Paradise Million Hand by Hand
5/09/27: $1,000,000 Placings
Congratulations to boon8 of Blackpool, UK who is the World's First Million Dollar freeroll champ, taking in the largest online win from one tournament in a freeroll to boot!1st boon8: $1,000,000Congratulations to our 2nd to 9th placers, who each took home $10,000. 2nd sn-Ale3rd Professor774th judgetim5th StiMi6th LordTranIII7th Mastershake.8th jerryfoam9th docshoggs
05/09/25: Final Hand Summary
Here's your final hand of the World's First Million Dollar Freeroll.sn-Ale is on the button and makes it 600k to go. boon8, showing no emotion, announces that he's all-in. sn-Ale only has 300k left and calls and reluctantly turns over Q9. boon8 takes a moment, looks at his girlfriend, and turns over A10. sn-Ale is already standing up. First card on the flop is an Ace and the crowd erupts. Flop is A63. Turn 8. boon8's in shock and there are tears streaming down his girlfriend's cheeks. River....another 6. It's over. boon8, who showed no emotion over the 7 hours that he played, slowly raises his arms and tilts his head back. He's become the first online poker player to have won a million dollars in 1 tournament. The Million Dollar Freeroll number 2 is already underway. Don't miss your chance to join boon8 in the history books!
05/09/25: It's Over Folks !!
CONGRATULATIONS BOON8 OF BLACKPOOL UK....YOU'VE WON ONE MILLION DOLLARS.Final hand details coming soon...best quote of the night from boon8 after 7 hours of game play.."even my teeth are shaking".Great job boon8 and enjoy, enjoy !!
05/09/25: Flush Madness
With both players checking right through to the river, we see a red board of Ad 4d 6d Kd 10h. sn-Ale makes a move making it $200k. boon8 raises it up to $600k. Called by Sn-Ale. A 9d is flipped by sn-Ale and the crowd OHHHH's as boon8 shows a 10d.The chef boon8 takes the pot!
05/09/25: Biggest pot of the day
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What started off as an innocent hand turned out to be the biggest pot of the tournament. Standard 3x raise from sn-Ale on the button. boon8 announces All-in for over 6 million chips and was beaten into the pot. Cards are turned over to reveal AQ for sn-Ale against A9 for boon8. The flop 333Turn KRiver 4Chop it up. Split pot and another few gray hairs for each player.
05/09/25: Game continues...
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boon8 makes it 400k to go pre-flop. Sn-ale quickly calls and flop comes 6s 10c 9c. 300k to go by boon8 and sn-ale lays it down. It's deadly quiet....
05/09/25: This tension is killing me!
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No big pots yet. Both players are feeling each other out. boon8 has roughly a 3 to 1 chip advantage over sn-Ale right now. Stay tuned!
05/09/25: boon8 vs sn-ale
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We're seeing a lil more action as we're a few hands in to heads up. Sn-Ale makes it $400k to go and boon8 calls. Flop 2h 5d Kh. Checked. Turn 7h. Checked. 4h on the River and boon8 makes it $500k. Has the chef cooked up a flush? We'll never know as sn-Ale folds and chips move to the boon.
05/09/25: Jitters
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We're 6 hours in to game play in the finale of the World's First Million Dollar freeroll and players boon8 (Blackpool, UK) and Sn-Ale (AZ, USA) have a guest at the table..a briefcase of cash (Security!). The final table gang remains in the building, anxious to see who will take home the title and cash.
05/09/25: Shuffle up and Deal..we're back!
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Once again we've got Sn-ale at just under $3.5 mill up against boon8 with $5 mill.Blinds : SB 80-k BB $160k with Ante of $15k. 60 min level now underway!
05/09/25: Players are Seated
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Who's nervous? We sure are. boon8 the Chef from Blackpool, UK is seated across from Sn-Ale, a software engineer from Arizona. We're set for battle. With the World's First Million Dollar Freeroll title and 6ft check on the line, this is action.We'll pause as the money hits the table and the paparazzi do their thing.
05/09/25: The Professor speaks
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Lesson 9:Well boys and girls..looks like the Professor flunked the final exam. But thanks all for all your support and I promise to do extra homework and do better next semester.That's right..the Professor77 will make his return and attempt to take you all on at the Final Table of the FreeMillion 2 !
05/09/25: Players
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boon8 has left the building to regroup. Let's once again remember that boon8 sacrificed attending his mate's wedding to play in the online tourney...and on day 2 of the online event left his girlfriend's Grandfather's 90th birthday to resume play online. He's now heads up for $1,000,000. sn-Ale is looking calm and browsing around the tables, mingling with his cheering section.Play resumes shortly. Stay tuned for the finale!
05/09/25: Player Buy-In
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Let's take a moment to review the player's buy-in.sn-Ale: $0boon8: $0You heard me. This was a freeroll folks.
05/09/25: Break Time
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No need to break your fingers on the refresh button..we're on a 10-15 minute break while we allow our heads up finalists to regroup and stretch it out. There's a $990,000 gap between 2nd and 1st place here......making this almost a true winner take all event.
05/09/25: CHIP COUNT
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Let's hope there are some cheers back in Blackpool UK for boon8 as we know his mates are watching and in Arizona for sn-Ale...we're heads up and the stacks are:boon8 $5 Millsn-Ale $3.5 MillGood luck players !!!
05/09/25: We're Heads up Folks !!
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Professor77 makes his move all-in once again in this tourney and boon8 calls. boon8 flips Ad Kd and we see a visibly pained Professor reluctantly turn over Kd Qd. Board comes 7h 5s 9d ...8c with a Ac river. The chips move to boon8 and we're heads up for $1,000,000.boon8 and sn-Ale begin the $1,000,000 battle.
05/09/25: All-in Sn-Ale
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We get an all-in pre-flop from sn-Ale and StiMi says, let's do it. Stimi flips up As 9s and sn-Ale flips Ac Qd. And we've got action. Board hits 7c 2h 5s 6h Ad and StiMi is out. We're officially down to the final 3. Our top player walks away with $1,000,000 !!Battling it ou: Professor77. sn-Ale. boon8.
05/09/25: sn-ale vs boon8
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Sn-ale raises $300k pre-flop and is called by boon8. Flop Kd 3d 3c. Sn-Ale checks. Boon8 makes it $200 to go. Call.Turn brings Qc. Checked and boon8 takes it up to $400k. Call. River comes 4s. Check again. Boon8 makes it $300k creating one monster pot. sn-ale folds.And Blackpool cheers.
05/09/25: Professor77 doubles up
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sn-Ale raises to 300k from the button. Professor77 announces he's all-in for just over 800k. sn-Ale quickly calls. The professor is visibly happy by the call and flips over pocket Kings. sn-Ale turns over QJs. The board brings no help and the Kings hold up. Lesson 8...get your chips in with pocket Kings. Professor77 gives a quick 'shout out' to his daughter Fern.
05/09/25: Monster Pot
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Pre-flop action puts judgetim all-in against big stack sn-Ale and StiMi, each contributing $470k to the pot. Flop hits 4c 9h 8s and Stimi & sn-ale check through turn Ks and Jd.Sn-ale flips up K J for two pair to StiMi's A 10. Judgetim mucks his card and we're down to 4.
05/09/25: Let's Review
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Professor77Break 1: 280kBreak 2: 600kBreak 3: $1.1StiMiBreak 1: 950kBreak 2: $1.1Break 3: $1.9JudgetimBreak 1: 600kBreak 2: $2 millBreak 3: $500kSn-aleBreak 1: $3 mBreak 2: $1.66Break 3: $2.5boon8Break 1: $2 mBreak 2: $1.75Break 3: $2.5
05/09/25: The StiMi crew speaks
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Sps and Les - Daddy says hey! Miss you bunches Happy belated to Ashley.And with that, we're back in play level 4.
05/09/25: Break Time
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There's a run for sports scores at the breaking point as we've some Packer and Dolphin fans in the mix or just some serious betters. One more minute until we resume play and our final 5 take their seats once again. Blackpool chef boon8 is making a run for chip lead against sn-ale and the Professor's strategy of risking it all has built up his stack from Break 3's $600k to over $1 mill. Professor77 puts a word out to his Paradise pals Dr.Irony, Jammin, Cyzr, Timdog & Cockasauras (hey folks, we don't name em). The Prof is letting you know that Lisa is here helping him out.
05/09/25: CHIP COUNT
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We're headed to level 4 with SB at 50k and BB 100k. Antes 10k and will resume play after a brief break.CHIP COUNTS:sn-Ale $2.5 (Arizona)boon8 $2.5 (Blackpool, UK)StiMi $1.9 (New Mexico)Professor77 $1.1 (Kansas)judgetim $500k (Utah)
05/09/25: Today's lesson...
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....put your opponent to a decision!Professor77 is doing just that. He's putting all of his chips into the pot forcing players to make a big decision as to whether or not they want to risk a good portion of their chips. So far, no one does. Professor77 now has just over 800k in chips.
05/09/25: Fab Five
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We're officially down to five players. One will walk away a fresh Millionaire and the other 4 will take hom $10K.OUT:6th LordTranIII7th Mastershake.8th jerryfoam9th docshoggs
05/09/25: Stimi vs LordTranIII
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LordTranIII makes it $200k to go. StiMi goes in to deep thinking mode and asks how much the Lord has left. Minutes pass and we get a re-raise from StiMi who makes it another $200 to go. Lord calls it and we see the flop:9d 7c 3cChecked to the turn, which comes 5c. StiMi checks and LordTranIII instantly moves all-in. The river comes 9s and we see StiMi flip up pocket 3s for a full house beating the Lords K 5.And we're down to 5.
05/09/25: Mute
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Did someone turn off my speakers? It's so quiet in this room it's as if we've been placed on mute. Players are keeping chatter to a minimum as the stakes get higher with only 5 more outs to $1,000,000. Even the crowd is forced to communicate by barely audible whispers as to not disturb the action.
05/09/25: LordTranIII vs sn-ale
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Flops 9 9 4. sn-ale bets out $100k. LordTranIII makes it $300k to go and sn-ale announces he's all-in without hesitation. The Lord thinks about it...looks down and disgustingly mucks his cards.
05/09/25: Chef boon8 stirs up the pots
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boon8 makes it 120 to go and judgetim in BB calls. Flop comes down Qc Ac 8s. Judgetim checks it and boon8 makes it 90k to go. Again, the judge calls. Turn 9h and we see the same action..judge checks, and boon8 takes it up a notch for another 120k. The judge calls and mucks his card seeing boon8's 2 pair, A's and 8's. The chef from Blackpool, UK takes in a 500k pot.
05/09/25: Taking them to school
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Proffessor77 is teaching the table a little bit about blind stealing. With 150k on the table (blinds and antes) he's picked up a few of these with uncontested raises.
05/09/25: Mastershake. out
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The first hand back from the lunch break saw another player fall.Mastershake pushed all of his chips (300k) in from the small blind. sn-Ale who already had 150k in the pot called. Mastershake turned over a pair of 2's. sn-Ale showed A7o. The flop came 9510 rainbow. The turn brought a 6. The river...that cruel last card....brought an 8 giving sn-Ale a runner-runner straight knocking out Mastershake.Quote of the tournament came from Mastershake immediately following the river:"I let you guys win so I could keep my amateur status." And then there were 6.
05/09/25: Players Be Seated
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We're finished lunch and players are once again taking their seats. Boon8 sends a hello to all his friends..that's 'mates' in the UK, and family watching for updates! For those of you who didn't tune in to blogville yesterday, boon8 missed his mate's wedding to play in the online tournament. When his girlfriend returned that evening, he was alive and ready to hit day 2 of the online portion..only he had to break it to her that he'd be leaving her Grandfather's 90th birthday party early to resume play. Needless to say, all is foregiven now and he's well stacked as we enter Level 3.We're back in a few minutes with Level 3, SB $30k, BB $60k.
05/09/25: CHIP COUNT - 2nd break
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Here's the chip count going into the second break:judgetim = 2 millionboon8 = 1.75 millionsn-Ale = 1.66 millionLordTranIII = 1.12 millionStiMi = 1.1 millionProfessor77 = 600kmastershake. = 385kTime for lunch!!!
05/09/25: boon8 vs sn-ale
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sn-Ale raises preflop to 150k. boon8 comes over the top making it 300k to go. A quick call from sn-Ale. Flop comes TT8. Check. boon8 fires out 300k. sn-Ale had mucked his hand before the chips were in the pot.
