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

12-10-2023 18:15 UTC-5

$100K Update: Schulman Leads Heading to Final Three Tables

Connor Richards

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

While most of the attention is on the $5,000 Main Event Championship, the $100,000 Ultra High Roller is taking place in the back corner of the Atlantis Conference Center with some of the biggest names in high-stakes poker still in contention.

Heading into the three-table redraw, poker commentator and overall swag-master Nick Schulman leads the way with a stack of over 7,500,000, significantly more than the average stack of approximately 2,800,000. Other big stacks leading the final 24 players include Leonard Maue (7,000,000), Justin Bonomo (7,500,000) and Quan Zhou (4,500,000).

Also among the remaining 24 players are Alex Foxen, Ren Lin, Isaac Haxton, Ben Heath, Rui Ferreira, Lucas Greenwood and Martin Kabrhel.

Tags: Justin Bonomo Leonard Maue Nick Schulman Quan Zhou

12-10-2023 18:16 UTC-5

Gruissem Busts Douglas

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Alexander Gruissem opened to 2,700 from under the gun and received a call from Bruce Douglas in the big blind.

The flop came 8♠5♠4♣ and Douglas check-called a 2,500 continuation bet from Gruissem.

On the 3♠ turn Douglas moved all in for 11,200. Gruissem made the call with a covering stack to put Douglas at risk.

Bruce Douglas: K♣6♠
Alexander Gruissem: Q♣Q♦

Gruissem was ahead with an overpair but still had to dodge some outs from Douglas in the form of any spade, two, seven or king. The 4♦ river was a brick and Douglas made his exit from the tournament area while Gruissem collected the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Gruissem	74,700 74,700	74,700
Bruce Douglas	Busted

Tags: Alexander Gruissem Bruce Douglas

12-10-2023 18:26 UTC-5

Tsokaridis Blown Away by Yotsushika

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Following several preflop raises to create a pot of 29,000 to the J♠10♥5♥ flop, Paraskevas Tsokaridis checked and Kazuhiko Yotsushika bet 8,000. The check-raise to 55,000 by Tsokaridis followed, who kept around 6,000 behind. Once Yotsushika called, the Greek moved all-in in the dark by splashing in his remaining chips.

The 8♥ turn followed and Yotsushika called.

Paraskevas Tsokaridis: K♠Q♠
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: A♦Q♣

"Oh wow," Tsokaridis gasped and several other players at the table were also stunned. They witnessed a blank 5♦ river and Yotsushika knocked out another opponent with ace-queen high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	380,000 240,000	240,000
Paraskevas Tsokaridis	Busted

Tags: Kazuhiko Yotsushika Paraskevas Tsokaridis

12-10-2023 18:26 UTC-5

Kuhn Takes With a Raise

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Matt Hansen

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Robert Kuhn raised to 3,200 before Joel Lyttle called from the next seat over. Nohad Teliani tossed in the chips to call and action folded around to Lewis Spencer for a three-bet to 15,500 in the small blind. Kuhn looked down at his chips and shoved, pushing Lyttle and Teliani out of the hand before Spencer thought better of it and joined them in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lewis Spencer	218,000 52,700	52,700
Robert Kuhn	118,000 55,000	55,000
Nohad Teliani	68,000 68,000	68,000
Joel Lyttle	60,200 60,200	60,200
Wender Oliveira	56,500 -30,300	-30,300

Tags: Joel Lyttle Lewis Spencer Nohad Teliani Robert Kuhn

12-10-2023 18:27 UTC-5

Small Double For Coulombe

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Connor Richards

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Claude Coulombe was seen getting a small double through Jacopo Achille in a blind versus blind confrontation.

The board had run out 2♣3♣4♣7♥J♠ with Coulombe holding 10♣10♥, while Achille's hand had already been flipped face-down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacopo Achille	50,000 8,000	8,000

Claude Coulombe	25,000

Tags: Claude Coulombe Jacopo Achille

12-10-2023 18:30 UTC-5

Breton Earns More Chips With a Double Knockout

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Two players had vaulted out of their chairs over on table one as Marcos Exterkotter and Yuzhou Yin were at risk of elimination. The dealer and other players were trying to grasp the outcome with all cards still tabled on a board of Q♠10♣4♦Q♠10♦.

Exterkotter's 4♣4♠ had flopped bottom set while Yin's K♣K♥ were an overpair but both were out of luck and chips, as Frederic Breton had turned a flushdraw and then rivered a superior full house with the 10♠9♠ to continue his rampage on Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Breton	230,000 30,000	30,000
Yuzhou Yin	Busted
Marcos Exterkotter	Busted

Tags: Frederic Breton Marcos Exterkotter Yuzhou Yin

12-10-2023 18:32 UTC-5

Schneegass Scores a Knockout and Coolers Deeb

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Joerg Schneegass opened to 2,300 from middle position and received a call from Shaun Deeb in the hijack. Alex Fortin-Demers then moved all in from middle position for 37,200. Schneegass made the call before Shaun Deeb moved all in, covering Schneegass who had roughly 100,000 behind. Schneegass made the call and was also at risk.

Alex Fortin-Demers: J♠J♥
Joerg Schneegass: A♣A♦
Shaun Deeb: 10♦10♥

All three players had a big pocket pair but Schneegass had the best of it with aces. Schneegass remained ahead on the Q♥4♠9♠Q♦K♥ runout to send Demers to the rail and make a serious dent in Deeb's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joerg Schneegass	317,000 317,000	317,000
Shaun Deeb	56,200 -59,300	-59,300

Alex Fortin-Demers	Busted

Tags: Alex Fortin-Demers Joerg Schneegass Shaun Deeb

12-10-2023 18:45 UTC-5

Tondeur Fires Three Streets

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Connor Richards

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In a three-way pot on a flop of 2♣5♠K♦ Roger Tondeur bet 5,500 in early position and only Igor Picone called on the button.

Tondeur sized up to 10,500 on the 3♣ turn and Picone called. Tondeur then bet 65,000 on the 3♠ river to send his opponent deep into the tank.

"Do you want me to give you these chips?" Picone asked. Eventually, he folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Tondeur	160,000 48,000	48,000
Igor Picone	120,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Igor Picone Roger Tondeur

12-10-2023 18:45 UTC-5

"WolfgangPoker" Finds a Double

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Matt Hansen

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Alexander "WolfgangPoker" Seibt was all in for his last 32,300 and Eyal Revah was the one who had put him at risk. The cards were already turned up and Revah was wondering why the popular vlogger had his phone out.

Alexander Seibt: 5♠5♥
Eyal Revah: K♠Q♣

The board ran out 4♥3♥J♥A♦2♣ and Seibt doubled his chips. After the hand, Revah sought clarification on the rule about phones, but it appeared Seibt did nothing wrong by filming the runout when there was no pending action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eyal Al Revah	130,000 130,000	130,000
Alexander Seibt	65,000

Tags: Alexander Seibt Eyal Revah

12-10-2023 18:49 UTC-5

Some Bigger Stacks Before Dinner

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Lipp	260,000 260,000	260,000
Maxime Manzone	240,000 59,000	59,000
Fabian Bernhauser	220,000 120,000	120,000
Julian Lozano	170,000 55,000	55,000
Daniyar Aubakirov	160,000 -2,000	-2,000
Jin Hoon Lee	150,000 -42,400	-42,400

Oscar Cueva	150,000 9,000	9,000