Event #9: $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event Day 2 | 2024 WSOP Paradise

1 day 4 hours ago

Moneymaker Walks Into Nasreddine Trap

Tyler Boyer

Level 15 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Chris Moneymaker raised to 105,000 from under the gun, and Rania Nasreddine made the call in early position. It then folded to Jean-Noel Thorel who three-bet to 300,000 in the hijack with 9♣8♣. Moneymaker made the call, and Nasreddine four-bet all in for 945,000. Thorel folded, and Moneymaker made the call to put Nasreddine at risk.

Rania Nasreddine: K♥K♦ All in
Chris Moneymaker: A♥Q♠

Nasreddine set the trap perfectly, and put herself in a great spot to more than double up. Once the board ran out 5♠2♠Q♥10♠9♥ she did just that, as her pocket kings were still best, taking the pot and getting more than a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	905,000 905,000	905,000

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Jean-Noel Thorel Rania Nasreddine

1 day 4 hours ago

Moneymaker Walks Into Nasreddine's Trap

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Tyler Boyer

Level 15 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Chris Moneymaker raised to 105,000 from under the gun, and Rania Nasreddine made the call in early position. It then folded to Jean-Noel Thorel who three-bet to 300,000 in the hijack with 9♣8♣. Moneymaker made the call, and Nasreddine four-bet all in for 945,000. Thorel folded, and Moneymaker made the call to put Nasreddine at risk.

Rania Nasreddine: K♥K♦ All in
Chris Moneymaker: A♥Q♠

Nasreddine set the trap perfectly, and put herself in a great spot to more than double up. Once the board ran out 5♠2♠Q♥10♠9♥ she did just that, as her pocket kings were still best, taking the pot and getting more than a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	905,000

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Jean-Noel Thorel Rania Nasreddine

1 day 4 hours ago

Iakovlev Cracks Ioli's Kings

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Nick Becker

Level 15 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mikhail Iakovlev and Mark Ioli got it all in preflop, with Ioli at risk.

Mark Ioli: K♣K♦ All in
Mikhail Iakovlev: A♠K♠

Iakovlev pulled ahead on the 3♠A♣Q♠ flop, pairing his ace. The Q♣ turn and J♥ river offered no help to Ioli, and he was sent packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Iakovlev	7,350,000 -30,000	-30,000
Mark Ioli	Busted

Tags: Mark Ioli Mikhail Iakovlev

1 day 3 hours ago

More Chips for Hissou

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Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The action folded around to Matthias Eibinger and Sirzat Hissou in the blinds who each stuck in 350,000 a piece preflop. The dealer fanned the flop of A♠A♥8♠ and both players checked to the 7♥ on the turn.

Eibinger checked again and Hissou tossed in a bet of 285,000 which Eibinger called. The river was the 10♣ and Eibinger checked for the third time. Hissou announced a bet of 610,000 and Eibinger instantly called. Hissou turned over A♣Q♠ and Eibinger was unable to beat it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sirzat Hissou	11,100,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Matthias Eibinger	2,640,000 -1,645,000	-1,645,000

Tags: Matthias Eibinger Sirzat Hissou

1 day 3 hours ago

Kornuth Turns Up the Heat

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Nick Becker

Level 15 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Chance Kornuth raised to 100,000 in early position, Benny Glaser flatted in the small blind, and Veselin Karakitukov defended in the big blind.

The flop of K♣7♥9♥ checked through, as did the 10♦ turn. On the 6♣ river, Glaser checked and Karakitukov bet 165,000. Kornuth then came over the top with a raise to 420,000, resulting in folds from both Glaser and Karakitukov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	4,300,000 1,070,000	1,070,000

Veselin Karakitukov	4,075,000 2,715,000	2,715,000
Stanislav Zegal	3,300,000 -750,000	-750,000

Chance Kornuth	1,400,000 20,000	20,000

Benny Glaser	1,400,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Chance Kornuth Veselin Karakitukov

Level: 16

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

1 day 3 hours ago

Rizzo Holds to Double Up

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Tyler Boyer

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Action folded to Leonardo Rizzo in the hijack, and he raised to 405,000, leaving just 125,000 chips behind. Then Anatoly Zlotnikov in the cutoff three-bet all in for his stack of 1,120,000. It folded back to Rizzo who made the call to put himself at risk.

