Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
2024 WSOP Paradise
Event #9: $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event
Day: 1b
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Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Seth Davies opened to 5,000 first to act and Steven Cairns called in the cutoff. On the button, Tsugunari Toma three-bet to 17,000 and both opponents called.
On the 9♠8♦5♥ flop, Davies checked before Cairns opted to lead for 35,000. Toma called on the button before Davies check-raised to 95,000. Cairns folded while Toma put in the call.
Davies led for 45,000 on the 7♠ turn and Toma put in the call.
On the 10♥ river, Davies blocked for 30,000 before Toma put in a raise to 210,000. Davies immediately sat back in his chair in pain.
"I flopped a straight but that's a bad river," lamented Davies.
Davies would then fold 7♥6♥ face up.
"I really thought I was going to win a big one," Davies continued.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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680,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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450,000
-50,000
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-50,000 |
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430,000
430,000
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430,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Five players put 6,000 in the middle before seeing the 10♥3♠2♠ flop, and the action checked to Thomas Muehloecker in middle position who fired 11,000 into the center. Felipe Ketzer called next to act, and Igor Tregoubov check-called from under the gun.
The 3♦ turn and J♦ river received no extra bets, and Tregoubov tabled A♣K♠ for ace-high. Both Muehloecker and Ketzer mucked their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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570,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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510,000
510,000
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510,000 |
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479,000
-21,000
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-21,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Chance Kornuth opened to 5,000 in the cutoff and Sosia Jiang defended her big blind.
Jiang checked on the flop of 10♦4♣3♣ and Kornuth continued for 8,000 and eyed his opponent like a bird stalking prey as Jiang called. Both players then checked on the 8♣ turn.
Jiang bet 10,000 on the A♠ river and Kornuth laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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640,000
-10,000
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-10,000 |
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520,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Giuseppe Iadisernia raised it up from under the gun and Ihar Soika defended from the big blind. The flop came 9♥4♥3♥ and Soika checked to Iadisernia who continued with a bet. Soika check-raised to 17,000 and Iadisernia called.
The turn brought the 7♠ and Soika led out with a bet of 52,000. Iadisernia still called and the K♠ landed on the river. Soika sized up a bet of 130,000 and Iadisernia quickly called. Soika turned over Q♥5♥ for a flush while Iadisernia was left with K♥K♣ for top set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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710,000
710,000
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710,000 |
|
300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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500,000 | |
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500,000 | |
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500,000 | |
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500,000 | |
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500,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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500,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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500,000 | |
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
In the 869th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway hosts from down in The Bahamas at the 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise, while Kyna England is back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas. Mike Holtz is out with a broken ankle, so Nikki Limo was kind enough to once again fill in as a special co-host.
Together, they discuss happening at the WSOP Paradise, the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at the Wynn Las Vegas, and the European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague. That includes Phil Hellmuth making an appearance, the new stage at WSOP, and the Triton Million, which was won by Argentinean rapper Alejandro Lococo for $12 million.
Chad also had the honor of bringing the Women in Poker Hall of Fame trophy down with him to present to Kristen Foxen. In this episode, you can check out her acceptance speech, which PokerNews helped film. Speaking of the WiPHoF, Jeanne David was another inductee and she had a spot of luck drawing a Golden Passport into the ClubWPT Gold $5,000,000 Freeroll, which kicks off today!
At the EPT Prague, Thomas Santerne has already won two side event titles, while the 2022 WSOP Main Event champ, Espen Jorstad, took down the €25K Super High Roller Warm-Up for his first EPT title.
Other stories covered include Dylan Smith winning the WPT RRPO Championship for $662,200, Nadya Magnus & Dan Sepiol giving away two WPT World Championship $10K seats, a big live-streamed cash game hand featuring Matt Berkey running hot, John Germano taking down the 2024 Bar Poker Open Florida Championship, David Jackson finding success at the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Las Vegas, and Erick Lindgren capturing a title at the ARIA.
Oh, and we'll also let you know what Phil Ivey is up to as he's been seen double dipping at both the WSOP Paradise and WPT World Championship, including a planned holiday meet-up game (MUG) at the latter.
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The action folded around to Byron Kaverman in the small blind who just limped in. Matthew Belcher checked his option and the flop of 10♦6♦2♣ hit the felt. Kaverman led out with a bet of 3,000 and Belcher called.
The 7♥ landed on the turn and Kaverman fired out another bet of 13,000. Belcher raised to 36,000 and Kaverman stuck around for the J♦ on the river. Kaverman burned through nearly two minutes before dropping in a bet of 22,000. Belcher flicked in a call and Kaverman tabled J♥8♦ for the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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665,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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425,000
425,000
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425,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Byron Kaverman opened 5,000 in middle position and called a three-bet of 25,000 from Blaz Zerjav in the small blind.
When the A♥10♣4♦ flop hit the felt, Zerjav continued for 42,000. Kaverman thought for about 30 seconds before deciding to let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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570,000 | |
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562,000
-103,000
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-103,000 |
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Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Action was picked up on the flop in a four-bet, three-way pot between Chance Kornuth from under the gun, Sosia Jiang from the cutoff, and Ernest Chevrette from the button with around 155,000 in the middle preflop.
On the 7♥7♦5♥ flop, Kornuth led for 50,000 and Jiang put in the call while Chevrette quickly got out of the way.
Kornuth bet again for 140,000 on the Q♦ turn and Jiang stuck around.
On the 3♣ river, Kornuth blocked for 30,000 and Jiang weighed her options before she stuck in the call.
Chance Kornuth: K♣3♠
Sosia Jiang: J♠J♦
Jiang's jacks were best to drag a sizeable pot early in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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700,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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420,000
-220,000
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-220,000 |
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370,000
10,000
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10,000 |