noel Thorel defended the big blind.
Thorel check-called for 300,000 on the Q♠Q♣8♣ flop, bringing in the 4♥ turn. Thorel did the same for 1,200,000.
The 6♥ river completed the board, and a third check came from Thorel. He had 3,000,000 behind and Fritz wanted it all, jamming as the bigger stack. Thorel, after some thought, called for his tournament life.
Thorel hero-called with 6♣5♣ but his queens and sixes were no good as Fritz tabled K♠K♣.
Ye Wang raised to 500,000 from early position with 10♠10♦, which was just called by Manuel Fritz on his left, holding A♦Q♦.
The flop came K♥6♦K♦ keeping Wang in front but giving Fritz a flush draw. Wang opted to bet out 425,000, and Fritz made the call.
The turn brought the 10♥ giving Wang a full house, and Wang bet out 875,000, which Fritz again called.
Fritz bricked his flush draw but did make a pair on the Q♠ river. Wang then sized up with a bet of 3,400,000, and Fritz took his time before mucking his pair, allowing the pot to go to Wang.