2023 WSOP Paradise

Event #5: $25,000 High Roller PLO
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 WSOP Paradise

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9a65
Prize
$871,600
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,500,000
Entries
140
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
32
Players Left
1

Dzivielevski Wins Some; Loses Some

Level 20 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

In a limped battle of the blinds to the A?10?6?8? turn, Yuri Dzivielevski bet 150,000 and Nick Schulman called. Dzivielevski then bet the pot for 600,000 on the 5? river and Schulman folded.

One hand later, Dzivielevski raised to 225,000 on the button and Dan Shak three-bet the pot in the big blind for Dzivielevski to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski br
Yuri Dzivielevski
2,475,000
-25,000
-25,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
1,950,000
250,000
250,000
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
1,200,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Dan ShakNick SchulmanYuri Dzivielevski

Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table

Level 20 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Nick SchulmanUnited States1,200,00012
2Dan ShakUnited States1,700,00017
3Matthew WantmanUnited States850,0009
4Isaac HaxtonUnited States1,300,00013
5Michael MoncekUnited States4,000,00040
6Imad DerwicheFrance5,700,00057
7Tyler BrownUnited States1,450,00015
8Nikolaos LampropoulosGreece1,850,00019
9Yuri DzivielevskiBrazil2,500,00025
Player Chips Progress
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
5,700,000
300,000
300,000
Michael Moncek us
Michael Moncek
4,000,000
-50,000
-50,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Yuri Dzivielevski br
Yuri Dzivielevski
2,500,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Nikolaos Lampropoulos gr
Nikolaos Lampropoulos
1,850,000
-205,000
-205,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
1,700,000
695,000
695,000
Tyler Brown us
Tyler Brown
1,450,000
-250,000
-250,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
1,300,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
1,200,000
-500,000
-500,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Matthew Wantman us
Matthew Wantman
850,000
-950,000
-950,000

Matt Glantz Eliminated in 10th Place ($66,800)

Level 20 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Matt Glantz
Matt Glantz

Matt Glantz opened the cutoff before Michael Moncek put him all in from the small blind. Glantz called and the cards hit their backs.

Matt Glantz: A?10?K?2?
Michael Moncek: K?K?6?5?

The full board ran out 6?3?7?4?Q? and Glantz hit the rail on the final table bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Moncek us
Michael Moncek
4,050,000
2,070,000
2,070,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
Busted
Team Lucky

Tags: Matt GlantzMichael Moncek

Dzivielevski Gets Some Chips Back

Level 20 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Imad Derwiche continued to add chips without any major showdown while all other players at the table had to suffer.

Yuri Dzivielevski and Nikolaos Lampropoulos then headed into a limped battle of the blind in which the former bet the A?7?4? flop for 125,000 and Lampropoulos called. They checked the Q? turn and Dzivielevski bet the pot on the J? river, Lampropoulos folded.

Player Chips Progress
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
5,400,000
900,000
900,000
Yuri Dzivielevski br
Yuri Dzivielevski
2,300,000
-1,075,000
-1,075,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Nikolaos Lampropoulos gr
Nikolaos Lampropoulos
2,055,000
-745,000
-745,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tyler Brown us
Tyler Brown
1,700,000
-500,000
-500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
1,400,000
-700,000
-700,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Imad DerwicheNikolaos LampropoulosYuri Dzivielevski

Level: 20

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Derwiche Continues to Dominate; Glantz Doubles

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Imar Derwiche has been adding chips left and right with very aggressive play and then bumped it up to 300,000 in the small blind when Tyler Brown had limped the button. Brown called and the flop came Q?J?10?. Derwiche asked for the pot size and bet 700,000 into 760,000, Brown folded.

Derwiche first showed the K? and then also flashed the A?.

"I told you, I never bluff. You know why? I am too old, I don't know how to bluff," Derwiche declared. He then won more chips after with preflop and post flop aggression.

In the meanwhile, Nick Schulman raise-called the shove by Matt Glantz for 620,000.

