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

12-14-2024 12:56 UTC-5

Eychenne Raises River

Connor Richards

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Thomas Eychenne opened to 5,000 in early position and Jad Gharios defended in the big blind.

Gharios checked on the flop of 3♥3♣K♣ and Eychenne continued for 3,000. Gharios called. Gharios checked again on the 8♥ turn and Eychenne checked back.

Gharios then led out for 12,000 on the 10♠ river and Eychenne raised to 100,000. "Just kings," Gharios speculated before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jad Gharios	600,000
Thomas Eychenne	410,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: Jad Gharios Thomas Eychenne

12-14-2024 13:02 UTC-5

Eychenne Bets Out Smatyan

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ezequiel Kleinman bet 4,000 from the cutoff on a flop of Q♠5♠4♥ and Artyom Smatyan called in the small blind. Thomas Eychenne then raised to 26,000 in the big blind and only Smatyan called.

The turn was the 10♥ and Eychenne fired out 100,000. Smatyan quickly folded and Eychenne took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ezequiel Kleinman	530,000 530,000	530,000
Artyom Smatyan	510,000 14,000	14,000
Thomas Eychenne	460,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Artyom Smatyan Ezequiel Kleinman Thomas Eychenne

12-14-2024 13:04 UTC-5

Smatyan Takes Some Back from Eychenne

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Tyler Foran

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Artyom Smatyan opened 5,000 in the cutoff before Thomas Eychenne three-bet to 18,000 on the button. The blinds quickly folded and Smatyan made the call.

The dealer spread a flop of J♥6♠4♥, and Smatyan checked to Eychenne who fired 20,000. As soon as the chips hit the felt, Smatyan tossed out a check-raise to 55,000 which was enough to earn the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artyom Smatyan	595,000 85,000	85,000
Thomas Eychenne	410,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Artyom Smatyan Thomas Eychenne

12-14-2024 13:08 UTC-5

Velasco Coolers Tondeur in Four-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Four players went to the turn on a board of 9♣Q♥J♦5♦ when Jason Velasco bet 18,000 from under the gun. Dylan Linde in early position, Joao Vieira in the hijack, and Roger Tondeur in the cutoff all called.

The river was the 8♥ and Velasco bet 62,000. Linde and Vieira quickly folded, but Tondeur called. Velasco then turned over K♣10♥ for a straight and Tondeur flashed J♣10♦ for a lesser straight before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Velasco	620,000 620,000	620,000
Dylan Linde	570,000 40,000	40,000

Roger Tondeur	450,000 450,000	450,000
Joao Vieira	450,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Dylan Linde Jason Velasco Joao Vieira Roger Tondeur

12-14-2024 13:09 UTC-5

Kenjic Hero-Calls Ripnick's Overbet

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Brett Slezak

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Heads-up to the turn with 25,000 in the middle, the board read K♦10♣9♣4♣ as Jovan Kenjic checked from the big blind to John Ripnick on the button who fired for 15,000 and Kenjic put in the call.

On the J♠ river, Kenjic checked for a third time to Ripnick who put in an overbet of 75,000. Kenjic would tank for around two minutes before he flicked in the call.

John Ripnick: A♦5♣
Jovan Kenjic: J♦8♣

Ripnick was bluffing while Kenjic made the right call with second pair to drag a sizeable pot early in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jovan Kenjic	620,000 300,000	300,000
John Ripnick	390,000 -130,000	-130,000

Tags: John Ripnick Jovan Kenjic

Level: 2

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

12-14-2024 13:22 UTC-5

WSOP Finalizes $500 Million Sale to GGPoker Parent Company

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Sandra Barbour

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

Caesars Entertainment has finalized the $500 million sale of the biggest brand in poker to GGPoker's parent company, according to an announcement in late October.

Back in August, Caesars Entertainment shocked the poker world when it announced that it would be selling World Series of Poker (WSOP) to NSUS Group Inc, a leading investment group and operator GGPoker. The deal was solidified Tuesday and includes a $250 million cash transaction and a $250 million promissory note due in five years.

Though the WSOP sale marks a shakeup in the industry, poker players can still expect the summer WSOP to be held in Las Vegas for the next 20 years. Additionally, poker rooms at Caesars properties will continue to feature WSOP branding.

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12-14-2024 13:23 UTC-5

Asipauskas Proceeds Cautiously

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David Salituro

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

Mathew Frankland and Hannes Jeschka built a pot preflop of around 100,000 as they went heads-up to a flop of J♠J♦9♦. Both players then checked to the K♥ turn and Frankland bet 100,000 from the small blind. Jeschka snap-folded in early position.

The next hand, Jeschka raised to 8,000 under the gun and Rokas Asipauskas three-bet to 30,000 in the hijack, Audrius Stakelis in the big blind four-bet to 80,000 and only Asipauskas called.

Both players checked the A♠5♦10♣ flop and K♣ turn. Stakelis also checked the 6♣ river and Asipauskas paused for a moment before tossing A♦Q♦ into the middle of the table. Stakelis mucked and Asipauskas took the pot with a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rokas Asipauskas	750,000 750,000	750,000
Mathew Frankland	660,000 160,000	160,000
Hannes Jeschka	400,000 400,000	400,000
Audrius Stakelis	240,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Audrius Stakelis Hannes Jeschka Mathew Frankland Rokas Asipauskas

12-14-2024 13:27 UTC-5

Adamszki Makes a Straight

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Tyler Foran

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

Orpen Kisacikoglu opened 7,000 from early position and both Tamas Adamszki and Lei Yu came along from the blinds.

All three players checked to the 8♣7♠7♥6♥ turn, where Adamszki led for 27,000. Yu responded with a raise of 60,000, forcing Kisacikoglu out of the pot and Adamszki stuck around with a call.

The 10♥ landed on the river and both players tapped the table. Adamszki rolled 9♠9♥ for a straight on the river and Yu mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamas Adamszki	540,000 40,000	40,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	495,000 495,000	495,000

Lei Yu	416,000 416,000	416,000

Tags: Lei Yu Orpen Kisacikoglu Tamas Adamszki

12-14-2024 13:29 UTC-5

Hudon Shoves on Tondeur

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David Salituro

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

With around 130,000 in the pot, Roger Tondeur and Eliot Hudon went to the turn with the board showing J♦4♥9♠8♦. Tondeur then bet 100,000 from under the gun and Hudon called in early position.

Tondeur checked the Q♣ river and Hudon moved all in. Tondeur, who had around 270,000 remaining, quickly tossed A♠K♦ into the muck and Hudon took down the pot.

"I feel I had the best hand," Hudon said.

"You had the winning hand," Tondeur replied.

"What's the difference between the best hand and winning hand," Hudon added.