Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Get ready for the return of WSOP Paradise from December 4 to 18. Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas will play host to the winter version of poker's most fabled brand for the third year in a row.
Headlining the festival is a jaw-dropping $60,000,000-guaranteed Super Main Event — the largest prize guarantee in live poker tournament history. The festival is hosted in exclusive partnership with GGPoker and Triton Poker.
It will be the third iteration of WSOP Paradise with an unparalleled set of high roller and super high roller events, jointly curated and hosted by the WSOP and Triton Poker to ensure a world-class experience for all players.
| Event | Name | Starting Date | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1 | WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty | Dec. 4 | $2,500 |
| Event #3 | Triton Pot Limit Omaha Main Event | Dec. 5 | $100,000 |
| Event #5 | Triton Invitational | Dec. 7 | $250,000 |
| Event #9 | Triton No Limit Hold’em Main Event | Dec. 9 | $100,000 |
| Event #14 | GGMillion$ | Dec. 15 | $25,000 |
The remaining nine players are on a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,500,000 | |
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2,960,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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2,300,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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1,230,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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1,060,000
540,000
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540,000 |
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1,010,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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850,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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770,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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440,000
60,000
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60,000 |
Mateusz Sikora completed from the small blind and Pablo Heredia raised to 140,000 from the big blind.
Both players checked a flop of 7♣K♣7♦ to see the Q♥ roll off on the turn. Sikora tossed out a bet of 200,000, which Heredia called.
Another round of checks came after the 10♣ hit the river and Sikora turned over 10♦9♣ for a pair of tens. Heredia had that beat with A♥Q♠ for a pair of queens, and the pot went over to him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,300,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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1,060,000
540,000
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540,000 |
Pablo Beltran raised to 85,000 in middle position and Georgios Mylonas called on the button. Amit Buganim then moved all in for 280,000 in the big blind.
Beltran quickly folded, but Mylonas ripped off his hood and threw all of his time banks into the middle of the table as he went deep into the tank. He took nearly two minutes before also folding as Jan Bendik gave him a quizzical shrug.
"They wanted to give me money," Buganim said to Bendik as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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900,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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500,000
180,000
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180,000 |
Pablo Heredia just got the perfect start to his final table.
He raised to 85,000 from the hijack and Ioannis Chorianopoulos called on the button. Pawel Wojciechowski was in the big blind and also called.
The trio watched a flop of 5♦Q♣3♥ hit the baize and when it checked to Chorianopoulos, he fired 85,000. Wojciechowski stuck in a raise to 250,000, Heredia called, and Chorianopoulos elected to get out of the way, letting his two opponents tangle.
When the 7♠ fell on the turn, Wojciechowski bet 200,000 and not long after, Heredia shoved for 620,000.
"This is so sick. You have pocket queens?" asked Wojciechowski before he called.
Pablo Heredia: Q♥Q♦
Pawel Wojciechowski: 5♠5♥
Indeed it was pocket queens for Beltran, which meant the two had both flopped a set! Wojciechowski couldn't believe it, but there was still a way that the hand could become even sicker as he had a single out to scoop the pot.
Unfortunately for him, that didn't come on this occasion as the 3♣ on the river gave both players a full house, but Heredia's was better so he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,000,000
1,150,000
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1,150,000 |
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1,350,000
790,000
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790,000 |
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775,000
175,000
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175,000 |
Action folded to Ioannis Chorianopoulos who moved all in from the small blind. Georgios Mylonas picked up his silver watch that was resting on the table and put it on his wrist before calling for his last 500,000 in the big blind.
Georgios Mylonas: 6♠6♥
Ioannis Chorianopoulos: K♠5♦
Chorianopoulos was looking for a king to earn the first knockout of the final table, but Mylonas held on through the 4♥3♣Q♣Q♠3♥ board to earn the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,050,000
335,000
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335,000 |
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950,000
150,000
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150,000 |
Cards are back in the air and the final table is underway.
Players will take a short break while they prepare for the final table.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgios Mylonas | Greece | 715,000 | 18 |
| 2 | Pawel Wojciechowski | Poland | 2,140,000 | 54 |
| 3 | Amit Buganim | Israel | 320,000 | 8 |
| 4 | Jan Bendik | Slovakia | 4,500,000 | 113 |
| 5 | Dorian Melchers | France | 2,900,000 | 73 |
| 6 | Mateusz Sikora | Poland | 1,600,000 | 40 |
| 7 | Pablo Beltran | Austria | 850,000 | 21 |
| 8 | Franz George | Germany | 880,000 | 22 |
| 9 | Ioannis Chorianopoulos | Greece | 1,100,000 | 28 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,500,000 | |
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2,900,000 | |
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2,140,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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1,600,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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1,100,000
200,000
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200,000 |
|
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880,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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850,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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715,000
205,000
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205,000 |
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320,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Wow, a huge hand just burst the final table bubble.
Jan Bendik made it 100,000 to go from the small blind and Adrian Cazacu called from the big blind.
The flop came 8♦6♠J♥ and Bendik continued with a bet of 110,000, which was met with a raise to 300,000 from Cazacu. Bendik wasted no time in moving all in, and Cazacu called off his stack of around 1,400,000.
Adrian Cazacu: Q♠J♣
Jan Bendik: 10♦9♦
Bendik had a chance to bring the tournament down to its final table, and would do so if he could connect with his open-ended straight draw. Despite not hitting his straight on the A♦ turn, Bendik did add a lot more outs with a flush draw.
Cazacu needed to fade a lot to survive, but he couldn't do it as the 5♦ on the river completed the flush of Bendik. After thumping the table in frustration, Cazacu headed to the payout desk while the remaining nine players prepared themselves for the first final table of WSOPE.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,500,000
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
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Busted | |