Event #14: $2,000 The Closer Turbo Bounty | 2023 WSOP Paradise

12-14-2023 15:29 UTC-5

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

Chad Holloway

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise at the Atlantis Paradise Island in The Bahamas is comprised of 15 gold bracelet events, and PokerNews has been on-site offering live updates from the vast majority of them.

During that time, our Live Reporting Team has captured some entertaining and game-changing hands in the $5,300 Main Event, which we've decided to feature in our latest "Hands of the Week." Among those involved were soccer superstar Sergio Aguero, Martin Kabrhel, and Steve Buckner.

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12-14-2023 15:28 UTC-5

Bermudez Shows Cormier to the Door

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Chris Land

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action folded to Jeffrey Cormier in the cutoff who jammed for 335,000. Carlos Bermudez woke up on the button and three-bet jammed for around 600,000 total. The rest of the table folded and the two remaining players headed to a runout with Cormier at risk.

Jeffrey Cormier: K♦J♥
Carlos Bermudez: K♥K♣

The board ran out 3♦6♠8♦Q♣K♠ to lock up the pot for Bermudez and send Cormier to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Bermudez	912,000 385,000	385,000
Jeffrey Cormier	Busted

Tags: Carlos Bermudez Jeffrey Cormier

12-14-2023 15:23 UTC-5

Final Three Tables

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Matt Hansen

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count
6	1	Martin Feijo	570,000
6	2	Griffin Abel	410,000
6	3
6	4	Renato Minicuci	990,000
6	5	Natasha Mercier	1,100,000
6	6	Aleksandr Zubov	910,000
6	7	Luc Lafontaine	380,000
6	8	Raminder Singh	260,000

7	1	Lucas Aleandri	1,920,000
7	2	Hyungyu Park	1,052,000
7	3	Laurynas Levinskas	434,000
7	4	Eduard Barsegian	853,000
7	5	Taehyun Park	1,150,000
7	6	Jeffrey Cormier	360,000
7	7	Carlos Bermudez	527,000
7	8	Seyoon Lim	382,000

8	1	Aria Shahi	600,000
8	2	Bernardo Neves	1,260,000
8	3	Pete Chen	1,175,000
8	4	Cyril Darmouni	100,000
8	5	Steve Desjarlais	342,000
8	6	Archibald Seaton	1,150,000
8	7	Martin Stausholm	282,000
8	8	Andrei Plotnikov	820,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Aleandri	1,920,000 1,806,500	1,806,500
Bernardo Neves	1,260,000 -265,000	-265,000

Pete Chen	1,175,000 160,000	160,000

Taehyun Park	1,150,000 1,008,500	1,008,500
Archibald Seaton	1,150,000 929,000	929,000
Natasha Mercier	1,100,000 725,000	725,000
Hyungyu Park	1,052,000 -13,000	-13,000
Renato Minicuci	990,000 -262,000	-262,000
Aleksandr Zubov	910,000 441,000	441,000
Eduard Barsegian	853,000 656,000	656,000
Andrei Plotnikov	820,000 708,000	708,000
Aria Shahi	600,000 442,000	442,000
Martin Feijo	570,000 -15,000	-15,000
Carlos Bermudez	527,000 107,000	107,000
Laurynas Levinskas	434,000 -366,000	-366,000
Griffin Abel	410,000 -110,000	-110,000
Seyoon Lim	382,000 297,500	297,500
Luc Lafontaine	380,000 204,000	204,000
Jeffrey Cormier	360,000 -5,000	-5,000
Steve Desjarlais	342,000 -279,000	-279,000
Martin Stausholm	282,000 19,000	19,000
Raminder Singh	260,000 -172,000	-172,000
Cyril Darmouni	100,000 -54,500	-54,500

12-14-2023 15:14 UTC-5

Chen Doubles Singh

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Chris Land

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action folded to Pete Chen who raised to 100,000 from the cutoff only to see Raminder Singh jam from the small blind for 166,000 total. Chen made the call to set up a runout with Singh at risk.

Raminder Singh: K♥K♣
Pete Chen: 8♦6♦

The board ran out 9♦8♥10♦K♠6♠ with Singh holding versus a lot of outs to find the pure double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pete Chen	1,015,000 226,000	226,000

Raminder Singh	432,000 -267,000	-267,000

Tags: Pete Chen Raminder Singh

12-14-2023 15:12 UTC-5

Cormier Doubles

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Matt Hansen

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Hyungyu Park shoved and Jeffrey Cormier called with less. The rest of the table was already out of the way and the cards were turned up.

Jeffrey Cormier: J♦9♦
Hyungyu Park: A♣6♦

The board ran out 6♣J♥10♣4♦3♥ and Cormier flopped a pair of jacks to win the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hyungyu Park	1,065,000 993,000	993,000
Jeffrey Cormier	365,000 162,000	162,000

Tags: Hyungyu Park Jeffrey Cormier

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

12-14-2023 15:00 UTC-5

Levinskas Rivers a Double

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Matt Hansen

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Laurynas Levinskas was all in for 364,000 and Eduard Barsegian was the one to put him at risk. The cards were already turned up and the dealer was ready to go.

Laurynas Levinskas: A♦Q♥
Eduard Barsegian: 10♠10♣

The board ran out 4♣9♦3♠J♠A♠ and Levinskas rivered a pair of aces to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurynas Levinskas	800,000 300,000	300,000
Eduard Barsegian	197,000 -236,000	-236,000

Tags: Eduard Barsegian Laurynas Levinskas

12-14-2023 14:58 UTC-5

Bagirov Finds the Door

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Chris Land

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Renato Minicuci raised to 80,000 from under the gun and Sergey Bagirov called off his last 73,000 from the small blind. The player in the big blind came along as well to see the flop come 7♦8♠9♥.

The big blind checked and Minicuci jammed, forcing a fold from the big blind and setting up a heads up runout with Bagirov at risk.

Sergey Bagirov: K♠J♦
Renato Minicuci: K♣8♣

Minicuci had out-flopped Bagirov, who would need help from the turn or river if he was to survive the hand, but when the turn and river brought the K♥ and 7♣, Bagirov was pushed toward the exit as Minicuci collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renato Minicuci	1,252,000 613,000	613,000
Sergey Bagirov	Busted

Tags: Renato Minicuci Sergey Bagirov

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

12-14-2023 14:39 UTC-5

Barsegian Doubles Through Neves

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Chris Land

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action folded to Bernardo Neves who jammed on the button, putting the blinds to a decision with the bigger stack. Eduard Barsegian woke up in the small blind with a hand and called his stack off to put himself at risk and set up a runout.

Eduard Barsegian: A♦J♦
Bernardo Neves: 9♦8♦

The board ran out 10♦Q♣4♠2♥3♦, keeping the ace high of Barsegian in the lead from start to finish and locking him up a full double.