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

12-12-2024 21:27 UTC-5

Quads for Keating

Josh Noy

Level 8 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Alan Keating moved his last 66,000 into the middle from under the gun and Felipe Ketzer made the call on the button.

"Yes," Keating exclaimed as Felix Neubauer moved all in from the big blind. Ketzer smiled while sliding his cards to the dealer, leaving Keating at risk heads up.

Alan Keating: K♠4♦ All in
Felix Neubauer: A♦J♣

Keating found immediate help on the K♥K♦J♦, making trip kings while the 7♥ turn changed nothing. The dealer then completed the board with the K♣ on the river, giving Keating all of the kings while earning a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	460,000 -441,000	-441,000
Felix Neubauer	390,000
Alan Keating	252,000 -548,000	-548,000

Tags: Alan Keating Felipe Ketzer Felix Neubauer

12-12-2024 21:33 UTC-5

Cimbolas Makes Correct Call in the Nic of Time

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Tyler Foran

Level 8 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

With roughly 300,000 in the middle on the completed board of 8♦6♣5♠A♣10♣, Daniel Neilson fired a bet of 323,000 from the big blind. Matas Cimbolas was in early position and went deep into the tank. After a couple of minutes, the clock was called.

When the floor arrived he let Cimbolas know that he had 30 seconds to act or his hand would be declared dead. As the floor counted down from five, he reached one and Cimbolas splashed chips across the line to make the call.

Neilson rolled over J♠4♠ for jack-high, and Cimbolas tabled A♥Q♣ to drag the pot with top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matas Cimbolas	2,240,000 340,000	340,000
Daniel Neilson	1,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Daniel Neilson Matas Cimbolas

12-12-2024 21:35 UTC-5

Another Flop Goes Keating's Way

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Adam Lamers

Level 8 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

There was a raise to 32,000 in early position and a call from the cutoff. Alan Keating reraised to 165,000 on the button, leaving himself just 17,000 behind. Andre Ortega moved all in as the big stack from the small blind and the rest of the table folded. Keating called and the hands were revealed.

Alan Keating: 10♥10♣ All in
Andre Ortega: Q♠Q♣

The flop came K♠10♦9♠ with the ten right in the window for Keating. The 7♣ and 8♥ runout changed nothing and Keating scored himself another double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Ortega	728,000
Alan Keating	465,000 213,000	213,000

Tags: Andre Ortega Alan Keating

12-12-2024 21:36 UTC-5

Last Break of the Night

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Adam Lamers

Level 8 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The entries have slowed down as the night has progressed but the tournament clock is still showing a total of 455 entries for the opening flight of the $25,000 Super Main Event. The remaining 236 players are going on their last 15-minute break of the night with two levels still remaining tonight. Here is a look at the last two hours of play:

Level: 9

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

12-12-2024 21:52 UTC-5

A Round of Counts

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Tyler Foran

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	3,440,000 500,000	500,000
Kayhan Mokri	3,400,000 2,649,000	2,649,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	2,580,000 705,000	705,000
Juan Pardo	2,455,000 -45,000	-45,000

Matthew Mcewan	2,435,000 671,000	671,000
Yulian Bogdanov	2,385,000 900,000	900,000
Rayan Chamas	2,385,000 1,923,000	1,923,000
Alex Livingston	2,285,000 285,000	285,000

Clemen Deng	2,140,000 -390,000	-390,000
Rania Nasreddine	2,105,000 698,000	698,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	2,100,000 -220,000	-220,000

Andrei Boghean	2,070,000
Mark Ioli	2,015,000 300,000	300,000

Aram Sargsyan	1,975,000 1,283,000	1,283,000

12-12-2024 22:05 UTC-5

Ho Climbs the Leaderboard

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Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The action folded to Maria Ho on the button who made it 40,000 to go. Igor Ribeiro called from the big blind and the dealer fanned the flop of A♦K♦J♦. Ribeiro checked to Ho who continued with a bet of 30,000 and Ribeiro called.

The A♠ paired the board on the turn and Ribeiro check-called another bet of 130,000 from Ribeiro. The 10♣ completed the board and both players tapped the table. Ribeiro turned over J♣10♦ for two pair but Ho showed A♣3♣ for trip aces to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	2,750,000 1,895,000	1,895,000
Igor Ribeiro	920,000 -430,000	-430,000

Tags: Igor Ribeiro Maria Ho

12-12-2024 22:10 UTC-5

Ortega Gets the Last Laugh

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Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Felipe Ketzer opened to 40,000 in middle position and Alan Keating flicked in a three-bet to 200,000 on the button. Andre Ortega four-bet jammed all in for 880,000 which put Ketzer in the blender before calling off his stack of around 500,000. Keating was enjoying the moment as he tossed in his last 165,000 and all three hands were tabled.

Alan Keating: K♠J♠ All in
Felipe Ketzer: J♥J♣ All in
Andre Ortega: K♣K♦

"Oh no," Keating giggled after seeing the hands.

"Oh no!" Ketzer exclaimed a little louder seeing one of his outs dead.

The flop of 7♠7♣2♠ gave Keating a flush draw but the 10♦ and A♥ runout was of no help.

"That was fun," Keating said standing from his seat. "Do we play tomorrow or go to the spa?" he pondered. "One is sitting in happiness and the other is sitting in despair."

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Ortega	1,760,000 1,032,000	1,032,000
Alan Keating	Busted
Felipe Ketzer	Busted

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Andre Ortega Alan Keating

12-12-2024 22:11 UTC-5

More Level 9 Counts

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	3,120,000 370,000	370,000
Shaun Deeb	2,450,000 850,000	850,000

Danny Tang	1,380,000 720,000	720,000

Jason Koon	1,370,000 130,000	130,000

Stephen Song	1,320,000 540,000	540,000

Dan Shak	825,000 825,000	825,000
Daniel Negreanu	815,000 230,000	230,000

Keith Lehr	805,000 805,000	805,000

Rehman Kassam	665,000 665,000	665,000
Mike Gorodinsky	605,000 605,000	605,000

Isaac Haxton	515,000 515,000	515,000

Robert Mather	240,000 240,000	240,000
John Racener	160,000 -340,000	-340,000

12-12-2024 22:11 UTC-5

Weissman Wins Flip to Send Out Dimov

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Tyler Foran

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dietrich Fast opened 40,000 in the cutoff and Joey Weissman called on the button before Ognyan Dimov shoved his last 330,000 across the line from the small blind. Fast snap-mucked and Weissman wasted no time making the call.

Ognyan Dimov: A♦J♣ All in
Joey Weissman: 7♠7♦

They were off to the races and Fast announced he had a ten before the dealer fanned the 10♦8♥4♣ flop, which would have given him the best hand. The K♥ turn and 6♠ river meant Weissman's sevens were still good as Dimov headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dietrich Fast	1,530,000 150,000	150,000

Joey Weissman	1,360,000 820,000	820,000

Ognyan Dimov	Busted

Tags: Dietrich Fast Joey Weissman Ognyan Dimov