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

12-11-2025 15:31 UTC-4

Jorstad Shows Down a Winner

Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Espen Jorstad limped in the small blind, and Marek Tomes checked his big blind option. Both players checked the A♣K♣Q♠ flop, and Jorstad tapped the table again after the 9♦ turn.

Tomes slid out a bet of 8,000, and Jorstad made the call. Another pair of checks followed the 9♣ river, and Jorstad turned over Q♠2♣ for a pair of queens.

That was good enough to take down the small pot, as Tomes mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marek Tomes	820,000 60,000	60,000
Espen Jorstad	682,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Espen Jorstad Marek Tomes

12-11-2025 15:23 UTC-4

Top Stacks to Start Level 3

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Josh Noy

Level 3 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

As action resumes, here are the top chip counts around the room according to the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Reijmer	1,034,000 534,000	534,000
Erik Lemarquand	987,000 487,000	487,000
Daniel Heredi	920,000 420,000	420,000
Elvyn Bello	877,000 377,000	377,000
Eduard Rau	872,000 28,000	28,000
Philipp Gruissem	843,000 843,000	843,000

Quirin Heinz	813,000 163,000	163,000
Christopher Bucceri	808,000 308,000	308,000
Eric Afriat	803,000 253,000	253,000
Marek Tomes	760,000 890,000	890,000
Lautaro Guerra	745,000 95,000	95,000

Sergio Da Silva Veloso	733,000 733,000	733,000
Kyle Sullivan	730,000 230,000	230,000
Julio Chia	724,000 724,000	724,000
Sam Abernathy	722,000 172,000	172,000
Belarmino De Souza	700,000 700,000	700,000
Thomas Boivin	700,000 185,000	185,000
Ruslan Khadartsev	698,000 198,000	198,000
Sergio Aido	690,000 142,000	142,000

Dean Murphy	680,000 680,000	680,000
Joe Serock	678,000 678,000	678,000

Dominykas Mikolaitis	675,000 175,000	175,000
Rodger Johnson	671,000 671,000	671,000
Espen Jorstad	667,000 167,000	167,000

Luke Martinelli	662,000 662,000	662,000

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Level: 3

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

12-11-2025 15:08 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kiat Lee	500,000 500,000	500,000
Ka Kwan Lau	500,000 500,000	500,000

Diogo Ferreira	500,000 500,000	500,000
Keith Lehr	500,000 500,000	500,000

Brock Wilson	500,000 500,000	500,000
Fabian Bernhauser	500,000 500,000	500,000
Florian Lohnert	500,000 500,000	500,000

Life Outside Poker: Mounir Tajiou Brings No Filter to Life w/ Scotty Nguyen, Michael Mizrachi & Juha Helppi

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 2 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 35th episode, Connor talks with No Filter Poker Series founder Mounir Tajiou about growing up in Sweden, working as a high court judge, playing professional soccer, making a deep run in the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, and the new No Filter Poker Series, which values fun at the table over poker strategy.

We also hear from 1998 Main Event champion Scotty Nguyen, reigning WSOP champ Michael Mizrachi and Finnish poker legend Juha Helppi about their involvement with the No Filter Poker tour.

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12-11-2025 15:00 UTC-4

First Break

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Connor Richards

Level 2 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of Day 1b with the clocks showing 144 runners so far.

Here's a look at some highlights from the first two levels of the day:

12-11-2025 15:00 UTC-4

Aces Up For Rau

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Connor Richards

Level 2 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Picking up the action on the river on a board of 7♠9♣A♠K♣3♦, Lars Garp bet around 60,000 and Eduard Rau raised to 160,000. Garp called.

Rau showed A♥7♥ for two pair, and Garp mucked in defeat.

At the same table, 1998 Main Event champion Scotty Nguyen has taken his seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduard Rau	900,000 250,000	250,000
Scotty Nguyen	500,000 500,000	500,000

Lars Garp	350,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Eduard Rau Lars Garp Scotty Nguyen

12-11-2025 14:56 UTC-4

Guerra Chipping Up

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Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Sergio Aido opened to 8,000 from the cutoff, and Daniel Zack stuck in a call from the small blind. Lautaro Guerra defended his big blind, and the 2♠J♠6♠ flop produced three checks.

Zack led out for 11,000 on the 2♦ turn, with Guerra calling and Aido getting out of the way.

The 3♥ river led to a check from Zack, and Guerra took some time before betting 28,000. Zack let his hand go, and Guerra added to his stack before break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lautaro Guerra	650,000 50,000	50,000

Sergio Aido	548,000 48,000	48,000

Daniel Zack	490,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Daniel Zack Lautaro Guerra Sergio Aido

12-11-2025 14:45 UTC-4

Watson Shoves on Medic

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Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was heads up to the 5♥9♦Q♦5♠ turn, with around 200,000 already in the middle.

Nenad Medic checked in the small blind, and Mike Watson fired a bet of 50,000 from under the gun. Medic used a time bank card before making the call.

Another check from Medic followed the K♠ river, and Watson used a time bank card of his own before sliding forward 325,000, asking for all of Medic's stack.

The 30-second clock elapsed once again before Medic opted to fold, sliding his cards and one last time card forward while Watson picked up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	595,000 95,000	95,000

Nenad Medic	205,000 295,000	295,000

Tags: Nenad Medic Mike Watson

12-11-2025 14:37 UTC-4

Heinz Topples Big Slick; Palma Forgets Cardinal Rule

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Connor Richards

Level 2 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Quirin Heinz opened to 6,000 in early position and Matheus Machado three-bet to 28,000. Heinz called.

Heinz checked on the flop of 10x6♣8x, and Machado bet 26,000. Heinz called. Both players then checked on the 3♠ turn.

Heinz checked once more on the Q♥ river, and Machado bet 110,000. Heinz used a time bank and called. Machado could only show ace-high with A♠K♥, while Heinz showed J♣10♣ to win the pot with a pair of tens.

At the same table, Nick Palma lamented about a previously played hand.

"I forgot the cardinal rule: never bluff a fish. What am I doing?"