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

12-13-2025 16:13 UTC-4

Blom Busts Liu

Josh Noy

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

Bogdan Jontulovic had a bet of 28,000 on the table in middle position, and Viktor Blom had called on the button. Renmei Liu moved all in for his last 56,000 in the small blind, and Jontulovic announced a raise to 84,000.

Blom made the call, leaving Liu at risk as the 7♣4♥5♦ flop hit the felt. Both players checked to the 9♠ turn, where another check from Jontulovic was met with a bet of 86,000 from Blom.

Jontulovic got out of the way, and the remaining hands were turned up.

Renmei Liu: A♥10♥ All in
Viktor Blom: 10♣9♣

Blom hit his pair on the turn, and Liu could not improve enough on the 7♠ river before wishing the table good luck and departing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	580,000 80,000	80,000
Bogdan Jontulovic	436,000 64,000	64,000
Renmei Liu	Busted

Tags: Bogdan Jontulovic Renmei Liu Viktor Blom

12-13-2025 16:07 UTC-4

Nguyen Jams the River

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing A♥A♦8♥ and roughly 220,000 in the pot already.

Julio Chia checked from the small blind to the big blind Christopher Nguyen, who bet out 45,000. Chia made the call.

Both players checked the 4♠ on the turn, to see the Q♠ on the river. Chia then bet out 100,000, and Nguyen took some time before moving all in for Chia's 210,000 remaining chips. Chia wasted no time and mucked his hand to give the pot to Nguyen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Nguyen	1,050,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Julio Chia	210,000 210,000	210,000

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Julio Chia

12-13-2025 16:02 UTC-4

Notable Chip Counts

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Josh Noy

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	731,000 241,000	241,000

Masashi Oya	692,000 192,000	192,000

Santhosh Suvarna	684,000 684,000	684,000

Jamil Wakil	635,000 635,000	635,000
Seth Davies	594,000 594,000	594,000

Scotty Nguyen	576,000 76,000	76,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	547,000 3,000	3,000

Joe Serock	525,000 525,000	525,000

Jonathan Little	515,000 15,000	15,000

Chino Rheem	505,000 505,000	505,000
Weiran Pu	505,000 505,000	505,000

Shannon Shorr	483,000 483,000	483,000

Scott Blumstein	461,000 5,000	5,000

12-13-2025 15:55 UTC-4

Sposato Leads the Turn

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Josh Noy

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

Gaspare Sposato raised to 10,000 in early position, with Pedro Marques making the call on the button. Sposato checked the 7♣3♣J♦ flop, and Marques slid out a bet of 26,000.

Sposato called, and the 8♥ turn hit the table. After taking some time, Sposato led out for 35,000.

That was enough to take down the pot, as Marques let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaspare Sposato	722,000 722,000	722,000
Espen Jorstad	575,000 25,000	25,000

Jon Kyte	500,000
Pedro Marques	334,000

Tags: Gaspare Sposato Pedro Marques

12-13-2025 15:51 UTC-4

Joshi's Ace is Best

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 20,000 in the pot and the board showing 10♦4♣A♥.

Neel Joshi in the big blind checked to Iuri Ribeiro from under the gun, and he bet out 10,000. He was called by both Eric Afriat in middle position, and Joshi.

All three players then checked to showdown after the 2♥ on the turn and 2♠ on the river. Joshi tabled A♣5♦ and his pair of aces was good to take the pot, as Ribeiro mucked, and Afriat showed the 10♣ before tossing his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	1,570,000 41,000	41,000
Neel Joshi	485,000 97,000	97,000
Iuri Ribeiro	330,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Eric Afriat Neel Joshi Iuri Ribeiro

12-13-2025 15:41 UTC-4

Early Day 1c Chip Leaders

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Josh Noy

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

As Level 3 begins, here are the top stacks in the room according to the latest WSOP+ app update.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miguel Capriles	1,988,000 1,988,000	1,988,000
Eric Afriat	1,611,000 129,000	129,000
Sergio Aido	1,604,000 1,604,000	1,604,000

Jeremy Ausmus	1,460,000 60,000	60,000

Arturs Daugis	1,221,000 1,221,000	1,221,000
Belarmino De Souza	1,020,000 1,020,000	1,020,000
Alejandro Lococo	1,018,000 178,000	178,000

Juan Pardo	1,000,000 500,000	500,000
Rex Jensen	989,000 501,000	501,000
Benjamin Heath	978,000 478,000	478,000
Micah Raskin	975,000 475,000	475,000
Alex Anton	970,000 970,000	970,000
Chanracy Khun	953,000 953,000	953,000

Alexis Carrasquillo	933,000 933,000	933,000
Pawel Krol	922,000 922,000	922,000
Brandon Wilson	877,000 377,000	377,000
Nan Min	855,000 395,000	395,000
Justin Liberto	790,000 790,000	790,000

Jon Vallinas	774,000 774,000	774,000
Nikolaos Paraschos	773,000 773,000	773,000
Vikentios Fisentzou	770,000 770,000	770,000
Emilien Pitavy	759,000 759,000	759,000
Eric Nathan	754,000 754,000	754,000

Antonio Galiana	751,000 751,000	751,000

Alexandre Mantovani	750,000 750,000	750,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

12-13-2025 15:25 UTC-4

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Kaelaine Minton

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

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12-13-2025 15:18 UTC-4

First Break

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Josh Noy

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

More than 240 entries have been recorded to begin Day 1c, as players have reached the first 20-minute break of the day.

Here are some highlights from the opening two levels:

12-13-2025 15:15 UTC-4

Cherif Hits a Seven

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Connor Richards

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

Rachid Ben Cherif raised from under the gun and was called by Aleksejs Ponakovs in middle position, Jason Mercier in the cutoff and Terrance Reid in the big blind.

Cherif continued for 7,000 on the flop of 5♥5♠5♣ and only Mercier and Cherif called. The three players then checked on the 7♥ turn and 9♣ river.

Cherif showed K♣7♣ for fives full of sevens and it was good to win the pot.