Event #1: $1,500 Mystery Millions | 2023 WSOP Paradise

12-06-2023 19:22 UTC-5

Delayed Updates

Brandon Bloom

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

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Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	46,500,000

Konstantin Maslak	34,500,000 800,000	800,000

Drew Scott	32,400,000 5,200,000	5,200,000
Davidi Kitai	21,100,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000

Thomas Santerne	13,600,000 5,100,000	5,100,000
Kartik Ved	10,200,000

Jin Hoon Lee	9,200,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000

Max Pinnola	4,800,000

12-06-2023 19:21 UTC-5

Hyunsup Kim Eliminated in 9th Place ($51,000)

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Chris Land

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

In a hand that saw Hyunsup Kim put in the rest of his few remaining chips, Maria Ho made the call top put Kim at risk in an attempt to get the table down to eight.

Hyunsup Kim: K♣10♦
Maria Ho: K♥5♦

Much to the disappointment of Kim, the flop came 5♥4♠5♠, flopping him dead to running tens for the win or running kings for a chop, but when the turn brought the 7♦, Kim was drawing dead headed to the meaningless 9♣ river as Ho extends her chip lead and sends Kim to the exit in ninth place for $51,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	46,500,000 800,000	800,000

Hyunsup Kim	Busted

Tags: Hyunsup Kim Maria Ho

12-06-2023 19:04 UTC-5

Santerne Doubles Through Kim

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Chris Land

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Action folded to Hyunsup Kim in the cutoff who jammed. Thomas Santerne called off his smaller stack from the big blind, putting himself at risk and setting up a runout.

Thomas Santerne: A♠7♦
Hyunsup Kim: J♣10♥

The board ran out K♠A♣K♦A♥8♦, giving Santerne a full house to secure the much needed double while leaving Kim extremely short-stacked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Santerne	8,500,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000
Hyunsup Kim	3,000,000 -3,700,000	-3,700,000

Tags: Hyunsup Kim Thomas Santerne

12-06-2023 18:43 UTC-5

The Final Table

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Brandon Bloom

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Konstantin Maslak	Russia	33,700,000	42
2	Jin Hoon Lee	South Korea	11,200,000	14
3	Maria Ho	United States	45,700,000	57
4	Hyunsup Kim	South Korea	6,700,000	8
5	Davidi Kitai	Belgium	23,100,000	28
6	Thomas Santerne	France	9,700,000	12
7	Drew Scott	Canada	27,200,000	34
8	Max Pinnola	United States	4,800,000	6
9	Kartik Ved	India	10,200,000	12

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	45,700,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000

Konstantin Maslak	33,700,000

Drew Scott	27,200,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Davidi Kitai	23,100,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000

Jin Hoon Lee	11,200,000

Kartik Ved	10,200,000 -2,100,000	-2,100,000

Thomas Santerne	9,700,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Hyunsup Kim	6,700,000 -400,000	-400,000
Max Pinnola	4,800,000

12-06-2023 18:37 UTC-5

Accused Private Poker Game Cheater: "I Didn't Bring Any Cards Anywhere"

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Sandra Barbour

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

One day after being accused of cheating a California home game out of millions, Tony Mars issued a statement to PokerNews denying the allegations.

Wesley Fei and Nikhil "Nik Airball" Arcot, both Hustler Casino Live regulars, claim that Mars, who also plays on HCL, brought a special UV-marked deck that allowed him to decipher face-down cards.

The alleged scandal occurred in a game at a private residence in Yorba Linda, California, a community in Orange County.

Read the full story on what happened here!

12-06-2023 18:00 UTC-5

Rafael Robles Eliminated in 11th Place ($41,000); Konstantinos Nanos Eliminated in 10th Place ($41,000)

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Brandon Bloom

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Konstantin Maslak raised to 1,600,000 in the cutoff and Rafael Robles deliberated for a while before he called on the button with only 200,000 behind. Konstantinos Nanos jammed for about 9,600,000 in the small blind, Maslak called, and Robles put in his remaining chips.

Rafael Robles: J♣10♣
Konstantinos Nanos: A♥Q♥
Konstantin Maslak: A♠K♣

The board ran out A♣J♥5♠7♥2♣ and Maslak scooped to eliminate Robles in 11th place for $41,000 and Nanos in 10th place for $41,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Maslak	33,700,000 14,800,000	14,800,000

Rafael Robles	Busted
Konstantinos Nanos	Busted

Tags: Konstantin Maslak Konstantinos Nanos Rafael Robles

Level: 36

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

12-06-2023 17:46 UTC-5

Chip Counts on Break

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Brandon Bloom

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	47,300,000 13,300,000	13,300,000

Drew Scott	25,600,000 -14,900,000	-14,900,000
Davidi Kitai	24,700,000 13,400,000	13,400,000

Konstantin Maslak	18,900,000 10,900,000	10,900,000

Kartik Ved	12,300,000 -7,700,000	-7,700,000

Jin Hoon Lee	11,200,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Konstantinos Nanos	9,400,000 5,000,000	5,000,000
Thomas Santerne	7,100,000 -10,500,000	-10,500,000
Hyunsup Kim	7,100,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000
Max Pinnola	4,800,000 -10,200,000	-10,200,000
Rafael Robles	3,800,000 -6,100,000	-6,100,000

12-06-2023 17:33 UTC-5

Break Time

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Chris Land

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

The remaining 11 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

12-06-2023 17:32 UTC-5

Kitai Doubles Through Kim

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Brandon Bloom

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Hyunsup Kim raised the button and Davidi Kitai defended the big blind.

The dealer fanned out the 8♦7♥3♦ flop and Kitai checked. Kim bet 900,000 and Kitai check-raised all in for 3,900,000. Kim deliberated and ultimately put in the chips.

Davidi Kitai: Q♠8♣
Hyunsup Kim: A♠9♣

The K♥ and K♣ completed the board and Kitai secured the double.