Action picked up on the flop in a hand between Tom Fuchs in the small blind, Seth Davies in the big blind, and Paul Phua in the hijack.
With 240,000 in the middle and the board reading 8♦A♥5♥, Fuchs and Davies checked, and Phua bet 80,000. Fuchs got out of the way and Davies raised to 260,000. Phua thought for a moment before coming over the top with a reraise to 900,000. Davies then moved all in, putting Phua at risk, who made the call for his last 1,700,000.
Paul Phua: A♣8♣
Seth Davies: 5♣5♦
Phua's two pair were crushed by Davies' set of fives. The 6♦ turn and 10♠ river offered no help to Phua and he was eliminated just shy of the money.
Seth Davies raised to 90,000 in early position and Wayne Heung three-bet to 335,000 in the small blind, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Davies called.
Both players checked down the J♦8♥7♠9♣4♠ board and Davies showed 7♥7♦ for a set. Heung mucked A♣K♦ as he was left to face the money bubble with less than a small blind.
Wai Kin Yong raised to 80,000 in early position, Alex Lynskey moved all in for 235,000 in the big blind, and Yong called.
Alex Lynskey: K♣K♥
Wai Kin Yong: 8♣8♥
Lynskey was a big favorite to double up, but Yong spiked a set on the Q♠J♠8♦ flop to take the lead. The rest of the board was 2♣3♣ and Lynskey was eliminated a few spots off the money.
Last year, the first-ever World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Main Event champion was crowned as Germany's Stanislav Zegal took down the $5,000 buy-in event for $2 million and his first WSOP bracelet. The GGPoker qualifier defeated heads-up opponent Michael Sklenicka of Czechia to wrap up a final day that only lasted four hours.
The inaugural WSOP Paradise Main Event at the five-star Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas drew 3,010 players for a prize pool that climbed above the $15 million guarantee. The field included dozens of online qualifiers, including Zegal, who was able to parlay his online poker prowess into a life-altering seven-figure victory.
“I was so lucky, the cards just fell my way all the time," Zegal told PokerNews. "I think I played well too, but obviously (there’s) tons of luck... This is what you call life-changing money, I guess.”