Matt Glantz: K?10?8?6?
Nick Schulman: J?9?8?7?

The A?Q?3?6?2? runout kept Glantz in contention.

Player Chips Progress
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
4,500,000
1,650,000
1,650,000
Tyler Brown us
Tyler Brown
2,200,000
-250,000
-250,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
1,700,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
1,440,000
670,000
670,000
Team Lucky

Tags: Imar DerwicheMatt GlantzNick SchulmanTyler Brown

Biao Ding Eliminated in 11th Place ($66,800)

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Biao Ding
Biao Ding

Matthew Wantman opened in late position to 280,000 before the action moved to Biao Ding in the big blind who called off for less to put himself at risk.

Biao Ding: A?2?8?4?
Matthew Wantman: K?K?4?9?

The full board ran out K?7?A?3?Q? and with top set Wantman sent Ding to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Wantman us
Matthew Wantman
1,800,000
435,000
435,000
Biao Ding cn
Biao Ding
Busted

Tags: Biao DingBiao Ding EliminatedMatthew Wantman

Ren Lin Eliminated in 12th Place ($54,400)

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ren Lin
Ren Lin

Ren Lin announced a pot-sized raise and moved forward 240,000 in chips. With the big blind ante in play, the full pot was higher as inquired by Isaac Haxton, who then called for the full pot from the big blind and Lin added the additional chips.

The K?Q?6? flop saw Haxton bet the pot and Lin folded with around 600,000 behind.

In the very next hand, Lin got those chips in preflop and was looked up by Tyler Brown.

Ren Lin: 8?7?6?5?
Tyler Brown: K?K?J?10?

The A?J?7? flop brought some hope for Lin but the A? turn took it all but away. No miracle came with the 3? river and Lin bowed out in 12th place for $54,400.

Player Chips Progress
Tyler Brown us
Tyler Brown
2,450,000
550,000
550,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
2,100,000
670,000
670,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ren Lin cn
Ren Lin
Busted

Tags: Isaac HaxtonRen LinTyler Brown

Tong Li Eliminated in 13th Place ($54,400)

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Tong Li
Tong Li

What started as a multi-way limped pot to the K?10?10? flop saw Nikolaos Lamproulos check and Tong Li then jam for around 345,000. Tyler Brown folded and Lampropoulos instantly called.

Tong Li: A?K?9?4?
Nikolaos Lampropoulos: K?Q?J?10?

Lampropulos had flopped the goods with a full house and blocked the potential straight flush of Li, leaving his opponent on very thin ice. It was all over with the 4? turn and the 2? river sent Li to the payout desk in 13th place to collect $54,400 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Nikolaos Lampropoulos gr
Nikolaos Lampropoulos
2,800,000
660,000
660,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tyler Brown us
Tyler Brown
1,900,000
-165,000
-165,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tong Li cn
Tong Li
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Nikolaos LampropoulosTong LiTyler Brown

Speech Play Defeats Speech Play

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Imad Derwiche
Imad Derwiche

The always talkative Ren Lin opened to 225,000 from under the gun and Imad Derwiche called in the big blind, as both engaged in table chat already.

As they headed to the K?4?3? flop, Derwiche joked "slowly, Lady Gaga slowly ..." before he checked. Lin then bet 300,000 only for Derwiche to inquire about the size of the pot.

Derwiche then potted to 1,470,000, sending Lin into the tank.

"I would like you to stay on this table, so save your chips," Derwiche declared. Lin pondered about his move and used one time bank before folding.

Derwiche offered for his table neighbour to pick two cards and the 7?4? were exposed.

Lin jokingly asked if he could also see the other two and Derwiche flipped over one more card, the J?.

"What the fuck?" Lin said as he burst out in laughter.

Player Chips Progress
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
2,850,000
855,000
855,000
Ren Lin cn
Ren Lin
900,000
-565,000
-565,000

Tags: Imad DerwicheRen Lin