Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship Giorno 1a | 2023 WSOP Paradise

2023-12-06 05:32 UTC-4

Riess Bubbles As Holz Hits Quads

Livello 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ryan Riess was forced all in from the big blind and saw a flop of 9♣K♣J♥ three ways before Fedor Holz bet to get things heads-up.

Ryan Riess: 4♠4♣
Fedor Holz: 9♦9♥

"I need running clubs or fours," Riess said glumly. He received neither as the 9♠ turn gave Holz quads before the J♣ river confirmed Riess' elimination on the final table bubble after a lengthy session of hand-for-hand play.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Fedor Holz	5,000,000 2,390,000	2,390,000

Ryan Riess	Eliminato

Tags: Fedor Holz Ryan Riess

2023-12-06 04:05 UTC-4

Muehloecker Runs Into Seidel's Aces

Livello 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Thomas Muehloecker open-jammed a stack of 510,000 from under the gun and Ivan Deyra called in the next seat before Erik Seidel three-bet jammed in the big blind. Deyra folded to hang onto his remaining 730,000 as Seidel told him "good laydown."

Thomas Muehloecker: 10♣10♦
Erik Seidel: A♠A♣

Muehloecker had run into aces as the board ran out K♥K♠3♦Q♣2♣ to mark his elimination on the soft bubble.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Erik Seidel	2,900,000 1,170,000	1,170,000

Ivan Deyra	730,000 325,000	325,000

Thomas Muehloecker	Eliminato

Tags: Erik Seidel Ivan Deyra Thomas Muehloecker

2023-12-06 02:20 UTC-4

Briski Hits the Rail After River Call

Livello 14 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action was heads up with what looked like 600,000 in the middle and a full board of 8♥8♠J♠6♣7♣ when Jason Koon slid out a stack of blue T-100,000 chips. Istvan Briski, in the next seat over, used a time bank before he committed the last of his chips.

Koon turned over 8♣3♣ for three eights and Briski showed the losing Q♥J♣ before he gathered his things to head for the door.

The GGPoker Ambassador is now hear the five million mark in chips as Day 1a enters its final stages.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jason Koon	4,900,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Istvan Briski	Eliminato

Tags: Istvan Briski Jason Koon

2023-12-06 02:18 UTC-4

Martirosian Flips Out Linde

Livello 14 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jonathan Jaffe opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Jason Mercier called from the hijack before Dylan Linde three-bet jammed a stack of 560,000 from the cutoff. He got action from Artur Martirosian behind him as Jaffe and Mercier both folded.

Dylan Linde: A♠K♣
Artur Martirosian: J♥J♣

Linde couldn't win the flip as the board ran out 5♦5♥6♣3♦Q♦ to mark his elimination toward the end of the evening.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Artur Martirosian	2,200,000 695,000	695,000

Jonathan Jaffe	1,600,000
Jason Mercier	1,100,000 -150,000	-150,000

Dylan Linde	Eliminato

Tags: Artur Martirosian Dylan Linde Jason Mercier Jonathan Jaffe

2023-12-06 00:41 UTC-4

Haxton Finds a Spot, Gets Eliminated

Livello 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Isaac Haxton shoved his last 130,000 and Klemens Roiter called from the small blind before Ryan Riess came along from the big blind.

Both players checked through the board of J♠8♦9♠4♦Q♣ and the players turned over their cards. Roiter had A♦9♥ for a pair of nines, but Riess showed K♥Q♥ to win the pot with the rivered pair of queens. Haxton showed 6♣6♠ and he was sent packing from the opening flight.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ryan Riess	785,000 -15,000	-15,000

Klemens Roiter	680,000 266,000	266,000
Isaac Haxton	Eliminato

Tags: Isaac Haxton Klemens Rioter Ryan Riess

2023-12-06 00:09 UTC-4

Ausmus Runs Out of Room; Koon and Negreanu Chipping Up

Livello 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jason Koon raised to 24,000 and Jeremy Ausmus shoved for under 200,000 from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way before Koon glanced at his cards and called.

Jeremy Ausmus: A♦J♣
Jason Koon: 5♠5♣

The board ran out 6♥9♦3♦4♦7♣ and Koon held on with pocket fives to make a straight and send Ausmus to hang out with the dolphins.

Meanwhile, Sergio Aido got his last chip on a few hands later and couldn't make it happen.

Elsewhere, Daniel Negreanu is at a nearby table and he continues to add to his chip stack.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jason Koon	1,875,000 1,620,000	1,620,000

Daniel Negreanu	1,400,000 445,000	445,000

Jeremy Ausmus	Eliminato

Sergio Aido	Eliminato

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Jason Koon Jeremy Ausmus Sergio Aido

2023-12-05 23:47 UTC-4

Goya Devours His Tablemate

Livello 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Andreas Johnsen open-jammed a stack of 60,000 from early position and Oktay Koeysu called in the cutoff before Dante Goya three-bet jammed a stack of 240,000. Koeysu got out of the way.

Andreas Johnsen: K♥10♦
Dante Goya: A♥A♠

Johnsen had run into aces and got no help from the runout of 7♣9♠2♣5♣6♥ to be eliminated.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Oktay Koeysu	650,000 -125,000	-125,000
Dante Goya	490,000 490,000	490,000

Andreas Johnsen	Eliminato

Tags: Andreas Johnsen Dante Goya Oktay Koeysu

2023-12-05 23:04 UTC-4

Muehloecker Puts Davoud In the Hurt Locker

Livello 10 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jeffrey Davoud open-jammed a stack of 77,000 from the hijack and Marcio Zacconi called in the cutoff as Thomas Muehloecker came along from the big blind.

Muehloecker checked on the flop of 3♥K♥2♥ and Zacconi bet 55,000. Muehloecker called. Muehloecker checked again on the J♥ turn and Zacconi checked back.

The 8♠ river completed the board and Muehloecker bet 65,000. Zacconi called. Muehloecker showed A♥10♣ for the nut flush, Zacconi showed a worse flush with 8♣8♥ and Davoud showed an even worse flush with 4♦4♥ before heading to the lagoon.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Thomas Muehloecker	550,000 -155,000	-155,000
Marcio Zacconi	145,000 -455,000	-455,000
Jeffrey Davoud	Eliminato

Tags: Jeffrey Davoud Marcio Zacconi Thomas Muehloecker

2023-12-05 21:40 UTC-4

Seidel Scores a Knockout

Livello 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Erik Seidel opened in the cutoff and Pedro Padilha defended out of the big blind.

The flop landed A♠10♦8♥ and Padilha led all in for 22,000. Seidel quickly called with a bigger stack.

Pedro Padilha: 8♣6♠
Erik Seidel: A♣5♣

Seidel had flopped the better pair and nothing changed on the runout of 9♣4♠ to send Padilha to Margaritaville ahead of the dinner break.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Erik Seidel	230,000 -70,000	-70,000

Pedro Padilha	Eliminato

Tags: Erik Seidel Pedro Padilha

2023-12-05 21:32 UTC-4

Faria Busts Watson

Livello 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In a blind versus blind confrontation, Mike Watson was put to the test as Luis Faria bet to put him all in on the board of 9♦4♥Q♣9♥3♦.

Watson had about 160,000 left and gave it some thought before calling off. Faria showed 9♠7♠ for trips to eliminate the high-stakes titan.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Luis Faria	700,000 145,000	145,000
Mike Watson	Eliminato

Tags: Mike Watson Luis Faria