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

2 days 8 hours ago

Mercier Seeks Value From Velasco

David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 10♥7♣6♥, Jason Mercier bet 27,000 from the hijack and Jason Velasco called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 8♦ turn and the 5♣ fell on the river. Mercier then bet 71,000 and Velasco took a few seconds before calling.

"Set of tens," Mercier announced, turning over 10♣10♠. Velasco mucked and Mercier took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	720,000 720,000	720,000

Jason Velasco	450,000 -79,000	-79,000

Tags: Jason Mercier Jason Velasco

2 days 8 hours ago

Belcher Calls Down Correctly to Eliminate Olechnowicz

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Brett Slezak

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

Ilia Arkhipov opened to 32,000 from middle position and was called by Vinay Boob in the cutoff and Aaron Olechnowicz on the button. In the small blind, Matthew Belcher three-bet to 160,000. Arkhipov and Boob got out of the way before Olechnowicz quickly put in the call.

On the J♠9♠5♣ flop, Belcher continued for 100,000 and Olechnowicz called.

The turn was the A♦. Belcher slowed down with a check and Olechnowicz bet 200,000, which Belcher called.

On the 10♥ river, Belcher checked to Olechnowicz who snap-jammed for his remaining 360,000. Belcher would spend around a minute in the tank before he cut out calling chips and placed them into the middle.

Aaron Olechnowicz: 6♠4♣ All in
Matthew Belcher: Q♠Q♣

Olechnowicz was bluffing with no pair, no draw, and no relevant blockers while Belcher made the correct river decision to eliminate his opponent in a massive pot.

Olechnowicz was seen shortly after as he rebought with a fresh stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Belcher	1,900,000 900,000	900,000
Aaron Olechnowicz	500,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Eran Aydin Ilia Arkhipov Matthew Belcher Vinay Boob

2 days 8 hours ago

Duthie Hits the Turn, Herrmann Spikes the River For a Bustout

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 10♦9♥6♠, John Duthie bet 55,000 from the button before Leonard Herrmann raised to 150,000 in the cutoff. Duthie then moved all in for 400,000 and Herrmann snap-called.

John Duthie: 10♠8♠ All in
Leonard Herrmann: A♠A♥

Herrmann was ahead with his aces but needed to dodge Duthie's pair and straight draw. The 8♦ fell on the turn to give Duthie the lead with two pair, but the 6♥ river gave Herrmann a better two pair.

"That's brutal," Duthie said as he headed off for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Herrmann	1,000,000 347,000	347,000
John Duthie	Busted

Tags: John Duthie Leonard Herrmann

2 days 8 hours ago

Aggression Doesn't Pay Off for Botez

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Tyler Foran

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

Eliot Hudon opened in the hijack and Alexandra Botez defended the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of J♦9♠8♦, and Botez check-raised the bet of 25,000 to 75,000. Hudon made the call. The K♦ hit the turn an Botez continued for 111,000. Hudon called fairly quickly.

The 4♣ completed the board on the river and Botez blasted 450,000 across the line. Hudon went deep into the tank as he started talking aloud, "Usually women are on the tighter side, but I have a feeling your on the other side."

Hudon continued to tank as he tried to figure out Botez' hand, "Nine-ten maybe?"

After a few more seconds, he slapped a few chips across the line and heard the words he wanted to hear, 'Nice call."

Botez rolled 10♣8♠ for a pair of eights and a busted straight draw and Hudon pulled in the pot with two pair as he showed K♥J♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eliot Hudon	1,625,000 875,000	875,000
Alexandra Botez	307,000 -529,000	-529,000

Tags: Alexandra Botez Eliot Hudon

2 days 8 hours ago

Ustimov Coolers Dressler For a Massive Double

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Viktor Ustimov was on the button with a raise of 100,000 in front of him before Christian Dressler reraised to 235,000 under the gun. Ustimov then made it 375,000 and Dressler called.

The flop came K♠9♥2♥ and Ustimov bet 80,000. Dressler then moved all in and Ustimov snap-called.

Viktor Ustimov: K♣K♦ All in
Christian Dressler: A♥K♥

Dressler showed down top pair, but Ustimov had top set as the board ran out 7♦10♠ to earn him the massive pot. Dressler got up from his seat to make his exit, but a count of the chips showed he had Ustimov's remaining 609,000 covered by just 30,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Ustimov	2,000,000 928,000	928,000
Christian Dressler	30,000 -830,000	-830,000

Tags: Christian Dressler Viktor Ustimov

2 days 9 hours ago

Show No Mercier

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a three-way pot on a board of 4♣5♥5♣10♣K♥, Aaron Olechnowicz bet 25,000 and Matthew Belcher raised to 200,000 from the next seat before Jason Mercier three-bet jammed a stack of around 460,000 behind them.

