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

12-12-2024 16:30 UTC-5

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

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Level: 5

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

12-12-2024 16:40 UTC-5

Current Top Ten Chip Counts

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Tyler Foran

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Bernhauser	1,505,000 595,000	595,000
Andrei Kotelnikov	1,475,000 1,475,000	1,475,000
Juan Pardo	1,396,000 321,000	321,000

Alex Livingston	1,380,000 690,000	690,000

Dietrich Fast	1,340,000 -80,000	-80,000

Marcos De Campos	1,289,000 1,289,000	1,289,000
Jon Vallinas	1,248,000 481,000	481,000
Michele Lawson	1,232,000 1,232,000	1,232,000

Mark Ioli	1,215,000 118,000	118,000

Francisco Caballo Pena	1,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

12-12-2024 16:47 UTC-5

Lawson Having No Trouble at a Tough Table

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Connor Richards

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

Despite sitting at a table of death that includes all-stars Nick Petrangelo, Aleksejs Ponakovs, Orpen Kisacikoglu and Eliot Hudon, Florida's Michele Lawson has had no trouble building up a stack as she searches for a second bracelet.

Just last month, Lawson took down a WSOP US Domestic online Mystery Bounty event for $41,567 and her first bracelet. Her husband, Ted Lawson, is also a bracelet winner, making them one of the very few poker couples with bracelets.

Lawson has a stack of 1,100,000 in the Super Main Event and her husband told PokerNews she has been "crushing" the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michele Lawson	1,100,000 -132,000	-132,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Eliot Hudon Michele Lawson Nick Petrangelo Orpen Kisacikoglu Ted Lawson

12-12-2024 16:52 UTC-5

Ho Doesn't Have to Show

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Tyler Foran

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

Three players created a pot of about 65,000 and the 10♦5♠2♦ flop was on the felt. Brandon Wilson checked from the big blind before Maria Ho fired a bet of 23,000. The button quickly got out of the way and Wilson made the call.

When the 8♥ hit the turn, Wilson check-called another bet of 60,000.

The 9♥ completed the board on the river and once Wilson checked, Ho checked back. Wilson dropped his cards face down toward the dealer, and Ho did the same as the dealer pushed her the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	926,000 158,000	158,000
Brandon Wilson	405,000 405,000	405,000

Tags: Brandon Wilson Maria Ho

12-12-2024 16:53 UTC-5

Petleshkov Gets Paid Off by Tondeur

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Adam Lamers

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

Roger Tondeur raised it up from early position and Viliyan Petleshkov called from the small blind. The flop came J♣8♠6♣ and both players checked to the 9♣ on the turn.

Petleshkov led out with a bet of 28,000 and Tondeur called to see the 10♠ on the river. Petleshkov reached back for a bet of 112,000 on the river and Tondeur looked him up. Petleshkov showed K♣10♣ for a flush and Tondeur paid him off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viliyan Petleshkov	1,045,000 315,000	315,000
Roger Tondeur	400,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Roger Tondeur Viliyan Petleshkov

12-12-2024 16:54 UTC-5

Betil Bets the Turn

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Josh Noy

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

Jason Koon opened to 18,000 in middle position, with Aram Sargsyan calling in the small blind and Bariscan Betil doing the same in the big blind.

The 9♠A♦5♠ flop saw all three players check, with the dealer revealing the K♥ turn.

Sargsyan checked again before Betil slid out a bet of 45,000. Koon did not take long to let his hand go, while Sargsyan quickly followed with a fold to see Betil claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Sargsyan	692,000
Bariscan Betil	630,000
Jason Koon	405,000

Tags: Aram Sargsyan Bariscan Betil Jason Koon

12-12-2024 16:58 UTC-5

Negreanu Takes a Bite and Folds

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Adam Lamers

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

Werner Lootsma found himself heads up with a rice-cake-eating Daniel Negreanu on a board of K♠9♣9♦4♥. Negreanu checked from the big blind and Lootsma tossed in a bet of 55,000 which Negreanu called.

The river was the 3♠ and Negreanu quickly checked again. Lootsma announced a bet of 160,000 and Negreanu packed up his food before thinking out loud.

"I guess you could have fours," Negreanu rhetorically asked. He shook his head and dumped his cards to the muck, sending the pot to Lootsma.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	585,000 -123,000	-123,000

Werner Lootsma	560,000 560,000	560,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Werner Lootsma

12-12-2024 17:03 UTC-5

Ponakovs Doubles with Set of Kings

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Connor Richards

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

In a heads-up pot on a flop of 8♠4♥K♠, Aleksejs Ponakovs checked in early position and Michele Lawson bet from middle position. Ponakovs check-raised to ~300,000 and Lawson called.

Ponakovs bet 140,000 on the 2♣ turn and snap-called when Lawson raised all in.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: K♥K♣ All in
Michele Lawson: A♣Q♠

The aggressive-playing Ponakovs had it this time with a set of kings and the meaningless 10♣ bricked off on the river to earn the Latvian high-stakes pro a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,300,000 490,000	490,000

Michele Lawson	650,000 -450,000	-450,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Michele Lawson

12-12-2024 17:09 UTC-5

Gottwik Rivers Two Pair to Get the Double

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Tyler Foran

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

The turn of K♠7♦4♥8♥ was already on the felt and Michael Gottwik led for 55,000 into the pot of about 120,000 from the small blind. Felipe Boianovsky was on the button and made the call.

When the 6♠ completed the board on the river, Gottwik moved all in for his last 115,000. Boianovsky quickly called while tabling 7♥6♥ for two pair, sevens and sixes. However, it was no good as Gottwik tabled K♦6♦, making kings and sixes to score the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gottwik	460,000 -695,000	-695,000
Felipe Boianovsky	277,000 277,000	277,000

Tags: Felipe Boianovsky Michael Gottwik