Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship
Jour 1a a débuté
Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship
Jour 1a a débuté
Welcome to Day 1a of Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Roller Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker Paradise. Cards go in the air at 2 p.m. local time at Atlantis Resort for the first of two opening flights.
The jumbo buy-in will feature a $10,000,000 guarantee with a rarely-seen-at-this-price second starting flight on Wednesday, December 6. The surviving players from both opening flights will meet again on Thursday, December 7, for Day 2 and the tournament will conclude with Friday’s Day 3.
Several prolific high rollers have been seen roaming the halls so far at WSOP Paradise, including Nick Schulman, Jesse Lonis, Daniel Negreanu, and WSOP Main Event winner Ryan Riess. Lonis has been a dominating force on the high-roller scene in 2023 and it’s expected that he will jump in this one along with most of the other high rollers that have made the trip.
Action kicks off at 2 p.m. local time and players will play 15 40-minute levels during the opening days. Late registration will remain open for nine levels (until about 9:30 p.m.) and two reentries are available for each of the starting flights. A 15-minute break is scheduled for every three levels and players will go on dinner for 60 minutes at around 8:30 p.m. after the conclusion of Level 9.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of the GGMillion$ High Roller Championship at Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas.
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
With 36 entries showing on the tournament clock, the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal by Tony Parker, who will also be participating in this event.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Tony Parker | 250,000 | |
Espen Jorstad | 250,000 | |
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Daniel Negreanu | 250,000 | |
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Darren Elias | 250,000 | |
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Chad Eveslage | 250,000 | |
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Orpen Kisacikoglu | 250,000 | |
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Joao Vieira | 250,000 | |
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Isaac Haxton | 250,000 | |
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Nick Petrangelo | 250,000 | |
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Armin Rezaei | 250,000 | |
Justin Saliba | 250,000 | |
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Jean-Noel Thorel | 250,000 | |
Thomas Muehloecker | 250,000 | |
Lucas Greenwood | 250,000 | |
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Lewis Spencer | 250,000 | |
Chris Brewer | 250,000 | |
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Keith Lehr | 250,000 | |
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Jason Koon | 250,000 | |
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Timothy Adams | 250,000 | |
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Tom Orpaz | 250,000 | |
Sergio Aido | 250,000 | |
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Philipp Gruissem | 250,000 | |
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The flop read K♠8♦9♠ with 11,000 in the middle.
Four players checked to see the 7♥ on the turn. It was checked to Chris Brewer in the under-the-gun position, who opted to bet 3,000. Joao Vieira folded on the button, but Daniel Ghionoiu called from the small blind while Justin Saliba folded his big blind.
The river completed the board with the 2♠, and Ghionoiu fired a bet of 6,000 out. Brewer considered his options for a bit before putting in a bet of 200,000. Ghionoiu needed a few seconds before letting this pot go to Brewer.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Justin Saliba |
320,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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Chris Brewer |
262,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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Joao Vieira |
242,500
-7,500
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-7,500 |
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Daniel Ghionoiu | 197,500 |
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Ben Heath | 250,000 | |
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Alex Livingston | 250,000 | |
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Luis Faria | 250,000 | |
Sosia Jiang | 250,000 |
Action was three ways with over 25,000 in the middle and 10♣8♦7♦5♠ on the board when action checked to Espen Jorstad on the button for a bet of 19,000. Oktay Koeysu tossed in the chips to call from the blinds and Thomas Muehloecker got out of the way.
The river was K♠ and Koeysu checked. Jorstad tossed out 42,000 and Koeysu used a time bank before he tossed in a chip to call. Jorstad showed 8♥7♥ for two pair and Koeysu tossed the losing hand in the muck.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Espen Jorstad |
333,000
83,000
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83,000 |
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Oktay Koeysu | 184,000 |
One day after being accused of cheating a California home game out of millions, Tony Mars issued a statement to PokerNews denying the allegations.
Wesley Fei and Nikhil "Nik Airball" Arcot, both Hustler Casino Live regulars, claim that Mars, who also plays on HCL, brought a special UV-marked deck that allowed him to decipher face-down cards.
The alleged scandal occurred in a game at a private residence in Yorba Linda, California, a community in Orange County.
Thomas Moehloecker raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and Espen Jorstad three-bet to 12,500 from the small blind for both Oktay Koeysu in the big blind and Muehloecker to make the call.
They all checked through the 6♦K♠4♣ on the flop and the 3♥ on the turn to the 6♠ on the river. Jorstad bet 9,500 for both opponents to lay down their hands.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Espen Jorstad |
380,000
47,000
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47,000 |
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Thomas Muehloecker |
237,000
-13,000
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-13,000 |
Oktay Koeysu |
165,000
-19,000
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-19,000 |