Will We See Another Massive Field in Day 1b of the $25,000 Super Main Event?
If the second starting flight is anything like the first, there will be a massive field on Day 1b of Event #11: $25,000 Super Main Event at the World Series of Poker Paradise (WSOPP) in the Bahamas.
There were 869 runners in yesterday's flight, putting the event more than a third of the way toward its record-setting $60 million guaranteed prize pool. No one contributed more than GGPoker ambassador Daniel Negreanu, who fired a stunning six bullets in the opening flight. He survived that sixth bullet, but he could be back today to try to build an even bigger stack.
Defending champion Yinan Zhou, who last year won the $50 million guaranteed Super Main Event for $6,000,000 by besting a final table that included Michael Addamo and Justin Bonomo, could also be in the Day 1b field after failing to advance through the first flight in which Leonardo Song-Carrillo bagged the chip lead with 4,485,000.
2024 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yinan Zhou | China | $6,000,000 |
| 2 | Marcelo Aziz | Brazil | $4,600,000 |
| 3 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | $3,600,000 |
| 4 | Liv Boeree | United Kingdom | $2,800,000 |
| 5 | Christopher Nguyen | Austria | $2,100,000 |
| 6 | Michael Addamo | Australia | $1,650,000 |
| 7 | Justin Bonomo | United States | $1,300,000 |
| 8 | Vadzim Lipauka | Belarus | $1,000,000 |
| 9 | Georg Lehmann | Germany | $750,000 |
Like other flights, Day 1b will kick off at noon local time with blinds of 1,000/2,000/2,000 and will play ten 60-minute levels. Players will start with 500,000 chips in their stack, with unlimited reentries available until the start of Level 14 on Day 2. Those who bag Day 1a or Day 1b will combine for Day 2a on Friday, December 12.
Day 1 Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 Minutes | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 2 | 60 Minutes | 2,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| Break | 20 Minutes | |||
| 3 | 60 Minutes | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 4 | 60 Minutes | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| Break | 20 Minutes | |||
| 5 | 60 Minutes | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| 6 | 60 Minutes | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Break | 60 Minutes | |||
| 7 | 60 Minutes | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 8 | 60 Minutes | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| Break | 15 Minutes | |||
| 9 | 60 Minutes | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 10 | 60 Minutes | 15,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
WSOP Paradise Parlay
The WSOP has a new Paradise Parlay promotion, which could see players pocket an extra $250,000 on top of regular tournament winnings in the $25,000 Super Main Event.
The initiative offers a tiered bonus structure for players who’ve already enjoyed strong results in 2025. Any eligible participant who cashes in the Super Main Event earns an additional $25,000, while those who reach the final table will receive $100,000. If any eligible player goes on to win the event outright, they'll take home the ultimate bonus prize: $250,000.
Paradise Parlay Qualifications
Eligibility is reserved for those who have:
- Cashed in seven or more live bracelet events during the 2025 WSOP in Las Vegas,
- Cashed in the WSOP Main Event, or
- Won a WSOP bracelet this year, including those from WSOP Europe or WSOP Online.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site here at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas, and ready for action in the Super Main Event.