Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is set to usher in a new era for its winter flagship, WSOP Paradise, after confirming the festival will move from Atlantis Paradise Island to the luxury Baha Mar resort, also in the Bahamas.
The 2026 edition, slated to run from Tuesday, December 1 to Friday, December 18, will shuffle up and deal in a new home roughly six miles up the Bahamian coast from where Austria’s Bernhard Binder announced himself to the wider poker world, capturing the record-breaking 2025 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event just a few months ago.
Mathieu Choffardet raised to 3,000 from early position and was called by Eric Apikian in the hijack. Alexandre Reard on the button moved all-in for 2,300 and Nikolai Mamut defended from the big blind.
After the 8♥4♣5♣ flop was checked, Mamut bet 8,000 on the 2♠ turn. Choffardet folded but Apikian called.
Mamut asked for 18,000 on the 6♠ river. Apikian went into the tank. He called with A♦3♣ for a straight but Mamut had a better straight with K♦7♠. Reard had J♦10♠ and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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125,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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120,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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90,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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Busted | |
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The WSOPC Mystery Bounty winner Clément Michaud on the button saw his 32,200-chip stack being called by Adrian Amorella in early position.
Clément Michaud: A♥K♣
Adrien Amorella: 10♥10♠
Michaud flopped top pair on 8♦K♥6♣2♣9♥ to secure a double up. Down to 10,000, Amorella was eliminated a few minutes later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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240,000
240,000
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240,000 |
|
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175,000
175,000
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175,000 |
|
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160,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
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|
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160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
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140,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
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|
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120,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
120,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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115,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
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115,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
105,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
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|
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100,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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85,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
80,000
20,900
|
20,900 |
|
|
70,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
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|
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70,000
70,000
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70,000 |
|
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65,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
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|
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|
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
|
|
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|
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32,000
18,000
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18,000 |
|
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15,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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Four-way on a flop of 4♦6♦2♥, Helene Delval under the gun bet 6,000 and was called by the player to her left.
Imad Derwiche in middle position called as well but Xavier Mouysset in the big blind moved all-in for 36,100. Both Delval and her neighbor folded but Derwich seemed tempted to call. "We're gonna reenter," he said before calling off his last 18,000.
Imad Derwiche: A♦5♠
Xavier Mouysset: 6♥6♠
Derwiche ran into the best set but was lucky enough to hit a runner-runner flush with the 3♦5♦ runout to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000 | |
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16,000
16,000
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16,000 |
Clement Poletti raised to 2,500 from the cutoff but Guillaume Oliveira on the button three-bet to 7,000. The blinds folded and Poletti called.
Both players quickly checked a flop of 7♦10♥2♥ leading to the 6♣ turn that Poletti checked. Oliveira bet 5,000 and Poletti called.
The 4♣ landed on the river and after Poletti checked, Oliveira moved all in for 20,400.
“You’re really thinking about calling with ace-high?” Oliveira said, as Poletti seemed confused by his line. “I would have called if you hadn’t talked,” Poletti replied. After a few seconds staring at each other, the clock was called and Poletti eventually folded the A♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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155,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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106,000
56,000
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56,000 |
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45,000
45,000
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45,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The 200 players of the Main Event are on a 15-minute break.