Event #9: $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event | 2024 WSOP Paradise

12-19-2024 18:26 UTC-5

Kanit Fights Back

Adam Lamers

Level 37 : Blinds 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante

Mustapha Kanit limped in from the small bind with A♣J♥ and Yinan Zhou checked his option with K♣9♠. The flop came 4♥4♦2♣ and both players checked to the A♠ on the turn.

Kanit led out with a bet of 24,000,000 after making top pair and Zhou stuck around for the 10♠ on the river. Kanit put together another bet of 85,000,000 and Zhou refrained from making a hero-call.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yinan Zhou	464,000,000 -34,000,000	-34,000,000

Mustapha Kanit	366,000,000 38,000,000	38,000,000

Tags: Yinan Zhou Mustapha Kanit

Level: 38

Blinds: 5,000,000/10,000,000

Ante: 10,000,000

12-19-2024 18:42 UTC-5

Kanit Makes Two Pair at the Wrong Time

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Adam Lamers

Level 38 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Mustapha Kanit limped in from the small blind with 7♥5♥ and Yinan Zhou checked his big blind holding Q♦J♥. The flop came Q♣J♦5♣ and Kanit check-called a bet of 18,000,000 from Zhou.

The A♦ peeled off on the turn and Kanit turned his pair into a bluff with a bet of 47,000,000. Zhou just called with his two pair and the 7♠ completed the board.

Kanit sized up a bet of 95,000,000 on the river after making two pair. Zhou looked disturbed for a minute but eventually called with the better two pair. Kanit slipped to the short stack and Zhou opened up a big lead on his two opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yinan Zhou	593,000,000 129,000,000	129,000,000

Mustapha Kanit	156,000,000 -210,000,000	-210,000,000

Tags: Yinan Zhou Mustapha Kanit

12-19-2024 18:45 UTC-5

Aziz Doubles Again to Survive

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Adam Lamers

Level 38 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Yinan Zhou was in the small blind and ripped all in as the big stack at the table. Marcelo Aziz looked down at a premium holding in the big blind and instantly called off his stack of 181,000,000.

Marcelo Aziz: 10♠10♥ All in
Yinan Zhou: 5♥5♣

Both players held a pair but it was Aziz who was looking poised for the double up. The board ran out A♠Q♦9♠8♦7♦ and Aziz held on for a clean double up to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yinan Zhou	412,000,000 -181,000,000	-181,000,000

Marcelo Aziz	372,000,000 242,000,000	242,000,000

Tags: Yinan Zhou Marcelo Aziz

12-19-2024 18:51 UTC-5

Mustapha Kanit Eliminated in 3rd Place ($3,600,000)

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Connor Richards

Level 38 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Mustapha Kanit was all in for 146,000,000 in the big blind against Marcelo Aziz in the small blind.

Mustapha Kanit: A♦3♦ All in
Marcelo Aziz: 9♠8♠

Kanit couldn't stay ahead as the board ran out 2♠K♦Q♠6♦8♥ to give Aziz a pair of eights as both players missed their flush draws as the Italian went out in third place for a career-best $3,600,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcelo Aziz	528,000,000 156,000,000	156,000,000
Mustapha Kanit	Busted

Tags: Mustapha Kanit Marcelo Aziz

12-19-2024 18:55 UTC-5

Heads-Up Break

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Adam Lamers

Level 38 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

The final two players are taking a quick 5-minute break before the heads-up action commences.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcelo Aziz	528,000,000
Yinan Zhou	412,000,000

12-19-2024 19:06 UTC-5

Zhou Strikes First

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Adam Lamers

Level 38 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Marcelo Aziz raised to 20,000,000 on the button with 7♣4♥ and Yinan Zhou defended from the big blind with A♦6♥. The flop fell 6♦4♦2♠ to give both players a pair. Both players checked and the 10♦ landed on the turn.

Zhou checked again and Aziz finally took a stab at the pot with a bet of 23,000,000. Zhou called and the 9♠ hit the river. Zhou checked for the third time and Aziz took it to showdown, allowing Zhou to collect the first pot of heads-up play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcelo Aziz	485,000,000 -93,000,000	-93,000,000
Yinan Zhou	455,000,000 43,000,000	43,000,000

Tags: Marcelo Aziz Yinan Zhou

12-19-2024 19:16 UTC-5

Aziz Can't Get a Bluff Through

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Adam Lamers

Level 38 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Yinan Zhou opened to 23,000,000 on the button with K♣J♠ and Marcelo Aziz called in the big blind with a suited 6♥4♥. The flop came A♦Q♥9♥ and Aziz check-called a bet of 18,000,000 from Zhou.

The turn brought the 2♠ and both players checked to the K♠ on the river. Aziz was left with just six-high and fired out a big bet of 62,000,000. Zhou contemplated for moment and then called with his pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yinan Zhou	483,000,000 28,000,000	28,000,000

Marcelo Aziz	457,000,000 -28,000,000	-28,000,000

Tags: Marcelo Aziz Yinan Zhou

12-19-2024 19:21 UTC-5

The Flow of Chips Continues to Zhou

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Adam Lamers

Level 38 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Yinan Zhou limped in on the button with 3♥3♣ and Marcelo Aziz checked his option holding 10♠5♣. The dealer fanned the flop of A♦5♦4♠ and Aziz checked to Zhou who bet 15,000,000. Aziz called and the 7♦ landed on the turn.

Aziz checked once again and Zhou sized up a bet of 75,000,000 on the turn with the worse pair. The overbet for Zhou worked out as Aziz dumped the better hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yinan Zhou	548,000,000 65,000,000	65,000,000

Marcelo Aziz	392,000,000 -65,000,000	-65,000,000

Tags: Marcelo Aziz Yinan Zhou

12-19-2024 19:29 UTC-5

Zhou Keeps Rolling with Middle Set

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Adam Lamers

Level 38 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Yinan Zhou raised to 25,000,000 on the button with J♠J♦ and Marcelo Aziz tagged along from the big blind with 3♠3♦. Both players held a preflop pair and the flop of Q♥J♣2♥ launched Zhou way ahead with a set of jacks.

Aziz checked to start things off and Zhou counted out a bet of 18,000,000. Aziz called and the A♥ peeled off on the turn. Another check from Aziz led to a bet of 25,000,000 from Zhou. Aziz made the wise decision and slid his baby pair into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yinan Zhou	571,000,000 23,000,000	23,000,000

Marcelo Aziz	369,000,000 -23,000,000	-23,000,000

Tags: Marcelo Aziz Yinan Zhou