05/09/25: Professor77 - hanging around
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The professor is slowly building his stack. He's come over the top of a few players putting his stack on the line. No one is ready to take him on just yet!
05/09/25: Mastershake. shaking things up
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Judgetim raises it to 120k from the button. Mastershake. is on the big blind (40k) thinks for a moment before announcing that he's All-in for another 225k. Judgetim goes into the think tank. 10 minutes pass and the judge is still deliberating. Another 5 minutes pass....Mastershake hasn't moved (in fact I don't think he took a breath). The verdict is in...the judge mucks his hand. Mastershake immediately calls for a cocktail. We'll never know what he had!
05/09/25: Stalling at Seven
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sn-Ale remains chip leader but LordTranIII and English Chef boon8 are close followers..all holding off other players with stacks over the mill mark. sn-Ale placed 3rd in the recent Washington State Championships and won a Microsoft poker tourney. For all you Office users, he helped create those handy toolbars on Excel and Word. No kidding.
05/09/25: LordTranIII vs. boon8
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boon8 doubles the big blind from under the gun. It's folded around to LordTranIII who calls. Flop comes 456 rainbow. LordtranIII checks and boon8 bets out 80k. LordtranIII quickly calls. Turn is a 7. Lord checks again, boon8 bets out 100k, Lord quickly calls. River is a Queen and both players check. boon8 turns over the dreaded pocket Aces. LordtranIII shows an A3 for a straight. 3 players have shown Aces so far. They've only held up once. Memo to self....fold Aces!
05/09/25: StiMi doubles up
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LordTranIII has just doubled up StiMi. With a flop of Js9cJc the Lord bet out and was quickly raised all-in by StiMi. After a bit of hesitation LordTranIII called and flipped over KdQh. StiMi turned over pocket Aces. LordTranIII was drawing dead when the turn brought another Ace.
05/09/25: Professor Fans ....
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Good news for all you Professor77 fans as he's just doubled up. Professor77 (SB) moves all-in pre-flop and gets StiMi (BB) calls, getting in another pot. Professor flips up A 5 to StiMi's Kh Jd.Flop comes all hearts: 4 5 Q and the Professor gets nervous! Turn and River bring no heart or love for StiMi and Professor77 doubles up in one of the only hands he's played this game.
05/09/25: Judgetim doubles up!
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We’ve got three players in pre-flop and it comes down:8c 2s 6dStimi (SB) checks and Judgetim (BB) makes it $120k to go. Chip leader sn-ale calls without hestitation and StiMi gets out the way folding. Turn brings a 4c and Judgetim bets $200k. Again, sn-ale makes a quick call. River brings 9d to the board and Judgetim makes his move all-in. Sn-ale calls and mucks his cards upon seeing Judgetim’s 5 7 for a straight.
05/09/25: Gimme Something!
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Says Professor77 who’s in need of some luck…at this point, Professor77 isn’t too picky and says he’ll even accept pocket 5s from the card gods. Anything! He sends a HEY out to Jit (his wife)..wish him luck out there!Players are now taking their seats for Level 2
05/09/25: Chip Count
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At the first break and finale of level 1, here’s our chip stack count:Sn-ale $3 millBoon8 $2 millLordTranIII $1.07 millStiMi $950kMastershake $760kJudgetim $600kProfessor77 $280kWe’ll start up Level 2 with SB 20k and BB 40k in a few minutes.
05/09/25: Player Bios
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While players continue to fold..let's take a few minutes to meet the gang. Visit our Masters Bio page here. http://www.paradisepoker.com/promotions/2005/million_freeroll/bios.html
05/09/25: Classic
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It's a dark and stormy day. The winds are howling, the rain is pouring..it's a tropical storm outside as our players battle it out. Good to know they aren't missing any sunshine out there as we may be strapping in for awhile. Few playes are willing to take on the big stacks of sn-Ale and LordTranIII.
05/09/25: Big Stack Attack
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The big stacks at the table are controlling a lot of the action right now. We haven't seen very many showdowns lately. The 1st break will be in 40 minutes. We'll have a chip count at that time.
05/09/25: Lord indeed
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LordTranIII is taking blinds like noboby's business and is quickly becoming table Lord making off with the last three blinds in uncontested raises.
05/09/25: Jerryfoam is out!
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On a flop of As 8s 10h player's Jerryfoam and LordtranIII got all of their chips into the pot. When the cards were flipped Jerryfoam showed Jh10d and LordtranIII Ah8c. The turn was a blank. The river brought another 8 adding more chips to LordtranIII's stack. We're down to 7 players.
05/09/25: Can You Hear Me Now?
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With a table of 8 remaining players battling it out for a $1,00,000 top prize, you could hear a pin drop. Spectators and cheering sections remain in a nervous hush while the clanging of chips is all that's to be heard.
05/09/25: LordTranIII makin moves
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After doschoggs was sent packing, hand #3 brings more all-in action. WIth a flop of <10> LordTranIII moves all-in with one caller, StiMi who has him covered. StiMi flips up K 8 to LordTranIII's K 10. Turn brings a 9, river a 6, no help to StiMi and LordTranIII's top pair survives. Our first big pot of game play.
05/09/25: docshoggs OUT
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You heard that right. First hand has been played and we're down to 8. docshoggs, coming to the table as low stack, moves all-in. Chip leader sn-Ale quickly calls and Mastershake joins the action.Flop: Kd Kc Jc With docshoggs all-in, sn-Ale and Mastershake check to the turn. Turn: 4cChecking all around. River comes for a board ofKd Kc Jc 4c 6sChip Leader sn-Ale bets out $100k and Mastershake folds. docshoggs is pained to see sn-Ale flip over a K 7 putting him out first hand with pocket A's.
05/09/25: Shuffle Up & Deal
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WHOOHOO. Let the game begin !!High card goes to jerryfoam and the first hand is being dealt.
05/09/25: 10 MIN Countdown
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Players are posing for their final group shot with the giant sized Million Dollar check and will take their seats for game start in just a few minutes.Dealing will be brought to you today by Hugo..the official dealer of Paradise. Blind Structure:Level 1: SB $10k BB $25K. Ante 0. 90 minutesLevel 2: SB $20k BB $40k Ante $5k. 90 minutesLevel 3: SB $30k BB $60k Ante $10k. 90 minutesLevel 4: SB $50k BB $100k Ante $10k. 90 minutesLevel 5: SB $80k BB $160k Ante $15k. 90 minutesLevel 6: SB $120k BB $240k Ante $30k. 90 minutesLevel 7: SB $200k BB $400k Ante $50k. CAPPEDRandy Holland our Tournament Director is making a few final comments.....get ready for action folks !!
