Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship Jour 1b | 2023 WSOP Paradise

2023-12-06 14:01 UTC-4

Day 1b of $25,000 GGMillion$ High Roller Championship Kicks Off at 2 PM

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Welcome to another day of Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Roller Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker Paradise. Things are scheduled to kick off for Day 1b at 2 p.m. local time at Atlantis Resort today.

This tournament, with a whopping $10,000,000 guarantee, saw 156 entries collected during the first nine levels of the first starting day. The surviving players from yesterday will combine with today's remaining runners on Thursday, December 7, for Day 2 with a thrilling conclusion on Friday, December 8.

GGPoker Ambassador Jason Koon claimed yesterday's chip lead when he bagged 6,000,000 in chips. He was joined in the top three by fellow GGPoker Ambassador Fedor Holz and Artur Martirosian. Daniel Negreanu also made it through to Day 2 together with WSOP bracelet winners like Alex Livingston, Jason Mercier, Erik Seidel, Nick Schulman, Ben Heath, Danny Tang, 2022 WSOP Main Event Champion Espen Jorstad, and Ivan Deyra.

Action kicks off at 2 p.m. local time and players will play 40-minute levels throughout until 15% of the field is left. Late registration will remain open for nine levels (until about 9:30 p.m.) and two reentries are available. 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.

Mark sure to keep following the PokerNews live updates as the team will be on the floor to bring you all the latest action.

Tags: Alex Livingston Artur Martirosian Ben Heath Daniel Negreanu Danny Tang Erik Seidel Espen Jorstad Fedor Holz Ivan Deyra Jason Koon Jason Mercier Nick Schulman

2023-12-06 17:50 UTC-4

Millionaire Maker Winner Scores A Knockout

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Niveau 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Recent Millionaire Maker champion Allan Mello was seen eliminating Alexandros Theologis with the board reading J♠3♦7♠6♠3♠.

Theologis held A♦J♦ for a pair of jacks, which was no good against the queens of Mello with Q♦Q♣.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Allan Mello	440,000 440,000	440,000

Alexandros Theologis	Eliminé

Tags: Alexandros Theologis Allan Mello

2023-12-06 18:45 UTC-4

Botez Finds a Zugzwang

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Niveau 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Kenny Hallaert raised to 7,500 from the button and Alexandra Botez made it 16,500 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Hallaert called.

The flop was 4♣Q♥7♣ and Botez continued for 20,000. Hallaert called and the turn was Q♣.

Botez checked the turn and called when Hallaert fired 50,000. The river was 6♥.

Botez checked again on the river and Hallaert put out 120,000. With just 112,500 left, Botez spread out her time banks and went into the tank. After three extensions she called and Hallaert turned over 7♥7♦ for sevens full of queens. Botez showed 10♣10♠ and left the tournament area.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Kenny Hallaert	435,000 185,000	185,000
Alexandra Botez	Eliminé

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Alexandra Botez

2023-12-06 19:09 UTC-4

Petrangelo Folds Out Haxton

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Niveau 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Isaac Haxton was in the big blind in a heads-up pot against Nick Petrangelo in the cutoff on a flop of Q♥A♠2♠.

Haxton checked on the flop and Petrangelo bet 20,000. Haxton called. Haxton checked again on the 4♥ turn and Petrangelo sized up to 57,000. Haxton laid it down.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Isaac Haxton	550,000 300,000	300,000

Nick Petrangelo	400,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Nick Petrangelo

2023-12-06 20:24 UTC-4

Hunichen Falls to Lazauninkas

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Niveau 7 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Gabriel Shohet opened to 12,000 and Alex Keating called from the next seat before Chris Hunichen three-bet jammed a stack of 72,000 from the cutoff.

Action folded to Gytis Lazauninkas in the big blind, who called. The initial raiser folded and Keating called.

