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

12-11-2025 23:25 UTC-4

Foxen Reaches For a Cookie

Connor Richards

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In a three-way pot on a flop of 3♥2♦6♥, Alexandros Theologis bet 75,000 in the big blind and Alex Foxen raised to 180,000 in the cutoff as Francois Billard folded on the button.

Theologis then came over the top by three-betting all in, bringing a fold from Foxen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Theologis	1,100,000 500,000	500,000

Alex Foxen	960,000 390,000	390,000

Francois Billard	950,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Alexandros Theologis Francois Billard

12-11-2025 23:19 UTC-4

Palma Out-Kicked to Rail

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Connor Richards

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Kyle Lin raised from under the gun and Ali Abdulzahra and Nick Palma called in the blinds.

Palma checked on the flop of 4♠K♣6♥ and Lin continued for 30,000. Abdulzahra called and Palma check-jammed for 80,000. Both opponents called and Abdulzahra then check-folded on the 10♥ turn.

Nick Palma: K♥7♣ All in
Kyle Lin: K♦Q♥

Palma was out-kicked and couldn't hit a seven as the A♠ confirmed the New Yorker's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Abdulzahra	2,300,000 100,000	100,000
Kyle Lin	1,900,000 65,000	65,000
Nick Palma	Busted

Tags: Ali Abdulzahra Kyle Lin Nick Palma

12-11-2025 23:14 UTC-4

Notable Counts Around the Room

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Faraz Jaka	1,585,000 1,085,000	1,085,000

Ebony Kenney	1,415,000 115,000	115,000
Nick Marchington	1,350,000 890,000	890,000
Juan Pardo	975,000 475,000	475,000
Renji Mao	940,000 940,000	940,000

Sam Abernathy	925,000 297,000	297,000
Sam Soverel	900,000 70,000	70,000

Nacho Barbero	840,000 840,000	840,000

Teun Mulder	797,000 440,000	440,000
Leon Sturm	740,000 240,000	240,000

Alex Foxen	570,000 570,000	570,000

Daniel Dvoress	500,000

Nick Schulman	260,000 240,000	240,000

Mikita Badziakouski	235,000 265,000	265,000

12-11-2025 23:10 UTC-4

Heath Cuts Into Wilson's Lead

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Benjamin Heath opened to 40,000 from under the gun, and chip leader Andy Wilson defended his big blind.

Wilson checked the 7♥J♥K♣ flop, and Heath continued for another 40,000. That produced a fast fold from Wilson, as Heath raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Wilson	5,450,000 160,000	160,000

Benjamin Heath	710,000 236,000	236,000

Tags: Andy Wilson Benjamin Heath

12-11-2025 23:08 UTC-4

Sotiropoulos Doubles Through Zhang

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Connor Richards

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Georgios Sotiropoulos was all in for 280,000 against Yu Zhang.

Georgios Sotiropoulos: A♠J♠ All in
Yu Zhang: 9♣9♠

Sotiropoulos took the lead on the flop of 3♠6♥A♥ with a pair of aces and stayed ahead for a double as the board finished out K♣4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yu Zhang	1,000,000 500,000	500,000
Georgios Sotiropoulos	600,000 420,000	420,000

Tags: Yu Zhang Georgios Sotiropoulos

12-11-2025 23:03 UTC-4

Pankov Takes from Schwaederle

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action was three-handed to the Q♠Q♦10♠ flop, with Cedric Schwaederle checking in the small blind and Gilles Simon following with a check in the big blind.

Vitalii Pankov fired a bet of 40,000 on the button before Schwaederle check-raised to 115,000. Simon got out of the way, and Pankov called to see the J♣ turn.

Schwaederle checked again, folding instantly when Schwaederle slid out a bet of 160,000 to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitalii Pankov	1,480,000 220,000	220,000
Gilles Simon	1,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Cedric Schwaederle	580,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Gilles Simon Cedric Schwaederle Vitalii Pankov

12-11-2025 22:57 UTC-4

Updated Chip Leaders

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

With two levels left to play in Day 1b, these are the top stacks according to the latest WSOP+ app update.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Wilson	5,610,000 5,610,000	5,610,000

Aaron Olechnowicz	3,780,000 330,000	330,000
Alex Keating	3,610,000 2,560,000	2,560,000

Lautaro Guerra	3,115,000 45,000	45,000

Neville Costa	2,670,000 1,602,000	1,602,000
Belarmino De Souza	2,660,000 1,335,000	1,335,000
Roman Hrabec	2,500,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Erik Eisen	2,480,000 1,835,000	1,835,000
Jesse Lonis	2,480,000 2,480,000	2,480,000

Ioannis Angelou Konstas	2,460,000 2,460,000	2,460,000
Ali Abdulzahra	2,400,000 400,000	400,000
Mustapha Kanit	2,320,000 857,000	857,000
Vladas Tamasauskas	2,270,000 630,000	630,000
Denys Chufarin	2,250,000 970,000	970,000

Allan Barnes	2,250,000 470,000	470,000
Eric Yanovsky	2,075,000 947,000	947,000
Alexander Zubov	2,015,000 2,015,000	2,015,000
Santhosh Suvarna	1,990,000 1,990,000	1,990,000

Kyle Lin	1,965,000 65,000	65,000
Chinwei Lim	1,925,000 195,000	195,000

Stoyan Madanzhiev	1,924,000 580,000	580,000

Punnat Punsri	1,820,000 820,000	820,000
Wai Kiat Lee	1,810,000 1,020,000	1,020,000
Luke Martinelli	1,800,000 1,116,000	1,116,000
Matthias Lipp	1,770,000 380,000	380,000

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Level: 9

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

12-11-2025 22:41 UTC-4

Final Break

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Players have been sent on a 15-minute break with the clocks showing 354 runners so far.

Here are some highlights from the past two levels:

12-11-2025 22:37 UTC-4

Aido Sends Serock Out

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Josh Noy

Level 8 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Joe Serock was all in from the big blind on the 6♥J♥10♥ flop, at risk against Sergio Aido in the hijack.

Joe Serock: J♣4♥ All in
Sergio Aido: K♥5♥

Aido showed Serock his flopped flush, and the 3♣ turn changed nothing. Serock then stood up as the 10♠ river hit the table, sending him to the exit while Aido claimed the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	945,000 945,000	945,000

Joe Serock	Busted

Tags: Joe Serock Sergio Aido