Event #13: $10,000 PLO Championship | 2023 WSOP Paradise

12-14-2023 16:24 UTC-5

Josh Arieh Eliminated in 8th Place ($31,700)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Josh Arieh was sweating the Main Event final table with Matt Glantz involved and joked "I don't really care about this one ... maybe later," when returning to his second as the shortest stack and in the big blind.

In the very first hand, it folded all the way to James Casement and he potted to 90,000 in the small blind.

Arieh spread his four cards and said "unless it's trips, I gonna be all-in" and then moved all-in, Casement called.

Josh Arieh: K♥10♦9♠7♦
James Casement: K♠K♣9♦8♦

"I mean ... how?" Arieh sighed when his cards were less live than he had been hoping for.

The K♦7♥5♣ flop left him in rough shape, needing a six or running cards to survive. One potential combo came with the Q♠ turn but the 10♠ river ended his run in 8th place for $31,700. He also takes home a $25,000 Parlay bonus courtesy of GGPoker.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Casement	860,000 145,000	145,000
Josh Arieh	Busted

Tags: James Casement Josh Arieh Matt Glantz

Level: 21

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

12-14-2023 16:16 UTC-5

Updated Counts on the Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Below are the updated counts of the final eight players and their respective big blinds for the next level.

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Gavin Andreanoff	United Kingdom	210,000	7
2	Bryce Yockey	United States	2,375,000	79
3	Jim Collopy	United States	1,105,000	37
4	Dante Goya	Brazil	800,000	27
5	Isaac Haxton	United States	195,000	7
6	James Casement	United States	715,000	24
7	Josh Arieh	United States	145,000	5
8	Yuriy Anisimov	Russia	690,000	23

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	2,375,000 25,000	25,000

Jim Collopy	1,105,000 10,000	10,000

Dante Goya	800,000 -40,000	-40,000

James Casement	715,000 -80,000	-80,000
Yuriy Anisimov	690,000 -10,000	-10,000
Gavin Andreanoff	210,000
Isaac Haxton	195,000 -10,000	-10,000

Josh Arieh	145,000 5,000	5,000

12-14-2023 16:09 UTC-5

Anisimov Takes From Haxton

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

In the first hand after the final table redraw, Yuriy Anisimov opened to 50,000 and Isaac Haxton defended the big blind. They checked the A♠K♦Q♠ flop and Haxton checked the Q♥ turn as well. Anisimov bet 35,000 for Haxton to call and they headed to the 5♥ river.

Haxton checked again and Anisimov bet the pot for 205,000. It appeared that Haxton had exactly as many chips behind, tank-folding after some consideration. No major action took place in the hand thereafter, sending the final eight on a scheduled 10-minute break.

The T-1,000 chips will now be raced off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuriy Anisimov	700,000 150,000	150,000
Isaac Haxton	205,000 -105,000	-105,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Yuriy Anisimov

12-14-2023 16:03 UTC-5

Redraw of the Official Final Table

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Brandon Bloom

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Gavin Andreanoff	United Kingdom	210,000	8
2	Bryce Yockey	United States	2,350,000	94
3	Jim Collopy	United States	1,095,000	44
4	Dante Goya	Brazil	840,000	34
5	Isaac Haxton	United States	310,000	12
6	James Casement	United States	795,000	32
7	Josh Arieh	United States	140,000	6
8	Yuriy Anisimov	Russia	550,000	22

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	2,350,000

Jim Collopy	1,095,000

Dante Goya	840,000 45,000	45,000

James Casement	795,000 65,000	65,000
Yuriy Anisimov	550,000 -55,000	-55,000
Isaac Haxton	310,000 2,000	2,000

Gavin Andreanoff	210,000 -30,000	-30,000
Josh Arieh	140,000 -5,000	-5,000

12-14-2023 15:58 UTC-5

Stefan Lehner Eliminated in 9th Place ($26,400)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

With the unofficial final table set thanks to the elimination of Jeffrey Trudeau, there was some confusion on the other table as they had started the hand at the same time. Stefan Lehner, Isaac Haxton and Josh Arieh all inquired whether or not they would split the pay jump.

Once that was confirmed not to be the case, Lehner called all-in from the big blind following a pot-sized open raise by Haxton.

Stefan Lehner: 8♥7♣6♥3♠
Isaac Haxton: A♥K♦J♠8♣

"Oh wow, you have an eight also. Just keep it high, Maria," Arieh told the dealer as he was sweating the WSOP Paradise Parlay for the official eight-handed final table.

The board ran out A♣K♣Q♥9♣Q♦ and Arieh as well as Haxton locked up the $25,000 bonus, while Lehner was eliminated in 9th place for $26,400.

There is now a short break ahead of the start of the official final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	308,000 98,000	98,000

Stefan Lehner	Busted

Tags: Isaac Haxton Jeffrey Trudeau Josh Arieh Stefan Lehner

12-14-2023 15:55 UTC-5

Jeffrey Trudeau Eliminated in 10th Place ($22,700)

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Brandon Bloom

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jim Collopy raised to 65,000 in the cutoff and action folded to Jeffrey Trudeau in the small blind. Trudeau waited for some time while Isaac Haxton was waiting to make a decision at the other table. After a stalemate, another player at each table called the clock simultaneously.

Trudeau moved all in for 83,000 and action folded back to Collopy who called.

Jeffrey Trudeau: A♥K♥7♠3♠
Jim Collopy: A♣10♣6♣4♥

The board ran out Q♠2♣2♠10♥3♣ and Trudeau was eliminated in 10th place for $22,700.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Collopy	1,095,000 130,000	130,000

Jeffrey Trudeau	Busted

Tags: Isaac Haxton Jeffrey Trudeau Jim Collopy

12-14-2023 15:45 UTC-5

Yockey Continues to Apply Pressure

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On the bubble of the unofficial final table, Bryce Yockey has ramped up the aggression and his stack was boosted further. The latest hand saw him open to 85,000 into the big blind of Jeffrey Trudeau, who folded after Jim Collopy called on the button.

The J♦10♦5♣ flop was checked before Yockey led the K♦ turn for 75,000, Collopy called. That brought them to the 5♥ river on which Yockey fired another 300,000. Collopy went into the tank and eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	2,350,000 600,000	600,000

Jim Collopy	965,000 -235,000	-235,000

Dante Goya	795,000 201,000	201,000

Gavin Andreanoff	240,000 -30,000	-30,000
Jeffrey Trudeau	81,000 -79,000	-79,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Jeffrey Trudeau Jim Collopy

12-14-2023 15:39 UTC-5

Table 18 Updated Counts

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Brandon Bloom

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James Casement	730,000 180,000	180,000
Yuriy Anisimov	605,000 125,000	125,000
Isaac Haxton	210,000 -117,000	-117,000

Josh Arieh	145,000 -205,000	-205,000

Stefan Lehner	108,000 -228,000	-228,000

12-14-2023 15:29 UTC-5

WSOP Paradise Main Event Hands of the Week: Kabrhel Antics, Jamming into Quads & a Royal Flush

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Chad Holloway

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

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