Event #9: $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event Day 1a | 2024 WSOP Paradise

12-12-2024 17:51 UTC-5

Cimbolas Eliminates One with Aces

Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In a heads-up pot on a board of K♥10♣5♠5♦, Shaneil Stokes checked and Matas Cimbolas bet 100,000. Stokes check-raised all in and Cimbolas called.

Shaneil Stokes: KxJx All in
Matas Cimbolas: A♥A♣

Stokes had run into aces and couldn't improve as the 3♦ river bricked off to mark his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matas Cimbolas	1,800,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Shaneil Stokes	Busted

Tags: Shaneil Stokes Matas Cimbolas

12-12-2024 17:30 UTC-5

Three-Way All In Sends Rivera Over a Million

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

There was a raise to 16,000 in middle position and Marc Rivera three-bet on the button. Luigi Soncin four-bet jammed all in for a little over 200,000 from the small blind. Joergen Lund woke up with a hand in the big blind and also ripped all in. The action was back on Rivera, who quickly called off his stack of 394,000 and all three hands were tabled.

Luigi Soncin: 10♠10♦ All in
Marc Rivera: A♥A♦ All in
Joergen Lund: K♣K♦

It was a huge cooler with three players waking up with premium hands on the button and the blinds. A clean board of 9♠9♥4♠6♠7♣ ran out to give Rivera the win and a stack of over 1,000,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Rivera	1,140,000 1,140,000	1,140,000
Joergen Lund	430,000 -330,000	-330,000
Luigi Soncin	Busted

Tags: Joergen Lund Luigi Soncin Marc Rivera

12-12-2024 16:17 UTC-5

Set Over Set Sends Jiang Packing

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Yoav Schverd opened and Sosia Jiang three-bet. Schverd four-bet and Jiang called.

Schverd then moved all in on the flop of 4♦Q♥9♠ and Jiang called with a shorter stack.

Sosia Jiang: 9x9x All in
Yoav Schverd: Q♣Q♦

Jiang had flopped middle set but was drawing nearly dead against Schverd's set of queens as the board finished out 6♠4♠ to mark the high roller's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yoav Schverd	1,100,000
Sosia Jiang	Busted

Tags: Sosia Jiang Yoav Schverd

12-12-2024 16:13 UTC-5

Deeb Sends Sereika to the Rail

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Karolis Sereika opened to 12,000 from the cutoff, with Shaun Deeb calling in the small blind and Magnus Pukk coming along from the big blind.

Sereika continued with a bet on the J♠Q♥5♠ flop, with Deeb raising and Pukk letting his hand go. Sereika moved all in and Deeb quickly called and turned over his cards.

Karolis Sereika: A♠2♠ All in
Shaun Deeb: 10♠8♠

Sereika's ace-high was in front until the 8♦ turn, where Deeb made a pair. The 6♥ was a blank, as Sereika hit the exit while Deeb raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	885,000 385,000	385,000

Magnus Pukk	648,000 648,000	648,000
Jesse Lonis	498,000 498,000	498,000

Karolis Sereika	Busted

Tags: Karolis Sereika Magnus Pukk Shaun Deeb

12-12-2024 15:44 UTC-5

Velasevic Sends Sverko Out

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Danilo Velasevic opened to 12,000 in early position and Neil Warren made the call on his left. Action folded around to Gregor Sverko in the big blind, who three-bet to 60,000.

Velasevic was the only caller to the 9♣Q♥A♥ flop, where Sverko led out for 30,000. Velasevic called and the 7♠ turn was flipped over.

Sverko checked to Velasevic, who announced a bet of 80,000. After taking some time, Sverko called and the dealer turned over the 10♠ river.

Another check from Sverko was followed by Velasevic moving all in. Facing a decision for the rest of his chips, Sverko took several minutes before tossing in a calling chip.

Velasevic tabled 9♥9♦ for a flopped set of nines, while Sverko showed A♣K♣ on his way to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Velasevic	1,145,000 355,000	355,000
Neil Warren	480,000 -34,000	-34,000
Gregor Sverko	Busted

Tags: Danilo Velasevic Gregor Sverko Neil Warren

12-12-2024 15:26 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

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Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eliot Hudon	950,000 450,000	450,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	810,000 810,000	810,000

Alex Livingston	690,000 190,000	190,000

Jonathan Jaffe	635,000 635,000	635,000
Kayhan Mokri	620,000 120,000	120,000
Eric Afriat	570,000 -310,000	-310,000
Eric Bonucchi-Bilow	545,000 545,000	545,000
Kristen Foxen	545,000 545,000	545,000

Joseph Cheong	525,000 525,000	525,000

Alex Kulev	525,000 525,000	525,000

Josh Arieh	500,000 500,000	500,000

Jan-Peter Jachtmann	410,000 410,000	410,000

Diego Ventura	385,000 385,000	385,000

Phillip Nagy	260,000 -270,000	-270,000
Chris Brewer	240,000 -60,000	-60,000

Isaac Haxton	Busted

12-12-2024 15:18 UTC-5

Set Over Set Sees Paniak Out

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Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With the board showing 10♦5♦2♣4♠, Maksim Paniak was all in and at risk against Cole Keenan on his left.

Maksim Paniak: 2♥2♦ All in
Cole Keenan: 4♥4♦

Paniak had flopped a set of deuces but Keenan caught up on the turn to make a set of his own. The 8♦ river changed nothing, sending Paniak to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cole Keenan	770,000
Maksim Paniak	Busted

Tags: Cole Keenan Maksim Paniak

12-12-2024 15:08 UTC-5

More for Pardo as Wakil Makes an Exit

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Tyler Foran

Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With about 190,000 in the middle the turn read A♥10♠4♣8♦, and both Juan Pardo and Ameer Wakil had their cards face-up in the blinds. Wakil was at risk for approximately 290,000 and Pardo was looking for the knockout.

Ameer Wakil: A♣Q♣ All in
Juan Pardo: A♠4♠

Pardo had flopped two pair against Wakil's top pair who was unable to find a queen to stay alive as the dealer rolled the K♥ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	1,075,000 443,000	443,000

Jamil Wakil	Busted

Tags: Ameer Wakil Juan Pardo

12-12-2024 14:52 UTC-5

Ladva Sends Marquez to the Rail

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Tyler Foran

Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With over 240,000 in the middle the turn read 8♣5♠4♥4♦ and Ottomar Ladva fired a bet of 85,000 from the big blind. Ana Marquez was the only opponent in the hand and made the call in the cutoff.

When the 6♦ fell on the river Ladva announced all in for about 445,000. Marquez had roughly 160,000 and dropped a chip across the line to make the call.

Marquez tabled her J♠J♣ but was shown the bad news as Ladva rolled K♠K♣, sending her out of the tournament.