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

12-14-2024 18:22 UTC-5

Parssinen Sends Mercier to the Rail

Brett Slezak

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

Eelis Parssinen opened the cutoff to 21,000 and Lucas Greenwood called on the button. In the big blind, Jason Mercier three-bet to 79,000. With the action back on Parssinen, he slid a stack of green T-100,000 chips forward to put both players at risk. Greenwood got out of the way while Mercier quickly called to put himself at risk for around 395,000.

Jason Mercier: J♠J♥ All in
Eelis Parssinen: A♣7♣

Mercier was in good shape to find the double until the A♦10♣7♦ flop vaulted Parssinen into the lead. Nothing changed on the K♠6♣ runout as Mercier hit the exit in brutal fashion at the hands of Parssinen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eelis Parssinen	1,550,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Lucas Greenwood	245,000 25,000	25,000

Jason Mercier	Busted

Tags: Eelis Parssinen Jason Mercier Lucas Greenwood

12-14-2024 18:20 UTC-5

Kornuth Hero-Calls Lefrancois to the Rail

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David Salituro

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

Around 350,000 was already in the middle as Chance Kornuth and Pascal Lefrancois went to the turn on a board of 9♦J♣10♣10♥.

Kornuth then bet 90,000 from under the gun and Lefrancois moved all in for 450,000 in the big blind. Kornuth took several minutes until he called to put Lefrancois at risk.

Lefrancois showed A♦8♦ for ace-high, while Kornuth had 8♠8♥. Lefrancois missed the K♥ river and the dealer confirmed Kornuth had him covered before Lefrancois headed for the exit.

"These are some sick motherf**kers," tablemate Nathanael Kogel said as Kornuth raked in the massive pot.

"So sick," Kogel added well after the next hand had begun.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	1,300,000 470,000	470,000

Pascal Lefrancois	Busted

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12-14-2024 17:37 UTC-5

Weisman Double Check-Raises Then Jams into Ketzer's Quads

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Brett Slezak

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

Felipe Ketzer opened to 17,000 from middle position and Dylan Weisman called in the big blind.

On the K♠K♣7♣ flop, Ketzer continued for 8,000 before Weisman check-raised to 22,000, and Ketzer called.

The turn brought the A♥. Weisman checked to Ketzer who bet 9,000 and Weisman check-raised again to 75,000, which Ketzer called.

On the 2♣ river, Weisman weighed his options before he opted to jam for his remaining 300,000 or so and Ketzer snapped it off.

Dylan Weisman: 7x3x All in
Felipe Ketzer: K♥K♦

Weisman picked the wrong time to bluff as Ketzer flopped quads and got full value as Weisman hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	1,850,000 608,000	608,000
Dylan Weisman	Busted

Tags: Dylan Weisman Felipe Ketzer

12-14-2024 17:07 UTC-5

Recent Eliminations

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Connor Richards

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitar Danchev	Busted

Mathew Frankland	Busted
Jianwei Lin	Busted
Lei Yu	Busted

12-14-2024 16:19 UTC-5

Alkamli Picks the Wrong Time to Shove

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David Salituro

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

Tamer Alkamli got his last 120,000 in the middle from the small blind as Brian Kim put him at risk on the button.

Tamer Alkamli: K♦Q♥ All in
Brian Kim: A♠Q♦

Kim had Alkamli dominated as the board ran out 9♠3♦9♥4♥J♥, earning Kim the pot with his ace-kicker and sending Alkamli to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Kim	820,000 170,000	170,000

Tamer Alkamli	Busted

Tags: Brian Kim Tamer Alkamli

12-14-2024 16:07 UTC-5

Hum Flips Paticchio to the Rail

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David Salituro

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

Giovanni Paticchio moved all in for 130,000 from the hijack and Geoffrey Hum called in middle position.

Giovanni Paticchio: A♣J♣ All in
Geoffrey Hum: 5♠5♦

Paticchio was racing for his tournament life but couldn't connect with the 9♥4♦K♦3♣9♠ board as Hum took the pot with his fives to send Paticchio to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Geoffrey Hum	500,000 50,000	50,000
Giovanni Paticchio	Busted

Tags: Giovanni Paticchio Geoffrey Hum

12-14-2024 15:51 UTC-5

Zegal Inflicts a Massive Cooler on Burford

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David Salituro

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

Mark Burford was in the hijack with a raise of 130,000 in front of him before Stanislav Zegal reraised to 230,000 in the small blind. Burford then moved all in for 470,000 and Zegal snap-called.

Mark Burford: K♥K♦ All in
Stanislav Zegal: A♣A♠

Burford found himself on the wrong end of the ultimate cooler as Zegal turned over a pair of aces. The board ran out 9♦3♣5♦8♣Q♠ and Burford was sent to the rail while the defending champion raked in the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Zegal	1,000,000 445,000	445,000

Mark Burford	Busted

Tags: Mark Burford Stanislav Zegal

12-14-2024 15:45 UTC-5

Kim Snaps Off Lin on the River

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David Salituro

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

Brian Kim and Jianwei Lin checked through to the turn on a board of Q♣3♣10♠J♦. Lin then bet 50,000 from the button and Kim called in the hijack.

The river was the 9♠ and Lin moved all in for 101,000. Kim snap-called with K♠J♣ for a rivered straight, and Lin tossed 2♥2♣ into the muck as he made his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Kim	650,000 172,000	172,000

Jianwei Lin	Busted

Tags: Brian Kim Jianwei Lin

12-14-2024 15:41 UTC-5

Wang Busts Kenjic with Cooler

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Brett Slezak

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

Yang Wang opened to 14,000 from early position before Jovan Kenjic three-bet to 48,000 from the cutoff. With the action back on Wang, he jammed for 485,000 effective as the covering stack and Kenjic reluctantly called it off.

Jovan Kenjic: Q♦Q♣ All in
Yang Wang: K♦K♣

It was a brutal cooler with Wang having the best of it and even had Kenjic's suits covered. The board ran out 5♠2♦2♣J♦A♥ as Kenjic hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yang Wang	1,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Jovan Kenjic	Busted

Tags: Jovan Kenjic Yang Wang

12-14-2024 15:08 UTC-5

Kornuth Picks Off a Bluff

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Connor Richards

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

Paulius Vaitiekunas played a heads-up pot against Chance Kornuth and got to the river with the board reading 9♥6♠Q♠4♦K♥.

Vaitiekunas checked and Kornuth carved out a bet of 44,000 that he threw out after some juking and staring.

Vaitiekunas check-jammed all in for around 250,000 and Kornuth called. Vaitiekunas showed 9♠7♠ for a pair of nines and missed flush draw as Kornuth tabled A♦K♦ to win the pot with a rivered pair of kings, eliminating Vaitiekunas .

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	1,000,000 280,000	280,000

Paulius Vaitiekunas	Busted

Tags: Chance Kornuth Paulius Vaitiekunas