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

12-10-2023 16:36 UTC-5

O'Connell One-Outs Phillips

Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a three-way pot on a flop of A♠8♣4♦, Drew O'Connell bet 1,200 and a player in between called before Thomas Phillips check-raised to 7,500. Only O'Connell called.

Phillips then checked on the 4♥ turn and O'Connell bet a small 4,500. Phillips called. Phillips then opted to lead out for 21,000 on the 10♣ turn before his opponent raised all in for around 54,000. Phillips called.

O'Connell tabled 4♣4♠ for quads as Phillips was forced to show 8♥8♦ after both players flopped sets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Phillips	160,000 160,000	160,000
Drew O'Connell	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Drew O'Connell Thomas Phillips

12-10-2023 16:37 UTC-5

Yanovsky Enters With a Bang

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Eric Yanovsky had just entered and immediately got into a big pot in the very first hand when he tangled with Marc Lavergne. They got it in after the A♥9♦2♦10♥ turn with Yanovsky jamming into a bet of 14,000 and Lavergne called.

Marc Lavergne: A♠K♣
Eric Yanovsky: A♦J♦

Yanovsky had plenty of outs to get there and spiked one of them with the J♣ river. Both stacks were counted and the 41,400 of Yanovsky covered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Yanovsky	92,500 92,500	92,500
Marc Lavergne	Busted

Tags: Eric Yanovsky Marc Lavergne

12-10-2023 16:37 UTC-5

Another Break

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Players have been sent on another 15-minute break.

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

12-10-2023 17:00 UTC-5

A Few More Updated Counts After the Break

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Matt Hansen

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Vuzem	260,000 25,000	25,000
Frederic Breton	200,000 -10,000	-10,000
Jin Hoon Lee	192,400 192,400	192,400

Steve Gallo	184,400 184,400	184,400
Maxime Manzone	181,000 54,000	54,000
Athanasios Tavlas	178,300 79,500	79,500
Garik Tamasian	169,500 100,500	100,500
Lewis Spencer	165,300 165,300	165,300
Mathieu Boulet	164,000
Daniyar Aubakirov	162,000 47,000	47,000
Jamie Sequiera	158,000 158,000	158,000
Aleksei Afransev	148,100 148,100	148,100
Jean Baril	146,400 -600	-600
Devin Ullman	144,600 29,600	29,600
Sosia Jiang	144,000 49,000	49,000
Renan Meneguetti	143,800 143,800	143,800
Ivan Deyra	142,000 54,300	54,300

Oscar Cueva	141,000 141,000	141,000
Drew O'Connell	140,500 120,500	120,500

Luis Faria	140,000 140,000	140,000
Lachezar Petkov	139,600 -15,400	-15,400

Allen Shen	132,800 132,800	132,800
Daniel Ghionoiu	130,000 130,000	130,000
Waqar Khan	129,000 129,000	129,000
Louis Bailey	128,200 -21,800	-21,800

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12-10-2023 17:06 UTC-5

Diaz Takes From Nanos

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On the tail end of a heads-up pot to the 10♣4♣3♦J♥5♥ river, Konstantinos Nanos bet 7,000. Jhon Diaz called and was shown the K♦8♦ for a bluff by Nanos, which he had beat with the J♠8♠ for a pair of jacks.

The table features further notables in Chris Oliver, Diego Ventura, as well as Michael Rodrigues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantinos Nanos	115,000 -12,500	-12,500
Jhon Diaz	65,000 65,000	65,000
Chris Oliver	60,000 60,000	60,000
Diego Ventura	58,000 58,000	58,000

Michael Rodrigues	53,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Chris Oliver Diego Ventura Jhon Diaz Konstantinos Nanos Michael Rodrigues

12-10-2023 17:16 UTC-5

Mather Good At Showdown

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Bob Mather was out of position in a heads-up pot against Martins Adeniya on a board of 3♦3♠4♥9♠.

Mather checked on the turn and Adeniya bet 4,000. Mather called. Mather checked again on the 8♥ river and Adeniya checked back.

Mather showed a pair of nines with 10♣9♥ and it was good to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bob Mather	80,000 -6,000	-6,000
Martins Adeniya	48,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Bob Mather Martins Adeniya

12-10-2023 17:20 UTC-5

Jiang Wins Small Showdown Pot

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Sosia Jiang raised to 2,100 from under the gun and Jacopo Achille called in the big blind. Both players checked the Q♣J♠9♠ flop before Achille bet the 6♣ turn for 2,200, Jiang called. On the 7♥ river, they checked again and Achille tabled the K♥7♦. Jiang had that beat with the A♦9♦ to rake in the pot.

The New Zealander is one of the big stacks so far and the same applies for Drew O'Connell one seat over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Drew O'Connell	155,000 14,500	14,500

Sosia Jiang	143,000 -1,000	-1,000
Jacopo Achille	42,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Drew O'Connell Jacopo Achille Sosia Jiang

12-10-2023 17:24 UTC-5

Vuzem Soars in the Early Going

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Matt Hansen

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kristen Foxen raised to 2,300 from late position before Marko Vuzem three-bet to 7,000 from the cutoff in the next seat over.

Franco Spitale shoved from the blinds and Foxen got out of the way before Vuzem called. Action was heads up and Spitale was at risk.

Franco Spitale: J♠J♥
Marko Vuzem: K♦K♠

The board ran out 4♦10♥2♥2♣A♥ and Vuzem held on with kings to continue his torrid run in the early levels of Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Vuzem	362,000 102,000	102,000
Kristen Foxen	47,500 47,500	47,500

Franco Spitale	Busted

Tags: Franco Spitale Kristen Foxen Marko Vuzem

12-10-2023 17:27 UTC-5

Yotsushika Wins Bigger Pot off Seibt

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kazuhiko Yotsushika raised to 2,500 and received two callers. Poker vlogger Alexander Seibt then squeezed to 11,000 in the cutoff and Yotsushika squeezed to 37,500 thereafter. Both initial preflop callers between them folded and Seibt came along for the ride to the Q♣8♣6♥ flop.

Yotsushika continued for 30,000 and Seibt folded after some consideration. As the Japanese all but flashed the card, as remarked by another player at the table, he then exposed the A♠ before raking in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	140,000 140,000	140,000
Alexander Seibt	65,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Alexander Seibt Kazuhiko Yotsushika