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.”
Joao Vieira raised to 60,000 under the gun with A♥K♦ and [Removed:607] defended in the big blind holding J♥8♥.
The flop came 3♠2♣J♠ and [Removed:608] check-called a bet of 55,000, bringing the Q♥ turn.
[Removed:608] checked again and Vieira sized up with a bet of 190,000. [Removed:608] thought for a brief moment and made the call.
On the J♣ river, [Removed:608] used a time bank card before firing out a bet of 400,000. Vieira glanced down at his cards and back over at [Removed:608] before tossing his cards into the muck.
Fedor Holz raised to 60,000 in the hijack and Dominykas Mikolaitis three-bet shoved on the button for 355,000, putting himself at risk. Holz thought for a moment before making the call.
Dominykas Mikolaitis: A♣7♣
Fedor Holz: K♥Q♣
Holz pulled ahead on the K♦9♦4♦ flop, pairing his king. The J♠ turn and 2♣ river offered no help to Mikolaitis and he was sent to the rail.