Event #9: $1,700 Main Event Day 1a | 2024 WSOP-C Playground

08-29-2024 20:02 UTC-4

Psarris Rivers Winner

Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading 8♣2♦3♠9♠. Jimmy Setna bet 9,000 from the big blind and Nikolas Psarris called in the cutoff.

The river was the J♠. Setna fired 18,000 and was snap-called by Psarris.

Setna tabled nothing with the K♥6x which Psarris had beat with the J♥2♥ as he had rivered a winning pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolas Psarris	212,000
Jimmy Setna	90,000

Tags: Jimmy Setna Nikolas Psarris

08-29-2024 19:41 UTC-4

Ace-Jack Gets it Done for Yapoudjian

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Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Three players were in a hand on the turn with it reading 10♥10♠A♠5♥. Kevin MacDonald bet 7,000 from the hijack. Hrair Yapudjian called in middle position while John Araujo also called from the big blind.

The river came the A♣ to double pair the board. Yapoudjian bet 5,000, Araujo folded and MacDonald called.

Yapoudjian tabled the A♥J♦ for the boat to take the pot as MacDonald shook his head,

"First time ace-jack holds up at this table" said Yapoudjian as he gathered the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Araujo	110,000 110,000	110,000
Hrair Yapoudjian	108,000 108,000	108,000
Kevin MacDonald	79,000 79,000	79,000

Tags: Hrair Yapudjian John Araujo Kevin MacDonald

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

08-29-2024 19:28 UTC-4

A Round of Chip Counts

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Jeff McMillan

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruoxiao Shi	445,000
Khaled Aljoma	290,000 75,000	75,000
Khaly Dang	215,000
Greg McCann	195,000 95,000	95,000
Ryan Lelinowski	180,000
Gabriel Croteau	180,000
Danny Overbaugh	145,000 60,000	60,000
Samuel Roussy-Majeau	145,000
Nancy Brett	90,000 36,000	36,000

08-29-2024 19:22 UTC-4

Bolduc Sends Ben Ounis into the Tank

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Jeff McMillan

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alexandre Bolduc raised to 4,500 preflop from middle position. Haroun Ben Ounis three-bet it to 10,000 from the cutoff and Bolduc called.

The flop came 9♣Q♦3♦. Ben Ounis continued for 7,500. Bolduc raisd to 25,000 and Ben Ounis called.

The turn was the 8♠. Bolduc moved all in for 78,500. Ben Ounis went into the tank as he contemplated the fairly large shove. After calling the clock on himself he eventually folded and flashed a Qx to show what he was folding.

Bolduc showed the KxQx as he took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Haroun Ben Ounis	215,000 215,000	215,000
Alexandre Bolduc	147,000 147,000	147,000

Tags: Alexandre Bolduc Ben Ounis

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

08-29-2024 18:54 UTC-4

WSOP Paradise Schedule in December Includes $50M GTD Super Main Event

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Jeff McMillan

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise schedule is out, and it includes 15 gold bracelet events highlighted by the largest guaranteed poker tournament prize pool ever.

All the action takes place at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas from Dec. 3-13. The series includes a record $25,000 buy-in Super Main Event starting Dec. 9, featuring a $50 million guaranteed prize pool. That is the highlight event of the series, but it is far from the only big one. Take, for example, the $500,000 buy-in Triton Million on Dec. 7, an invitational event through Triton Poker.

The warm weather poker festival begins Dec. 6 with the $2,500 WSOP Mini Main Event, a $5 million guaranteed tournament. It concludes Dec. 18 with the $5,000 The Closer - NLH Bounty Turbo. There is one other tournament scheduled for the last day of the bracelet series — Super Saver 1M Invitational ($1 million guaranteed), open to bracelet holders who enter the Super Main Event.

Find the Full Schedule Here

08-29-2024 18:33 UTC-4

Set Over Set Denies Potential Quads

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Jeff McMillan

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

There was four-way action brewing on a flop of 10♦8♠7♦. From the small blind, Weijie Zhang led out for 20,000. Danny Overbaugh took his time in early position to think about the bet and the two players left to act behind him before he folded.

The cutoff folded quickly and Johan Levyssohn moved all in from the button which Zhang snap-called.

Johan Levyssohn: 7♠7♣ All in
Weijie Zhang: 8♥8♦

It was a set over set cooler while Overbaugh said he folded an overpair. The turn was the J♦ "and there it is" said Overbaugh, indicated that he had folded pocket jacks.

The river was another J♠ as Overbaugh reacted to what would have been quads and Levyssohn was sent away while Zhang gathered the big pot.