Event #13: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2024 WSOP Paradise
Event #13: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2024 WSOP Paradise
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,500,000
Entries
130
Level
26
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
101
Players Left
29
Level 12
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Action has wrapped up in Day 1 of the the $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller here at the 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise hosted by Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas. The event attracted 101 entries, with 29 players returning for Day 2 action on Wednesday.
Daniel Dvoress (3,835,000) emerged as the overwhelming chip leader of Day 1, stringing together an impressive run of back-to-back eliminations in the last couple of levels of the evening. His first victim was Chris Hunichen, who exited with queen-jack to Dvoress' ace-king. Next up was Biao Ding who ran head first into pocket aces. Mike Watson lost a flip with ace-king and was sent to the rail shortly after.
Dvoress showed no signs whatsoever of slowing down, going on to score two more knockouts before the night's end. John Pannucci was the next casualty when his second-nut flush ran into the nut flush. Brian Kim was brave enough to test the waters and try to stop Dvoress' heater with pocket jacks, but was denied.
Finishing the day second in chips is Fedor Holz with 2,755,000 and not far behind him is Leonard Maue with 2,505,000 to round out the podium.
Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 3,835,000 | 192 |
| 2 | Fedor Holz | Germany | 2,755,000 | 138 |
| 3 | Leonard Maue | Germany | 2,505,000 | 125 |
| 4 | Timothy Adams | Canada | 1,985,000 | 99 |
| 5 | Viktor Kudinov | Russian Federation | 1,600,000 | 80 |
| 6 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 1,565,000 | 78 |
| 7 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | 1,535,000 | 77 |
| 8 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 1,085,000 | 54 |
| 9 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 1,060,000 | 53 |
| 10 | Mario Mosbock | Austria | 1,050,000 | 53 |
Notable Eliminations
Those who fired multiple bullets but couldn't find a bag for Day 2 include Nick Schulman, Artur Martirosian, Jean-Noel Thorel, David Yan, Alex Kulev, Stephen Chidwick, David Peters, Chris Brewer, and Jason Koon.
While most of these players already used both of their reentries, some are still eligible to join again during the first level of play on Day 2.
Day 2 will begin December 18 at 2:00 p.m. local time, with blinds starting at 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante. Late registration will close at the end of Level 13, so we may see some reentries and new faces at the start of play.
Levels will be 40 minutes in length, with a 15-minute break after every three levels. A one-hour dinner break will occur at the completion of level 18 at approximately 6:15 p.m. local time. As this is a two-day event, the expectation is to play down to a winner on Day 2.
Be sure to follow PokerNews throughout the $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller here at the 2024 WSOP Paradise.
Level 12
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Level 12
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,835,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
||
|
2,755,000
1,347,000
|
1,347,000 |
|
||
|
2,505,000
-345,000
|
-345,000 |
|
1,985,000
690,000
|
690,000 |
|
||
|
1,600,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
|
1,565,000 | |
|
|
||
|
1,535,000
978,000
|
978,000 |
|
1,085,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
||
|
1,060,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,050,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
995,000
769,000
|
769,000 |
|
845,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
||
|
790,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
775,000
373,000
|
373,000 |
|
775,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
||
|
770,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
765,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
||
|
680,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
||
|
680,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
660,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
||
|
650,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
645,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
|
475,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
||
|
460,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
|
||
|
440,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
Level 12
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The floor has paused the tournament clock with 10 minutes remaining in Level 12 and announced that each table will play three more hands before bagging for the night.
Level 12
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Daniel Dvoress raised from under the gun to 40,000, and when it folded to Brian Kim on the button, he three-bet to 110,000. Once the blinds folded, Dvoress four-bet to put Kim all in for his stack of roughly 650,000, which Kim quickly called.
Brian Kim: J♠J♥ 
Daniel Dvoress: Q♠Q♦
Dvoress who has been on a heater the past level, managed to get another knockout once his queens held up when the board ran out 8♣6♦K♥4♥9♥ to take the pot and Eliminate Kim.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,850,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level 12
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Juan Pardo opened from under the gun, Daniel Dvoress called in the cutoff, and John Pannucci called in the big blind.
On the A♠K♣Q♣ flop, the action checked to Dvoress who bet 30,000 and only Pannucci called.
Pannucci led for 55,000 on the 10♣ turn, Dvoress raised to 150,000, and Pannucci called.
On the 6♣ river, Pannucci checked to Dvoress who jammed for 425,000 effective as the covering stack. Pannucci went deep into the tank, using four of his five time banks before he put in the call.
John Pannucci: J♣4♣
Daniel Dvoress: A♣9♣
Both players turned flushes but Dvoress had the best of it and Pannucci couldn't get away on the river as Dvoress grows his chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 12
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Mike Watson raised to 40,000 from under the gun, and when it folded to Daniel Dvoress on the button, he three-bet to 110,000. It folded back to Watson who four-bet all in for his stack of 392,000, which Dvoress quickly called to put Watson at risk.
Mike Watson: A♦K♠
Daniel Dvoress: J♠J♦
It was a flip for Watson's tournament life, but once the board ran out [9h2s107s7d] the pocket jacks of Dvoress were still best, giving him the pot, and eliminating Watson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level 12
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Daniel Negreanu raised to 35,000 in the cutoff, Leonard Maue flatted on the button, and Artur Martirosian three-bet all in for 85,000, putting himself at risk. Negreanu isolated with a raise to 205,000 and Maue got out of the way.
Artur Martirosian: K♣J♦
Daniel Negreanu: K♠J♠
The board ran out K♥10♣Q♥J♥3♥, resulting in a split pot.
Maue is sitting with a mountain of chips and is the current chip leader as the end of the night nears.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,850,000
1,715,000
|
1,715,000 |
|
|
925,000
508,000
|
508,000 |
|
|
||
|
105,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
||
Level 12
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Action folded to Dylan Linde in the hijack, and he raised to 32,000. Then Daniel Dvoress in the cutoff three-bet to 85,000. It folded to Biao Ding in the small blind who four-bet all in for his stack of roughly 465,000. Once the big blind folded Linde quickly folded, and Dvoress snap-called.
Biao Ding: 9♠9♣
Daniel Dvoress: A♥A♣
Ding jammed right into the pocket aces of Dvoress, and once the board ran out 4♣2♠2♣10♠8♠ the pocket aces were still best, giving Dvoress the pot, and eliminating Ding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,985,000
785,000
|
785,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
430,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |