Event #9: $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2024 WSOP Paradise
Event #9: $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2024 WSOP Paradise
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$50,000,000
Entries
1,978
Level
39
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
12,000,000
Entries
461
Players Left
155
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
A week into World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise and the first-ever Event #9: $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event is finally upon us. The long-anticipated $50 million guaranteed Super Main Event kicked off today and drew 459 runners looking for a piece of the biggest guarantee in poker history.
Spain's Juan Pardo bagged the chip lead in the first starting flight ahead of big stacks including Jonathan Jaffee, Team Lucky's Shaun Deeb and one of the newest high-stakes crushers in Kayhan Mokri.
Also among the 155 players who bagged on Day 1a include Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu, Isaac Haxton, Maria Ho, Mustapha Kanit, Dan Shak, Rania Nasreddine and Aleksejs Ponakovs.
Super Millions Main Event Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Pardo | Spain | 4,585,000 | 183 |
| 2 | Jonathan Jaffe | United States | 4,390,000 | 176 |
| 3 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 3,960,000 | 158 |
| 4 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 3,805,000 | 152 |
| 5 | Igor Picone | Belgium | 3,520,000 | 141 |
| 6 | Keith Lehr | United States | 3,435,000 | 137 |
| 7 | Chris Brewer | United States | 3,345,000 | 134 |
| 8 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 3,285,000 | 131 |
| 9 | Stefan Fabian | United Kingdom | 3,245,000 | 130 |
| 10 | Frank Brannan | United States | 3,165,000 | 127 |
Super Main Event Action
Day 1a kicked off with an iconic "Shuffle up and deal" announcement from WSOP's Ty Stewart and tennis legend Boris Becker. After that, chips flew as some players built stacks and others were sent to the rail. Some early eliminations included Ana Marquez, Karolis Sereika and Sosia Jiang, who is fresh off an eighth-place finish in the Triton Million but ran worse in this event as she flopped middle against the top set of Yoav Schverd.
Players who built their stacks included high-stakes cash star Alan Keating, who could be seen sporting a blue watch retailing at over $300,000 and France's Jean-Noel Thorel, who lit up the table both literally and figuratively with his warm presence and bright LED tube light displayed on the table.
The field also included Kristen Foxen, who missed a few hands as she watched her husband Alex Foxen win his third bracelet in the Triton Main Event. It's been a good week to be a Foxen as Kristen was formally inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame yesterday and Alex finished sixth in the Triton million for $2,795,000 three days ago.
Just weeks ago, Kristen Foxen bragged to PokerNews that she had more bracelets than her husband. Alex Foxen is one bracelet closer to catching the five-time bracelet winner.
There are still three more flights to take place in the Super Millions Main Event before Day 2 on Dec. 16. Tomorrow's Day 1b and succeeding starting flights will follow a similar structure with 60-minute levels and starting stacks of 500,000.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back on-site tomorrow for continued coverage of the first-ever Super Millions Main Event here at Atlantis in the Bahamas. Check out the live reporting portal for coverage of other tournaments in the meantime.
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,585,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
||
|
4,390,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
3,960,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
|
3,805,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
3,520,000
3,520,000
|
3,520,000 |
|
3,435,000
2,630,000
|
2,630,000 |
|
||
|
3,345,000
945,000
|
945,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,285,000
865,000
|
865,000 |
|
3,245,000
885,000
|
885,000 |
|
3,165,000
3,165,000
|
3,165,000 |
|
||
|
3,100,000
2,715,000
|
2,715,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,000,000
2,590,000
|
2,590,000 |
|
2,770,000
2,770,000
|
2,770,000 |
|
2,745,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
2,700,000
1,920,000
|
1,920,000 |
|
2,670,000
2,670,000
|
2,670,000 |
|
2,610,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
2,605,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,550,000
1,510,000
|
1,510,000 |
|
||
|
2,525,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
2,520,000
1,595,000
|
1,595,000 |
|
2,520,000
582,000
|
582,000 |
|
2,465,000
2,257,000
|
2,257,000 |
|
2,430,000
871,000
|
871,000 |
|
|
2,395,000
1,680,000
|
1,680,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Day 1a has drawn to an end with 157 players advancing to Day 2 on December 16. A full recap of the day's action along with the chip counts will be posted shortly.
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Matthew Mcewan opened 50,000 in the hijack and Cole Keenan defended the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of A♥K♦4♥, and Keenan check-called a bet of 60,000.
The 4♣ paired the board on the turn and Keenan took the lead with a bet of 80,000. Mcewan quickly tossed his cards into the middle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
880,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
After trading preflop raises, Zhen Chen was all in and at risk against Ryan Gebow on his right.
Zhen Chen: 10♣10♦ 
Ryan Gebow: A♣J♦
Gebow improved to trips on the K♠2♣J♣Q♣J♠ runout, winning the flip to send Chen to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Both Jean-Noel Thorel and Santhosh Suvarna were missing in their seats on Table 102 and Juan Pardo appeared to be the beneficiary of their chips. Moments later, Pardo raised to 55,000 on the button and Mustafa Hadzibegovic moved all in for 290,000 in the small blind. Pardo asked for a count and then called.
Mustafa Hadzibegovic: A♥Q♠
Juan Pardo: 2♥2♣
It was a coin flip and the flop of K♦8♠8♦ left Pardo in the lead with his pair of deuces. The 4♠ and 7♥ runout brought no help for Hadzibegovic who was also eliminated late in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,650,000
2,195,000
|
2,195,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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|
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|
Busted | |
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
With ten minutes remaining on the clock, the tournament director has announced the final six hands of the night before players begin to bag and tag for Day 2 on December 16.
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Marcos De Campos opened 55,000 in the hijack and Cristian Nagaki defended the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of J♥6♠3♦, and Nagaki check-raised a continuation bet of 50,000 to 140,000. De Campos responded with another raise, this time to 325,000. That was enough to earn the pot as Nagaki pitched his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,240,000
-49,000
|
-49,000 |
|
1,160,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Waikiat Lee raised it up to 50,000 from the cutoff and Chris Brewer defended from the big blind. The flop came J♣8♣4♠ and both players checked to the 5♦ on the turn.
Brewer led out with a bet of 105,000 and Lee called to see the 7♣ on the river. Brewer ripped all in as the bigger stack, putting Lee to the test for his remaining 580,000 chips. Lee went into the tank for nearly five minutes while Brewer remained motionless. Eventually, Lee made the call and Brewer showed Q♣10♣ for a flush to eliminate Lee.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |