Event #9: $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event Day 3 | 2024 WSOP Paradise

12-17-2024 17:25 UTC-5

Massive Cooler Sends Ventura and Petrangelo in Opposite Directions

Adam Lamers

Level 20 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Matas Cimbolas opened to 320,000 in early position and Nick Petrangelo three-bet to 1,100,000 on his left. Diego Ventura four-bet to 2,300,000 from the cutoff and the action folded back to Petrangelo who five-bet shoved all in. Ventura sigh-called off his stack of around 7,800,000 and the cards were on their backs.

Diego Ventura: K♠K♣ All in
Nick Petrangelo: A♥A♣

It was a massive preflop cooler that Petrangelo found himself on the right side of for the time being. The board ran out Q♦9♦6♥2♥J♦ and Ventura was eliminated, putting Petrangelo among the leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Petrangelo	21,800,000 12,300,000	12,300,000

Diego Ventura	Busted

Tags: Diego Ventura Matas Cimbolas Nick Petrangelo

12-17-2024 17:27 UTC-5

Kings for Maimone

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Tyler Foran

Level 20 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

With over 1,000,000 in the middle the turn read 8♦6♣2♣Q♦ and Namhyung Kim check-called a bet of 900,000 from Nick Maimone.

The A♠ landed on the river and Kim checked it over once again. Maimone thought about it for a few moments while asking to see Kim's stack. Eventually, he decided on a check and Kim tabled K♣J♣ for a busted flush draw before he showed K♠K♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Maimone	5,530,000 2,130,000	2,130,000

Namhyung Kim	1,800,000 -145,000	-145,000

Tags: Nick Maimone Namhyung Kim

12-17-2024 17:29 UTC-5

Science Communicator Gives a Lesson on Rockets

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Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Liv Boeree opened to 350,000 from early position with A♣A♥ and Vlad Lache called in the big blind with 5♦4♥.

Lache checked on the flop of 3♣7♥9♦ and Boeree continued for 250,000. Lache called with his five-high.

Lache checked again on the K♥ turn and Boeree sized up to 600,000. Lache laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liv Boeree	19,400,000 9,845,000	9,845,000

Vlad Lache	4,800,000 1,095,000	1,095,000

Tags: Liv Boeree Vlad Lache

12-17-2024 17:30 UTC-5

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

The remaining 122 players are going on a 15-minute break.

Level 19-20 Highlights

12-17-2024 17:39 UTC-5

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 20 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

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12-17-2024 17:44 UTC-5

Chip Counts at Feature Tables

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Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	22,670,000 19,355,000	19,355,000
Juan Pardo	19,515,000 5,025,000	5,025,000

Liv Boeree	19,045,000 -355,000	-355,000

Marcelo Aziz	18,070,000 9,070,000	9,070,000
Thiago Macedo	10,670,000 10,670,000	10,670,000
Justin Bonomo	9,595,000 5,920,000	5,920,000

Christopher Nguyen	9,270,000 1,415,000	1,415,000
Christian Rudolph	7,100,000 115,000	115,000
Daniel Neilson	6,475,000 3,315,000	3,315,000
Jonathan Jaffe	5,950,000 -2,965,000	-2,965,000
Juan Marquez	5,485,000 2,755,000	2,755,000
Joseph Demestrio	5,395,000 2,765,000	2,765,000
Andrei Kotelnikov	4,835,000 1,555,000	1,555,000
Nazar Buhaiov	4,540,000 2,475,000	2,475,000
Vlad Lache	4,235,000 -565,000	-565,000
Victor Espinal	3,935,000 -965,000	-965,000
Pavel Ignatov	3,180,000 1,670,000	1,670,000
Aren James	3,075,000 1,180,000	1,180,000
Florian Gaugusch	2,665,000 -770,000	-770,000
Justin Carey	2,305,000 -1,595,000	-1,595,000
Lucas Greenwood	2,150,000 580,000	580,000

Jan-Peter Jachtmann	1,230,000 40,000	40,000

12-17-2024 17:45 UTC-5

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sirzat Hissou	28,700,000 12,600,000	12,600,000
Nick Petrangelo	22,900,000 13,400,000	13,400,000

Liv Boeree	20,600,000 11,045,000	11,045,000

Marcelo Aziz	18,075,000 9,075,000	9,075,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	18,010,000 14,695,000	14,695,000
Vadzim Lipauka	17,475,000 13,705,000	13,705,000
Chris Klodnicki	16,900,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Matthew Wantman	16,700,000 7,800,000	7,800,000
Chris Hunichen	15,500,000 8,575,000	8,575,000

Bruno Volkmann	15,400,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Alex Keating	15,320,000 945,000	945,000

Jack Salter	15,225,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Juan Pardo	14,490,000

Matthew Belcher	12,650,000
Chinwei Lim	12,530,000 6,325,000	6,325,000

Joonhee Yea	11,875,000 10,500,000	10,500,000
Eugene Golubchik	11,750,000 8,950,000	8,950,000
Sebastian Toro	10,900,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Thiago Crema	10,725,000 6,910,000	6,910,000
Joseph Cheong	10,600,000 2,330,000	2,330,000

Wayne Heung	10,400,000 2,405,000	2,405,000
Troy Quenneville	10,300,000 6,940,000	6,940,000
Matas Cikinas	10,275,000 -785,000	-785,000
Ana Marquez	9,975,000 4,885,000	4,885,000

Alexander Zubov	9,900,000 1,270,000	1,270,000

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Level: 21

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

12-17-2024 17:59 UTC-5

Peeks Survives, Ripnick Not So Lucky

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David Salituro

Level 21 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Eric Yanovsky raised to 500,000 in the cutoff and Rainer Kempe called on the button. Roeland Peeks then reraised to 1,900,000 in the big blind and Yanovsky folded, but Kempe moved all in. Peeks took a moment before calling for an additional 200,000.

Roeland Peeks: K♣K♠ All in
Rainer Kempe: A♦4♦

"Queen-jack of spades. I'm the greatest player of all time," Yanovsky said when Peeks turned over his pair of kings. The board ran out 3♠5♠4♥Q♦7♦ and Peeks doubled up.

At the same time at another table, John Ripnick also put in 1,900,000 from the button and Pablo Melogno shoved in early position. Ripnick took a minute before calling off the rest of his remaining few chips.

John Ripnick: Q♠10♠ All in
Pablo Melogno: 4♦4♣

Melogno hit a set on the A♠3♦2♥4♥ board, while the Q♣ arrived on the river too late to save Ripnick from being sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Melogno	20,500,000 5,000,000	5,000,000
Eric Yanovsky	14,500,000 7,230,000	7,230,000

Roeland Peeks	4,700,000 3,275,000	3,275,000
Rainer Kempe	4,000,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000
John Ripnick	Busted

Tags: Eric Yanovsky John Ripnick Pablo Melogno Rainer Kempe Roeland Peeks

12-17-2024 18:00 UTC-5

Heung Tries Once

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Tyler Foran

Level 21 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Pablo Silva opened 400,000 on the button and Wayne Heung defended the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of J♠5♣3♥, and Heung check-raised a bet of 400,000 to 1,200,000. Silva stuck around with a call.

The K♦ fell on the turn and both players tapped the table to see the 10♠ on the river. Heung used a time bank before deciding on a check and Silva quickly checked back.

Heung tabled 8♣7♠ for eight-high and Silva took down the pot with a pair of jacks as he rolled J♣7♦.