We're just over five hours into the first day of the 2025 WSOP Paradise festival, and here's the state of play:
Event #1: $2,500 WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty
Heading into the start of Level 8, the tournament clock shows 409 players remaining from the starting field of 613. Today will see the action play down to 15% in the money (ITM) before ultimately ending with 10% of the field remaining.
At the last break, there were a pair of Canadians atop the chip counts with Ernest Chevrette (237,100) narrowly leading from Quinn Kannekens (213,000).
Other notables still in the field include Upeshka Desilva (175,500), Joe Cada (112,000), Lara Eisenberg (99,300), Martin Zamani (99,000), Shannon Shorr (80,000) and Ryan Riess (48,000).
Event #2: $75,000 Triton Pot-Limit Omaha
The field of super elites is also underway in the first Triton bracelet event of the festival. Currently, 31 players from a field of 49 remain with Jesse Lonis (757,500) leading from Eelis Parssinen (620,500) and Nacho Barbero (601,500).
GGPoker Ambassador Daniel Negreanu (427,500) is doing better on his second bullet, with Stephen Chidwick among the latest to join the field.
Late registration is open until the start of Level 11, so plenty more time for entries and re-entries in this one.
