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

12-11-2023 19:14 UTC-5

PN Podcast: High-Stakes Cheating Scandal + Guest Wolfgang Poker Hits 1M Subscribers!

Sandra Barbour

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

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen come to you from both the WPT World Championship and the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise!

Chad talks about his experience playing a celebrity poker charity event in L.A. – which saw him fall one spot shy of a WSOP Main Event seat – and then the crew offers highlights from Hustler Casino Live (HCL) High Stakes Week & 24-Hour Stream.

They also discuss Nik Airball’s accusations that Tony Mars cheated in a private high-stakes poker game, how one EPT champ who won nearly $1 million is wanted in Canada for home robberies, and Jonathan Van Fleet joining WPT Global.

Finally, they recap Istvan Briski winning the WPT Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open for $647,300 and offer an update on the hit poker reality show ‘Game of Gold’ by GGPoker.

As for this week's guest, PokerNews' Calum Grant chatted with Alexander Wolfgang Seibt (AKA Wolfgang Poker) about becoming the first poker vlogger to hit 1,000,000 subscribers on YouTube! Learn more about the phenom and how he rocketed to the poker content stratosphere.

Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast.

Listen to the New PokerNews Podcast Here!

12-11-2023 19:16 UTC-5

Oganyan Goes Thin

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Jeremy Geist

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

Aram Oganyan opened in early position to 3,000 before the action was on Felipe Ramos in the big blind who defended.

The 10♦6♣Q♠ flop landed and the action checked to Oganyan who continued for 1,500. Ramos called.

The A♠ landed on the turn and action slowed down and checked through to an 8♥ river.

Ramos checked one more time and Oganyan wasted little time before putting out about a pot-sized bet of 7,500.

Ramos went into the tank and eventually put in one chip for a call. Oganyan tabled Q♦J♥ for second pair and Ramos mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ramos	90,000 30,000	30,000

Aram Oganyan	51,000 51,000	51,000

Tags: Aram Oganyan Felipe Ramos

12-11-2023 19:20 UTC-5

Haxton Eliminated Once More

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Isaac Haxton three-bet to 12,500 and then faced the all-in of Mitchell Foster for 68,700. A brief tank by Haxton followed and he then called with nearly the same stack.

Isaac Haxton: A♥Q♠
Mitchell Foster: J♠J♣

The K♠10♥5♦ flop gave Haxton a gutshot on top but he bricked it all on the 3♥ turn as well as 9♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikole Trentacosta	250,000 30,000	30,000
Ivan Deyra	180,000

Mitchell Foster	135,000
Isaac Haxton	Busted

Tags: Isaac Haxton Mitchell Foster

12-11-2023 19:21 UTC-5

Noted Ween Enthusiast Bets Out Khan

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Connor Richards

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

In a heads-up pot between the blinds, Jeremy Ausmus bet 1,500 on the flop of 7♠5♠8♦ and Shahraz Khan called.

Ausmus then sized up to 4,000 on the 7♥ turn and Khan laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shahraz Khan	40,000 40,000	40,000
Jeremy Ausmus	35,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus Shahraz Khan

12-11-2023 19:21 UTC-5

Dinner Break on Day 1c

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Upon completion of level nine, the 631-entry strong field has been cut into nearly half with some 360 players remaining. They are now on a 75-minute dinner break until approximately 8.35 p.m. local time and the T-100 chips will be raced off during that time as well.

Once the cards go back in the air for level ten, the late registration for the last regular heat will close.

12-11-2023 19:46 UTC-5

Accused Private Poker Game Cheater: "I Didn't Bring Any Cards Anywhere"

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Sandra Barbour

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

One day after being accused of cheating a California home game out of millions, Tony Mars issued a statement to PokerNews denying the allegations.

Wesley Fei and Nikhil "Nik Airball" Arcot, both Hustler Casino Live regulars, claim that Mars, who also plays on HCL, brought a special UV-marked deck that allowed him to decipher face-down cards.

The alleged scandal occurred in a game at a private residence in Yorba Linda, California, a community in Orange County.

Read the full story on what happened here!

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

12-11-2023 20:47 UTC-5

Some Counts After Dinner

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rayan Chamas	329,500 49,500	49,500
Julien Perouse	296,000 -34,000	-34,000

Nolan King	265,000 265,000	265,000
Renan Meneguetti	257,500 17,500	17,500
Ljubomir Josipovic	251,000 91,000	91,000
Daniel Rezaei	250,000 55,000	55,000
Christian Roberts	230,000 10,000	10,000

Michael Rodrigues	220,000 120,000	120,000

Adam Walton	205,000 -10,000	-10,000
Hongru Zhang	170,000 90,000	90,000
Thai Ha	150,000 150,000	150,000

Kyna England	110,000 55,000	55,000
Randy Gordon	65,000 -45,000	-45,000
Josh Reichard	60,000 60,000	60,000
Sosia Jiang	50,000 40,000	40,000
Ren Lin	50,000 50,000	50,000

Bertrand Grospellier	50,000 50,000	50,000

Goran Mandic	50,000 50,000	50,000
Ana Marquez	36,000 -24,000	-24,000

12-11-2023 20:49 UTC-5

Lin Wins First Hand After Entering

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Thai Ha raised to 4,000 in the cutoff and Ren Lin three-bet to 14,000 in the big blind. Ha called and Lin joked "okay, good bye" and vaulted out of his chair. When it came 9♣6♠2♥, Lin sat back down and bet 10,000 for Ha to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thai Ha	155,000 5,000	5,000

Ren Lin	65,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Thai Ha Ren Lin

12-11-2023 20:50 UTC-5

Fortin-Demers Turns a Pair

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Connor Richards

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In a heads-up pot between Alex Fortin-Demers in the small blind and Shahraz Khan on the button, Fortin-Demers checked on the flop of 6♥6♣2♦ and Khan bet 5,000. Fortin-Demers check-raised to 12,500 and Khan called.

Fortin-Demers sized down to 10,500 on the 4♦ turn and Khan called. Fortin-Demers then checked on the 10♥ river and Khan checked back.

Fortin-Demers showed 5♠4♠ for a pair of fours and it was good to win the pot.