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

12-12-2023 02:13 UTC-5

Sequeira Sends Aldemir Packing

Jeremy Geist

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

There was an under the gun raise to 20,000 followed by a call in middle position by Jamie Sequeira and then a call in the big blind by Koray Aldemir.

The Q♣5♥K♣ flop landed and the action checked to Sequeira who bet 25,000. Only Aldemir called.

The 3♥ rolled off on the turn and it checked to Sequeira again who bet 60,000. It was then back on Aldemir who only had about 80,000 left. After a moment in the tank he moved all in and Sequeira snap called.

Koray Aldemir: K♥J♥
Jamie Sequeira: K♦Q♠

The Main Event Champ needed some help but it would not come in the 8♦ river. Aldemir hit the rail before the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Sequeira	405,000 -35,000	-35,000
Koray Aldemir	Busted

Tags: Jamie Sequeira Koray Aldemir

12-12-2023 02:16 UTC-5

Alfa Finds His Romeo

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Steven Warburton open-jammed a stack of 152,000 and Serhii Holodiuk reluctantly folded while Dave Alfa called all-in, the rest of the table folded.

Dave Alfa: A♦K♣
Steven Warburton: A♣Q♥

The 10♥9♥8♠9♦A♥ board kept Alfa ahead all the way and Holodiuk mentioned he had folded pocket sevens. Not as fortunate were Bruno Mota and Alex Peffly, who vanished from the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serhii Holodiuk	550,000 -40,000	-40,000

Dave Alfa	130,000 130,000	130,000
Steven Warburton	104,000 104,000	104,000
Bruno Mota	Busted
Alex Peffly	Busted

Tags: Alex Peffly Bruno Mota Serhii Holodiuk Dave Alfa Steven Warburton

12-12-2023 02:19 UTC-5

Talvitie Pays Off Kang

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Elias Talvitie checked the A♣J♥8♣Q♠ turn and then called a bet worth 48,000 by Yoo Sin Kang in a duel small blind versus cutoff. The Finn checked the Q♦ once more and Kang bet another 85,000, which Talvitie paid off after some fifteen seconds.

Kang rolled over his 10♣9♣ and Talvitie exposed the A♥9♥ before he realised that Kang had turned a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yoo Sin Kang	810,000 810,000	810,000
Elias Talvitie	325,000 325,000	325,000

Tags: Elias Talvitie Yoo Sin Kang

12-12-2023 02:29 UTC-5

Martin Runs Riot to Join Big Stacks

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Leonard Maue got it in ahead for around 230,000 with K♥K♣ against the J♥J♦ of Kevin Martin. However, the GGPoker streamer spiked a full house on the 3♥3♣2♣J♣5♦ runout and knocked out Maue.

The next player to fall was Sriharsha Doddapaneni, who flipped with queen-jack against the eights of Martin. It was a dramatic runout with a jack on the flop and eight on the river.

One hand later, Davidi Kitai opened to 22,000 in the cutoff. Martin three-bet to 76,000 on the button and Kitai tank-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Martin	795,000 697,000	697,000

Davidi Kitai	240,000 115,000	115,000

Leonard Maue	Busted
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	Busted

Tags: Davidi Kitai Kevin Martin Leonard Maue Sriharsha Doddapaneni

12-12-2023 02:31 UTC-5

Izquierdo Busts With a Bad Beat Story To Tell

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ryan Furey open-jammed and Jeremy Izquierdo called all-in for what appeared to be around 139,000, all other players folded.

Jeremy Izquierdo: A♦K♦
Ryan Furey: A♠Q♣

The inferior kicker appeared on the Q♠7♣4♦10♣7♠ board and that spelled the end for Izquierdo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Furey	340,000 340,000	340,000
Jeremy Izquierdo	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Izquierdo Ryan Furey

12-12-2023 02:34 UTC-5

Lee Among Most Recent Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In a three-way all-in showdown between short stacks, Barry Donovan had the best of it with the J♦J♥. Hyunseung Lee with the 10♦10♠ and Dave Alfa with 7♣7♠ were also involved as well but the 9♣5♥3♠Q♣2♦ board ensured a triple-up of Donovan.

Lee was left with one blind and Alfa doubled thereafter.

Anton Smirnov also came up short of a cash on Day 1c, as the field dropped to just 105 hopefuls.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dave Alfa	130,000
Barry Donovan	120,000 120,000	120,000
Anton Smirnov	Busted
Hyunseung Lee	Busted

Tags: Anton Smirnov Barry Donovan Dave Alfa Hyunseung Lee

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

12-12-2023 02:40 UTC-5

Ruivo Gets the Clock Called and Then Puts in the Chips

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Jeremy Geist

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Manuel Ruivo opened the action to 20,000 in middle position before the action folded all the way to Renan Meneguetti in the big blind who defended and they were off to see a flop.

The 5♦8♦A♣ flop landed and the action checked to Ruivo who continued for 20,000. Meneguetti called.

The 4♠ rolled off on the turn and it checked to Ruivo but that time he opted to check back.

The 2♣ rolled off on the river and Meneguetti led for 30,000.

Ruivo went into the tank and was thinking for long enough to warrant the clock being called. After using almost the full minute he put in the chips.

Meneguetti taped the table and then showed J♦10♥ for a bluff and Ruivo tabled two black tens for the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renan Meneguetti	295,000 -120,000	-120,000
Manuel Ruivo	275,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Manuel Ruivo Renan Meneguetti

12-12-2023 02:43 UTC-5

Tsokaridis Short; Subchuk Out

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Table 10 produced two all-in showdown.

Riley Fuller got it in with A♥Q♣ against the 6♦6♣ of Paraskevas Tsokaridis and the 3♥2♥2♦J♦Q♥ runout provided the overcard on the river.

Soon after that, the cards were already exposed. Jason Subchuk had flopped top pair top kicker with A♥Q♦ on a board of Q♣J♥6♠10♦J♣. However, the K♣9♣ of Jorge Ribeiro turned a king-high straight and reduced the field by one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Ribeiro	320,000 45,000	45,000
Riley Fuller	190,000 190,000	190,000
Paraskevas Tsokaridis	40,000 40,000	40,000
Jason Subchuk	Busted

Tags: Jason Subchuk Jorge Ribeiro Paraskevas Tsokaridis Riley Fuller

12-12-2023 02:51 UTC-5

Hand-for-Hand Mode Underway

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Another three players bowed out and Raminder Singh then chopped with Corey Brass when he open-jammed for 135,000 with the A♠10♦ and was called by Brass in the small blind with A♦10♣.

They chopped it up on the Q♣J♥6♥Q♦5♥ runout, while Dawn Tollett in the big blind couldn't watch, having reluctantly folded.

Upon completion of that hand, the clock was stopped and staff announced hand-for-hand mode with 103 left and 98 set to advance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Adams	920,000 112,000	112,000

Dawn Tollett	600,000 200,000	200,000
Corey Brass	380,000 75,000	75,000
Raminder Singh	150,000 150,000	150,000
Joshua Whitson	Busted
Tom Fuchs	Busted
Melissa Portelance	Busted

Tags: Corey Brass Dawn Tollet Raminder Singh