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

12-11-2023 00:19 UTC-4

Garland Out-Kicked by Dzivielevski

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Stephen Garland defended the big blind and then open-jammed a shorter stack on the J♥10♥9♦ flop. Vitor Dzivielevski instantly tossed in a T-25,000 chip for the call and the cards were revealed.

Stephen Garland: J♠5♠
Vitor Dzivielevski: K♥J♦

The 6♠ turn and 3♦ river spelled the end for Garland, who wished all his table mates good luck on the way out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitor Dzivielevski	330,000 61,000	61,000

Stephen Garland	Busted

Tags: Stephen Garland Vitor Dzivielevski

12-11-2023 00:06 UTC-4

Gavin-Mather Eliminated by Kim

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jack Germaine opened the action with a raise and Namhyung Kim three-bet to 22,000 on the button. Lexy Gavin-Mather then pushed all-in for around 90,000 and Germaine folded, while Kim instantly called.

Lexy Gavin-Mather: A♠Q♥
Namhyung Kim: A♣K♣

The kicker problem was never solved on a board of J♣9♥6♠A♥10♥ and Kim's king sent Gavin-Mather to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Germaine	450,000 -47,000	-47,000
Namhyung Kim	280,000 105,000	105,000
Lexy Gavin-Mather	Busted

Tags: Jack Germaine Lexy Gavin-Mather Namhyung Kim

12-10-2023 23:53 UTC-4

Poseidon Crashes Into Boat

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Connor Richards

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Phil Hellmuth, who early today made a grand entrance dressed as Poseidon and surrounded by 17 mermaids, was down to just five big blinds and opened to 11,000 on the button with just 8,000 behind. Ori Eshel three-bet on the button and Hellmuth quickly called off to be at risk.

Phil Hellmuth: K♦J♥
Ori Eshel: Q♥Q♦

There was no sweat for the 17-time bracelet winner as the flop landed Q♠6♦6♠ to give Eshel a boat and have Hellmuth drawing dead.

"Good flop for you," Hellmuth said as he stood from his seat headed to the runout of A♠6♥ confirmed his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ori Eshel	200,000 158,000	158,000
Phil Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Ori Eshel Phil Hellmuth

12-10-2023 23:10 UTC-4

Stavila Flushes Out Martin

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Kevin Martin opened to 6,000 from middle position and Dan Stavila three-bet to 17,000 from the cutoff. Martin four-bet shoved for roughly 40,000 and Stavila snap-called to put Martin at risk.

Kevin Martin: Q♦Q♣
Dan Stavila: 10♣9♣

Martin was in great shape with pocket queens but the A♣6♠3♣ flop gave Stavila some outs in the form of a flush draw. The J♥ turn was clean but the flush came in on the 6♣ river to give Stavila the pot while Martin was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Stavila	370,000 195,000	195,000
Kevin Martin	Busted

Tags: Dan Stavila Kevin Martin

12-10-2023 22:49 UTC-4

Wantman Eliminated in Three-Way All-In

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Matthew Wantman was involved in a three-way all-in against Dennis Wilke and Jinwoo Kim, the latter of which held the biggest stack.

Dennis Wilke: A♣Q♦
Jinwoo Kim: 9♠9♥
Matthew Wantman: A♠7♦

The K♦J♥3♣10♥J♠ board gave Wilke broadway and he tripled, while Kim won the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jinwoo Kim	140,000 140,000	140,000
Dennis Wilke	90,000 -31,300	-31,300
Matthew Wantman	Busted

Tags: Dennis Wilke Jinwoo Kim Matthew Wantman

12-10-2023 22:33 UTC-4

Ceesvin Runs Into Kings

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Connor Richards

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

Ceesvin Abraham Abdulla Ceesvin Abraham Abdulla

Abdulla Ceesvin opened to 5,000 on the button and Pedro Padilha three-bet to 22,500 in the big blind. Ceesvin called.

Padilha continued for 16,000 on the flop of 5♣6♠J♣ and Abdulla called. On the 8♠ turn, Padilha counted out a bet of around 30,000 and manoeuvred it a bit before placing it back on his stack. He then moved all in for 137,000. Ceesvin called off with slightly less.

Abdulla Ceesvin: 9♦8♦
Pedro Padilha: K♥K♦

Padilha was ahead with kings and Ceesvin couldn't improve as the river bricked off the 10♣ to mark his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Padilha	350,000 265,000	265,000
Abdulla Ceesvin	Busted

Tags: Ceesvin Abdulla Pedro Padilha

12-10-2023 22:02 UTC-4

Revah Knocks Out Andreev

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Andrey Andreev was all-in with the 2♠2♥ and Eyal Revah looked him up in a "classic flip" with the A♠J♠.

The board ran out 8♣6♠5♦J♦8♥ and Evah almost jumped out of his chair in excitement, all the while he was receiving a massage. He then instantly apologised to Andreev, who quickly left the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eyal Al Revah	350,000 20,000	20,000
Andrey Andreev	Busted

Tags: Andrey Andreev Eyal Revah

12-10-2023 21:41 UTC-4

Aguero Bends The Two-Outer

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Connor Richards

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Erwann Pecheux opened to 4,500 and soccer superstar Sergio Aguero three-bet jammed a stack of 53,000 behind him. Pecheux called with a bigger stack.

Sergio Aguero: A♦Q♥
Erwann Pecheux: A♠K♦

Aguero was dominated and Matthew Wantman informed him that one of his outs was dead. "I folded king-queen," he told the table. "I was drawing dead."

The 5♥2♠8♥ flop didn't change anything, but the 2♥ turn created some flush and chop possibilities. "Heart! Eight!" cheered tablemate Daniel Negreanu, whose shirt was recently ripped by Martin Kabrhel "and those long nails he has."

The dealer then put down the Q♠ river and Negreanu and others cheered as Aguero earned the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aguero	110,000 49,900	49,900
Erwann Pecheux	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Erwann Pecheux Martin Kabrhel Matthew Wantman Sergio Aguero

12-10-2023 21:31 UTC-4

Kabrhel Enters and Quickly Busts

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Olga Iermolcheva opened to 4,000 from the button before Martin Kabrhel three-bet to 41,000 from the small blind, leaving only 1,000 behind. Eyal Revah then moved all in from the big blind, covering both players. Iermolcheva got out of the way and Kabrhel flicked in his last chip to put himself at risk.

Martin Kabrhel: A♣K♦
Eyal Revah: A♠6♠

Kabrhel looked to be in excellent shape to score a double up but the J♣6♥2♣ flop left him drawing to just three outs. Kabrhel found no help on the J♦ turn or 9♥ river and was eliminated just a few hands after entering the tournament while Revah continued to build upon an already impressive stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eyal Al Revah	330,000 200,000	200,000
Olga Iermolcheva	48,000 48,000	48,000
Martin Kabrhel	Busted

Tags: Eyal Revah Martin Kabrhel Olga Iermolcheva

12-10-2023 21:29 UTC-4

Misclick Gets Aranaz In Trouble

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Connor Richards

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In a heads-up pot on a board of 10♠A♥9♦4♥, Jose Zurita checked and Gonzalo Aranaz bet 12,000. Zurita check-raised all-in and Aranaz called off with a smaller stack.

"Misclick got me in trouble," he said as he called.

Gonzalo Aranaz: A♠J♦
Jose Zurita: A♣K♣

Aranaz was dominated and didn't improve on the 3♦ river to be sent to Margaritaville.