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

12-12-2024 15:16 UTC-5

Salazar Sanchez Gets a Fold from Kempe

Adam Lamers

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

Rainer Kempe opened to 8,000 from under the gun and was called by Mauricio Salazar Sanchez in middle position along with the big blind. The flop fell A♦J♣8♥ and Kempe continued with a bet of 10,000 which only Salazar Sanchez called.

The turn was the 4♦ and Kempe fired out another bet of 40,000. Salazar Sanchez still called and the 2♥ completed the board. Kempe checked this time and Salazar Sanchez slung in a bet of 65,000. Kempe went into the tank for over a minute before finally releasing his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez	820,000 820,000	820,000
Rainer Kempe	346,000 -94,000	-94,000

Tags: Rainer Kempe Mauricio Salazar Sanchez

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

Level: 4

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

12-12-2024 15:19 UTC-5

Cold Call from McMichael

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Connor Richards

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

Diogo Coelho opened in early position and Jon Vallinas three-bet to 45,000 on the button. Trevor McMichael called in the big blind and Coelho also called.

The flop of 9♠2♦4♠ checked through and McMichael bet 60,000 on the 2♣ turn to bring folds from both opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Vallinas	850,000 135,000	135,000
Trevor McMichael	750,000 750,000	750,000
Diogo Coelho	670,000 -170,000	-170,000

Tags: Diogo Coelho Trevor McMichael

12-12-2024 15:19 UTC-5

Belcher Value-Owns Himself

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Tyler Foran

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

Yoseph Yehudai opened 12,000 under the gun and called a three-bet from Matthew Belcher on his immediate left.

When the 7♦4♦2♥ flop hit the felt, Yehudai check-called a bet of 25,000.

The J♥ fell on the turn and both players tapped the table to see the 6♥ on the river. Yehudai checked for a final time before facing a bet of 62,000. He quickly made the call and Belcher tabled 10♣10♠ which was no good as Yehudai rolled K♥K♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yoseph Yehudai	705,000 705,000	705,000
Matthew Belcher	523,000 523,000	523,000

Tags: Matthew Belcher Yoseph Yehudai

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 15:34 UTC-5

No Showdown for Mokri

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Tyler Foran

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

Neil Warren opened 17,000 in the hijack and both Kayhan Mokri in the cutoff and Martins Adeniya in the big blind made the call.

The dealer spread a flop of A♦8♦5♥, and the action checked to Mokri who fired 12,000 into the middle. Adeniya got out of the way, but Warren stuck around with a call.

When the 2♦ hit the turn, Warren checked to Mokri as he continued for 55,000. This time Warren surrendered the pot as his cards hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	751,000 131,000	131,000
Neil Warren	514,000
Martins Adeniya	203,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Martins Adeniya Neil Warren

12-12-2024 15:37 UTC-5

Health > Wealth: Texas Mike Questions Stamina After “4-Bet Jam Nuclear Punt” in $100K

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Chad Holloway

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

What is a player to do when they love tournament poker, their mind allows them to compete against the best of the best, but their body doesn’t want to cooperate? That’s a question “Texas” Mike Moncek, who suffers from a heart condition, asked himself Wednesday night after playing in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Event #7: $100,000 Triton Main Event.

The tournament, which is being live reported by PokerNews, attracted 182 entrants and offered up an $18,200,000 prize pool. On Day 2, a little over 40 players remained when Texas Mike, in his own words, “punted.”

Click here to read the full story on PokerNews.

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 15:47 UTC-5

The River Comes at You Fast; Stavila Finds Out the Hard Way

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Adam Lamers

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

Dan Stavila raised to 15,000 on the button and Dietrich Fast three-bet to 70,000 from the big blind. Stavila clicked it back with a four-bet to 130,000 and Fast just called.

The flop fell K♠6♣2♣ and Fast check-called a bet of 56,000 from Stavila. The action was the same on the 3♥ turn, this time for the amount of 150,000.

The river was the A♣ and both players tapped the table. Fast rolled over A♥Q♦ for a rivered pair of aces, forcing Stavila's cards to the muck.