Tag Archives: 2023 TPC

Championship: Fred Paradis Doubles Through Ryan Brown; Takes the Lead

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 625

Fred Paradis

Ryan Brown opened to 300,000 from the button, Fred Paradis raised to 800,000 from the small blind, and Brown called.

The flop came JhTc8h and Paradis continued for 1,000,000. Brown thought for two minutes, announced all in, and Paradis shrug-called for 4,825,000.

Paradis: QsJs
Brown: Kc9h

Paradis was ahead with top pair of queens and a gutshot straight draw. The 2s turn and 9d river finished the board, Paradis improved to a queen-high straight for a huge double into the lead.

Fred Paradis – 11,550,000 (77 bb)
Ryan Brown – 10,000,000 (67 bb)

Championship: Counts on Break

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 625

After Huicun Qiao was eliminated in fourth place, the three remaining players were sent on a quick break and return with Ryan Brown holding more than half of the chips in play.

Seat 2: Fred Paradis – 4,925,000 (33 bb)
Seat 4: Thad McNulty – 6,150,000 (41 bb)
Seat 5: Ryan Brown – 13,725,000 (92 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $171,670
2nd: $114,350
3rd: $84,160

Championship: Huicun Qiao – 4th Place ($62,630)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 625

Huicen Qiao

Huicun Qiao was sitting on 1,800,000 on the button, put his stack in the middle, and Thad McNulty called in the big blind.

McNulty: AcQs
Qiao: Kh4s

Qiao was behind and needed a miracle on king to double. The dealer spread the AdJc2h8dTd and Qiao was eliminated in fourth place.

Thad McNulty – 6,150,000 (49 bb)
Huicun Qiao – Eliminated in 4th Place ($62,630)

Championship: Fred Paradis Doubles Through Ryan Brown

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 625

Fred Paradis opened to 250,000 from the button, chip leader Ryan Brown peeped at Paradis’s stack, and moved all in. Paradis quickly called and the cards were flipped up.

Paradis: KhQh
Brown: Ac4d

Paradis was behind but drawing live for a double up. He missed the Td9c5c flop and the 4h turn. But the Qs river improved him to a pair of queens and Paradis stayed alive for his third trophy of the series.

Fred Paradis – 5,100,000 (41 bb)
Ryan Brown – 11,350,000 (91 bb)

Championship: Alec Magdan – 5th Place ($47,130)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 625

Alec Magdan

Alex Magdan was sitting with 900,000 and open-shoved from early position and chip leader Ryan Brown called to put Magdan at risk.

Brown: QsTh
Magdan: 9c9d

Magdan was ahead for a double of his own and faded the Jc6h3d flop. The Js turn was safe but the Qh river was bad news to send Magdan out in fifth place.

Ryan Brown – 15,900,000 (127 bb)
Alec Magdan – Eliminated in 5th Place ($47,130)

Championship: Steve Buckner – 6th Place ($35,870)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 625

Steve Buckner

Action folded to Steve Buckner on the button and he moved all in for 1,550,000. Fred Paradis folded his small blind; Thad McNulty thought for a minute, checked to see how much he’s have left if he lost and called to put Buckner at risk.

McNulty: ThTd
Buckner: Ac5c

Buckner needed a lot of help to double this time and missed the 9c7h6h flop. He had a gutshot but McNulty was drawing to a higher straight. The 4d came on the turn and both made a straight on the 8h river. Buckner’s straight was to the nine but McNulty had a ten-hight straight to send “Cuz” out.

Thad McNulty – 5,625,000 (45 bb)
Steve Buckner – Eliminated in 6th Place ($35,870)

Championship: Rodney Turvin – 7th Place ($27,610)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 625

Rodney Turvin

With about 700K in the pot and the board reading KsQcTc, Rodney Turvin checked, and Ryan Brown bet 575,000. Turvin thought for a moment, moved all in for 1,800,000 and Brown called after confirming the count.

Brown: QsTd
Turvin: Kh9d

Turvin flopped top pair with a gunshot draw but Brown was ahead with bottom two pair queens and tens. The 4s turn and 8d river finished the board and Turvin was eliminated in seventh place.

Ryan Brown – 11,500,000 (115 bb)
Rodney Turvin – Eliminated in 7th Place ($27,610)

Championship: Ray Mancini – 8th Place ($21,500)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 625

Ray Mancini

Ray Mancini open-shoved for 1,000,000 from under the gun and Rodney Turvin called from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and the hands were tabled.

Turvin: Ah4h
Mancini: QsJd

Turvin was ahead but Mancini had two live cards to double. The board ran out Td4d2s5hKc, Turvin paired his four, and won the pot. After counting down both stacks, each player had exactly 1,000,000 and Mancini was eliminated in eighth place.

Rodney Turvin – 2,250,000 (23 bb)
Ray Mancini – Eliminated in 8th Place ($21,500)

Championship: Steve Buckner Doubles Through Rodney Turvin

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 625

Steve Bucker open-shoved for 1,250,000 from early position, Rodney Turvin reshipped for about one million more and the rest of the table folded.

Buckner: AhKh
Turvin: 9d9h

It was a race and Buckner took the lead when he paired his king on the Kd6c3c flop. He faded the 4h turn and Jd river to double up.

Steve Buckner – 2,750,000 (28 bb)
Rodney Turvin – 1,100,000 (11 bb)

Championship: Fred Paradis Doubles Through Thad McNulty

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 625

Fred Paradis and Thad McNulty were heads-up to a 7h3s2c flop when Paradis committed his last 775,000 to the middle and McNulty had him at risk.

Luckily for Paradis, his pair of queens QsQh was better than McNulty’s tens and held on the Jc turn and 2s for another double.

Fred Paradis – 2,200,000 (22 bb)
Thad McNulty – 3,500,000 (35 bb)