Event #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship Dia 1a | 2023 WSOP Paradise

2023-12-09 19:42 UTC-4

Giardina Goes For the High Roller Champ

Nível 9 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The flop read 9♠J♦2♦ and the action checked all the way to the button where Diogo Franco put out a bet of 5,000. Michael Giardina was in early position and called before the action was on the winner of the $25,000 High Roller Champion Samuel Mullur in middle position. After a moment in the tank Mullur put in a check-raise to 20,000.

Franco snap-folded but Giardina came along for the ride. The 2♥ turn was checked through to a 10♥ river.

Giardina opted to take the betting lead and put out a wager of 20,000. Mullur mulled it over but eventually he found a fold and the pot was pushed to Giardina.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Diogo Franco	176,000 176,000	176,000
Michael Giardina	115,000 115,000	115,000
Samuel Mullur	40,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Diogo Franco Michael Giardina

2023-12-09 18:57 UTC-4

Vasquez Sends Luo to the Rail

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Nível 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Shuang Luo opened to 2,600 from middle position and Bolivar Vasquez three-bet to 8,000 from the button. Tjarco Reitsma called in the small blind before Luo four-bet shoved for 67,100 from the big blind. Vasquez made the call with a covering stack while Reitsma got out of the way.

Shuang Luo: A♣K♠
Bolivar Vasquez: K♣K♦

Luo failed to improve on the J♣3♣8♥8♦6♣ runout and made her exit from the tournament area while Vasquez dragged in a sizable pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Bolivar Vasquez	161,000 161,000	161,000
Tjarco Reitsma	66,000 -8,000	-8,000
Shuang Luo	Eliminado

Tags: Bolivar Vasquez Shuang Luo

2023-12-09 18:28 UTC-4

Botez Gets it All Back

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Nível 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Alexandra Botez opened to 4,000 from the small blind and Jose Zurita defended from the big blind.

The flop came A♣Q♦4♠ and Botez fired a 5,000 continuation bet that was called by Zurita.

Botez bet again for 10,000 on the 10♣ turn and once again Zurita made the call.

On the 8♣ river Botez sized up with a bet of 35,000. This time Zurita folded and Botez won back roughly the same amount of chips she had lost exactly one hand earlier.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alexandra Botez	154,000 20,500	20,500
Jose Zurita	72,800 72,800	72,800

Tags: Alexandra Botez Jose Zurita

2023-12-09 18:16 UTC-4

Kuznetsov Eliminated by Lonis

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Nível 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov flat-called a raise to 2,200 while in the cutoff and Jesse Lonis then three-bet to 10,800 in the small blind. The initial raiser folded and Kuznetsov called, which led them to the Q♠9♠5♣ flop.

Lonis continued for 15,200 and earned a reluctant call from Kuznetsov, who then faced the shove by Lonis on the J♣ turn.

"How much is it?" Kuznetsov asked and the shove of Lonis was for 42,200. Half a minute later, the Russian called and instantly asked "do you have kings?"

Nikita Kuznetsov: A♠Q♥
Jesse Lonis: K♦K♥

Lonis indeed held the overpair and the K♣ river improved him to a set. Both stacks were counted and Kuznetsov was covered by a single big blind.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jesse Lonis	125,000 62,000	62,000

Faraz Jaka	90,000 -38,000	-38,000

Nikita Kuznetsov	Eliminado

Tags: Jesse Lonis Nikita Kuznetsov

2023-12-09 18:02 UTC-4

Bujok Takes Colossal Pot with Cowboys

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Nível 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Szymon Bujok opened to 2,000 from early position and Martin Raus three-bet to 6,700 from the hijack. Rene Majed then put in a four-bet to 17,000 from the small blind that was called by both Bujok and Raus.

Majed fired a 14,000 continuation bet on the 3♣3♦2♦ flop that was called by both Bujok and Raus.

On the K♠ turn action checked around to Raus, who moved all in for 47,500. Majed thought for about one minute before making the call, only for Bujok to raise to 100,000. After another minute in the tank Majed mucked his hand leaving Raus all in and at risk.

