Chris Moneymaker raised to 105,000 from under the gun, and Rania Nasreddine made the call in early position. It then folded to Jean-Noel Thorel who three-bet to 300,000 in the hijack with 9♣8♣. Moneymaker made the call, and Nasreddine four-bet all in for 945,000. Thorel folded, and Moneymaker made the call to put Nasreddine at risk.
Rania Nasreddine: K♥K♦
Chris Moneymaker: A♥Q♠
Nasreddine set the trap perfectly, and put herself in a great spot to more than double up. Once the board ran out 5♠2♠Q♥10♠9♥ she did just that, as her pocket kings were still best, taking the pot and getting more than a double up.
Chance Kornuth raised to 100,000 in early position, Benny Glaser flatted in the small blind, and Veselin Karakitukov defended in the big blind.
The flop of K♣7♥9♥ checked through, as did the 10♦ turn. On the 6♣ river, Glaser checked and Karakitukov bet 165,000. Kornuth then came over the top with a raise to 420,000, resulting in folds from both Glaser and Karakitukov.
Just 24 hours ago, players were predicting that the $50 million guarantee World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Super Millions Main Event could overlay by eight figures. As it turned out, the largest-ever guaranteed tournament overlayed by $550,000 thanks to a slew of late entrants on Day 2.
The $25,000 buy-in event attracted a total of 1,378 entrants across four starting flights and Day 2 entries. Adding that with 600 online players, there were a total of 1,978 entrants for the Super Main Event. They needed 2,000 players to hit the guarantee and fell short by 22 players.
They will pay out 297 total, 207 in-person and 90 online. A minimum cash will be worth $50,000 and first place will be $6 million.
During Day 1d on Dec. 15, 2006 WSOP Main Event champion Jamie Gold predicted a $10 million overlay.
If that had come to fruition, it would've quadrupled the previous record set in 2014 when the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open fell short of its $10 million guarantee by $2.5 million. The $40 million guaranteed WPT World Championship in 2023 came close to that with a $2.4 million overlay.
Things weren't as dire as predicted in The Bahamas and now the focus is on playing down to the final 15% of the field and into the money.
Action folded to the small blind Chance Kornuth who raised to 175,000, and the big blind Rainer Kempe made the call.
After the 4♦Q♣A♣ flop, Kempe called a bet of 100,000 from Kornuth.
Both players checked after the K♣ on the turn, which brought the J♦. Kornuth then bet out 800,000, leaving just 145,000 behind. Kempe gave it a quick thought before making the call.
Kornuth tabled Q♠3♥ for a pair of queens, but Kempe had the winner when he turned over Q♥10♠ for a Broadway straight, to take the pot, and leave Kornuth short.
The field has dwindled to just 211 players, only four players off the money. The tournament staff have sent players on a scheduled 60-minute dinner break, much to the dismay of the players.
Play will resume at about 8 p.m.
Here is a look at some highlights from the previous two levels:
Stanislav Zegal opened the action with a raise in the cutoff and Santhosh Suvarna three-bet shoved in the small blind for 540,000, putting himself at risk. Zegal made the call.
Santhosh Suvarna: A♥Q♠
Stanislav Zegal: A♦8♣
The board of 2♠6♥4♥A♣9♥ ran out clean for Suvarna, securing him the double up.
Alex Keating opened to 200,000 in early position and Phil Hellmuth splashed in his last 200,000 on his left. Paulius Vaitiekunas also called in the big blind and the cameras swarmed the table with the potential of Hellmuth being the bubble boy.
The flop came Q♣5♣2♣ and the action checked through to the 10♥ on the turn and the 7♦ on the river. Keating hinted that he rivered a pair but the cards remained face down until the action was completed at all of the other tables.
Hellmuth turned over A♥K♣ for just ace-high and Vaitiekunas held 4♠3♠ for the nut-low. Keating flipped over 7♥6♥ for a pair of sevens and Hellmuth's Super Main Event came to abrupt end.
There were three other all-in and calls taking place but each of them turned out to be double-ups, much to Scott Seiver's delight.
"Don't split that cash with him!" he could be heard shouting throughout the room.
The remaining 207 players are now guaranteed a piece of the prizepool and will bag up to return for Day 3 tomorrow at 12 p.m. local time.
Phil Hellmuth stone bubbled the largest guaranteed event in poker history this evening in the Bahamas, an exciting exclamation point on an action-packed Day 2 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Super Main Event.
207 players advanced to Day 3 of the Super Million Main Event (along with 90 online players), including chip leader Gytis Lazauninkas and other top-ten stacks including Germany's Sirzat Hissou, Spain's Juan Pardo and former PokerStars ambassador Liv Boeree in a rare appearance on the felt.
Liv Boeree
Others who bagged include Daniel Negreanu, Matthew Wantman, David Peters, Chris Hunichen, Chris Brewer, Alex Keating and chess streamer Alexandra Botez, who has already locked up her biggest tournament cash.
Super Main Event Day 2 Top 10 Chip Count
TableRank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Gytis Lazauninkas
Lithuania
15,430,000
193
2
Matthew Belcher
Matthew Belcher
11,640,000
145
3
Marcelo Aziz
Brazil
11,295,000
141
4
Sirzat Hissou
Germany
11,225,000
140
5
Juan Pardo
Spain
10,740,000
134
6
Ermo Kosk
Estonia
10,280,000
128
7
Gediminas Dirmantas
Lithuania
9,515,000
119
8
Chris Klodnicki
United States
9,450,000
118
9
Dmitrii Prusov
Russia
8,310,000
104
10
Liv Boeree
United Kingdom
8,275,000
103
Seiver Cheers as Hellmuth Bubbles
Hellmuth was short four players off the money in the $25,000 buy-in event and folded ace-high in the big blind to survive another orbit. After a few eliminations, he decided to gamble with his last 200,000 — about 2.5 big blinds — against Alex Keating with a better ace-high.
Keating had told Hellmuth earlier that he should even fold aces on the stone bubble. He likely wishes he had listened. As captured by live reporter Adam Lamers, Hellmuth splashed in his final chips with ace-king and couldn't survive a three-way all-in as Keating made a pair of sevens. The Poker Brat had an opportunity to chop a minimum cash as there were three other all-ins, but all ended in doubles. During all of this, reigning Player of the Year (POY) Scott Seiver cheered on the other all-ins in the hope that Hellmuth would be the sole bubble.
Phil Hellmuth bubble boy
It's been quite the day for Hellmuth, who earlier in the day busted a 25-plus big blind stack after calling off with an offsuit queen-deuce (reminiscent of a viral hand against Alex Foxen two years ago).
Another player in the Day 2 field was NBA star Tony Parker, who was eliminated outside the money. Parker spoke to PokerNews on Day 1 about getting bluffed off kings and playing poker with his San Antonio Spurs teammate Tim Duncan.
Tony Parker
How Close to $50M Guarantee?
There was some speculation yesterday that the $50 million guaranteed event could come up short by eight figures. But a surge of 254 new entries on Day 2 put that to rest as the event came up $550,000 short of the guarantee.
The $25,000 buy-in event attracted a total of 1,378 entrants across four starting flights and Day 2 entries. Adding that with 600 online players, there were a total of 1,978 entrants for the Super Main Event. They needed 2,000 players to hit the guarantee and fell short by 22 players.
Day 3 action will pick up at the start of Level 17 with blinds of 40,000/80,000/80,000. Each returning player has locked up at least $50,000, while $6 million sits up top for the eventual champion.
Stay tuned as PokerNews will be back on-site at Atlantis for continued coverage of the first-ever Super Main Event in the Bahamas.
