Nível: 25
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Nível: 25
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Thomas Santerne limped the small blind before Jean-Noel Thorel checked behind in the big blind.
The 6♥2♠K♠ flop landed and Santerne led out for 80,000. Thorel called.
The K♥ hit the turn and Santerne led again for 160,000. Thorel called again.
The 4♦ landed on the river and Santerne checked. Thorel sat in the tank for only a moment before he led for 400,000. Santerne tanked for about a minute and then put in the chips.
Thorel tabled K♣3♦ for trips and Santerne mucked.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Jean-Noel Thorel |
2,100,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
Thomas Santerne |
1,500,000
-1,450,000
|
-1,450,000 |
Thomas Santerne opened to 160,000 from the button and Dong Chen defended from the big blind.
The flop came 4♦3♣3♦. Chen checked, Santerne fired a 100,000 continuation bet and Chen check-raised to 350,000. Santerne three-bet to 780,000, only for chen to four-bet to 1,325,000. Santerne made the call.
On the J♣ turn Chen moved all in, covering Santerne's remaining stack of roughly 3,000,000. Santerne thought for about 30 seconds before opting to fold and Chen scooped a massive pot without showdown.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Dong Chen |
5,750,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
||
Thomas Santerne |
2,950,000
-1,460,000
|
-1,460,000 |
The action has just begun on Day 3 and current short stack Jean-Noel Thorel has moved all in six hands in a row, but has not gotten any action.
He's playing for the win!
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Jean-Noel Thorel |
1,800,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
In the very first hand to start the day today, Thomas Santerne opened to 160,000 from the cutoff and Mike Watson moved all in for 1,155,000. Santerne snap-called with a covering stack.
Mike Watson: K♦J♣
Thomas Santerne: K♠K♥
"It's going to be hard to win this." Watson commented as the 3♠8♠7♥ flop was dealt. By the 4♣ turn Watson was drawing dead and after the 5♣ river he made his exit from the tournament area while Santerne pulled nearly even with Chen for the chip lead.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Thomas Santerne |
4,410,000
1,165,000
|
1,165,000 |
Mike Watson | Eliminado | |
|
Cards are in the air for the third and final day of the $10,000 High Roller
Nível: 24
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
It will take an extra day at 2023 World Series of Poker Paradise, but the wait will be worthwhile for one of the final four players remaining in Event #15: $10,000 High Roller 6-Handed. They'll return to their seats at Atlantis Resort for an added Day 3 of the event at 12 p.m. local time, chasing the $411,659 top prize and a first WSOP gold bracelet.
With just over 10 million chips in play, China's Dong Chen and Thomas Santerne of France combine to hold almost 80 percent in their bags. Chen will sit down with 57 big blinds in play, while Santerne brings back 41 big blinds after a grueling Day 2 that went late into the night.
The tournament saw a total of 169 total entrants, creating a prize pool of $1,690,000. Jean-Noel Thorel and Mike Watson remain in contention, though they will need to battle back from a sizeable chip disadvantage.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dong Chen | China | 4,550,000 | 57 |
2 | Thomas Santerne | France | 3,245,000 | 41 |
3 | Jean-Noel Thorel | France | 1,260,000 | 16 |
4 | Mike Watson | Canada | 1,155,000 | 14 |
The official final table of six was reached during the 13th hour of play on Day 2, with play concluding for the night after Jin Hoon Lee and Zhewen Hu were sent to the rail earning notable paydays for their deep runs.
The four remaining players have all locked up a minimum of $132,800 as they resume play, aiming to take down the title and the gold bracelet. Play will pick back up on the final hand of Level 23, where the clock was paused with just four seconds left. Blinds for the first hand of the day will 30,000/60,000 and a 60,000 big blind ante. Action will then move to Level 24, with blinds climbing to 40,000/80,000 and an ante of 80,000.
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $411,659 | ||
2 | $254,417 | ||
3 | $182,188 | ||
4 | $132,800 | ||
5 | Jin Hoon Lee | South Korea | $98,564 |
6 | Zhewen Hu | China | $74,512 |
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will continue to follow this and other events at WSOP Paradise, as the next bracelet winner is revealed later today.
Event #15: $10,000 High Roller 6-Handed
Dia 3 Começado