05/09/25: In the Money
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Let's review the prize structure for today:Cost to enter Freeroll: $0Cost to enjoy an all-inclusive trip to Costa Rica: $0A 1 in 9 shot at a $1,000,000 payout: pricelessPrize Money:Winner: $1,000,0002nd-9th: $10,000As we're 25 minutes from deal time, "Your Time is Gonna Come" chimes in on the speaker system....
05/09/25: Final Countdown...under One Hour !
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The Final preperations are being made to the final table here in Costa Rica. A mix of Abba's "The Winner Takes it All" (so true Bjorn, so true) fills the room along with ..."If I had a $1,000,000 Dollars"...which someone here will have by the end of the day. Players seem quite relaxed this morning depsite the game day ahead of them. Perhaps it was the hours of blackjack they took in last night at the resort casino under the spell of the deadly dealer Leonardo - Luckily he's not dealing today.The final table will start at the top of the hour, NOON EDT. Players will soon take their seats as follows:Seat 1: Professor77: $405Seat 2": StiMi: $1.36Seat 3: Judgetim $1.09Seat 4: jerryfoam $190Seat 5: sn-Ale $2.72Seat 6: mastershake $720Seat 7: docshoggs $35Seat 8: LordTranIII $505Seat 9: boon8 $1.58We'll high card for the button . Blinds kick off with SB at $10k and BB $25k. Level lasts for 90 minutes.Good luck players !!!
05/09/25: Game Day !
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It's game day and one of these lucky and skilled players will walk away with an oversized Happy Gilmore check for ONE MILLION DOLLARS...The question of the day is..What would you do with $1,000,000 ?For the family & friends of Mastershake he's all about sharing. A poker deal himself, Mastershake is no stranger to live game play as has taken down a few Casino Employee tourneys. docshoggs thanks Marjorie for painting a lucky rock that he's grasping hold of this morning as he enters the game in 9th spot. As for thoughts of spending $1,000,000, he's going to take Kenny's advice and won't start counting his chips til it's over. Professor77 sends a hello to all his Paradise buds who are sending their luck...if Mark takes home this top prize he's headed to Vegas (and so are they!) for a Palms celebration bash on September 28th !!Chip Leader sn-Ale is betting on a donation to the lucky Arizona Humane Society (awwwww) and LordTranIII will likely rid himself of any debt and let the rest ride !! I mean, invest it.
05/09/24: Shakin the Nerves
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docshoggs, boon8 among others were already kicking off the gaming event with a late evening of Costa Rican Blackjack Rummy at the resort's casino. Luck so far has been on their side.Each player is finding their own way to relax today and sn-Ale beat the morning light to join a river tour in the hunt for monkies and crocs. No stranger to the tourney scene, sn-Ale's tournament acolades include taking 3rd in the Washington State Poker Finals and first in the Microsoft tourney. A retired tech from Microsoft, you can thank sn-Ale and Paradise pal Shardvarks for those tool bars on Excel and Word however the creator of Clippy the paperclip helper known to cause computer rage is apparently classified information. jerryfoam hit the golf course yet again today while mastershake survived the Canopy Tour.It's no secret here that Professor77 enjoys a good Coheba...seen purchasing Cohebas in the resort he could be stocking up for a final table $1,000,000 celebration. That's being prepared.
05/09/24: Final Countdown
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It's a day of rest and stragegy for the final players who'll battle it out tomorrow for the top prize of ONE MILLION DOLLARS. Game play will kick off Sunday at NOON EDT and the following players will take their seats :Seat 1: Professor77 $405,000Seat 2: StiMi $1.36Seat 3: judgetie $1.09Seat 4: jerryfoam $190Seat 5: sn-Ale $2.72Seat 6: mastershake $720Seat 7: docshoggs $35,000Seat 8: LordTranIII $505Seat 9: boon8 $1.58Level 1 kicks off at Noon with SB $10,000 and BB $25,000 and will run for 90 minutes.We will call high card for the button.
05/09/23: Buenas Tardes from Costa Rica
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We're getting down to the final countdown of the final table battle and crowning of our first Millionaire in Paradise !!Not even a few rainshowers can dampen the spirits of this crowd who are off taking in the sites and sounds of Conchal Resort in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Some have hit the waters on Amazon-esk river treks while others are simply playing it cool..as cool as you can get in the tropics. sn-Ale has a cheering section that includes his girlfriend and fellow Paradise player Shardevarks - an extreme luger and bowler whom we can guess from that mix of activities will be up for anything! sn-Ale is sitting comfortably as our chip leader heading in to Sunday with 2.72 mill.boon8, representing the UK, made a committment to this tournament from the start! To the dismay of his girlfriend, Lee skipped his friend's wedding to play in the online tournament..not an easy sacrifice but one that just may pay off. When the online tourney entered Day 2, he had no choice but to leave his girlfriend's Grandfather's 90th birthday to continue his chip reign to the final 10! He's got his famiy's support now and is ready for Sunday with 1.58 mill.StiMi and his brother have arrived but remain quiet in the midst of this group. Strategy? Perhaps...The youngest of the group, Mastershake also brings his brother Keith to cheer him on. A poker dealer back home, you can bet Mastershake is not afraid of live game play and is set to gamble his 718,889 stake in hopes of cashing in big!An avid poker blogger, Professor77 should perhaps be called Profession77. With past jobs that include a dancing role in the film Jesus Christ Superstar, a rollerstaking gig as the Cookie Monster (that's right kids!!), a rocker in a 1950's R&R band and now a teacher and Attorney..we wonder is there anything this guy can't do? His father is on-hand as coach and cheering section ready for Sunday's action.jerryfoam is happy to be back in Costa Rica with his wife, a native Costa Rican and our new Spanish translator! Jerry will rid himself of any nerves out on hole 8 at Conchal - watch out for Crocs Jerry!docshoggs cancelled his wedding aniversary trip to make the trek to Costa Rica...he's more than happy to postpone that trip for a shot at one million dollars!
Congratulations to boon8 of Blackpool, UK who is the World's First Million Dollar freeroll champ, taking in the largest online win from one tournament in a freeroll to boot!1st boon8: $1,000,000Congratulations to our 2nd to 9th placers, who each took home $10,000. 2nd sn-Ale3rd Professor774th judgetim5th StiMi6th LordTranIII7th Mastershake.8th jerryfoam9th docshoggs
05/09/25: Final Hand Summary
Here's your final hand of the World's First Million Dollar Freeroll.sn-Ale is on the button and makes it 600k to go. boon8, showing no emotion, announces that he's all-in. sn-Ale only has 300k left and calls and reluctantly turns over Q9. boon8 takes a moment, looks at his girlfriend, and turns over A10. sn-Ale is already standing up. First card on the flop is an Ace and the crowd erupts. Flop is A63. Turn 8. boon8's in shock and there are tears streaming down his girlfriend's cheeks. River....another 6. It's over. boon8, who showed no emotion over the 7 hours that he played, slowly raises his arms and tilts his head back. He's become the first online poker player to have won a million dollars in 1 tournament. The Million Dollar Freeroll number 2 is already underway. Don't miss your chance to join boon8 in the history books!
05/09/25: It's Over Folks !!
CONGRATULATIONS BOON8 OF BLACKPOOL UK....YOU'VE WON ONE MILLION DOLLARS.Final hand details coming soon...best quote of the night from boon8 after 7 hours of game play.."even my teeth are shaking".Great job boon8 and enjoy, enjoy !!
05/09/25: Flush Madness
With both players checking right through to the river, we see a red board of Ad 4d 6d Kd 10h. sn-Ale makes a move making it $200k. boon8 raises it up to $600k. Called by Sn-Ale. A 9d is flipped by sn-Ale and the crowd OHHHH's as boon8 shows a 10d.The chef boon8 takes the pot!
05/09/25: Biggest pot of the day
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What started off as an innocent hand turned out to be the biggest pot of the tournament. Standard 3x raise from sn-Ale on the button. boon8 announces All-in for over 6 million chips and was beaten into the pot. Cards are turned over to reveal AQ for sn-Ale against A9 for boon8. The flop 333Turn KRiver 4Chop it up. Split pot and another few gray hairs for each player.
05/09/25: Game continues...
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boon8 makes it 400k to go pre-flop. Sn-ale quickly calls and flop comes 6s 10c 9c. 300k to go by boon8 and sn-ale lays it down. It's deadly quiet....
05/09/25: This tension is killing me!
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No big pots yet. Both players are feeling each other out. boon8 has roughly a 3 to 1 chip advantage over sn-Ale right now. Stay tuned!
05/09/25: boon8 vs sn-ale
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We're seeing a lil more action as we're a few hands in to heads up. Sn-Ale makes it $400k to go and boon8 calls. Flop 2h 5d Kh. Checked. Turn 7h. Checked. 4h on the River and boon8 makes it $500k. Has the chef cooked up a flush? We'll never know as sn-Ale folds and chips move to the boon.
05/09/25: Jitters
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We're 6 hours in to game play in the finale of the World's First Million Dollar freeroll and players boon8 (Blackpool, UK) and Sn-Ale (AZ, USA) have a guest at the table..a briefcase of cash (Security!). The final table gang remains in the building, anxious to see who will take home the title and cash.
05/09/25: Shuffle up and Deal..we're back!
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Once again we've got Sn-ale at just under $3.5 mill up against boon8 with $5 mill.Blinds : SB 80-k BB $160k with Ante of $15k. 60 min level now underway!
05/09/25: Players are Seated
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Who's nervous? We sure are. boon8 the Chef from Blackpool, UK is seated across from Sn-Ale, a software engineer from Arizona. We're set for battle. With the World's First Million Dollar Freeroll title and 6ft check on the line, this is action.We'll pause as the money hits the table and the paparazzi do their thing.
05/09/25: The Professor speaks
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Lesson 9:Well boys and girls..looks like the Professor flunked the final exam. But thanks all for all your support and I promise to do extra homework and do better next semester.That's right..the Professor77 will make his return and attempt to take you all on at the Final Table of the FreeMillion 2 !
05/09/25: Players
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boon8 has left the building to regroup. Let's once again remember that boon8 sacrificed attending his mate's wedding to play in the online tourney...and on day 2 of the online event left his girlfriend's Grandfather's 90th birthday to resume play online. He's now heads up for $1,000,000. sn-Ale is looking calm and browsing around the tables, mingling with his cheering section.Play resumes shortly. Stay tuned for the finale!
05/09/25: Player Buy-In
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Let's take a moment to review the player's buy-in.sn-Ale: $0boon8: $0You heard me. This was a freeroll folks.
05/09/25: Break Time
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No need to break your fingers on the refresh button..we're on a 10-15 minute break while we allow our heads up finalists to regroup and stretch it out. There's a $990,000 gap between 2nd and 1st place here......making this almost a true winner take all event.
05/09/25: CHIP COUNT
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Let's hope there are some cheers back in Blackpool UK for boon8 as we know his mates are watching and in Arizona for sn-Ale...we're heads up and the stacks are:boon8 $5 Millsn-Ale $3.5 MillGood luck players !!!
05/09/25: We're Heads up Folks !!
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Professor77 makes his move all-in once again in this tourney and boon8 calls. boon8 flips Ad Kd and we see a visibly pained Professor reluctantly turn over Kd Qd. Board comes 7h 5s 9d ...8c with a Ac river. The chips move to boon8 and we're heads up for $1,000,000.boon8 and sn-Ale begin the $1,000,000 battle.
05/09/25: All-in Sn-Ale
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We get an all-in pre-flop from sn-Ale and StiMi says, let's do it. Stimi flips up As 9s and sn-Ale flips Ac Qd. And we've got action. Board hits 7c 2h 5s 6h Ad and StiMi is out. We're officially down to the final 3. Our top player walks away with $1,000,000 !!Battling it ou: Professor77. sn-Ale. boon8.
05/09/25: sn-ale vs boon8
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Sn-ale raises $300k pre-flop and is called by boon8. Flop Kd 3d 3c. Sn-Ale checks. Boon8 makes it $200 to go. Call.Turn brings Qc. Checked and boon8 takes it up to $400k. Call. River comes 4s. Check again. Boon8 makes it $300k creating one monster pot. sn-ale folds.And Blackpool cheers.
