In a blind versus blind battle, Dongwuk Moon led out for 7,000 on a flop of 9♠4♦3♠ and Alexandra Botez called.
Moon bet another 17,000 on the A♦ turn and Botez again called. The river was the 10♦ and Moon slowed down and checked. Botez then bet 30,000 and Moon called.
Botez showed A♣6♥ for a pair of aces and Moon mucked.
Table 123 just opened and some big blinds from other tables were moved to this who's who of the poker world. In order the table features Tyler Cornell, Dongwuk Moon, Alexandra Botez, Lucas Greenwood, Jean-Noel Thorel, Sam Greenwood, and Vanessa Selbst.
Thorel bagged a stack of 1,500,000 on Day 1b but is back to try and improve that number because what else is there to do in The Bahamas...if you have $25,000 to spend? The other six players are hoping to get a bag by the day's end in order to advance to Day 2 which will take place tomorrow.
Event #10: $10,000 Paradise Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise officially concluded Saturday night. The one-day event, held with a turbo-style structure and 20-minute levels, featured plenty of action right from the start at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas.
The event attracted 200 entrants and created a prize pool of $2,000,000. Thirty players made the money, with a minimum cash of $20,860, but all eyes were on the grand prize of $393,250. That top prize was claimed by 2015 WSOP Player of the Year Mike Gorodinsky, who triumphed over 2022 WSOP POY Daniel Zack in heads-up play.
Gorodinsky cemented his legacy even further with his fourth WSOP bracelet, and in turn, denied Zack his fourth bracelet. With the victory, Gorodinsky solidifies his place among poker’s elite, bringing his career tournament earnings to just shy of $5 million.
Gorodinsky steadily built his stack throughout the day, but once at the final table, he began to steamroll his opponents, eliminating four of the final six players. Reflecting on the victory, he shared, "It's a PLO tournament, I play a lot, so I'm familiar with the fact that rushes happen fast, and the rush happened in my favor this time, which was cool."
When asked about the turbo structure, he jokingly remarked, "For me, I like it. The faster, the better. I like it when the worse players have a better chance, so here I am at the top."
Event #5: $5,000 Deepstack Champion Lei Yu opened from under the gun before Romain Lewis three-bet to 25,000 from the cutoff, and Yu called.
On the Q♣10♠5♦ flop, Yu check-called a 15,000 bet from Lewis.
The turn brought the J♣. Lewis fired a second barrel for 54,000 and Yu put in the call.
On the 2♠ river, Lewis emptied the clip as he put in an overbet of 203,000 into a pot of 196,000. Yu thought it over for about 15 seconds before he flicked in the call.
Romain Lewis: A♣2♣
Lei Yu: K♥10♥
Yu made the correct call with just third pair against the missed flush draw of Lewis as he dragged a massive one early.
With the J♠8♠3♣3♠ turn on the felt, Salih Atac announced a bet of 18,000 from under the gun into the pot of about 40,000. Timothy Adams was in the cutoff and put in a small raise to 40,000. Atac made the call.
The dealer dropped the 8♣ on the river and Atac jammed for about 44,000. Adams snap-called to see the 10♦9♥ of Atac, a busted straight draw. Adams rolled A♥J♥ for two pair as Atac exited the table.
Roberto Romanello raised to 4,000 in the hijack and Pedro Cavalieri three-bet to 12,000 in the cutoff. Timothy Adams called on the button, but Jonathan Moritz four-bet to 57,000 in the big blind.
Romanello and Cavalieri both quickly folded, but Adams called to see the 8♦3♠3♣ flop. Moritz then bet 40,000 and Adams called.
The turn was the 5♣ and Moritz slowed down and checked. Adams then bet 60,000 and Moritz snap-folded.