Leonardo Rizzo: 8♠8♦ All in
Anatoly Zlotnikov: A♠Q♠

Rizzo was ahead with his pocket eights, and when the board ran out 5♣3♦10♦4♥9♥ the pocket eights of Rizzo were still best, securing him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonardo Rizzo	1,200,000 -1,110,000	-1,110,000
Anatoly Zlotnikov	590,000 590,000	590,000

Tags: Anatoly Zlotnikov Leonardo Rizzo

1 day 3 hours ago

Flashback: Online Qualifier Stanislav Zegal Wins First WSOP Paradise Main Event

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Last year, the first-ever World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Main Event champion was crowned as Germany's Stanislav Zegal took down the $5,000 buy-in event for $2 million and his first WSOP bracelet. The GGPoker qualifier defeated heads-up opponent Michael Sklenicka of Czechia to wrap up a final day that only lasted four hours.

The inaugural WSOP Paradise Main Event at the five-star Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas drew 3,010 players for a prize pool that climbed above the $15 million guarantee. The field included dozens of online qualifiers, including Zegal, who was able to parlay his online poker prowess into a life-altering seven-figure victory.

“I was so lucky, the cards just fell my way all the time," Zegal told PokerNews. "I think I played well too, but obviously (there’s) tons of luck... This is what you call life-changing money, I guess.”

2023 WSOP Paradise Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Stanislav Zegal	Germany	$2,000,000
2	Michael Sklenicka	Czechia	$1,200,000
3	Daniel Neilson	Australia	$900,000
4	Matt Glantz	United States	$685,000
5	Rui Sousa	Portugal	$510,000
6	Gabriel Schroeder	Brazil	$400,000
7	Montgomery McQuade	United Kingdom	$300,000
8	Luke Graham	United States	$250,000

Read the Tournament Recap Here

1 day 3 hours ago

How Close Did WSOP Super Main Event Come to Reaching the $50M Guarantee?

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Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Just 24 hours ago, players were predicting that the $50 million guarantee World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Super Millions Main Event could overlay by eight figures. As it turned out, the largest-ever guaranteed tournament overlayed by $550,000 thanks to a slew of late entrants on Day 2.

The $25,000 buy-in event attracted a total of 1,378 entrants across four starting flights and Day 2 entries. Adding that with 600 online players, there were a total of 1,978 entrants for the Super Main Event. They needed 2,000 players to hit the guarantee and fell short by 22 players.

They will pay out 297 total, 207 in-person and 90 online. A minimum cash will be worth $50,000 and first place will be $6 million.

During Day 1d on Dec. 15, 2006 WSOP Main Event champion Jamie Gold predicted a $10 million overlay.

https://twitter.com/PokerNews/status/1868417221313343905

If that had come to fruition, it would've quadrupled the previous record set in 2014 when the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open fell short of its $10 million guarantee by $2.5 million. The $40 million guaranteed WPT World Championship in 2023 came close to that with a $2.4 million overlay.

Things weren't as dire as predicted in The Bahamas and now the focus is on playing down to the final 15% of the field and into the money.

1 day 3 hours ago

Elias Flushes Thanarattrakul to the Rail

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Darren Elias raised to 125,000 in early position and Kannapong Thanarattrakul three-bet to 450,000 out of the small blind. Elias called and the dealer spread the K♠J♣3♠ flop.

Thanarattrakul led out with a bet of 325,000 and Elias shoved all in as the bigger stack. Thanarattrakul counted his stack and then made the call for around 1,075,000 chips.

Kannapong Thanarattrakul: A♣K♣ All in
Darren Elias: A♠Q♠

The turn brought the 6♠ to give Elias a flush and Thanarattrakul was left drawing dead to the 4♦ on the river.