Players have been sent on a 25-minute break with the clocks showing 311 entrants so far.
2023 WSOP Paradise
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise $5,300 Main Event kicked off on Saturday at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas, and officials took the opportunity to reveal to players what they’ll receive it they’re fortunate enough to finish as the last player standing.
In addition to a seven-figure payday, the winner will receive a new WSOP Paradise Main Event bracelet that is hand-crafted by Jostens and features an island spin on the classic WSOP Main Event bracelet. Custom made from 10-karat yellow gold, just like the summer’s trophy, the WSOP Paradise Main Event bracelet weighs nearly 95 grams and is hand-set with 494 genuine blue topaz round stones.
“The WSOP Main Event bracelet is considered the richest trophy in sports, and our first Main Event bracelet for WSOP Paradise puts a fun spin on the trophy’s legacy,” said WSOP Vice President Gregory Chochon. “This is the World Series of Poker, we’re global and need a proper World Championship trophy to represent the newest home we’ve added to the series. Jostens delivered on that vision once again, and we can’t wait to see who takes home the first-ever WSOP Paradise Main Event bracelet.”
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mathieu Boulet |
164,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
Karen Nazarian |
155,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
Lachezar Petkov |
155,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
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Marko Vuzem
|
149,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
Aleksei Afanasev |
148,100
148,100
|
148,100 |
Jean Baril |
147,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
Jeffrey Trudeau |
137,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
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Joshua Mullins |
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Julian Lozano |
128,500
128,500
|
128,500 |
Maxime Manzone | 127,000 | |
Anthony Moreda |
113,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Rony Verch |
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Jaesung Lee |
109,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
Igor Pihela |
108,400
108,400
|
108,400 |
Athanasios Tavlas |
98,800
98,800
|
98,800 |
Sosia Jiang |
95,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Ivan Deyra |
87,700
87,700
|
87,700 |
|
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Michael Hathaway |
86,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Oleg Ustinovich |
85,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Jin Woo Kim |
83,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Evan Sparling |
82,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
Jun Obara |
73,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
Garik Tamasian |
69,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
Sergio Aguero |
60,100
4,100
|
4,100 |
Alexandra Botez |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Renat Bohdanov was in the tank with 40,000 in the pot and 5?2?8?2?4? on the board while he faced a shove from Daniel Negreanu for his around 14,000. Bohdanov ultimately got away from it and Negreanu dragged in a pot that brought him back to the starting stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu |
54,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Renat Bohdanov |
40,400
40,400
|
40,400 |
|
In a three-way pot on a board of A?Q?4?8?, Rony Verch bet 7,300 and Tom-Aksel Bedell raised to 18,200.
The player in between folded before Verch three-bet jammed to put Bedell to the test for his remaining 25,000. Bedell laid it down as Verch showed A?Q? for top two pair.
"I had two as well," said Bedell.
"Nice laydown," replied Verch.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rony Verch |
125,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Tom-Aksel Bedell
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Daniel Negreanu limped in and Renat Bohdanov raised to 3,200 from the big blind. Negreanu called and the flop was 9?4?9?.
Bohdanov check-called a 2,000 bet from Negreanu and the turn was K?.
Both players checked and the river was Q?. Bohdanov tossed out 5,100 and that was too much for Negreanu, so he tossed it in the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Renat Bohdanov |
43,000
2,600
|
2,600 |
|
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Daniel Negreanu |
31,400
-22,600
|
-22,600 |
Rudolf Domin was all in and at risk against Steve Desjarlais.
Rudolf Domin: A?A?
Steve Desjarlais: K?K?
The ultimate preflop cooler saw Domin doubling up as the board ran out 7?6?6?4?6? to improve him to a full house.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rudolf Domin |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Steve Desjarlais |
5,000
5,000
|
5,000 |