2023 WSOP Paradise

Event #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 WSOP Paradise

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j4
Prize
$2,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$15,050,000
Entries
3,010
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
447
Players Left
59

End of Night Chip Counts (full)

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Henrique Lessa br
Henrique Lessa
8,640,000
340,000
340,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Adam Walton us
Adam Walton
8,480,000
6,850,000
6,850,000
Profile photo of Rui Sousa pt
Rui Sousa
8,085,000
-915,000
-915,000
Profile photo of Stanislav Zegal de
Stanislav Zegal
7,625,000
5,170,000
5,170,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Troy Quenneville ca
Troy Quenneville
6,365,000
4,865,000
4,865,000
Profile photo of Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
5,765,000
1,365,000
1,365,000
Profile photo of Joseph Lebrun us
Joseph Lebrun
5,065,000
215,000
215,000
Profile photo of Vitor Dzivielevski br
Vitor Dzivielevski
4,360,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jacopo Achille it
Jacopo Achille
4,060,000
2,320,000
2,320,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Frank Lagodich us
Frank Lagodich
3,670,000
2,570,000
2,570,000
Profile photo of Rayan Chamas ca
Rayan Chamas
3,530,000
1,960,000
1,960,000
Profile photo of Hao Chuang tw
Hao Chuang
3,520,000
-480,000
-480,000
Profile photo of Christian Rudolph de
Christian Rudolph
3,520,000
1,220,000
1,220,000
Profile photo of Marian Farcas ro
Marian Farcas
3,375,000
-2,125,000
-2,125,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Jonathan West us
Jonathan West
2,835,000
1,835,000
1,835,000
Profile photo of Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
2,610,000
1,005,000
1,005,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Moshe Refaelowitz il
Moshe Refaelowitz
2,600,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gabriel Schroeder br
Gabriel Schroeder
2,600,000
1,375,000
1,375,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jose Zurita mx
Jose Zurita
2,585,000
585,000
585,000
Profile photo of Milos Petakovic rs
Milos Petakovic
2,575,000
1,115,000
1,115,000
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
2,530,000
1,130,000
1,130,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Neilson au
Daniel Neilson
2,400,000
410,000
410,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Pedro Garagnani br
Pedro Garagnani
2,385,000
1,185,000
1,185,000
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
2,340,000
1,390,000
1,390,000
Profile photo of Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
2,295,000
195,000
195,000
Team Lucky

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Henrique Lessa Bags Chip Lead on Day 2 of the WSOP Paradise Main Event

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Henrique Lessa
Henrique Lessa

The action has come to an end on Day 2 of Event #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker Paradise at the five-star Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas.

447 players made their way to the tournament floor to compete for the $2,000,000 first-place prize, the gold bracelet, and the title of being the first-ever WSOP in Paradise Main Event Winner. After a total of 25 levels of play, it was Henrique Lessa who bagged the chip lead with an impressive stack of 8,640,000 and will lead the remaining field of 59 players into Day 3. He was involved early and often to keep his foot on the gas and slowly build to the Day 2 chip leader.

Adam Walton
Adam Walton

However, there are some talented players right on his tail. Adam Walton (8,480,000) is no stranger to deep runs in WSOP main events after he finished third in this year's main for a cool $4,000,000. He currently sits second in chips and will look to add some hardware to his already impressive resume. Vitor Dzivielevski (4,360,000) is one of only two players left in the field with a shot at the $100,000 bonus from GG Poker for winning a bracelet over the summer and in paradise. Rounding out the top ten is Frank Lagodich (3,670,000) who will look to add his first bracelet to an already impressive trophy case as he moves onto Day 3 with plenty of chips to make waves.

Frank Lagodich
Frank Lagodich

Top Ten Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Henrique LessaBrazil8,640,000108
2Adam WaltonUnited States8,480,000106
3Rui SousaPortugal8,085,000101
4Stanislav ZegalRussia7,625,00095
5Troy QuennevilleCanada6,365,00080
6Ramin HajiyevAzerbaijan5,765,00072
7Joseph LebrunUnited States5,065,00063
8Vitor DzivielevskiBrazil4,360,00055
9Jacopo AchilleItaly4,060,00051
10Frank LagodichUnited States3,670,00046

Among the players that bagged but are sitting outside the top ten include some absolute crushers in high-stakes regular Mikita Badziakouski (2,000,000), mixed game specialist Bryce Yockey (2,610,000), MTT end boss David Peters (2,530,000), Bracelet winner Sam Greenwood (1,190,000), and 2023 Colossus winner Moshe Refaelowitz (2,600,000).

Moshe Refaelowitz
Moshe Refaelowitz

Speaking of Refaelowitz, he bagged a healthy stack for Day 3 and appears to be the only other player left standing in the main who has a shot at the $100,000 bonus that GG Poker is so graciously offering to any player who won a bracelet over the summer at WSOP and rips off another in Paradise. Only time will tell if the pro from Israel can catch lighting in a bottle and get his second piece of WSOP hardware.

Unfortunately, not everyone was so lucky. Among the players who made Day 2 but couldn’t find a bag for Day 3 include bracelet winner Aram Zobian WSOP Main Event winner Damian Salas, six-time bracelet winner Josh Arieh, his Game of Gold co-star David Williams, chess phenom and recent poker enthusiast Alexandra Botez, and the one and only Daniel Negreanu who ran into aces to hit the rail.

Alexandra botez
Alexandra botez

The remaining 59 players will return at 2 p.m. local time on Wednesday to play down to a final table of six which will be streamed to a winner on Day 4 of the event. The field will return to Level 26 with blinds at 40,000/80,000/80,000. There will be a 75-minute dinner break after level 30 at about 6:30 p.m. local time.

Stay tuned into PokerNews for all the latest updates from the first ever WSOP in Paradise Main Event!

Tags: Adam WaltonAlexandra BotezAram ZobianBig BlindsBryce YockeyDaniel NegreanuDavid PetersDavid WilliamsFrank LagodichHenrique LessaJacopo AchilleJoseph LebrunJosh AriehMikita BadziakouskiMoshe RefaelowitzRamin HajiyevRui SousaSam GreenwoodStanislav ZegalTroy QuennevilleVitor Dzivielevski

Event #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship

Day 2 Completed