05/09/25: Professor77 doubles up
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sn-Ale raises to 300k from the button. Professor77 announces he's all-in for just over 800k. sn-Ale quickly calls. The professor is visibly happy by the call and flips over pocket Kings. sn-Ale turns over QJs. The board brings no help and the Kings hold up. Lesson 8...get your chips in with pocket Kings. Professor77 gives a quick 'shout out' to his daughter Fern.
05/09/25: Monster Pot
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Pre-flop action puts judgetim all-in against big stack sn-Ale and StiMi, each contributing $470k to the pot. Flop hits 4c 9h 8s and Stimi & sn-ale check through turn Ks and Jd.Sn-ale flips up K J for two pair to StiMi's A 10. Judgetim mucks his card and we're down to 4.
05/09/25: Let's Review
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Professor77Break 1: 280kBreak 2: 600kBreak 3: $1.1StiMiBreak 1: 950kBreak 2: $1.1Break 3: $1.9JudgetimBreak 1: 600kBreak 2: $2 millBreak 3: $500kSn-aleBreak 1: $3 mBreak 2: $1.66Break 3: $2.5boon8Break 1: $2 mBreak 2: $1.75Break 3: $2.5
05/09/25: The StiMi crew speaks
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Sps and Les - Daddy says hey! Miss you bunches Happy belated to Ashley.And with that, we're back in play level 4.
05/09/25: Break Time
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There's a run for sports scores at the breaking point as we've some Packer and Dolphin fans in the mix or just some serious betters. One more minute until we resume play and our final 5 take their seats once again. Blackpool chef boon8 is making a run for chip lead against sn-ale and the Professor's strategy of risking it all has built up his stack from Break 3's $600k to over $1 mill. Professor77 puts a word out to his Paradise pals Dr.Irony, Jammin, Cyzr, Timdog & Cockasauras (hey folks, we don't name em). The Prof is letting you know that Lisa is here helping him out.
05/09/25: CHIP COUNT
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We're headed to level 4 with SB at 50k and BB 100k. Antes 10k and will resume play after a brief break.CHIP COUNTS:sn-Ale $2.5 (Arizona)boon8 $2.5 (Blackpool, UK)StiMi $1.9 (New Mexico)Professor77 $1.1 (Kansas)judgetim $500k (Utah)
05/09/25: Today's lesson...
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....put your opponent to a decision!Professor77 is doing just that. He's putting all of his chips into the pot forcing players to make a big decision as to whether or not they want to risk a good portion of their chips. So far, no one does. Professor77 now has just over 800k in chips.
05/09/25: Fab Five
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We're officially down to five players. One will walk away a fresh Millionaire and the other 4 will take hom $10K.OUT:6th LordTranIII7th Mastershake.8th jerryfoam9th docshoggs
05/09/25: Stimi vs LordTranIII
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LordTranIII makes it $200k to go. StiMi goes in to deep thinking mode and asks how much the Lord has left. Minutes pass and we get a re-raise from StiMi who makes it another $200 to go. Lord calls it and we see the flop:9d 7c 3cChecked to the turn, which comes 5c. StiMi checks and LordTranIII instantly moves all-in. The river comes 9s and we see StiMi flip up pocket 3s for a full house beating the Lords K 5.And we're down to 5.
05/09/25: Mute
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Did someone turn off my speakers? It's so quiet in this room it's as if we've been placed on mute. Players are keeping chatter to a minimum as the stakes get higher with only 5 more outs to $1,000,000. Even the crowd is forced to communicate by barely audible whispers as to not disturb the action.
05/09/25: LordTranIII vs sn-ale
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Flops 9 9 4. sn-ale bets out $100k. LordTranIII makes it $300k to go and sn-ale announces he's all-in without hesitation. The Lord thinks about it...looks down and disgustingly mucks his cards.
05/09/25: Chef boon8 stirs up the pots
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boon8 makes it 120 to go and judgetim in BB calls. Flop comes down Qc Ac 8s. Judgetim checks it and boon8 makes it 90k to go. Again, the judge calls. Turn 9h and we see the same action..judge checks, and boon8 takes it up a notch for another 120k. The judge calls and mucks his card seeing boon8's 2 pair, A's and 8's. The chef from Blackpool, UK takes in a 500k pot.
05/09/25: Taking them to school
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Proffessor77 is teaching the table a little bit about blind stealing. With 150k on the table (blinds and antes) he's picked up a few of these with uncontested raises.
05/09/25: Mastershake. out
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The first hand back from the lunch break saw another player fall.Mastershake pushed all of his chips (300k) in from the small blind. sn-Ale who already had 150k in the pot called. Mastershake turned over a pair of 2's. sn-Ale showed A7o. The flop came 9510 rainbow. The turn brought a 6. The river...that cruel last card....brought an 8 giving sn-Ale a runner-runner straight knocking out Mastershake.Quote of the tournament came from Mastershake immediately following the river:"I let you guys win so I could keep my amateur status." And then there were 6.
05/09/25: Players Be Seated
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We're finished lunch and players are once again taking their seats. Boon8 sends a hello to all his friends..that's 'mates' in the UK, and family watching for updates! For those of you who didn't tune in to blogville yesterday, boon8 missed his mate's wedding to play in the online tournament. When his girlfriend returned that evening, he was alive and ready to hit day 2 of the online portion..only he had to break it to her that he'd be leaving her Grandfather's 90th birthday party early to resume play. Needless to say, all is foregiven now and he's well stacked as we enter Level 3.We're back in a few minutes with Level 3, SB $30k, BB $60k.
05/09/25: CHIP COUNT - 2nd break
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Here's the chip count going into the second break:judgetim = 2 millionboon8 = 1.75 millionsn-Ale = 1.66 millionLordTranIII = 1.12 millionStiMi = 1.1 millionProfessor77 = 600kmastershake. = 385kTime for lunch!!!
05/09/25: boon8 vs sn-ale
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sn-Ale raises preflop to 150k. boon8 comes over the top making it 300k to go. A quick call from sn-Ale. Flop comes TT8. Check. boon8 fires out 300k. sn-Ale had mucked his hand before the chips were in the pot.
05/09/25: Professor77 - hanging around
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The professor is slowly building his stack. He's come over the top of a few players putting his stack on the line. No one is ready to take him on just yet!
