Chess queen Alexandra Botez took a tough beat early into Day 2 as her kings were cracked by the ace-king of an opponent.
Botez held K♦K♥ to the opponent's A♥K♠ and was in good shape to double up before the flop of 10♣J♣Q♥ gave her opponent Broadway. The turn brought the 5♥ turn and the the last king in the deck landed on the river to give her a set, which was not enough.
Day 2 of the Event #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker Paradise at the five-star Atlantis Resort & Casino is upon us after the four starting flights that drew enough players to surpass the tournament's ambitious $15 million guarantee.
There were 274 players who advanced from the first three starting flights and they will be joined by the survivors of Day 1d. Among those players are no shortage of all-stars, including Daniel Negrenau, Maria Ho, Josh Arieh and Kevin Martin, four players who share a unique bond from competing on GGPoker'sGame of Gold.
Also in the Day 2 field will be Adrian Mateos, Justin Saliba, Faraz Jaka, Timothy Adams, Chino Rheem, Steven Buckner and reigning Main Event champion Daniel Weinman.
Daniel Weinman
Those players will also be joined by GGPoker online qualifiers, including Christian Rudolph, Tyler Cornell, Gabriel Schroeder and Daniel Dvoress.
Day 2 of the WSOP Paradise Main Event is slated to get underway at 5 p.m. local time, so it will likely be a late one before players come back for Day 3. After that, Day 4 will crown a winner that will have the honor of being the inaugural WSOP Paradise champion.
In addition to PokerNews coverage, fans can sweat the action by tuning into the GGPoker livestream.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site at the shark-filled Atlantis Resort and will continue to provide updates on the WSOP Paradise Main Event.
