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

1 day 4 hours ago

Hissou Coolers Cormier Enroute to Chip Lead

Adam Lamers

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

On a board reading A♠A♦10♦9♣, Jeffrey Cormier and Sirzat Hissou were heads-up in a pot of around 1,000,000 chips. Cormier led out with a bet of 400,000 and Hissou double-fisted two stacks of chips into the middle, which was met with a snap-call from Cormier for his stack of 1,160,000.

Jeffrey Cormier: 10♥10♣ All in
Sirzat Hissou: A♥9♠

Cormier flopped a full house but Hissou turned a bigger one, leaving Cormier drawing to just a single out. The river was the 6♥ and Cormier was left shaking his head while Hissou has now taken over the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sirzat Hissou	9,650,000 5,885,000	5,885,000
Fedor Holz	200,000 -2,980,000	-2,980,000

Jeffrey Cormier	Busted

Tags: Jeffrey Cormier Sirzat Hissou

1 day 4 hours ago

Seiver Lays Down Top Pair

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Nick Becker

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

Scott Seiver raised to 100,000 under the gun and Cristian Nagaki flatted on the button.

The flop of 10♠8♦5♦ checked through to the A♥ turn. Seiver checked and Nagaki fired out a bet of 325,000.

Seiver thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck. "All time stupid fold," said Seiver, going on to explain that he had folded ace-jack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	2,700,000 1,045,000	1,045,000

Cristian Nagaki	2,525,000 1,225,000	1,225,000

Tags: Cristian Nagaki Scott Seiver

1 day 4 hours ago

Gebow Doubles With Ladies to Leave Ubostad on Fumes

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Tyler Boyer

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

Ryan Gebow raised from under the gun, before Lasse Ubostad three-bet to 330,000 in the cutoff. It folded back to Gebow who four-bet all in for his stack of 1,405,000, and Ubostad made the call.

Ryan Gebow: Q♠Q♣ All in
Lasse Ubostad: 10♠10♦

Gebow had the best of it with his pocket queens. and when the board ran out 8♥9♠9♦6♥K♠ the pocket queens of Gebow were still best, giving him the double up, and leaving Ubostad short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Gebow	2,935,000 1,325,000	1,325,000
Lasse Ubostad	275,000 -1,910,000	-1,910,000

Tags: Ryan Gebow Lasse Ubostad

1 day 4 hours ago

Song Bricks Out

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action folded to Stephen Song in the hijack, and he raised all in for 325,000. It then folded to the big blind Roland Rokita who made the call.

Stephen Song: K♣J♠ All in
Roland Rokita: A♠5♣

It was a fair fight but Song would need to improve past the ace high of Rokita to stay in the tournament. The board ran out Q♥7♥10♣6♥7♣ and the ace high of Rokita was still best, giving him the pot and eliminating Song.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Rokita	3,000,000 705,000	705,000

Stephen Song	Busted

Tags: Roland Rokita Stephen Song

1 day 4 hours ago

Chouity Chouity Bang Bang

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Connor Richards

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

Nicolas Chouity was all in for around 600,000 against Yulian Bogdanov.

Nicolas Chouity: K♥Q♥ All in
Yulian Bogdanov: 7♥7♠

Chouity couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out A♣2♥A♦A♥10♠ to mark his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	2,700,000 850,000	850,000
Nicolas Chouity	Busted

Tags: Nicolas Chouity Yulian Bogdanov

1 day 4 hours ago

Updated Chip Counts

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Adam Lamers

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Belcher	9,700,000
Matas Cimbolas	7,880,000 1,410,000	1,410,000
Mikhail Iakovlev	7,380,000 2,880,000	2,880,000
Liv Boeree	7,230,000 880,000	880,000

Matthias Lipp	7,130,000 1,030,000	1,030,000
Matthew Wantman	6,550,000 -70,000	-70,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	6,380,000 2,020,000	2,020,000

Chris Brewer	5,580,000 -795,000	-795,000

Jonathan Jaffe	4,200,000 -250,000	-250,000
Ana Marquez	3,930,000 285,000	285,000

Felipe Ketzer	3,910,000 2,010,000	2,010,000
Danny Tang	3,500,000 -145,000	-145,000

