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

12-14-2024 15:08 UTC-5

Kornuth Picks Off a Bluff

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

12-14-2024 15:11 UTC-5

Greenwood Gives it up on the Turn

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Tyler Foran

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

Lucas Greenwood opened 9,000 in early position and both Kevin Garosshen and Renan Meneguetti called on his left before Karolis Sereika came along from the button.

When the K♠6♥3♣ flop hit the felt, the action checked to Meneguetti, who tossed a bet of 10,000. Sereika called and Greenwood put in a check-raise to 35,000. Garosshen folded, Meneguetti called, and Sereika surrendered his cards.

The A♥ hit the turn and Greenwood slowed down with a check before Meneguetti splashed a bet of 80,000 across the line. Greenwood took a few seconds, but ultimately decided to let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renan Meneguetti	630,000 10,000	10,000
Karolis Sereika	397,000 397,000	397,000

Lucas Greenwood	387,000 236,000	236,000

Kevin Garosshen	331,000 -139,000	-139,000

Tags: Karolis Sereika Kevin Garosshen Lucas Greenwood Renan Meneguetti

12-14-2024 15:12 UTC-5

Soncin Raises Smatyan on the River

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David Salituro

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

Artyom Smatyan bet 36,000 from the big blind on a flop of 10♣9♦4♠ and Luigi Soncin called in middle positon.

Both players checked the Q♥ turn and the river was the 9♥. Smatyan then bet 5,000 and Soncin came back with a raise to 110,000.

Smatyan quickly folded and leaned back in his chair with his hands covering his face as he looked up towards the ceiling while Soncin took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artyom Smatyan	650,000 50,000	50,000
Luigi Soncin	280,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Artyom Smatyan Luigi Soncin

12-14-2024 15:17 UTC-5

Garosshen Good at Showdown

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Brett Slezak

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

Kevin Garosshen opened from early position and then called after Renan Meneguetti three-bet from middle position.

On the 9♦5♦2♠ flop, Garosshen checked to Meneguetti who bet 20,000, and Garosshen called.

Garosshen check-called another bet on the J♠ turn, this time for 65,000.

The 8♣ river quickly checked through as Garosshen tabled 10♠10♦ which were good enough to drag the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renan Meneguetti	535,000 -95,000	-95,000
Kevin Garosshen	460,000 129,000	129,000

Tags: Kevin Garosshen Renan Meneguetti

12-14-2024 15:20 UTC-5

Ni Gets Value From Barer

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David Salituro

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

Liangce Ni and Ami Barer built a pot of around 120,000 as they headed to the turn on a board of Q♠2♦3♥6♥. Both players then checked and the K♥ fell on the river.

Barer, in the hijack, checked and Ni bet 90,00 on the button. Barer took a minute before he called as Ni turned over A♠K♣ for top pair on the river. Barer mucked and Ni took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ami Barer	700,000 176,000	176,000

Liangce Ni	620,000

Tags: Ami Barer Liangce Ni

12-14-2024 15:24 UTC-5

A Round of Counts

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Tyler Foran

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilia Arkhipov	1,060,000 140,000	140,000
Chris Moneymaker	720,000 240,000	240,000

Dylan Linde	645,000 22,000	22,000

Nathanael Kogel	638,000 207,000	207,000
Jesse Lonis	630,000 48,000	48,000

Tamas Adamszki	620,000 173,000	173,000
Timothy Adams	620,000 107,000	107,000

Brian Kim	478,000 475,000	475,000

Lei Yu	207,000 -131,000	-131,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

12-14-2024 15:33 UTC-5

Board Gets Scarier For Fuchs

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David Salituro

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

Kevin Garosshen bet 18,000 from under the gun on a flop of 8♦3♣10♣ and Tom Fuchs raised to 65,000 in the small blind. Garosshen called and the 2♣ fell on the turn.

Fuchs then bet another 65,000 and Garosshen again called. Fuchs slowed down and checked the Q♣ river, and Garosshen checked behind.

Fuchs turned over 10♥8♥ for two pair and Garosshen mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Fuchs	650,000 650,000	650,000

Kevin Garosshen	300,000 -160,000	-160,000

Tags: Kevin Garosshen Tom Fuchs

12-14-2024 15:35 UTC-5

Barer Drags Three-Bet Pot

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Tyler Foran

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

Stanislav Zegal opened 17,000 in early position and Ami Barer three-bet 40,000 next to act. The action quickly folded back around to Zegal and he made the call.

Both players checked to the A♥10♥10♦3♣2♥ river, where Zegal checked once more and Barer fired 36,000. Zegal thought about it for about 10 seconds before surrendering his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ami Barer	597,000 -103,000	-103,000

Stanislav Zegal	555,000 17,000	17,000

Erik Seidel	510,000 -24,000	-24,000

Alex Keating	238,000 238,000	238,000

Tags: Ami Barer Stanislav Zegal

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♣