05/09/25: Mastershake. shaking things up
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Judgetim raises it to 120k from the button. Mastershake. is on the big blind (40k) thinks for a moment before announcing that he's All-in for another 225k. Judgetim goes into the think tank. 10 minutes pass and the judge is still deliberating. Another 5 minutes pass....Mastershake hasn't moved (in fact I don't think he took a breath). The verdict is in...the judge mucks his hand. Mastershake immediately calls for a cocktail. We'll never know what he had!
05/09/25: Stalling at Seven
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sn-Ale remains chip leader but LordTranIII and English Chef boon8 are close followers..all holding off other players with stacks over the mill mark. sn-Ale placed 3rd in the recent Washington State Championships and won a Microsoft poker tourney. For all you Office users, he helped create those handy toolbars on Excel and Word. No kidding.
05/09/25: LordTranIII vs. boon8
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boon8 doubles the big blind from under the gun. It's folded around to LordTranIII who calls. Flop comes 456 rainbow. LordtranIII checks and boon8 bets out 80k. LordtranIII quickly calls. Turn is a 7. Lord checks again, boon8 bets out 100k, Lord quickly calls. River is a Queen and both players check. boon8 turns over the dreaded pocket Aces. LordtranIII shows an A3 for a straight. 3 players have shown Aces so far. They've only held up once. Memo to self....fold Aces!
05/09/25: StiMi doubles up
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LordTranIII has just doubled up StiMi. With a flop of Js9cJc the Lord bet out and was quickly raised all-in by StiMi. After a bit of hesitation LordTranIII called and flipped over KdQh. StiMi turned over pocket Aces. LordTranIII was drawing dead when the turn brought another Ace.
05/09/25: Professor Fans ....
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Good news for all you Professor77 fans as he's just doubled up. Professor77 (SB) moves all-in pre-flop and gets StiMi (BB) calls, getting in another pot. Professor flips up A 5 to StiMi's Kh Jd.Flop comes all hearts: 4 5 Q and the Professor gets nervous! Turn and River bring no heart or love for StiMi and Professor77 doubles up in one of the only hands he's played this game.
05/09/25: Judgetim doubles up!
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We’ve got three players in pre-flop and it comes down:8c 2s 6dStimi (SB) checks and Judgetim (BB) makes it $120k to go. Chip leader sn-ale calls without hestitation and StiMi gets out the way folding. Turn brings a 4c and Judgetim bets $200k. Again, sn-ale makes a quick call. River brings 9d to the board and Judgetim makes his move all-in. Sn-ale calls and mucks his cards upon seeing Judgetim’s 5 7 for a straight.
05/09/25: Gimme Something!
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Says Professor77 who’s in need of some luck…at this point, Professor77 isn’t too picky and says he’ll even accept pocket 5s from the card gods. Anything! He sends a HEY out to Jit (his wife)..wish him luck out there!Players are now taking their seats for Level 2
05/09/25: Chip Count
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At the first break and finale of level 1, here’s our chip stack count:Sn-ale $3 millBoon8 $2 millLordTranIII $1.07 millStiMi $950kMastershake $760kJudgetim $600kProfessor77 $280kWe’ll start up Level 2 with SB 20k and BB 40k in a few minutes.
05/09/25: Player Bios
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While players continue to fold..let's take a few minutes to meet the gang. Visit our Masters Bio page here. http://www.paradisepoker.com/promotions/2005/million_freeroll/bios.html
05/09/25: Classic
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It's a dark and stormy day. The winds are howling, the rain is pouring..it's a tropical storm outside as our players battle it out. Good to know they aren't missing any sunshine out there as we may be strapping in for awhile. Few playes are willing to take on the big stacks of sn-Ale and LordTranIII.
05/09/25: Big Stack Attack
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The big stacks at the table are controlling a lot of the action right now. We haven't seen very many showdowns lately. The 1st break will be in 40 minutes. We'll have a chip count at that time.
05/09/25: Lord indeed
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LordTranIII is taking blinds like noboby's business and is quickly becoming table Lord making off with the last three blinds in uncontested raises.
05/09/25: Jerryfoam is out!
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On a flop of As 8s 10h player's Jerryfoam and LordtranIII got all of their chips into the pot. When the cards were flipped Jerryfoam showed Jh10d and LordtranIII Ah8c. The turn was a blank. The river brought another 8 adding more chips to LordtranIII's stack. We're down to 7 players.
05/09/25: Can You Hear Me Now?
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With a table of 8 remaining players battling it out for a $1,00,000 top prize, you could hear a pin drop. Spectators and cheering sections remain in a nervous hush while the clanging of chips is all that's to be heard.
05/09/25: LordTranIII makin moves
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After doschoggs was sent packing, hand #3 brings more all-in action. WIth a flop of <10> LordTranIII moves all-in with one caller, StiMi who has him covered. StiMi flips up K 8 to LordTranIII's K 10. Turn brings a 9, river a 6, no help to StiMi and LordTranIII's top pair survives. Our first big pot of game play.
05/09/25: docshoggs OUT
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You heard that right. First hand has been played and we're down to 8. docshoggs, coming to the table as low stack, moves all-in. Chip leader sn-Ale quickly calls and Mastershake joins the action.Flop: Kd Kc Jc With docshoggs all-in, sn-Ale and Mastershake check to the turn. Turn: 4cChecking all around. River comes for a board ofKd Kc Jc 4c 6sChip Leader sn-Ale bets out $100k and Mastershake folds. docshoggs is pained to see sn-Ale flip over a K 7 putting him out first hand with pocket A's.
05/09/25: Shuffle Up & Deal
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WHOOHOO. Let the game begin !!High card goes to jerryfoam and the first hand is being dealt.
05/09/25: 10 MIN Countdown
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Players are posing for their final group shot with the giant sized Million Dollar check and will take their seats for game start in just a few minutes.Dealing will be brought to you today by Hugo..the official dealer of Paradise. Blind Structure:Level 1: SB $10k BB $25K. Ante 0. 90 minutesLevel 2: SB $20k BB $40k Ante $5k. 90 minutesLevel 3: SB $30k BB $60k Ante $10k. 90 minutesLevel 4: SB $50k BB $100k Ante $10k. 90 minutesLevel 5: SB $80k BB $160k Ante $15k. 90 minutesLevel 6: SB $120k BB $240k Ante $30k. 90 minutesLevel 7: SB $200k BB $400k Ante $50k. CAPPEDRandy Holland our Tournament Director is making a few final comments.....get ready for action folks !!