Lazauninkas and Keating checked down the board of Q♣K♦2♣5♦J♠ and Lazauninkas showed the winner with A♣Q♠ to beat out Keating's 3♠3♣ and Hunichen's 7♣7♦ to send Big Huni to the water park.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Gytis Lazauninkas	460,000 460,000	460,000
Alex Keating	130,000 130,000	130,000
Chris Hunichen	Eliminé

Tags: Alex Keating Chris Hunichen Gytis Lazauninkas

2023-12-06 21:07 UTC-4

Brewer & Lin Gone

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Niveau 8 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Chris Brewer was out of position in a heads-up pot against Andre Moreira Marques on a board of Q♣6♥2♣2♥9♥.

Brewer checked on the river and Marques moved all in for around 350,000 with around 400,000 in the pot. Brewer went deep in the tank and eventually called off for around 280,000.

Marques showed top pair with AxQx as Brewer showed the no-good J♦J♥ before heading to the water slide.

At the next table, Ren Lin was all in and at risk against Renat Bohdanov.

Ren Lin: Q♦2♦
Renat Bohdanov: K♥K♣

Lin came close to cracking kings as the flop of 3♦6♥5♦ gave him flush and straight draws, but the board finished out A♥2♠ to mark his elimination.

"Cooler!" laughed Ren Lin.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Renat Bohdanov	1,200,000 385,000	385,000

Andre Moreira Marques	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Chris Brewer	Eliminé

Ren Lin	Eliminé

Tags: Andre Moreira Marques Chris Brewer Ren Lin Renat Bohdanov

2023-12-06 23:48 UTC-4

"The Way I Play is Like Magic"

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Niveau 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nicholas Maimone raised to 26,000 from the button and Phil Hellmuth seemed to take offense.

"How much do you have left?" Hellmuth asked. The answer was 255,000.

"So you attack our blinds?" Hellmuth continued, referencing Nacho Barbero to his left. "Are you crazy?"

"Am I not allowed to raise?" Maimone responded.

Hellmuth folded and Barbero raised to 85,000.

"Not quite good enough," Maimone said as he checked his cards again and tossed it in the muck.

Barbero turned his hand over and the A♠ was shown. The table laughed as Barbero and Hellmuth gloated a bit.

"The way I play is like magic," Hellmuth said. "No one understands it."

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Nacho Barbero	1,070,000 250,000	250,000

Nicholas Maimone	255,000 -475,000	-475,000

Phil Hellmuth	208,000

Tags: Nacho Barbero Nicholas Maimone Phil Hellmuth

2023-12-07 00:04 UTC-4

Aguero Limps & Takes It

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Niveau 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Sergio Aguero limped in from early position and Byron Kaverman called on the button as Alex Foxen completed his small blind and 2023 Colossus winner Moshe Refaelowitz checked his option in the big blind.

Foxen and Refaelowitz checked on the flop of Q♣7♦5♥ and Aguero bet 28,000. One by one, the soccer star's three opponents folded.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alex Foxen	850,000 490,000	490,000

Moshe Refaelowitz	500,000

Sergio Aguero	180,000 -84,000	-84,000
Byron Kaverman	75,000 -205,000	-205,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Byron Kaverman Moshe Refaelovitz Sergio Aguero

2023-12-07 00:09 UTC-4

It's the Same Old Song

MattHansen

Niveau 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel shoved his last 122,000 and Stephen Song cut through the chatter to look him up from the big blind.

Martin Kabrhel: 6♥6♠
Stephen Song: 9♥9♦

The board ran out 2♥J♥7♠Q♠5♥ and the undisputed ear-beating champion of the world was out when Song's pocket nines held.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Stephen Song	930,000 55,000	55,000

Martin Kabrhel	Eliminé

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Stephen Song

2023-12-07 00:26 UTC-4

He Came, He Ate, He Fell

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Niveau 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Phil Hellmuth came in hungry for a record-extending 18th bracelet, but the all-time bracelet winner will have to fill up on the deluge of snacks he brought with him — a banana, M&Ms, Sour Patch Kids & a personal pizza — after he was eliminated during Level 12.

Hellmuth's seat was seen empty, as was his table of snacks.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Phil Hellmuth	Eliminé

Tags: Phil Hellmuth