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

12-09-2023 17:41 UTC-5

Garcia Doubles Then Vanishes

Christian Zetzsche

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

Guilherme Garcia shipped it in for 27,600 against Larry Smart, who had three-bet to 7,000 and then called.

Guilherme Garcia: A♠Q♥
Larry Smart: 7♠7♥

The 8♣5♥4♥J♥9♥ runout gave Garcia the superior flush and Smart shook his head in disgust. However, soon after the seat of Garcia was empty and his chips were gone. New big stack at the table was Ratharam Sivagnanam with Daniel Rezaei and Georgios Sotiropoulos also in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ratharam Sivagnanam	200,000
Larry Smart	90,000
Georgios Sotiropoulos	80,000

Daniel Rezaei	55,000
Guilherme Garcia	Busted

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Georgios Sotiropoulos Guilherme Garcia Larry Smart Ratharam Sivagnanam

12-09-2023 17:43 UTC-5

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

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Sandra Barbour

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 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!

Tags: Nik Airball Tony Mars Wesley Fei

12-09-2023 17:43 UTC-5

Deeb Finds A Double

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Chris Land

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

Marian Farcas raised to 2,500 from early position and was called by a player in the cutoff. Shaun Deeb was in the small blind and put in the three-bet jam for around 16,000. Farcas jammed behind Deeb, forcing a fold from the cutoff and setting up a heads up runout with Deeb at risk.

Shaun Deeb: 7♦7♣
Marian Farcas: Q♣J♦

The board ran out 4♠A♣5♠8♠3♦, locking up a much needed double for the six-time WSOP champion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marian Farcas	55,600

Shaun Deeb	36,100 -38,900	-38,900

Tags: Marian Farcas Shaun Deeb

12-09-2023 17:44 UTC-5

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	215,000 90,000	90,000

Namhyung Kim	190,000 49,000	49,000
Daan Mulders	170,000 20,600	20,600
David Williams	125,000 11,900	11,900

David Hu	125,000 60,000	60,000
Jean-Philippe Piquette	90,000 4,000	4,000
Pedro Garagnani	85,000
Benjamin Pollak	70,000
Samuel Mullur	65,000

Erwann Pecheux	65,000
Robert Mizrachi	55,000

Shaun Deeb	45,000 8,900	8,900

Gary Thompson	40,000 40,000	40,000
Pedro Padilha	40,000
Michael Khan	35,000 -45,000	-45,000

12-09-2023 17:45 UTC-5

Bernstein Puts Ha to the Test

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Jeremy Geist

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

Baron Ha opened under the gun to 2,500 and was met with a call in the small blind by Michael Bernstein and a call from the big blind.

The 4♦9♠A♥ flop landed and the action checked to Ha who continued for 2,500. Only Bernstein called.

The 8♦ turn hit the felt and Bernstein check-called another 7,500 bet from Ha.

The K♦ landed on the river and the action checked to Ha one last time. He put out a bet of 11,500 and action was back on Bernstein who sat in the tank for a moment before putting in a check-raise all in for the remainder of Ha's stack.

Ha was in the blender but after a bit of time passed he reluctantly mucked and the pot was pushed to Bernstein.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Bernstein	93,000 93,000	93,000
Baron Ha	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Baron Ha Michael Bernstein

12-09-2023 17:57 UTC-5

Vasquez Sends Luo to the Rail

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bolivar Vasquez	161,000 161,000	161,000
Tjarco Reitsma	66,000 -8,000	-8,000
Shuang Luo	Busted

Tags: Bolivar Vasquez Shuang Luo

12-09-2023 17:58 UTC-5

GGPoker Qualifier Dov Markowich Drowned on the River

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Chad Holloway

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

GGPoker qualifier Dov Markowich raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and received calls from both the button and big blind.

When the flop came down 10♦3♣9♥, the big blind checked, Markowich continued for 3,500, and the button called. The player in the big blind got out of the way and the 7♠ appeared on the turn.

Markowich checked and his opponent bet 3,500. Markowich, who had about 35,000, then woke up with a check-raise to 20,000. The button responded by moving all in and Markowich called off.

Dov Markowich: J♥J♠
Button: 10♣8♣

Markowich was ahead with the overpair, but his opponent had a pair and open-ended straight draw. Despite Markowich killing some jacks outs, the J♣ spiked on the river to give his opponent the straight.

With that, the GGPoker qualifier's run in the WSOP Paradise Main Event came to a brutal end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dov Markowich	Busted

Tags: Dov Markowich

12-09-2023 18:03 UTC-5

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Siarhei Chudapal	250,000 200,000	200,000
Wei-Hsun Lu	240,000 94,100	94,100
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	190,000 38,000	38,000
Weiran Pu	165,000 23,000	23,000

Abdulla Ceesvin	160,000 50,000	50,000
Jonathan Little	140,000 60,000	60,000
Josef Snejberg	140,000 54,800	54,800
Arunas Sapitavicius	120,000 120,000	120,000
Mustapha Kanit	115,000 115,000	115,000
David Williams	100,000 -25,000	-25,000

Matas Cimbolas	95,000 95,000	95,000
Davidi Kitai	90,000

Jonathan Roy	20,000 20,000	20,000

12-09-2023 18:08 UTC-5

Padila Pulls Ahead of Mizrachi

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Robert Mizrachi raised it up to 2,500 from under the gun and Pedro Padilha three-bet to 8,000 in the cutoff, which the initial raiser called. On a K♠6♦3♦ flop, Mizrachi check-called for 4,000 and checked again the K♥ on the turn.

Padilha now bet 7,000 and that did the trick to win the pot uncontested.