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

12-10-2023 23:55 UTC-5

Stavila Vanishes; Revah Soars to Massive Stack

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

In a pot of around 60,000 to the 6♣5♦4♥3♥7♥ river, Eyal Revah over-bet 90,000 and that sent Dan Stavila into the tank. With a stack of around 360,000 behind, Stavila pondered about his move while Revah kept talking like he had done pretty much the entire day already.

Suddenly, Stavila announced all-in and Revah snapped him off to instantly show his A♥9♥ for the ace-high flush.

Stavila grabbed his cards and placed them right on top of the muck before heading out of the tournament area.

He would later tell friends that he called with the K♥8♥ for the king-high flush, though that cannot be verified.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eyal Al Revah	975,000 432,000	432,000
Dan Stavila	Busted

Tags: Dan Stavila Eyal Revah

12-11-2023 00:01 UTC-5

Strazisar Eliminated by Linde

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jan Strazisar open-jammed for 45,000 in an early position and his previous nemesis Emilien Pitavy on the button asked for an exact count, then folded. Mir Gaskari let go in the small blind and Dylan Linde then instantly called out of the big blind.

Jan Strazisar: 4♦4♥
Dylan Linde: A♦Q♥

The Q♦9♥3♠ flop gave Linde the lead and Strazisar already gathered his belongings. Nothing changed on the 3♥ turn and 10♣ river to send Strazisar to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Linde	260,000 60,000	60,000

Mir Gaskari	140,000 140,000	140,000
Jan Strazisar	Busted

Tags: Dylan Linde Emilien Pitavy Jan Strazisar Mir Gaskari

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

12-11-2023 00:02 UTC-5

Lee Doubles Through Salas

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ori Eshel opened to 11,000 from the cutoff and Damian Salas three-bet to 27,000 from the button. Jin Hoon Lee moved all in for 86,000 from the small blind, forcing a fold from Eshel while Salas made the call with a covering stack.

Jin Hoon Lee: A♦10♦
Damian Salas: K♦9♦

The board ran out A♠8♣9♥A♣8♥. Lee had Salas drawing dead on the turn and secured a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damian Salas	360,000 270,000	270,000

Jin Hoon Lee	193,000 102,000	102,000

Ori Eshel	170,000 -11,000	-11,000

Tags: Damian Salas Jin Hoon Lee Ori Eshel

12-11-2023 00:05 UTC-5

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lewis Spencer	380,000 -25,000	-25,000
Matthias Lipp	375,000 130,000	130,000
Jim Collopy	300,000 300,000	300,000

Anatoly Filatov	300,000 130,000	130,000
Siarhei Chudapal	260,000 3,000	3,000
Marcio Zacconi	250,000 90,000	90,000
Luuk Gieles	240,000 39,000	39,000
Byron Kaverman	230,000 191,200	191,200

Andrey Pateychuk	210,000 70,000	70,000
Josh Arieh	150,000

Kyriakos Papadopoulos	130,000 65,000	65,000
Sam Soverel	120,000 120,000	120,000

Anthony Zinno	90,000 -30,000	-30,000

Will Jaffe	75,000 34,400	34,400

12-11-2023 00:10 UTC-5

Zobian Wins Showdown Pot to Boost Stack

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

On a completed board of J♠9♣8♠K♦J♣, the small blind checked and Aram Zobian bet 89,000 into a pot of what appeared to be around 116,000. Tom-Aksel Bedell quickly called from two seats over and the small blind reluctantly folded.

Zobian tabled the Q♠10♥ for the king-high straight and Bedell nodded, tapped the table in defeat and flashed just the 10♣.

"Ten seven?" Zobian inquired but the second card was never revealed.

Their table broke soon after to balance the shrinking field, which is now down to just 108 hopefuls.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	290,000 137,000	137,000

Tom-Aksel Bedell	245,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Aram Zobian Tom-Aksel Bedell

12-11-2023 00:17 UTC-5

Tsinis Outflips Revah

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Eyal Revah opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and Arkadiy Tsinis moved all in for 110,000 from the big blind. Revah made the call with a covering stack to put Tsinis at risk.

Arkadiy Tsinis: A♥K♦
Eyal Revah: 8♦8♥

Tsinis pulled ahead with trips on the A♠2♣A♣ turn and remained ahead on the 5♠ turn and K♥ river to score a double up through the chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eyal Al Revah	855,000 -120,000	-120,000
Arkadiy Tsinis	223,000 223,000	223,000

Tags: Arkadiy Tsinis Eyal Revah

12-11-2023 00:24 UTC-5

Obreshkov Doubles Through Padilha

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The action folded to Pedro Padilha in the small blind and he opted to open-shove into the big blind of Stoyan Obreshkov, who called with 116,000 behind after posting the big blind ante.

Stoyan Obreshkov: A♥7♠
Pedro Padilha: 9♥8♥

The A♦7♦3♦ flop was all Obreshkov and he locked up the double thanks to the 7♣ turn, which made the 5♥ river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stoyan Obreshkov	241,000 121,000	121,000

Pedro Padilha	150,000 -200,500	-200,500

Tags: Stoyan Obreshkov Pedro Padilha

12-11-2023 00:24 UTC-5

Gold Reduces the Field by One

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Anthony Moreda was all in for 95,000 from early position against Jamie Gold in the cutoff holding a covering stack.

Anthony Moreda: K♠Q♦
Jamie Gold: Q♥Q♣

Gold was a massive favorite with top set on the Q♠7♥5♣ flop and by the J♠ turn Moreda was drawing dead. After the 3♦ river was dealt Moreda made his exit from the tournament area while Gold continued to add chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Gold	380,000 -9,000	-9,000

Anthony Moreda	Busted

Tags: Anthony Moreda Jamie Gold

12-11-2023 00:30 UTC-5

Dono Almost Done for the Day

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In a big preflop flip, Jon Santos was all-in against Luis Dono and it was the most classic of coin flips that unfolded as follows.

Jon Santos: A♥K♠
Luis Dono: Q♠Q♥

The 10♣3♠3♣ flop and 8♦ turn were no threat for Dono but the A♦ river put a massive dagger into his stack.

Soon after that, Dono was involved in a battle of the blinds with Alexandra Botez. They were on the A♠Q♣10♦J♠4♣ river on which Botez led for 30,000 in the small blind. Dono tanked and the clock was called on him. With three seconds remaining, Dono sigh-called and mucked when Botez revealed K♠9♠ for broadway.

The same table also features Misael Iadisernia, the son of Giuseppe Iadisernia who has been eliminated and now watches from the nearby rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Santos	330,000 170,000	170,000
Alexandra Botez	315,000 40,000	40,000
Misael Iadisernia	145,000 28,800	28,800
Luis Dono	56,000 -239,000	-239,000
Giuseppe Iadisernia	Busted

Tags: Alexandra Botez Giuseppe Iadisernia Jon Santos Luis Dono Misael Iadisernia