Paulius Vaitiekunas	3,400,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

Mustapha Kanit	3,360,000 1,245,000	1,245,000
Kristen Foxen	3,330,000 930,000	930,000

Frank Funaro	2,640,000 40,000	40,000

Chance Kornuth	1,380,000 -1,745,000	-1,745,000

Timothy Adams	1,320,000 -360,000	-360,000

Jamil Wakil	1,250,000 275,000	275,000
Scott Seiver	1,100,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,050,000

Scotty Nguyen	950,000 250,000	250,000

Jesse Lonis	720,000 -1,030,000	-1,030,000

1 day 4 hours ago

Chong Takes from Wilson

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Nick Becker

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

Taylor Wilson raised to 110,000 in middle position and Victor Chong called in the cutoff.

The flop came 4♣4♠6♣ and Wilson continued with a bet of 90,000. Chong made the call.

Both players slowed down with a check on the 6♥ turn and the A♠ rolled off on the river.

Wilson checked and Chong fired out a bet of 275,000, resulting in a fold from Wilson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Wilson	7,650,000 1,555,000	1,555,000
Victor Chong	1,650,000 1,650,000	1,650,000

Tags: Taylor Wilson Victor Chong

1 day 4 hours ago

Music Icon & Bracelet Winner Steve Albini's Death Puts Fabled 20-Year Poker Home Game on Pause

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Connor Richards

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

The death of musician, recording engineer and poker player Steve Albini hit the music world with a force like that of the incendiary device aimed at Earth pictured on Big Black's 1986 debut album Atomizer. It may have hit one group of Chicago poker players the hardest.

Albini, a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner who recorded landmark works by bands like Nirvana and Pixies and who The New York Times described as "one of the most admired, and most divisive, figures in rock," was a key figure in a friend group that bonded, joked and supported one another over the poker table. For 20 years, they played in a weekly low-stakes Chicago home game often held in Electrical Audio that included bracelet winners like Jason Gola, Eric Rodawig and Brian Hastings. Now, the game is on hiatus after Albini's death in May as the group of poker pros, musicians and audio engineers adapts to a world without its figurehead.

PokerNews spoke with two of Albini's closest friends who were regulars in the game, Brandon Shack-Harris and Andrew Kosinski.

Tags: Andrew Kosinski Brandon Shack-Harris Brian Hastings Eric Rodawig Jason Gola Steve Albini

1 day 4 hours ago

Recent Eliminations

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Adam Lamers

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillaume Nolet	Busted
Eliot Hudon	Busted
Tomas Jozonis	Busted
Zhen Cai	Busted
David Eldridge	Busted

Mark Ioli	Busted

Hossein Ensan	Busted

Brandon Wilson	Busted
Jean-Noel Thorel	Busted
Espen Myrmo	Busted
Roman Timergazin	Busted
Daniel Dvoress	Busted

Tamas Adamszki	Busted
Fedor Holz	Busted

Gaspare Sposato	Busted
Daegeon Shon	Busted
Christian Dressler	Busted
Nathanael Kogel	Busted
Georgios Sotiropoulos	Busted

Shaun Deeb	Busted

Tyler Stafman	Busted
Stephen Song	Busted

John Duthie	Busted

1 day 4 hours ago

Van Lent Takes From Koon

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Tyler Boyer

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

Jason Koon raised to 100,000 from early position, which was called by Anuschka Van Lent in the small blind, and the big blind Derric Haynie.

After the J♣4♦4♥ flop, Van Lent decided to lead out for a bet of 100,000. Haynie folded, and Koon made the call.

The turn brought the 3♦ and Van Lent check-called a bet of 375,000 from Koon.

After the 5♠ on the river, Lent again took the betting lead, firing out 100,000.

Koon used the majority of his time bank and said, "Okay, two-pair, I just call." Van Lent turned over K♠J♥ for two pair, jacks and fours, which was good to take the pot as Koon mucked his hand.

As Van Lent scooped the pot, Koon said, "I almost value-shoved there."