Level 35
: Blinds 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante
Peter Chien
Peter Chien opened to 10,000,000 from under the gun and Bernhard Binder three-bet jammed it in the big blind to bring a call from Chien with 50,000,000.
Peter Chien: A♥K♥
Bernhard Binder: A♦Q♣
Chien had his opponent dominated but the board proceeded to run out 6♦5♠9♦10♦8♦ as Binder made a runner-runner flush to send Chien to the rail.
Level 35
: Blinds 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante
Terrance Reid
Eric Wasserson opened to 10,000,000 in the hijack with Q♥10♥ and Terrance Reid called in the cutoff with a mystery hand (later revealed to be A♠Q♣.
Wasserson checked on the flop of 8♦10♦J♠ and Reid bet 12,000,000. Wasserson called. Wasserson checked again on the 6♠ turn and Reid moved all in to bring a fold from "Wassy boy" after using several time banks.
Level 35
: Blinds 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel
Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 10,000,000 in the cutoff with A♣A♦, and Terrance Reid slid out a three-bet to 33,000,000 with A♥8♦ in the big blind.
Thorel replied with a quick four-bet, making it 80,000,000. That represented almost all of Reid's remaining stack, and he took some time before letting his hand go.
Thorel collected the pot, taking him above the 600,000,000 mark.
Level 35
: Blinds 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante
Bernhard Binder
Eric Wasserson looked down at K♠K♦ on the button, raising to 12,000,000. Bernhard Binder made the call in the big blind with 6♦2♦.
Binder checked after making a flush on the 9♦Q♦10♦ flop, and Wasserson continued for 6,000,000. Binder called. Another check from Binder followed the J♥ turn, and Wasserson fired 16,000,000 after making a straight.
Binder then check-raised to 58,000,000, and Wasserson took some time before making the call.
The dealer flipped over the A♣ river, and Binder moved all in for 132,000,000. Wasserson slid his time bank cards forward, opting to let his hand go as Binder raked in the pot.
Level 35
: Blinds 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante
Franco Spitale
Franco Spitale raised for most of his stack in early positon and called for 35,500,000 total when Eric Wasserson three-bet jammed in the big blind.
Franco Spitale: A♠J♦
Eric Wasserson: Q♦Q♠
There would be no karmic retribution for Wasserson's infamous slowroll on Day 4 as his queens stayed ahead on the 3♥9♠8♥9♦10♠ runout to mark Spitale's elimination in eighth place.
After two weeks of exciting action at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas, the $10,000,000 moment will finally arrive on the last day of the 2025 World Series of Poker Paradise.
There is just one last bracelet to award, along with the largest piece of the $72,275,000 prize pool in Event #11: $25,000 Super Main Event. From a field of 2,891 entries, just eight players remain in contention to end their year with an eight-figure score. The tournament boasted the largest guarantee ever, and that turned into the biggest prize pool ever awarded outside of the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas.
What's left to be decided is who will take home the $10,000,000 first-place prize, and sitting in the driver's seat is Jean-Noel Thorel. The overnight chip leader brings a massive lead into the final day, as Thorel's stack of 567,000,000 chips towers above the rest of the table. Bernhard Binder (211,000,000) sits in second place, as the only other player returning with more than 50 big blinds.
Much of the spotlight will be on Natasha Mercier (165,000,000), who sits down with the third largest stack while looking to make history in Paradise. Mercier will have family and friends on hand as she enters her fourth career WSOP final table, including a top-five finish at Atlantis back in 2023.
WSOP fans will no doubt remember the fourth-place run of Liv Boeree in last year's WSOP Paradise Super Main Event, and Mercier now has a chance to eclipse that mark having already achieved her stated goal of reaching the final table.
Final Table Seat Draw
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Bernhard Binder
Austria
211,000,000
53
2
Peter Chien
Canada
76,000,000
19
3
Natasha Mercier
United States
165,000,000
41
4
Jean-Noel Thorel
France
567,000,000
142
5
Belarmino De Souza
Brazil
150,000,000
38
6
Eric Wasserson
United States
130,500,000
33
7
Franco Spitale
Argentina
33,000,000
8
8
Terrance Reid
United States
114,500,000
29
WSOP Paradise Super Main Event final table
The rest of the contenders are led by Belarmino De Souza (150,000,000), who entered the unofficial final table on Wednesday with just four big blinds before spinning it up to sit fourth overall.
Rounding out the top five is Eric Wasserson (130,500,000), who captured his first bracelet last December and added two more top-five runs in Las Vegas this summer.
Terrance Reid (114,500,000) will take his seat with 29 big blinds on the table, chasing a first WSOP bracelet along with Peter Chien (76,000,000).
Franco Spitale (33,000,000) is looking to earn a second bracelet, but will need to mount a comeback as he returns to action with the shortest stack among the eight remaining players.
Franco Spitale
Final Table Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$10,000,000
5
$2,350,000
2
$6,000,000
6
$1,800,000
3
$4,000,000
7
$1,400,000
4
$3,000,000
8
$1,100,000
All eight contenders have earned at last $1,100,000, with the chance to add millions more on the way to determining the last WSOP champion of 2025. Action will pick up at 12 p.m. local time, with 10:51 remaining in Level 34.
Players will once again navigate 90-minute levels, with blinds resuming at 2,000,000/4,000,000 and a 4,000,000 big blind ante. Thorel returns with nearly 40 percent of the 362 big blinds in play to begin the day, as the battle for the $10,000,000 first-place prize is set to continue.
Who will take home the $25,000 Super Main Event bracelet in 2025? Be sure to stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will have full coverage of the final day at WSOP Paradise.
