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

12-11-2025 17:17 UTC-4

Punsri Horrifies Goya

Connor Richards

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

Punnat Punsri, one of the hottest players on the high-stakes circuit, played a heads-up pot against Dante Goya on a board of 9♥5♣8♦J♥K♠.

With less than 200,000 in the middle, Punsri moved all in for 496,000. Goya had him covered and used a time bank before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Punnat Punsri	660,000 327,000	327,000
Dante Goya	115,000 285,000	285,000

Tags: Dante Goya Punnat Punsri

12-11-2025 17:07 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	500,000

Aram Oganyan	500,000

Isaac Haxton	500,000

Niall Costigan	500,000 500,000	500,000
Joshua Remitio	500,000 500,000	500,000

Jon Vallinas	500,000 500,000	500,000
Ebony Kenney	500,000
Ali Abdulzahra	500,000

Cold Four From Karmatckii

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Connor Richards

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

Lautaro Guerra opened to 15,000 on the button and Santiago Nadal three-bet to 43,000 in the small blind.

Arsenii Karmatckii then cold four-bet to 101,000 in the big blind to bring folds from both opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lautaro Guerra	950,000 205,000	205,000

Arsenii Karmatckii	650,000
Santiago Nadal	102,000

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Lautaro Guerra Santiago Nadal

12-11-2025 17:00 UTC-4

Kirichenko Comes Up Empty Against Sotiropoulos

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Josh Noy

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

Aleksandr Kirichenko raised to 13,000 in early position, making the call after Georgios Sotiropoulos three-bet to 42,000 in the hijack.

Kirichenko checked the 10♦2♦J♣ flop, and Sotiropoulos continued for 75,000. Kirichenko took some time before tossing out a raise to 175,000.

Sotiropoulos answered by moving all in, and Kirichenko made the call.

Aleksandr Kirichenko: K♦J♦ All in
Georgios Sotiropoulos: Q♠Q♥

Kirichenko's pair and diamond draw missed the 10♣ turn and 10♠ river, as Sotiropoulos improved to a full house. The stacks were counted, and Kirichenko was covered by less than 20,000 chips to confirm his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Sotiropoulos	1,020,000 1,020,000	1,020,000

Aleksandr Kirichenko	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Kirichenko Georgios Sotiropoulos

12-11-2025 16:48 UTC-4

Kadylo Takes from Lemarquand

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Josh Noy

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

Morris Kadylo raised to 12,000 in early position, and Luke Martinelli made the call on the button. Erik Lemarquand slid out a three-bet to 60,000 in the small blind, and Kadylo took some time before making the call.

Martinelli folded, and the 3♠5♠3♥ flop hit the felt. Lemarquand led out for 65,000, with Kadylo calling to see the 6♠ turn.

Lemarquand led out again for 85,000, and Kadylo announced a raise to 173,000. Lemarquand used two time bank cards before reaching a decision, opting to let his hand go and Kadylo collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Morris Kadylo	770,000 270,000	270,000
Luke Martinelli	684,000 22,000	22,000
Erik Lemarquand	425,000 562,000	562,000

Tags: Erik Lemarquand Luke Martinelli Morris Kadylo

12-11-2025 16:44 UTC-4

Jorstad Hits the River

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Connor Richards

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

In a heads-up pot, Espen Jorstad checked in the big blind on the flop of 2♠6♣5♥ and Arthur Conan bet 11,000. Jorstad called.

Both players checked on the 10♦ turn and Jorstad bet 25,000 on the 7♦ river. Conan called, only to muck as the 2022 Main Event champ showed A♥7♥ to win the pot with a pair of sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Jorstad	600,000 82,000	82,000

Arthur Conan	500,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Arthur Conan Espen Jorstad

12-11-2025 16:44 UTC-4

Why Did This Poker Player Pull a Gun on His Opponent? | PokerNews Podcast #929

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Chad Holloway

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

In the 929th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by Hayley Hanna and Steven Jones, the latter having recently finished third place in Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2. He talks about that experience and what it's been like to become a reality TV show star.

The crew then discusses recent developments in the home game fight between Maurice Hawkins and the aggressor Eugene Castaneda. That includes surveillance footage that shows both men going to their respective cars, where Eugene admitted that he retrieved a firearm. From there, it's a recap of Hustler Casino Live’s Million Dollar Marathon that included a $2.1 million cooler, backlash over the WSOP+ App's new ICM feature and a chop at the WSOP Paradise, and Sam Soverel's bracelet win.

Finally, learn about recent winners from the WSOP Paradise, WPT World Championship, and the PokerStars EPT Prague, where Yulian Bogdanov has already claimed two titles!

Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.

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12-11-2025 16:37 UTC-4

Sevens Good for Heath

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Josh Noy

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

Tom-Aksel Bedell raised to 12,000 from under the gun, and Benjamin Heath made the call in the small blind. Vitalijs Korhs defended his big blind, and the 10♦8♦8♠ flop was fanned out.

Heath and Korhs checked, and Bedell continued for 18,000. Only Heath came along to the K♣ turn, where both players checked.

Another pair of checks followed the A♥ river, and Heath turned over 7♣7♦ for two pair. Bedell flipped over J♣9♦ for a missed straight draw, and the pot was sent to Heath.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitalijs Korhs	840,000 340,000	340,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	595,000 595,000	595,000
Benjamin Heath	488,000 488,000	488,000

Tags: Benjamin Heath Tom-Aksel Bedell Vitalijs Korhs

12-11-2025 16:26 UTC-4

Chidwick Returns

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Josh Noy

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

After getting a fresh starting stack, Stephen Chidwick three-bet an open from Affif Prado by making it 60,000 in the big blind. Prado added to his original bet of 12,000, making the call in the cutoff.

Chidwick led out for 40,000 on the 3♠Q♣3♥ flop, adding new chips to his stack as Prado folded.