Niveau 31
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Damian Salas raised to 10,000,000 from under the gun and Frank Brannan three-bet from the small blind for Salas to call for 14,500,000 in total.
Damian Salas: K♣Q♠
Frank Brannan: A♥K♠
Brannan was ahead with the ace-kicker and the flop came 2♣6♥8♠ to keep him there.
The turn wasn't one of the three outs Salas needed as the 4♠ was flipped over and neither was the 7♥ on the river. Salas finished in fourth place for $856,800.
Niveau 30
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen come to you from both the WPT World Championship and the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise!
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Niveau 30
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Frank Brannan moved all in for 9,350,000 in the small blind and Samuel Mullur looked down at his cards in the big blind and quickly called.
Frank Brannan: A♠8♦
Samuel Mullur: J♠J♣
Brannan needed to improve and instantly found help on the 5♣A♥10♠ flop. The 3♦ turn changed nothing, and the 2♠ river confirmed the American's fortunate double.
Niveau 30
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Samuel Mullur raised from the small blind for Arunas Sapitavicius to make the call from the big blind for 5,425,000 and put his tournament life at risk.
Arunas Sapitavicius: A♣2♦
Samuel Mullur: 10♠10♦
The flop came 9♥5♣Q♦ to keep Mullur ahead with the pocket pair of tens.
The turn was the 9♦ to not change anything and neither did the 6♥ as Sapitavicius was eliminated in fifth place for $625,400.
Niveau 30
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Samuel Mullur jammed the small blind and Klemens Roiter briefly thought about it before he called all in for 11,900,000 in the big blind.
Klemens Roiter: K♣J♥
Samuel Mullur: Q♠9♦
The 10♠10♥J♠ flop gave Roiter two pair while Mullur picked up an open-ended straight draw, and the K♦ turn completed that draw to vault Mullur in front.
Roiter needed to improve to a boat to survive, but the 3♠ river bricked out and Roiter was eliminated in sixth place for $463,700.
Niveau 30
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
WSOP officials announced the “WSOP Paradise Parlay” by GGPoker, which is a chance for players that cashed in the 2023 WSOP to parlay their summer success into additional cash during 2023 WSOP Paradise.
It’s very simple – if a player earns 10 cashes between the two series, they will receive $5,000; if they make three final tables, they’ll get $25,000; and if they capture two bracelets, well then a hefty $100,000 additional prize awaits!
Support for the WSOP’s new promotion was overwhelmingly positive.