Event #11: $25,000 Super Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2025 WSOP Paradise
Event #11: $25,000 Super Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
2025 WSOP Paradise
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$72,275,000
Entries
2,891
Level
40
Blinds
8,000,000 / 16,000,000
Ante
16,000,000
Entries
476
Players Left
138
Players Left 1 / 2,891
Filter
Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Another busy day at the 2025 World Series of Poker Paradise produced a big field in Event #11: $25,000 Super Main Event, already surpassing the entry total from a year ago.
The path to reaching the record $60,000,000 guaranteed prize pool is well on track now, as the field sits at 2,026 total entries through three opening flights and the first Day 2. That eclipses the total of 1,978 from last year, when Yinan Zhou won $6,000,000 to become the first-ever WSOP Paradise Super Main Event champion.
In all, 476 entries were added during the third opening flight, seeing the current overlay drop into seven digits. That will continue to change as another 13 levels of late registration still remain at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas, to be completed over the next two days.
Leading the way among the group of 138 remaining from Day 1c is two-time WSOP bracelet winner [Removed:564] (5,400,000), who was among the top chip counts all day long and finished as the only player to top 5,000,000.
Sitting in second place is fellow Dutch player Raoul Kanme (4,930,000), while Sweden's Tobias Garp (4,020,000) built a big stack midway through the day and coasted to a top-three finish.
Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Removed:564] | Netherlands | 5,400,000 | 180 |
| 2 | Raoul Kanme | Netherlands | 4,930,000 | 164 |
| 3 | Tobias Garp | Sweden | 4,020,000 | 134 |
| 4 | Ramiro Petrone | Argentina | 3,970,000 | 132 |
| 5 | Andre Moreira | Portugal | 3,890,000 | 130 |
| 6 | Martin Zamani | United States | 3,840,000 | 128 |
| 7 | Florian Lohnert | Germany | 3,800,000 | 127 |
| 8 | Chanracy Khun | Canada | 3,800,000 | 127 |
| 9 | Hui Chen | China | 3,765,000 | 126 |
| 10 | Sergio Da Silva Veloso | Portugal | 3,700,000 | 123 |
Day 1c Action
The day produced a pair of notable hands on the WSOP YouTube stream, starting with Shiina Okamoto’s exit on Level 3. The back-to-back WSOP Ladies Championship winner got Big Slick in against Alan Keating’s pocket pair, which held for the knockout.
Keating would bow out a little later in the day, as would Eric "Barstool Nate" Nathan. On the final hand before dinner break, Nathan jammed into Sergio Aido’s pocket aces and could not find a miracle runout. Aido went on to bag 975,000, good for almost two starting stacks.
Among the notables near the top of the counts is Martin Zamani (3,840,000), who sent Michael Soyza out on one of the final hands of the night. Zamani will return with a top-ten chip stack, looking for his fifth career WSOP bracelet.
Other bracelet winners to find a bag include Orpen Kisacikoglu (2,975,000), Kayhan Mokri (2,915,000), Daniel Zack (2,795,000) and Kristen Foxen (2,680,000), who all sit inside the top 30 from Day 1c.
The third flight also saw some WSOP Main Event champions take their shot at Paradise glory, including Greg Raymer. The 2004 champion ran into aces midway through the day, and could not recover to hit the rail after finding the same fate in an earlier flight.
2022 winner Espen Jorstad and 2017 champ Scott Blumstein also failed to build any momentum, and were joined on the rail by 1998 champion and Poker Hall of Famer Scotty Nguyen.
The final flight will begin Sunday, December 14 at 12:00 p.m. local time, where players will look to navigate ten more levels of action. Registration remains open though the first three levels of Day 2b, with unlimited reentries along the way.
Those who bag will combine with Day 1c survivors to battle into the money on Monday, December 15, before the full remaining field comes together for the first time on Day 3.
As always, PokerNews will be inside the ropes to deliver live coverage of the $25,000 Super Main Event as the second bubble will burst on Sunday. Don’t Miss a moment of this, and other WSOP bracelet events here at Atlantis.
Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
![Profile photo of [Removed:564]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
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5,400,000
1,615,000
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1,615,000 |
|
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4,930,000
1,510,000
|
1,510,000 |
|
4,020,000
915,000
|
915,000 |
|
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3,970,000
1,495,000
|
1,495,000 |
|
3,890,000
3,180,000
|
3,180,000 |
|
3,840,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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3,800,000
1,560,000
|
1,560,000 |
|
3,800,000
2,370,000
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2,370,000 |
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3,765,000
945,000
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945,000 |
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3,700,000
2,225,000
|
2,225,000 |
|
3,680,000
1,405,000
|
1,405,000 |
|
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|
3,650,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
3,540,000
1,070,000
|
1,070,000 |
|
3,305,000
1,191,000
|
1,191,000 |
|
3,300,000
690,000
|
690,000 |
|
3,230,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
3,215,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
3,025,000
555,000
|
555,000 |
|
3,015,000
635,000
|
635,000 |
|
2,995,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
2,975,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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2,915,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
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2,910,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
2,885,000
2,885,000
|
2,885,000 |
|
|
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|
2,870,000
2,870,000
|
2,870,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Players have bagged up for Day 3, with the clock showing 138 remaining from 476 entries.
Stay tuned for final chip counts, along with a recap of the day.
Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Action folded to Michael Soyza in the small blind, and he raised to 85,000.
"I'm going to be honest, I don't think you have a good hand," said Martin Zamani in the big blind. He then looked at his hand, and three-bet to 200,000. Soyza sat in the tank.
"This is awkward now because I already told that you don't have a good hand," Zamani added. Soyza then four-bet all in, which Zamani snap-called.
Michael Soyza: A♦Q♦ 
Martin Zamani: 10♦10♣
"Okay that's respectable," Zamani said after seeing Soyza's hand. But Soyza would still need to find help to avoid being eliminated two hands before Day 1c closed. He could find no help on the 4♠7♣3♥6♥4♣ runout, sending the pot to Zamani.
"No day off tomorrow then," said Soyza as he left the table, insinuating he would be back for Day 1d.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,750,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The clock has been paused, and dealers have been instructed to play three more hands before bagging.
Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Arsenii Karmatckii opened to 55,000 in early position, and Rokas Asipauskas answered with a three-bet to 200,000 in the hijack.
Action folded back around to Karmatckii, who made the call. Karmatckii checked the monotone A♥3♥J♥ flop, and Asipauskas continued by sliding out a bet of 150,000.
After taking a moment, Karmatckii let his hand go and Asipauskas collected the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,460,000
810,000
|
810,000 |
|
1,290,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
David Kaufman raised under the gun to 50,000, which was called by Zdenek Zizka in the cutoff. It then folded to the small blind Mustapha Kanit, who three-bet to 1,015,000. The big blind folded, as did Kaufman, but Zizka made the call for less, putting himself at risk.
Zdenek Zizka: A♦Q♦
Mustapha Kanit: 8♠8♣
It was a flip for Zizka's tournament life, and after the 9♦J♠10♥2♥Q♠ runout, Zizka paired his queen, but it gave Kanit a straight, eliminating Zizka.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000 | |
|
850,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Martin Zamani opened to 50,000 on the button and made the call after Vitalijs Korhs shoved in the big blind.
Vitalijs Korhs: A♠10♥
Martin Zamani: J♣10♣
"Good game," Zamani said jokingly before the 3♠4♦2♦5♣K♠ board left Korhs with the double. Those chips were gone a short time later, as Korhs hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,050,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
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Busted | |
