Event #11: $800 Flip & Go
Day 2 Completed
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #11: $800 Flip & Go
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 WSOP Paradise
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$567,580
Entries
767
Level
18
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
96
Players Left
1
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Another gold bracelet winner has been crowned on the penultimate day of the 2023 World Series of Poker Paradise at the Atlantis Resort & Casino on the Bahamas. Only 96 players out of 767 entries had survived their pineapple flip to secure a portion of the $567,580 prize pool and returned to their seats for the final day of Event #11: $800 Flip & Go.
Some of the contestants were chasing the elusive WSOP victory while others had a shot at additional bonuses courtesy of GGPoker. After running hot on the final two tables, rising poker prodigy Artur Martirosian defeated Dongwuk Moon in heads-up to claim his second WSOP gold bracelet.
In September 2023, Martirosian won the $10K HU Championship on GGPoker and he has now doubled his tally. This year alone, Martirosian reached two final tables in the live editions and cashed eight times. The top prize of $110,591 sometimes only represents one buy-in when he competes in high-stakes competitions but it also comes with the shiny hardware.
Runner-up Moon became a fan favourite during the ongoing $5,000 Main Event Championship in which he cashed for $13,900 for his 146th place. The consolation prize was far higher this time, as he collected $70,000 for the efforts.
Also featured on the final table were Event #9: $100,000 Ultra High Roller winner Masashi Oya and Adam Swan, who reached his third WSOP live final table in 2023.
Final Table Result Event #11: $800 Flip & Go
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | $110,591 |
| 2 | Dongwuk Moon | South Korea | $70,000 |
| 3 | Yuzhou Yin | China | $50,800 |
| 4 | Sunghak Lee | South Korea | $36,700 |
| 5 | Juan Baraza | Spain | $25,800 |
| 6 | Masashi Oya | Japan | $19,500 |
| 7 | Adam Swan | United States | $14,200 |
| 8 | John Armbrust | United States | $11,200 |
Winner's Reaction
The online crusher who has become known under the moniker "mararthur1" appeared on the live poker scene in 2017 and his big scores started flowing in 2020. Ever since, he has racked up more than $12.5 million in cashes to enter the top 100 of the all-time money list.
Martirosian confirmed that he feels very comfortable during live poker sessions and that showed today.
"I don't know, but the last few years I enjoy live poker more and more. I give my best all the time," the new two-time champion said. He has been known to be one of the most aggressive players at the tables but that isn't his only recipe for success, as reiterated with the help of a translator.
"Yes, the aggressive style helps a lot, but sometimes you have to change the gears and change the style."
The WSOP bracelet wasn't necessarily the first thing he had in mind when traveling to Paradise Island in order to compete in the tournaments during the two-week series.
"I didn't think about it [the bracelet], I just came here to play poker. The next bracelet will be in the summer, I hope. But the amount of bracelets doesn't really show your skill level or how good you are at the game, because you might be lucky with some of them. But it is obviously nice to have it as a trophy for home."
With two WSOP bracelets and one EPT Main Event under his belt, the next goals for his poker resume are as firmly set as his travel plans to Las Vegas the next day.
"World Poker Tour and Triton are next. I just can't win Triton, it is my unluckiest series," Martirosian said with a smile on the face.
Action of the Final Day
With seventy five big blinds starting stack and 30-minute levels, the opening stages unfolded in exhilarating speed. During the first four hours of play, two thirds of those who had qualified through their respective Crazy Pineapple flips had already visited the payout desk. That included such big names as David Williams, Shaun Deeb, Chris Brewer, Maria Ho, Erick Lindgren, Jeff Gross and Josh Arieh.
The next two hour session at the tables whittled down the field of hopefuls to just one dozen and Artur Martirosian skyrocketed to the top spot with one third of the chips in play. He was responsible for the eliminations of Dov Markowich, Rene Majed, Aram Oganyan, and Wai Lo. Oganyan was caught three-bet jamming 45 big blinds with ace-king and Martirosian prevailed with pocket kings. He then also held with queen-nine suited for flopped top pair and turned straight draw against the naked nut flush draw of Lo.
Yuval Bronshtein missed out on securing a $25,000 bonus by GGPoker when he finished in 12th place and Dong Meng followed soon after. The run-good of Martirosian then extended further when he found kings again, besting the ace-queen suited of Oktay Koeysu in a preflop contest.
Once the field combined to a single table, all of the short stacks kept doubling. It was then Matthew Aquino who was knocked out by Sunghak Lee and Adam Swan subsequently locked up the aforementioned WSOP Paradise Parlay bonus, since he had an 8th and 2nd place finish in Las Vegas earlier in the summer already. It wouldn't take long for the next all-in showdown to unfold and John Armbrust lost a classic flip with ace-king suited against the pocket queens of Dongwuk Moon.
Swan exited the final table with a smile on the face and ��back to Vegas�� after his short stack ride came to an end against Lee. Masashi Oya then eventually lost an all-in for his tournament life after previously escaping several times and Juan Baraza was the next short stack to bow out. In four-handed play, Lee and Moon had pulled ahead while Martirosian dropped to third place.
