With 32 players left, and 31 making the money, the tournament is now hand-for-hand as the bubble plays out.
2024 WSOP Paradise
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.
Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
---|---|---|
Seth Davies |
4,100,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
Tom Fuchs |
1,300,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
Paul Phua | Eliminado | |
|
Chris Brewer raised to 80,000 on the button and Sorel Mizzi called in the big blind.
Brewer continued for 55,000 on the A♥Q♠9♥ flop, Mizzi moved all in, and Brewer called for 380,000.
Chris Brewer: K♠K♥
Sorel Mizzi: Q♦9♦
Brewer showed down a pair of kings, but Mizzi had outflopped him with two pair as Brewer was left one card away from elimination near the money bubble as the 4♣ fell on the turn. The river was the A♠ and Brewer made a higher two pair to win the pot and double up, leaving Mizzi nursing a short stack.
Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
---|---|---|
Chris Brewer |
980,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
||
Sorel Mizzi |
370,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
Michael Addamo raised to 80,000 in the cutoff with A♣9♦ and Wai Kin Yong defended in the big blind holding K♠6♠.
The flop came 7♥7♦2♠ and Yong check-called a bet of 40,000 from Addamo, bringing the 8♥ turn.
Yong checked again and Addamo checked back. On the 6♣ river, Yong led out with a bet of 105,000.
Addamo thought for a moment before flicking in the call and the pot was pushed Yong's way.
Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
---|---|---|
Wai Kin Yong |
1,900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Michael Addamo |
1,400,000
-245,000
|
-245,000 |
|
Ossi Ketola raised to 80,000 in the hijack and Bryn Kenney three-bet to 210,000 in the cutoff. Ketola then moved all in and Kenney called.
Bryn Kenney: Q♦Q♣
Ossi Ketola: K♦K♥
Ketola had woken up with kings and was a big favorite to take the pot as the board ran out 10♠6♥3♣2♣7♣.
The stacks were counted down and Kenney had 780,000 remaining. Ketola had him covered and Kenney was sent to the rail a few spots off the money.
Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
---|---|---|
Ossi Ketola |
2,100,000
910,000
|
910,000 |
Bryn Kenney | Eliminado | |
|
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.
Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
---|---|---|
Seth Davies |
2,200,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
Wayne Heung |
5,000
-415,000
|
-415,000 |
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.
Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
---|---|---|
Wai Kin Yong |
1,600,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
Alex Lynskey | Eliminado |
Nivel: 17
Ciegas: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
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.”
2023 WSOP Paradise Main Event Final Table Results
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Stanislav Zegal | Germany | $2,000,000 |
2 | Michael Sklenicka | Czechia | $1,200,000 |
3 | Daniel Neilson | Australia | $900,000 |
4 | Matt Glantz | United States | $685,000 |
5 | Rui Sousa | Portugal | $510,000 |
6 | Gabriel Schroeder | Brazil | $400,000 |
7 | Montgomery McQuade | United Kingdom | $300,000 |
8 | Luke Graham | United States | $250,000 |
Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
---|---|---|
Fedor Holz |
3,315,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
||
Alexander Zubov |
2,615,000
-185,000
|
-185,000 |
Samuel Mullur |
2,575,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
||
Mikita Badziakouski |
2,460,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
||
Justin Bonomo |
2,165,000
-835,000
|
-835,000 |
|
||
Stephen Chidwick |
1,840,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
||
Dimitar Danchev |
1,830,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
||
Seth Davies |
1,815,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
Mario Mosboeck |
1,685,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
Paul Phua |
1,665,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
||
Michael Addamo |
1,645,000
830,000
|
830,000 |
|
||
Eelis Parssinen |
1,630,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
||
Joao Vieira |
1,550,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
||
Tom Fuchs |
1,405,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Daniel Dvoress |
1,395,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
||
Alex Foxen |
1,360,000
-540,000
|
-540,000 |
|
||
Wai Kin Yong |
1,340,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
Timothy Adams | 1,300,000 | |
|
||
Ossi Ketola |
1,190,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
Thomas Muehlocker |
1,020,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
David Coleman |
990,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
Waikiat Lee |
925,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
Vladimir Minko |
900,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Sorel Mizzi |
870,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Orpen Kisacikoglu |
830,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|