Event #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship
Day 1b Started
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 WSOP Paradise
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$15,050,000
Entries
3,010
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
515
Players Left
78
The marquee event of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise at Atlantis Resort & Casino continues today with a second starting flight getting underway at noon local time. The second of four starting flights in Event #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship should attract a big field and plenty of big names en route to hitting the ambitious $15 million guarantee.
Those who make it through Day 1b will join Day 1a survivors, including Mustapha Kanit, Chino Rheem, Faraz Jaka, Chris Hunichen and reigning Main Event champion Daniel Weinman, who will try to improve on his most recent runner-up finish in the WSOP Circuit Cherokee Main Event earlier this month.
There are still plenty of big names left to hop into the Main Event, including the ever-vlogging Daniel Negreanu and all-time bracelet leader Phil Hellmuth, who teased his trademark Main Event grand entrance on social media.
https://twitter.com/phil_hellmuth/status/1733371571278848219
Another name toward the top of the all-time bracelet list, Erik Seidel, may hop in as he hunts for an 11th bracelet after taking down Event #7: $50,000 Super High Roller for $1,704,400 and a 10th bracelet to tie Phil Ivey, Johnny Chan and the late Doyle Brunson in second place.
When asked by PokerNews what he else he'd like to accomplish after winning his 10th bracelet, the Poker Hall of Famer replied, "Try and get to 11.”
Day 1b will follow a similar schedule as the previous starting flight, with blinds kicking off at 100/200/200 with 40-minute levels and a 15-minute break every three levels. There is a 75-minute dinner break scheduled to take place at the end of Level 9 at approximately 6:30 p.m.
Day 1b Schedule
| Level | Estimated Start | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:00 p.m. | 40 minutes | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | 12:40 p.m. | 40 minutes | 200 | 300 | 300 |
| 3 | 1:20 p.m. | 40 minutes | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 2:00 p.m. | 15-minute break | ||||
| 4 | 2:15 p.m. | 40 minutes | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 5 | 2:55 p.m. | 40 minutes | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 6 | 3:35 p.m. | 40 minutes | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 4:15 p.m. | 15-minute break | ||||
| 7 | 4:30 p.m. | 40 minutes | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 8 | 5:10 p.m. | 40 minutes | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 9 | 5:50 p.m. | 40 minutes | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| 6:30 p.m. | 75-minute dinner break | ||||
| 10 | 7:45 p.m. | 40 minutes | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 11 | 8:25 p.m. | 40 minutes | 1,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| 12 | 9:05 p.m. | 40 minutes | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 9:45 p.m. | 15-minute break | ||||
| 13 | 10:00 p.m. | 40 minutes | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 14 | 10:40 p.m. | 40 minutes | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 15 | 11:20 p.m. | 40 minutes | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready to provide coverage of what should be another exciting day of Main Event action here in Paradise.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Day 1b of the WSOP Paradise Main Event.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Michael Hathaway opened in early position and Jonathan Little called on the button.
Hathaway continued for 1,200 on the flop of 10?K?8? and Little called. Hathaway then checked on the 4? turn and Little checked back.
Hathaway checked again on the J? turn and Little bet 4,500. Hathaway folded as Little showed a king and informed the table that he'd been dealt a king all four hands of the tournament so far.
"Give me a king every hand and things will be good!" Little told the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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52,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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48,000
48,000
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48,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action was heads up with a small pot and A?8?6?7? on the board when Abdulla Ceesvin checked and Anthony Zinno bet 3,000. Ceesvin called and the river was 7?.
Ceesvin checked again and Zinno bet 8,000. That was too much for Ceesvin and he gave up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The first major cooler of the day saw Jason Goodman being eliminated by Carlos Bermudez in a set-over-set confrontation.
On a board of A?10?J?3?Q?, Goodman held 3?3? to lose out to the 10?10? of his opponent.
"I thought you were weaker. I put you on two pair," Bermudez said as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Action was heads up with 2,000 in the middle when Fred Normand checked from the big blind before Sergio Aguero tossed in 1,300 from the button. Normand check-raised to 4,100 and Aguero thought it over before he called.
The river was 7? and Normand led with a bet of 8,500. That was too much for Aguero and he kicked it away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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59,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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52,300
2,300
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2,300 |