Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship
Day 1b Completed
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 WSOP Paradise
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$13,325,000
Entries
533
Level
34
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
281
Players Left
43
Level 18
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The second live flight of Event #3: GGMillion$ High Roller Championship at World Series of Poker Paradise has come to an end and Renat Bohdanov is the chip leader after nearly 18 levels of play.
A total of 533 entries turned out over two days and the previous online flight, with 43 moving on from Day 1b. The returning players will join the other survivors at Atlantis Paradise Island on Thursday at 3 p.m. for Day 2 of this three day event.
Bohdanov is the only player from Day 1b above four million, while Daniel Smiljkovic trails in second with 3,860,000. Jun Obara is in third with 3,705,000 and 2020 WSOP Main Event champion Damian Salas is in fourth with 2,900,000. Brandon Wilson rounds out the top five with 2,800,000.
GGMillion$ Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renat Bohdanov | Ukraine | 4,105,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Smiljkovic | Germany | 3,860,000 |
| 3 | Jun Obara | Japan | 3,705,000 |
| 4 | Damian Salas | Argentina | 2,900,000 |
| 5 | Brandon Wilson | United States | 2,800,000 |
| 6 | Stephen Song | United States | 2,770,000 |
| 7 | Rodrigo Seiji | Brazil | 2,750,000 |
| 8 | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | 2,520,000 |
| 9 | Anatoly Zlotnikov | Russia | 2,035,000 |
| 10 | Jose Rodriguez Zurita | Mexico | 1,910,000 |
Day 1b Highlights
A bumper field turned out on Wednesday for the second and final flight of this jumbo-sized $25,000 high roller. Normally a buy-in that attracts a more modest field size, this one drew 281 players on Day 1b to bring the grand total to 533 entries.
The day kicked off with 61 entries and quickly climbed from there, crossing 100 entries before the end of the first level. Early WSOP champions in the field included Daniel Dvoress, Joao Simao, Nacho Barbero, Jeremy Ausmus, Joao Vieira, Isaac Haxton, Nick Petrangelo, Adrian Mateos, Chris Brewer, Byron Kaverman, and Orpen Kisacikoglu. Barbero, who won the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty in 2022, will return with a stack of 1,100,000. Mateos and Dvoress also found a bag for Day 2.
Several GGPoker Ambassadors also took their shot, including Ren Lin, who bagged one of the top stacks of the night after he was knocked out on his first entry in the eighth level of the day. Lin had gotten his dwindling stack into the middle with a suited queen-deuce, but Bohdanov was waiting with pocket kings to send him to the rebuy window. His fellow ambassadors Felipe Ramos, Kevin Martin, and Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier also joined the fray, but only Grospellier could find his way to Day 2.
Popular chess streamer Alexandra Botez also jumped in — the latest stop in a year where she branched out with poker tournament appearances all over the world. Botez failed to find a bag for Day 2 after she committed the rest of her chips on a river bet from Kenny Hallaert’s full house.
As the night wore on, Salas, Rodrigo Seiji, and Stephen Song emerged as some of the bigger stacks in the field. Song is picking up where he left off at the most recent WSOP Circuit stop at Harrah’s Cherokee where he won two circuit rings before jumping on a plane for The Bahamas. His most satisfying hand of the night may well have been a clash with Martin Kabrhel, who got it in with pocket sixes. Song called with nines and held on to send the chatty Czech to the rail in Level 11.
Seiji seeks his first live WSOP bracelet and second overall after a win in the $1,500 Closer during the 2023 WSOP Online series in October. Salas, the 2020 WSOP Main Event champion, is also looking for his second bracelet.
In the end it was Bohdanov who stood tall over the field. The Ukrainian crossed the one million mark with the aforementioned hand against Lin, and he bounced back to take the overall lead after he surrendered a late double to Vladimir Minko. Bohdanov previously won a bracelet at the 2019 edition of WSOP Europe in the €350 Opener.
Day 1b ended in Level 18 with 14:48 left on the clock. The 43 returning players from Day 1b will join the 24 survivors from Day 1a — plus 13 players from GGPoker’s OnLive format to create a final Day 2 field of 80 runners. Players will return at 3 p.m. on Thursday and the plan is to play down to the final six. Keep an eye on PokerNews for seat draw information as it becomes available.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from WSOP Paradise at Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in The Bahamas.
Level 18
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,105,000
1,645,000
|
1,645,000 |
|
||
|
3,860,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
||
|
3,705,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
2,900,000 | |
|
||
|
2,800,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
2,770,000
1,245,000
|
1,245,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,750,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,520,000 | |
|
2,035,000
-465,000
|
-465,000 |
|
1,910,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
1,765,000 | |
|
||
|
1,680,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
1,645,000
-845,000
|
-845,000 |
|
||
|
1,600,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,595,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,520,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
1,500,000
-660,000
|
-660,000 |
|
1,455,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
|
1,325,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
1,293,000 | |
|
|
||
|
1,285,000
-615,000
|
-615,000 |
|
1,280,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
1,275,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
1,265,000
-435,000
|
-435,000 |
|
1,210,000 | |
Level 18
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Day 1b has come to an end with 43 players moving on to Day 2.
Stay tuned for a full recap from the PokerNews team.
Level 18
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Jun Obara jammed from the hijack and Gytis Lazauninkas called off in the next seat with a stack of 1,500,000.
Gytis Lazauninkas: A♥A♠
Jun Obara: 10♦10♥
Lazauninkas was in great shape to double up with aces as Obara got no help from the 8♦2♣3♦ flop of 8♣ turn. However, the dealer put down the 10♣ on river and the entire room gasped and groaned as Obara hit his two-outer to eliminate Lazauninkas on the money bubble.
Ren Lin, who had been yelling "gamble, gamble" and doing push-ups in between hands, ran over to assess Obara's play.
"Too much gamble!" Lin said as the players around him laughed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000
2,330,000
|
2,330,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The tournament is now hand-for-hand with 45 players remaining. Day 1b will end with 43 players.
Level 18
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Thomas Muehloecker was all in for around 1,000,000 and Arunas Sapitavicius was the one to call. The rest of the table was out of the way and the players were waiting for a signal from the tournament director.
Thomas Muehloecker: 10♣10♦
Arunas Sapitavicius: A♦Q♠
The board ran out 8♦2♠K♦5♣7♦ and the tens held to score a double for Muehloecker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,210,000
1,810,000
|
1,810,000 |
|
|
2,160,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
Level 18
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Jose Rodriguez Zurita was all in for 925,000 and Danilo Velasevic had put him at risk. The cards were already turned up and the dealer was ready to go.
Jose Rodriguez Zurita: 10♣10♠
Danilo Velasevic: A♥K♣
The board ran out 9♠6♣J♥9♦Q♦ and the pocket tens held to secure a double for Zurita.
Elsewhere, Chris Moorman was seen leaving the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,940,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
|
|
1,900,000
-625,000
|
-625,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Level 18
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Jose Rodriguez Zurita opened to 120,000 from under the gun and Samuel Mullur three-bet to 300,000 in the small blind. Zurita used a time bank and laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
900,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
||
Level 18
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Gavin Andreanoff shoved his last 655,000 and Jakob Miegel jammed with more from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and action was heads up with Andreanoff at risk.
Gavin Andreanoff: A♦2♥
Jakob Miegel: A♥K♣
The board ran out 10♦Q♦2♠4♦3♥ and Andreanoff held on with a flopped pair of deuces to beat the big hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,430,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
1,185,000
-795,000
|
-795,000 |