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

12-10-2023 17:28 UTC-5

Mateos and Little Exchange Raises

Ryan Lashmar

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

With three players seeing a board of 7♣5♦3♣ and roughly 7,000 in the middle, Ivan Deyra checked from middle position and Adrian Mateos bet 2,500 from the hijack. Jonathan Little then raised to 7,500 from the cutoff, forcing a fold from Deyra. Mateos raised to 19,000 and Little quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Deyra	156,000 14,000	14,000

Adrian Mateos	64,500 64,500	64,500

Jonathan Little	46,500 -5,500	-5,500

Tags: Adrian Mateos Ivan Deyra Jonathan Little

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

12-10-2023 17:45 UTC-5

Stavila Wins Big Pot Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

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

A large pot was brewing between Robert Worrix and Dan Stavila with the board showing 9♠9♣2♥J♥J♣. Some 65,000 were in the middle and Worrix had faced the all-in of Stavila with slightly more than the starting stack behind.

They went back and forth in table chat and ultimately the clock was called on Worrix, who tank-folded when the thirty seconds ran down.

"I miss-click-called preflop," Stavila admitted but didn't show any of his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Stavila	175,000 175,000	175,000
Robert Worrix	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Dan Stavila Robert Worrix

12-10-2023 17:48 UTC-5

Some Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Garik Tamasian	150,000 -19,500	-19,500
Robert Mather	130,000 15,000	15,000
Gary Thompson	110,000 20,000	20,000
Anthony Zinno	100,000 45,500	45,500

Jhon Diaz	90,000 25,000	25,000
Frederic Delval	70,000 70,000	70,000
Kristen Foxen	60,000 12,500	12,500

Alexandra Botez	57,000 -48,000	-48,000
Martins Adeniya	55,000 7,000	7,000
Damian Salas	50,000 -35,000	-35,000

Christian Harder	45,000 -5,000	-5,000
Daniel Negreanu	24,000 -7,400	-7,400

12-10-2023 17:49 UTC-5

Linde Sends Out Holodiuk

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Karolis Sereika opened to 2,500 from the button before Serhii Holodiuk three-bet to 20,000, leaving roughly 8,000 behind. Dyland Linde, who slightly covered Holodiuk, moved all in from the big blind, forcing a fold from Sereika. Holodiuk made the call to put himself at risk.

Serhii Holodiuk: 7♦7♥
Dylan Linde: K♥K♠

The board ran out 2♣5♠A♣J♠2♠. Linde held with the bigger pocket pair to score the knockout and secure nearly a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Linde	61,000 61,000	61,000

Karolis Sereika	30,200 30,200	30,200

Serhii Holodiuk	Busted

Tags: Dylan Linde Karolis Sereika Serhii Holodiuk

12-10-2023 18:00 UTC-5

Smiljkovic Wins Showdown Pot Against Papadopoulos

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On the heads-up turn of A♦A♠9♦10♦, Daniel Smiljkovic checked and called a bet worth 3,600 by Kyriakos Papadopoulos. They headed to the K♥ river on which both players c hecked. Smiljkovic tabled the A♥5♥ and it was good enough to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyriakos Papadopoulos	45,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Daniel Smiljkovic Kyriakos Papadopoulos

12-10-2023 18:02 UTC-5

Oliveira Doubles Through Kuhn in the Blinds

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With two players seeing a board of 7♥10♥K♦3♦5♠ and roughly 21,000 already in the middle, Wender Oliveira checked in the small blind and Robert Kuhn moved all in from the big blind, covering Oliveira's remaining stack of roughly 31,000.

After roughly one minute Oliveira made the call. Kuhn could only show 9♥8♠ for a missed straight draw turned into a bluff while Oliveira tabled 7♠3♠ for two pair to score a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wender Oliveira	86,800 86,800	86,800
Robert Kuhn	63,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Robert Kuhn Wender Oliveira

12-10-2023 18:02 UTC-5

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Sandra Barbour

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

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12-10-2023 18:07 UTC-5

Vuzem Claims Another Victim

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Heads-up to the K♦J♠10♠3♠9♦ river with around 46,000 in the middle, Eran Soffer had 15,000 behind. He faced the bet of 30,000 by big stack Marko Vuzem and went deep into the tank, desperately trying to get any information out of his opponent.

The tank went so long that the clock was called on Soffer, who called it off in the very last second of his 30-second countdown.

Vuzem tabled K♣Q♦ for the straight and Soffer mucked the J♦J♥ before heading out of the tournament area.