Martin Raus: A♣J♦
Szymon Bujok: K♦K♥

Raus had made an ambitious bluff with ace-high and was drawing dead against Bujok who had turned a full house. The 5♠ river was inconsequential and Bujok dragged in a massive pot, putting himself among the chip leaders of the tournament currently while making a major dent in Majed's stack and sending Raus to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Szymon Bujok	303,000 187,500	187,500
Rene Majed	54,500 -74,500	-74,500
Martin Raus	Eliminado

Tags: Martin Raus Rene Majed Szymon Bujok

2023-12-09 17:34 UTC-4

"Greatest Player in the Field" Doubles With Aces

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Nível 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a preflop raising war, Patrick Tardif got his stack of 42,100 into the middle against Hector Grangel and once the cards were revealed, it was obvious why.

Patrick Tardif: A♣A♠
Hector Grangel: K♣K♦

The 8♦7♦5♦ flop was a mighty sweat for the Canadian online streamer but he held onto the lead thanks to the Q♣ turn and 9♥ river.

"I played that hand really good, I am the greatest player in the field," Tardif joked with a big smile on the face.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Patrick Tardif	90,000 90,000	90,000
Hector Grangel	52,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Hector Grangel Patrick Tardif

2023-12-09 17:31 UTC-4

Williams Takes a Chunk Off Svesko

Nível 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Darko Svesko opened in middle position to 1,700 before the action folded to Game of Gold Star David Williams in the big blind who defended.

The A♦4♥10♣ flop landed and Williams check-called a 1,500 bet from Svesko before the 3♥ rolled off on the turn.

The action checked to Svesko again and after a short tank he went with another bet of 3,600. Williams called again.

The Q♠ hit the river and the action checked through. Williams tabled A♣8♥ and Svesko mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Darko Svesko	88,000 40,000	40,000
David Williams	80,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Darko Svesko David Williams

2023-12-09 17:11 UTC-4

Foxen Gets Respect

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Nível 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Kristen Foxen opened to 2,000 from early position and received calls from Baraza Fransico in the cutoff, Toni Jordana on the button and Ramon Silva in the big blind.

The flop came 9♣8♣6♥ and Silva lead out with a bet of 2,500. Foxen called, Fransico folded and Jordana called.

Silva fired again for 3,500 on the 10♥ turn. Foxen raised to 15,500, forcing Jordana out of the pot and sending Silva briefly into the tank.

After about a minute Silva folded the 7♠ face up for the third-nuts and Foxen took down a nice pot without showdown.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Baraza Fransico	100,600 100,600	100,600
Ramon Silva	82,000 82,000	82,000
Toni Jordana	55,000 55,000	55,000
Kristen Foxen	54,000 54,000	54,000

Tags: Baraza Fransico Kristen Foxen Ramon Silva Toni Jordana

2023-12-09 16:53 UTC-4

Majed Makes the Right Call on Scary Board

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Nível 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With two players seeing a board of 7♣3♣Q♠5♣ and roughly 25,000 already in the middle, Martin Raus bet 15,500 from the big blind and Rene Majed called from middle position.

Raus fired again for 26,500 on the 6♥ river and once again Majed made the call. Raus could only show 2♦2♥ for a small pocket pair turned into a bluff while Majed tabled A♦Q♦ for top pair, top kicker to take down a sizable pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Rene Majed	129,000 81,500	81,500
Martin Raus	37,100 -35,900	-35,900

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2023-12-09 16:43 UTC-4

Zlotnikov Further Increases Big Stack

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Nível 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ari Katz made it 1,300 to go and was called by Anatoly Zlotnikov, Robert Cowen also came along from the big blind. On the A♥9♠7♦ flop, Katz continued for 1,600 when checked to and Zlotnikov called while Cowen let go.

Katz fired another 6,200 on the A♠ turn for Zlotnikov to call and the 5♠ fell on the river. This time, Katz checked and Zlotnikov double-checked his cards before tossing in a larger bet of 22,800. Katz instantly folded and the rich got richer.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Anatoly Zlotnikov	160,000
Clemen Deng	100,000
Robert Cowen	80,000 2,000	2,000

Ari Katz	50,100

Tags: Anatoly Zlotnikov Ari Katz Robert Cowen