Event #11: $25,000 Super Main Event Day 1a | 2025 WSOP Paradise

12-10-2025 18:51 UTC-4

Salter Pips Mobarekeh

Josh Noy

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Maksym Sheingart opened to 16,000 from under the gun, and Roy Salter made the call in the cutoff. Houshang Mobarekeh then moved all in from the small blind, and only Salter called.

Houshang Mobarekeh: 8♥8♦ All in
Roy Salter: 9♣9♦

Mobarekeh saw the bad news as the cards were turned over, and was unable to improve on the K♦4♥6♦J♥A♠ runout to confirm his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roy Salter	590,000 590,000	590,000
Maksym Sheingart	165,000 165,000	165,000
Houshang Mobarekeh	Busted

Tags: Maksym Sheingart Roy Salter Houshang Mobarekeh

12-10-2025 18:45 UTC-4

Updated Counts in the Main Room

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Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	1,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Jean-Robert Bellande	1,000,000 174,000	174,000

Chris Moneymaker	1,000,000 46,000	46,000

Scott Bohlman	900,000 400,000	400,000

Christopher Moorman	850,000 350,000	350,000

Brandon Steven	700,000 700,000	700,000
David Jackson	650,000 650,000	650,000

Chad Eveslage	600,000 100,000	100,000

Martin Jacobson	550,000 78,000	78,000

Monika Hrabec	500,000 500,000	500,000
Dylan Weisman	475,000 138,000	138,000

Joshua Remitio	410,000 410,000	410,000

Matt Glantz	400,000 400,000	400,000

Ema Zajmovic	200,000 200,000	200,000

12-10-2025 18:37 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	500,000 170,000	170,000

Matthias Lipp	500,000 500,000	500,000
Seungmook Jung	500,000 500,000	500,000
Sirzat Hissou	500,000 500,000	500,000
Alejandro Lococo	500,000 500,000	500,000

Teun Mulder	500,000 500,000	500,000
Brandon Adams	500,000 500,000	500,000

Zachary Zaret	500,000 500,000	500,000

John Krpan	500,000 500,000	500,000
Tom Heung	500,000 500,000	500,000
Affif Prado	500,000 500,000	500,000

Heinz Heroes With a Set, Gets Sent to Rail

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Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Quirin Heinz was put in a tough spot in a heads-up pot against Ferenc Deak on a board of 5♠Q♠J♠9♣8♥.

With around 200,000 already in the pot, Deak moved all in to put Heinz to the test for his remaining 430,000. Heinz used the majority of his time banks, then called.

Deak showed the goods with K♠10♠ for the second nut flush, while Heinz was forced to show 5♥5♦ for a no-good set before hitting the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ferenc Deak	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Quirin Heinz	Busted

Tags: Ferenc Deak Quirin Heinz

12-10-2025 18:33 UTC-4

Lambrecht Forces Out Broda

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Josh Noy

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Matthew Lambrecht raised to 20,000 in the hijack, finding a call from Richard Broda in the big blind. Both players declined to bet the 2♥2♣A♠ flop, and Broda checked again on the 9♣ turn.

Lambrecht followed with a check, and the J♣ river completed the board. Broda checked again, and Lambrecht counted out a bet of 30,000.

That was enough to secure the small pot, as Broda let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Lambrecht	830,000

Richard Broda	325,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Matthew Lambrecht Richard Broda

12-10-2025 18:28 UTC-4

Zlotnikov Three-Bets Reijmer

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Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Daniel Reijmer opened to 22,000 on the button and Anatoly Zlotnikov three-bet to 71,000 in the small blind. Reijmer called.

Zlotnikov sized down to 28,000 on the flop of 3♠7♠K♣ and Reijmer called. Both players then checked on the 8♦ turn.

Zlotnikov bet 184,000 on the 8♣ river and Reijmer laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Zlotnikov	800,000
Daniel Reijmer	550,000

Tags: Anatoly Zlotnikov Daniel Reijmer

12-10-2025 18:26 UTC-4

Fortin-Demers Building Higher

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Josh Noy

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Tobias Hausen opened to 18,000 in middle position, and Alex Fortin-Demers called on the button. Christophe Sanchez defended his big blind, and the 8♣5♠A♣ flop hit the felt.

Action checked around, and the 7♦ turn was revealed. Sanchez and Hausen checked again, with Fortin-Demers sliding out a bet of 35,000.

That produced folds from both Sanchez and Hausen. After being among the top stacks at the last break, Fortin-Demers continued to add more chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Fortin-Demers	1,620,000 15,000	15,000
Tobias Hausen	810,000 810,000	810,000
Christophe Sanchez	560,000 560,000	560,000

Tags: Alex Fortin-Demers Christophe Sanchez Tobias Hausen

12-10-2025 18:15 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Costigan	Busted
Matthew Wantman	Busted

Eyal Alksnis	Busted
Alexander Jesionek	Busted
Gustav Joelsson	Busted
Tom Talboom	Busted
Benjamin Gros	Busted
Michael Komatz	Busted
Terrance Reid	Busted
Gediminas Uselis	Busted
Affif Prado	Busted
Ruslan Khadartsev	Busted
Julio Chia	Busted
Seyeong Ko	Busted
Zachary Fischer	Busted

'Poker Isn't Everything': Why Champ Espen Jorstad Skipped This Summer's WSOP

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Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

After winning the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for $10 million, longtime poker pro Espen Jorstad dove headfirst into the world of Super High Rollers, traveling the high-stakes circuit from Cyprus to South Korea and firing $100,000 and $200,000 buy-in events.

But the two-time bracelet winner took a step back this year from the game he's played since 2004, skipping this summer's WSOP in Las Vegas to focus on the finer things in life: meditation, mental health and connection with others.

"I didn't play much poker (this year)," the Norwegian told PokerNews. "Poker has kind of been an all-in adventure for a lot of years now. And it was nice to take some time off and ... work on myself a little bit more, just focus on health, fitness, relationships."