Lee's fortunes changed when Yin doubled through him and then ran with ace-eight into the pocket kings of Martirosian. A short-lived three-handed tussle saw Moon jump into a big lead when he jammed into Martirosian before his queen-ten suited turned a flush to knock out Yin. That gave the jovial South Korean a four-to-one lead over Martirosian in the duel for the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
In the first hand of heads-up play, Martirosian doubled in a flip and then regained the lead through another double-up soon after. There would be no comeback from Moon when his jam with queen-seven ran into another big hand of Martirosian, and that concluded the tournament.
Another four WSOP gold bracelets will be awarded tonight at the venue and on GGPoker, with the final day of the festival on Paradise Island to follow. Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to find out who lifts the gold bracelets for the winner shots.
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
After a series of limped pots that mostly went the way of Artur Martirosian, the stack of Dongwuk Moon had dwindled to 12 big blinds. Once more, Martirosian limped the button and Moon pushed all-in, which brought with it the snap-call by the Russian.
"You got me," Moon said as he was caught with the fingers in the cookie jar before flipping over his cards.
Dongwuk Moon: Q?7?
Artur Martirosian: A?K?
The A?10?10? flop left Moon on very thin ice, needing running cards to avoid the elimination. Some glimmer of hope came with the Q? turn but the K? river ended his remarkable run in second place for $70,000.
For Martirosian, it was the second WSOP gold bracelet after winning the $10K HU Championship on GGPoker earlier this year.
A full recap of today's action is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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14,400,000 | |
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Busted | |
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Dongwuk Moon raised to 460,000 and Artur Martirosian called.
Martirosian checked the flop of 5?8?Q? and called when Moon bet 500,000.
The turn was 10? and Martirosian checked again. Moon bet 1,500,000 and he called to see 5? on the river.
Martirosian checked one more time and Moon went all in with more. After a long tank, Martirosian tossed out the chips to see it and Moon said "good call" while he turned over 9?7?. Martirosian showed A?8? to take the lead with a pair of eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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11,375,000
5,605,000
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5,605,000 |
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3,225,000
-5,405,000
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-5,405,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
In the very first hand of the heads-up duel, Artur Martirosian limped the button.
Dongwuk Moon checked his cards and announced "I am all-in". Martirosian pondered about it for all of five seconds and called!
Artur Martirosian: 4?4?
Dongwuk Moon: A?10?
The mighty pocket pair remained ahead all the way on the K?5?2?J?6? runout and Martirosian doubled for 2,825,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,630,000
-2,945,000
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-2,945,000 |
|
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5,770,000
2,940,000
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2,940,000 |
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Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Yuzhou Yin raised to 250,000 from the button before Dongwuk Moon made it 850,000 from the small blind. Artur Martirosian got out of the way and Yin shoved 2,630,000. Moon leaned back and talked out his options before he determined he needed to be around 38% to call. He eventually slid in the chips and the cards were turned up.
Yuzhou Yin: A?8?
Dongwuk Moon: Q?10?
Moon was slightly better than 38% and the board ran out K?J?7?5?K? to give him the flush and the elimination. Yin exited in third place for $50,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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11,575,000
3,050,000
|
3,050,000 |
|
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2,830,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Yuzhou Yin raised to 240,000 on the button and Dongwuk Moon called in the small blind.
"Can I see your stack?" Artur Martirosian in the big blind inquired to Yin and then three-bet to 960,000. Yin let go but Moon came along to the K?J?4? flop.
What followed was the check and subsequent check-raise from Moon when Martirosian continued for 450,000. He made it 1,375,000 to go and Martirosian called.
Moon then almost immediately pushed all-in after the J? turn to force a fold, revealing the K? in the process.
"I don't bluff," he casually mentioned in table chat before raking in the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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8,525,000
2,325,000
|
2,325,000 |
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3,075,000
-350,000
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-350,000 |
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2,800,000
-2,200,000
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-2,200,000 |
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Level: 18
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Level 17
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Down to around 925,000 and just before the blinds went up, Sunghak Lee pushed all-in from the cutoff. Artur Martirosian snap-called out of the big blind and his table mates smirked when the cards were turned over.
Sunghak Lee: A?8?
Artur Martirosian: K?K?
Martirosian had previously knocked out several opponents with pocket kings and would do so again on the Q?8?4?3?6? runout. Lee bowed out in 4th place and receives $36,700.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,000,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 17
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Yuzhou Yin limped the small blind and then called a raise to 400,000 by Dongwuk Moon in the big blind.
The 10?8?3? flop saw Yin check-call for 350,000 before they checked it down on the J? turn as well as the 6? river.
Yin revealed the K?Q? but Moon had improved with the K?6?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,200,000
840,000
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840,000 |
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4,100,000 | |
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3,425,000
-635,000
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-635,000 |
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925,000
-395,000
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-395,000 |