05/09/25: In the Money
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Let's review the prize structure for today:Cost to enter Freeroll: $0Cost to enjoy an all-inclusive trip to Costa Rica: $0A 1 in 9 shot at a $1,000,000 payout: pricelessPrize Money:Winner: $1,000,0002nd-9th: $10,000As we're 25 minutes from deal time, "Your Time is Gonna Come" chimes in on the speaker system....
05/09/25: Final Countdown...under One Hour !
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The Final preperations are being made to the final table here in Costa Rica. A mix of Abba's "The Winner Takes it All" (so true Bjorn, so true) fills the room along with ..."If I had a $1,000,000 Dollars"...which someone here will have by the end of the day. Players seem quite relaxed this morning depsite the game day ahead of them. Perhaps it was the hours of blackjack they took in last night at the resort casino under the spell of the deadly dealer Leonardo - Luckily he's not dealing today.The final table will start at the top of the hour, NOON EDT. Players will soon take their seats as follows:Seat 1: Professor77: $405Seat 2": StiMi: $1.36Seat 3: Judgetim $1.09Seat 4: jerryfoam $190Seat 5: sn-Ale $2.72Seat 6: mastershake $720Seat 7: docshoggs $35Seat 8: LordTranIII $505Seat 9: boon8 $1.58We'll high card for the button . Blinds kick off with SB at $10k and BB $25k. Level lasts for 90 minutes.Good luck players !!!
05/09/25: Game Day !
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It's game day and one of these lucky and skilled players will walk away with an oversized Happy Gilmore check for ONE MILLION DOLLARS...The question of the day is..What would you do with $1,000,000 ?For the family & friends of Mastershake he's all about sharing. A poker deal himself, Mastershake is no stranger to live game play as has taken down a few Casino Employee tourneys. docshoggs thanks Marjorie for painting a lucky rock that he's grasping hold of this morning as he enters the game in 9th spot. As for thoughts of spending $1,000,000, he's going to take Kenny's advice and won't start counting his chips til it's over. Professor77 sends a hello to all his Paradise buds who are sending their luck...if Mark takes home this top prize he's headed to Vegas (and so are they!) for a Palms celebration bash on September 28th !!Chip Leader sn-Ale is betting on a donation to the lucky Arizona Humane Society (awwwww) and LordTranIII will likely rid himself of any debt and let the rest ride !! I mean, invest it.
05/09/24: Shakin the Nerves
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docshoggs, boon8 among others were already kicking off the gaming event with a late evening of Costa Rican Blackjack Rummy at the resort's casino. Luck so far has been on their side.Each player is finding their own way to relax today and sn-Ale beat the morning light to join a river tour in the hunt for monkies and crocs. No stranger to the tourney scene, sn-Ale's tournament acolades include taking 3rd in the Washington State Poker Finals and first in the Microsoft tourney. A retired tech from Microsoft, you can thank sn-Ale and Paradise pal Shardvarks for those tool bars on Excel and Word however the creator of Clippy the paperclip helper known to cause computer rage is apparently classified information. jerryfoam hit the golf course yet again today while mastershake survived the Canopy Tour.It's no secret here that Professor77 enjoys a good Coheba...seen purchasing Cohebas in the resort he could be stocking up for a final table $1,000,000 celebration. That's being prepared.
05/09/24: Final Countdown
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It's a day of rest and stragegy for the final players who'll battle it out tomorrow for the top prize of ONE MILLION DOLLARS. Game play will kick off Sunday at NOON EDT and the following players will take their seats :Seat 1: Professor77 $405,000Seat 2: StiMi $1.36Seat 3: judgetie $1.09Seat 4: jerryfoam $190Seat 5: sn-Ale $2.72Seat 6: mastershake $720Seat 7: docshoggs $35,000Seat 8: LordTranIII $505Seat 9: boon8 $1.58Level 1 kicks off at Noon with SB $10,000 and BB $25,000 and will run for 90 minutes.We will call high card for the button.
05/09/23: Buenas Tardes from Costa Rica
Category: Million Freeroll Final Table
Posted by: Paradise Girl
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We're getting down to the final countdown of the final table battle and crowning of our first Millionaire in Paradise !!Not even a few rainshowers can dampen the spirits of this crowd who are off taking in the sites and sounds of Conchal Resort in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Some have hit the waters on Amazon-esk river treks while others are simply playing it cool..as cool as you can get in the tropics. sn-Ale has a cheering section that includes his girlfriend and fellow Paradise player Shardevarks - an extreme luger and bowler whom we can guess from that mix of activities will be up for anything! sn-Ale is sitting comfortably as our chip leader heading in to Sunday with 2.72 mill.boon8, representing the UK, made a committment to this tournament from the start! To the dismay of his girlfriend, Lee skipped his friend's wedding to play in the online tournament..not an easy sacrifice but one that just may pay off. When the online tourney entered Day 2, he had no choice but to leave his girlfriend's Grandfather's 90th birthday to continue his chip reign to the final 10! He's got his famiy's support now and is ready for Sunday with 1.58 mill.StiMi and his brother have arrived but remain quiet in the midst of this group. Strategy? Perhaps...The youngest of the group, Mastershake also brings his brother Keith to cheer him on. A poker dealer back home, you can bet Mastershake is not afraid of live game play and is set to gamble his 718,889 stake in hopes of cashing in big!An avid poker blogger, Professor77 should perhaps be called Profession77. With past jobs that include a dancing role in the film Jesus Christ Superstar, a rollerstaking gig as the Cookie Monster (that's right kids!!), a rocker in a 1950's R&R band and now a teacher and Attorney..we wonder is there anything this guy can't do? His father is on-hand as coach and cheering section ready for Sunday's action.jerryfoam is happy to be back in Costa Rica with his wife, a native Costa Rican and our new Spanish translator! Jerry will rid himself of any nerves out on hole 8 at Conchal - watch out for Crocs Jerry!docshoggs cancelled his wedding aniversary trip to make the trek to Costa Rica...he's more than happy to postpone that trip for a shot at one million dollars!
posted by Professor77 @ 11:53 PM
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