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

12-10-2025 17:55 UTC-4

Notable Chip Counts

Josh Noy

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Abernathy	1,042,000 542,000	542,000
Anatoly Filatov	1,035,000 85,000	85,000
Michael Mizrachi	970,000 30,000	30,000

Chris Moneymaker	954,000 954,000	954,000

Bryce Yockey	908,000 908,000	908,000

Jean-Robert Bellande	826,000 326,000	326,000

Greg Merson	803,000 303,000	303,000

Daniel Mizrachi	800,000 300,000	300,000
Jeff Gross	793,000 293,000	293,000

Shaun Deeb	774,000 74,000	74,000

Ka Kwan Lau	710,000 218,000	218,000

Viktor Blom	700,000 120,000	120,000
Vanessa Kade	673,000 233,000	233,000
Ryan Riess	617,000 117,000	117,000

Josh Arieh	590,000 302,000	302,000

Paul Mizrachi	530,000 80,000	80,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

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Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Javier	2,100,000
Fabio Rodrigues	1,670,000
Alex Fortin-Demers	1,605,000
Abelardo Palomares	1,600,000
Peter Turmezey	1,600,000 100,000	100,000
Ryan Wolfson	1,525,000
Alex Livingston	1,470,000 100,000	100,000

Matthew Klapstein	1,470,000
Bogdan Jontulovic	1,449,000 269,000	269,000
Benny Glaser	1,400,000 844,000	844,000

Gergo Nagy	1,371,000
Ciro Gomes Souza	1,370,000
Maciej Stefanski	1,310,000
Milan Rusnak	1,291,000 223,000	223,000
Jan Strazisar	1,260,000 460,000	460,000
Daniel Jackson	1,258,000
Evgenii Starinkov	1,190,000
Trevor McMichael	1,185,000 188,000	188,000
Evgenii Akimov	1,180,000
Roeland Peeks	1,177,000
Andy Wilson	1,152,000

Dylan Smith	1,120,000 120,000	120,000
Igor Pihela	1,101,000 149,000	149,000
Kamil Predecki	1,095,000
Manfred Hermann	1,090,000

SWAT Team Cracks Down on €100 Poker Tournament + Maurice Hawkins Fight | PokerNews Podcast #928

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In the 928th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway is joined by Mike Holtz and Ben Ludlow at Level 9 Studios to talk about the SWAT team raid of a low-stakes poker game in Sweden. Find out what caused armed authorities, supported by drones and even a helicopter, to raise the $100 buy-in poker tournament.

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12-10-2025 17:35 UTC-4

Second Break

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Players have been sent on a 20-minute break with the clocks showing 684 runners so far.

Here are some highlights from the previous level:

12-10-2025 17:33 UTC-4

Round of Counts

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	1,000,000 500,000	500,000

Shaun Deeb	700,000 74,000	74,000

Eric Mizrachi	700,000 200,000	200,000
Paul Mizrachi	610,000 110,000	110,000
Nick Palma	550,000 175,000	175,000
Rainer Kempe	460,000

12-10-2025 17:23 UTC-4

Savkin Four-Bets Paraschos

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Tymofii Savkin raised from under the gun and Nikolaos Paraschos three-bet on the button. Savkin four-bet to 86,000 and Paraschos called.

Savkin continued for 90,000 on the flop of 3♥7♣2♠ and Paraschos called. Savkin then sized up to 250,000 on the 8♦ turn and Savkin laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tymofii Savkin	800,000
Nikolaos Paraschos	350,000

Tags: Nikolaos Paraschos Tymofii Savkin

12-10-2025 17:22 UTC-4

Notable Poseidon Room Counts

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	780,000 280,000	280,000
Rehman Kassam	730,000 230,000	230,000
Greg Raymer	685,000 185,000	185,000

Cary Katz	670,000 170,000	170,000

Jessica Teusl	645,000 260,000	260,000

Robert Mizrachi	615,000 115,000	115,000

Daniel Zack	490,000 10,000	10,000

Mustapha Kanit	400,000 100,000	100,000

12-10-2025 17:17 UTC-4

Lei Takes the Turn

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Yuan Lei raised to 12,000 from under the gun, and Damir Zhugralin came along in the big blind. Zhugralin checked the 9♥J♣10♥ flop, making the call after Lei contiued for 8,000.

Another check from Zhugralin followed the 4♦ turn, and Lei slid out a bet of 50,000.

That produced a quick fold from Zhugralin, allowing Lei to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Zhugralin	452,000
Yuan Lei	410,000

Tags: Damir Zhugralin Yuan Lei

12-10-2025 17:05 UTC-4

Kyte Calls Down Livingston

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jon Kyte checked the 9♣10♠4♣ flop from middle position, and Alex Livingston slid out a bet of 27,000 from the cutoff. The call was made, and Kyte checked again on the 3♣ turn.

Livingston took a moment before firing 75,000, and Kyte called once more. Another check from Kyte followed the 5♥ river.

Livingston tossed out 300,000, an effective all in asking for the rest of Kyte's stack. Kyte picked up his time bank cards and slid them all forward before going into the tank.

After his last time bank card was taken by the dealer, Kyte stuck in the rest of his stack. Livingston showed Q♣5♣ for a flush, and Kyte tapped the table while turning over A♠K♦ on his way to the rail.