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

12-17-2024 16:50 UTC-5

Melogno Bombs the River on Ripnick

David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of Q♠4♣Q♣, Pablo Melogno bet 340,000 from under the gun and John Ripnick called in the cutoff.

The turn was the 4♠ and Melogno bet 385,000. Ripnick again called and the 6♠ fell on the river.

Melogno then bet 1,685,000, sending Ripnick deep into the tank. He ended up burning through multiple time banks until ultimately deciding to fold. "Nice bet," he told Melogno.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Melogno	15,500,000 7,520,000	7,520,000
John Ripnick	3,200,000 1,610,000	1,610,000

Tags: John Ripnick Pablo Melogno

12-17-2024 16:52 UTC-5

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

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Connor Richards

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

12-17-2024 16:53 UTC-5

Petrangelo Wakes Up with Aces in the Big Blind

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Adam Lamers

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

The action folded to Matas Cimbolas in the small blind who just limped in. Nick Petrangelo raised to 450,000 from the big blind and Cimbolas called to see a flop of J♠10♥3♠.

Cimbolas checked to Petrangelo who continued his story with a bet of 800,000. Cimbolas called and the 9♣ landed on the turn. Both players checked and the J♦ paired the board on the river. Two more checks and Cimbolas tabled K♠9♦ for two pair but Petrangelo had the best two pair with A♠A♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Petrangelo	9,900,000 400,000	400,000

Matas Cimbolas	8,070,000 -930,000	-930,000

Tags: Matas Cimbolas Nick Petrangelo

12-17-2024 16:55 UTC-5

Iakovlev Flips For It All Against Marques

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David Salituro

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

Mikhail Iakovlev moved all in for 2,240,000 from the button and Andre Marques put him at risk in the cutoff.

Mikhail Iakovlev: J♦J♥ All in
Andre Marques: K♣Q♠

Iakovlev, wearing a shirt with the GGPoker "One Time" emoji, took out his phone and began filming the action as the flop came 5♠9♥2♠. The 10♦ turn gave Marques a straight draw, but Iakovlev held on through the A♥ river to earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Iakovlev	4,500,000 140,000	140,000
Andre Marques	4,200,000 1,630,000	1,630,000

Tags: Mikhail Iakovlev Andre Marques

12-17-2024 17:00 UTC-5

Knight Forces Fold on the Turn

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Tyler Foran

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

With about 900,000 in the middle the flop read 10♣6♣6♦, and Curtis Knight who was in the big blind check-raised a bet of 200,000 from Taylor Wilson on the button to 600,000. Wilson called.

The 9♣ fell on the turn and Knight cut out a bet of 700,000 and dropped it across the line. Wilson snap-mucked and the dealer pushed the pot the other way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Curtis Knight	6,550,000
Taylor Wilson	5,750,000

Tags: Curtis Knight Taylor Wilson

12-17-2024 17:05 UTC-5

Foxen Runs Into a Big Huni

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Adam Lamers

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

Joni Jouhkimainen opened to 325,000 in middle position and Chris Hunichen three-bet to 990,000 in the hijack. Alex Foxen stuck in a four-bet to 3,000,000 from the big blind which got Jouhkimainen out of the way. Hunichen five-bet shoved all in and Foxen called off roughly an additional 2,000,000 chips.

Alex Foxen: A♦K♠ All in
Chris Hunichen: A♥A♣

Foxen was up against it with Hunichen holding the number one in Hold'em. The board ran out 10♥9♥4♦3♦7♣ and Foxen was left drawing dead by the turn, sending a healthy amount of chips across the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	14,980,000 8,055,000	8,055,000

Joni Jouhkimainen	8,600,000 -300,000	-300,000

Alex Foxen	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Chris Hunichen Joni Jouhkimainen

12-17-2024 17:05 UTC-5

Kosk Picks Up a Monster to Win the Biggest Pot of the Tournament

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David Salituro

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

Jeremy Dan was all in for 3,500,00 from the big blind, Andrew Park had his last 9,400,000 in the middle from the button, while Ermo Kosk in the cutoff put both players at risk to create a pot worth more than 22,000,000.

Jeremy Dan: A♠Q♣ All in
Andrew Park: K♦K♣ All in
Ermo Kosk: A♣A♥

Kosk had woken up with aces and was poised to take the tournament chip lead as the board ran out 10♠6♣9♣4♥J♣, giving him the pot and sending both Dan and Park to the rail.

"That's ludicrous. How do they pick up those hands? God's favorite," a frustrated Dan said as he spent a few moments muttering to himself before heading for the rail.

"Can I get some change?" Kosk called over to the tournament floor as he raked in the massive pile of chips.

The next hand at this table, Michal Wywrot shoved for 2,285,000 under the gun and Darren Elias called on the button.

Michal Wywrot: A♦2♦ All in
Darren Elias: A♠J♦

Both players hit a pair on the J♣2♣4♣ flop, but Elias remained in the lead through the 3♥ turn and 6♥ river to send Wywrot to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ermo Kosk	27,000,000 16,100,000	16,100,000
Darren Elias	9,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Jeremy Dan	Busted
Andrew Park	Busted
Michal Wywrot	Busted

Tags: Andrew Park Darren Elias Ermo Kosk Jeremy Dan Michal Wywrot

12-17-2024 17:09 UTC-5

Addamo Check-Raises it Away

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Tyler Foran

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

Michael Addamo opened 320,000 in the hijack and only Joey Weissman came along on his immediate left.

When the Q♣9♠6♦ flop hit the felt, Addamo checked and Weissman put out a bet of 350,000. Addamo responded with a check-raise to 1,050,000 and that was enough to earn the pot as Weissman mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Weissman	6,140,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Michael Addamo	5,600,000 410,000	410,000

Tags: Joey Weissman Michael Addamo

12-17-2024 17:20 UTC-5

Lin Takes Down the "Lady Gaga" in Massive Pot

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David Salituro

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

Around 5,000,000 was already in the pot as Ren Lin and Dmitrii Prusov went to the turn on a board of 6♥8♦6♣4♥. Lin then bet 2,000,000 from under the gun, Prusov moved all in for 5,500,000 in the hijack, and Lin snap-called.

Prusov turned over Q♠Q♥, but Lin showed A♣A♦. The A♥ fell on the river to improve Lin to a full house and send Prusov to the rail.

"Wow, how do you do it?" tablemate Eric Yanovsky said as Lin raked in the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	18,000,000 13,505,000	13,505,000

Dmitrii Prusov	Busted

Tags: Dmitrii Prusov Ren Lin

12-17-2024 17:22 UTC-5

Cash Rules Everything Around Me, Crema

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Kaelaine Minton

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

Anatoly Zlotnikov was all in for 1,130,000 from under the gun against Thiago Crema in the small blind.

Anatoly Zlotnikov: 8♠8♣ All in
Thiago Crema: A♥8♥

Zlotnikov was in great shape to double up, but that changed as the flop landed 10♥4♥A♦ to give Crema a near-lock on the hand as the board finished out K♥9♦, adding insult to injury as Crema improved to a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thiago Crema	4,900,000 1,085,000	1,085,000
Anatoly Zlotnikov	Busted

Tags: Anatoly Zlotnikov Thiago Crema