Event #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship Day 3 | 2023 WSOP Paradise

12-13-2023 17:23 UTC-5

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

Sandra Barbour

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 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!

12-13-2023 17:24 UTC-5

Badziakouski Doesn't Have to Show

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Connor Richards

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski opened to 250,000 on the button and Vitor Dzivielevski defended in the big blind.

Dzivielevski checked on the flop of K♥Q♣10♥ and Badziakouski continued for 130,000. Dzivielevski called. Dzivielevski checked again on the 5♣ turn and Badziakouski checked back.

Dzivielevski then led out for 525,000 on the 2♠ river and Badziakouski called. Dzivielevski mucked in defeat and Badziakouski took down the pot without having to show.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitor Dzivielevski	10,000,000 2,625,000	2,625,000

Mikita Badziakouski	5,000,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski Vitor Dzivielevski

Level: 29

Blinds: 100,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

12-13-2023 17:31 UTC-5

Platt Is a Money Maker

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Connor Richards

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

https://twitter.com/jeffplatt/status/1735062765193028003

12-13-2023 17:39 UTC-5

Glantz Wakes Up With Aces

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Brandon Bloom

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Siarhei Chudapal raised to 300,000 from middle position and Matt Glantz three-bet to 775,000 on the button. Action folded back to Chudapal who four-bet to 2,300,000, and Glantz five-bet jammed for 4,090,000. Chudapal called.

Matt Glantz: A♠A♦
Siarhei Chudapal: A♥K♦

Glantz made a great decision to wake up with aces against ace-king and the board ran out 6♠4♦2♥2♣K♥ to secure his double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Glantz	9,100,000 4,300,000	4,300,000

Siarhei Chudapal	260,000 -4,625,000	-4,625,000

Tags: Matt Glantz Siarhei Chudapal

12-13-2023 17:45 UTC-5

Chudapal Flushed Out On River

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Chris Land

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

After the last hand, Siarhei Chudapal was forced all-in from the big blind. Action folded around to Michael Sklenicka who called from the button with the small blind also coming along to a flop of K♣2♦8♣.

The small blind checked and Sklenicka tossed out a bet of 150,000. The small blind folded, setting up a heads up turn and river card with Chudapal at risk.

Siarhei Chudapal: 8♦4♥
Michael Sklenicka: J♣2♣

Chudapal had flopped he best of it and remained in the lead through the 6♠ turn, but when the 4♣ river brought in the flush for Sklenicka, Chudapal was flushed out to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Sklenicka	8,180,000 2,380,000	2,380,000
Siarhei Chudapal	Busted

Tags: Michael Sklenicka Siarhei Chudapal

12-13-2023 17:49 UTC-5

Schroeder Raises River

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Connor Richards

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Marian Farcas opened to 300,000 in the cutoff and Gabriel Schroeder called on the button as Wellington Araujo who defended his big blind.

Araujo checked on the flop of Q♠8♣2♠ and Farcas continued for 300,000. Only Schroeder called. Farcas then checked on the J♣ turn and Schroeder checked back.

The A♦ river completed the board and Farcas bet 350,000. Schroeder raised to 1,100,000 and Farcas called. Schroeder showed A♠8♠ for aces and eights and it was good to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Schroeder	9,500,000 2,890,000	2,890,000

Marian Farcas	4,500,000 -935,000	-935,000

Wellington Araujo	650,000 -280,000	-280,000

Tags: Gabriel Schroeder Marian Farcas Wellington Ferreira

12-13-2023 17:58 UTC-5

Mao's Kings Cracked by Zegal's Five-Deuce

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Brandon Bloom

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

On the turn of a J♦4♠4♣3♥ board, Stanislav Zegal bet 1,200,000 in the big blind, and Renji Mao called in the hijack.

The 6♣ completed the board, Zegal jammed, and Mao called all in for 3,470,000.

Zegal tabled 5♠2♠ for a rivered straight, and Mao's K♠K♣ went into the muck. A count confirmed Zegal had his opponent covered and Mao made his exit on the unfortunate runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Zegal	12,800,000 6,325,000	6,325,000

Renji Mao	Busted

Tags: Renji Mao Stanislav Zegal

12-13-2023 18:00 UTC-5

Zhou Lets It Ride with Flush Draw

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Chad Holloway

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

A big hand at the feature table went down when Yinan Zhou opted to jam his last 2 million holding a flush draw only to get looked up by Bryce Yockey, who committed most of his chips with a call on a board reading 2♠9♦10♦.

Yinan Zhou: A♦4♦
Bryce Yockey: J♣10♣

Yockey had top pair and was looking to avoid a diamond. The 5♠ turn gave Zhou a wheel draw, and he had one pull at 15 outs headed to the river.

Unfortunately for him, the J♠ was no help and he hit the rail while Yockey chipped up to over 5 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	5,770,000 3,160,000	3,160,000

Yinan Zhou	Busted

Tags: Yinan Zhou Bryce Yockey

12-13-2023 18:01 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts from the Feature Table

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Chad Holloway

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Henrique Lessa	8,725,000 85,000	85,000

Daniel Neilson	7,385,000 795,000	795,000

Bryce Yockey	5,770,000

Timothy Adams	2,685,000 405,000	405,000

Montgomery McQuade	2,110,000 435,000	435,000
Bojan Gledovic	2,025,000 -2,575,000	-2,575,000
Luke Graham	1,720,000 -1,150,000	-1,150,000