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

12-09-2023 21:11 UTC-5

Pacheco Wins a Small One

Chris Land

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action folded to Jorge Pacheco on the button who raised to 5,000 and got one call from Andre Marques in the big blind leading to a 4♣2♠3♠ flop.

Both players checked through to the Q♥ turn, prompting both players to check through again to bring the 10♠ out on the river.

Marques reached for chips and led out with a bet of 4,000. Pacheco called quickly and turned up the 10♣9♥, getting a quick fold from Marques before the dealer awarded the pot to Pacheco.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Marques	197,000 197,000	197,000
Jorge Pacheco	157,500 62,500	62,500

Tags: Andre Marques Jorge Pacheco

12-09-2023 21:12 UTC-5

Podovei Jams into Hanna

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Hayley Hanna opened to 5,000 from the hijack and received calls from Gabriel Podovei on the button and Bolivar Vasquez in the big blind.

The flop came 5♥4♣3♥. Vasquez checked, Hanna fired a 6,000 continuation bet, Podovei called and Vasquez folded.

Hanna bet again for 7,000 on the A♠ turn and once again, Podovei made the call.

The river was the K♦ and Hanna bet 19,000. Podovei moved all in, covering Hanna who had 37,000 behind. Hanna opted to fold and Podovei took down a healthy pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bolivar Vasquez	145,000 -16,000	-16,000
Gabriel Podovei	123,000 73,000	73,000
Hayley Hanna	37,000 -53,000	-53,000

Tags: Bolivar Vasquez Gheorghe Podovei Hayley Hanna

12-09-2023 21:12 UTC-5

Mather No More

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

"It's a stupid game sometimes," Robert Mather said after walking out of the tournament area. He had gotten it in ahead with ace-queen versus A♠J♦ but the J♥5♠2♦10♦A♦ board had other plans, sending Mather to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mather	Busted

Tags: Robert Mather

12-09-2023 21:17 UTC-5

Weinman Rips It In

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Jeremy Geist

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Daniel Weinman opened in late position to 5,500 before the action folded to Dorin Barban in the cutoff who three-bet to 16,000. Weinman called and they were off to a flop heads up.

The 8♥10♦9♥ flop landed and the action slowed down and checked through to a K♠ turn.

Weinman wasted no more than three seconds before ripping it in for 78,000 effective as he covered Barban.

Barban went into the tank for about two minutes and eventually folded A♦K♣ face up as Weinman scooped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Weinman	310,000 78,000	78,000

Dorin Barban	70,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Daniel Weinman Dorin Barban

12-09-2023 21:20 UTC-5

Velasevic Survives for Now

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Danilo Velasevic jammed for the last 27,000 from an early position and it folded all the way to Nathan Hill in the big blind. Hill pushed forward his covering stack and they flipped them over.

Danilo Velasevic: K♣Q♦
Nathan Hill: A♥J♥

The Q♥10♠9♠5♠6♠ board improved Velasevic to a pair of queens to survive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Velasevic	60,000 25,000	25,000
Nathan Hill	40,000

Tags: Nathan Hill Danilo Velasevic

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

12-09-2023 21:33 UTC-5

Fortunate Spin for Lin; Deyra Hits the Bin

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ivan Deyra raised to 5,500 and Ren Lin went into a brief tank. "You already raised the last hand, maybe you have a really bad hand this time. Okay ..." Lin joked and pushed forward his no gamble no future patch.

The shove of Lin was for 70,000 and Deyra snap-called, then exposed his 10♣10♠.

"No good, you have two outs," Lin joked as he showed his 8♥8♦.

The inferior pair got there on the J♦9♦3♣7♦Q♦ board and Deyra was left with fumes.

His last few chips went in right after with the A♥4♥ and Alex Livingston looked him up with the A♣3♦. Once more, Deyra suffered the blow on the K♠8♣3♥9♣8♦ board to hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	380,000 90,000	90,000

Marc Inizan	170,000 30,000	30,000
Ren Lin	145,000 145,000	145,000

Ivan Deyra	Busted

Tags: Alex Livingston Ivan Deyra Ren Lin

12-09-2023 21:39 UTC-5

Riess Wants It All

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Jeremy Geist

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

David Kuder opened in middle position to 5,000 before the action folded to WSOP Main Event Winner Ryan Reiss in the small blind who wasted little time before ripping it in having Kuder covered.

Kuder went into the tank and thought over his options but eventually found a fold. Reiss dragged the pot after putting some aggression on display.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Riess	75,000 -10,000	-10,000

David Kuder	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: David Kuder

12-09-2023 21:40 UTC-5

Weinman On Cruise Control

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Chris Land

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded to Daniel Weinman who raised to 8,500 from the small blind with Dorin Barban making the call from the big blind to see the 10♦Q♠10♠ flop.

Weinman checked to Barban who gathered chips and tossed out a bet of 11,000. Weinman put in the check-call to bring out the Q♦ on the turn.

Both players checked through to see the 8♠ fall on the river.

Weinman checked again and to his disappointment, Barban checked it right back to get to showdown before turning up the J♠10♣ only to see Weinman turn up the K♠Q♥ in a pot that could have ended up with a lot more in the middle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Weinman	399,500 89,500	89,500

Dorin Barban	81,500 11,500	11,500

Tags: Daniel Weinman Dorin Barban

12-09-2023 21:40 UTC-5

Livingston Accumulating Chips

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With two players seeing a flop of A♣5♥3♠ and roughly 17,000 in the middle, Alex Livingston checked from under the gun and called a 7,000 bet from Marc Inizan in the cutoff.

Both players checked the 5♠ turn leading to the 5♦ river. Livingston bet 15,000 and Inizan made the call.

Livingston tabled A♠2♣ for a full house which was good enough to take the pot.