Olechnowicz folded and Belcher called with less. Mercier showed K♠4♠ but it was no good against the flush of his opponent with K♣3♣.

Mercier was forced all in in the big blind the next hand and saw a flop of 5♠5♦3♦ three ways. Justin Zaki bet 30,000 on the flop and Sevilla raised to 60,000. Zaki folded.

Jason Mercier: 8♥4♣ All in
Aaron Olechnowicz: K♦5♣

Mercier was against trips and the board finished out Q♥9♣ to mark the stylish six-time bracelet winner's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Belcher	1,000,000 500,000	500,000
Aaron Olechnowicz	600,000 357,000	357,000
Justin Zaki	300,000 -144,000	-144,000
Jason Mercier	Busted

Tags: Aaron Sevilla Jason Mercier Justin Zaki Matthew Belcher

2 days 9 hours ago

Parssinen Calls Down with Ace-High to Eliminate Zubov

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Brett Slezak

Level 7 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Alexander Zubov opened to 25,000 from early position before Eelis Parssinen three-bet to 75,000 from the button, and Zubov called.

On the 8♣5♦4♥ flop, Zubov check-called a 33,000 bet from Parssinen.

Zubov took the betting lead on the 6♥ turn as he led for 55,000 and Parssinen stuck in the call.

On the 3♠ river, Zubov jammed for his remaining 230,000. Parssinen took about 30 seconds before he flicked in the call.

Alexander Zubov: K♣Q♣ All in
Eelis Parssinen: A♦Q♦

Zubov was bluffing with king-high while Parssinen made an unbelievable hero call with ace-high to send Zubov to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eelis Parssinen	1,700,000 100,000	100,000

Alexander Zubov	Busted

Tags: Eelis Parssinen Alexander Zubov

2 days 9 hours ago

Lin's Double Takes Nearly Half of Eychenne's Stack

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Tyler Foran

Level 7 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Three players saw the 6♥4♥3♣ flop, and Jianwei Lin checked from the big blind before Thomas Eychenne shot a bet of 30,000 next to act into the pot of about 100,000. Santhosh Suvarna was on the button and got out of the way, but Lin stuck around with a call.

The K♠ fell on the turn, and Lin checked to Eychenne who continued for 112,000. Lin stood up to eye Eychenne's stack and fumbled with his chips for about 25 seconds before deciding on a raise of 310,000. Eychenne went into a tank of his own, taking a little more than two minutes before stacking up a pile of chips large enough to cover Lin and sliding them across the line. Lin snap-called off his stack of 743,000 and both hands were tossed on their backs.

Jianwei Lin: 7♠5♥ All in
Thomas Eychenne: 6♦6♣

It was a cooler as Lin had flopped a straight against the set of Eychenne, and Lin managed to avoid the board pairing as the dealer rolled the Q♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jianwei Lin	1,646,000 903,000	903,000
Santhosh Suvarna	1,460,000 1,325,000	1,325,000

Thomas Eychenne	816,000 -757,000	-757,000

Tags: Jianwei Lin Santhosh Suvarna Thomas Eychenne

2 days 9 hours ago

Arkhipov Spikes a Queen to Double Off Kornuth

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Chance Kornuth raised to 26,000 in the cutoff and Ilia Arkhipov moved all in for 295,000 in the big blind. Kornuth quickly called.

Ilia Arkhipov: Q♣9♦ All in
Chance Kornuth: J♦J♥

Arkhipov had been caught making a move, but the Q♦10♠3♦ flop bailed him out as he hit top pair. The 9♣ turn gave Kornuth outs to a straight, but Arkhipov dodged the 4♠ river and doubled up.

"It's not bad if you know the queen is coming," a tablemate said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	680,000 -432,000	-432,000

Ilia Arkhipov	600,000 131,000	131,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Ilia Arkhipov

2 days 9 hours ago

Wywrot Picks Up Aces to Bust Two

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu was all in for around 250,000 from under the gun, Denys Chufarin had his last 300,000 in from middle position, and Michal Wywrot had both players covered and at risk in early position.

Orpen Kisacikoglu: A♠K♦ All in
Denys Chufarin: A♦K♠ All in
Michal Wywrot: A♦A♣

Wywrot showed down a pair of aces to leave Kisacikoglu and Chufarin needing a miracle to survive. The board ran out 5♠9♠Q♣9♣5♥ and Wywrot scooped the pot to eliminate both opponents.

"Building up a stack. You must have had a good dinner," tablemate Boris Becker said.

"Good luck noodles. I didn't even open the fortune cookie. I didn't have time," Wywrot replied.

Newly-crowned two-time WSOP bracelet winner Stephen Chidwick recently took his seat at this table.