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

12-13-2025 18:14 UTC-4

Livingston Goes for it All

Tyler Boyer

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with roughly 80,000 in the pot, and the board showing K♥7♠4♣3♠.

Jun Obara from under the gun checked to Alex Livingston in the cutoff, who bet out 45,000. Obara then raised to 120,000, which Livingston called.

After the 7♥ on the river, Obara checked to Livingston again, but this time he moved all in for Obara's stack of 475,000. Obara quickly mucked to give the pot to Livingston.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	840,000 134,000	134,000

Jun Obara	475,000 475,000	475,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Jun Obara

12-13-2025 18:13 UTC-4

Lococo Loses a Flip

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Josh Noy

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alejandro Lococo's stack was in the middle on the button, facing off against Hui Chen in the hijack.

Alejandro Lococo: A♥10♣ All in
Hui Chen: 9♠9♣

The flip did not go Lococo's way, as Chen was the only one to improve on the Q♥8♦5♣4♥9♥ while scoring the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hui Chen	2,060,000 640,000	640,000
Alejandro Lococo	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Hui Chen

12-13-2025 18:10 UTC-4

Betil Bets Out Bernhauser

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Josh Noy

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Bariscan Betil three-bet to 56,000 in the small blind, with Fabian Bernhauser making the call in early position.

The dealer fanned out the 4♠6♦10♣ flop, and Betil continued with a bet of 40,000. That resulted in a fold from Bernhauser, and Betil claimed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Bernhauser	1,280,000 1,280,000	1,280,000
Bariscan Betil	560,000 560,000	560,000
Jean-Robert Bellande	485,000 485,000	485,000

Tags: Bariscan Betil Fabian Bernhauser

12-13-2025 18:04 UTC-4

Updated Chip Leaders

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Josh Noy

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Here are the largest stacks in the room, according to the last update on the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miguel Capriles	1,988,000
Eric Afriat	1,660,000 90,000	90,000
Rex Jensen	1,599,000 610,000	610,000
Daniel Reijmer	1,507,000 1,507,000	1,507,000
Vikentios Fisentzou	1,470,000 700,000	700,000
Igor Picone	1,438,000 788,000	788,000
Chanracy Khun	1,430,000 477,000	477,000

Hui Chen	1,420,000 1,420,000	1,420,000
Martin Raus	1,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Arturs Daugis	1,380,000 159,000	159,000
Jeremy Ausmus	1,316,000 144,000	144,000

Ze Chen	1,296,000 1,296,000	1,296,000
Blaz Zerjav	1,294,000 1,294,000	1,294,000

Dennys Ramos	1,290,000 1,290,000	1,290,000
Ethan Klein	1,287,000 1,287,000	1,287,000
Jon Kyte	1,185,000 685,000	685,000
Kayhan Mokri	1,179,000 1,179,000	1,179,000

Sergio Aido	1,167,000 383,000	383,000

Gaspare Sposato	1,163,000 441,000	441,000
Rachid Ben Cherif	1,160,000 560,000	560,000
Ramiro Petrone	1,145,000 645,000	645,000
Jason Sagle	1,124,000 1,124,000	1,124,000
Ruslan Khadartsev	1,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Alex Anton	1,070,000 100,000	100,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

12-13-2025 17:47 UTC-4

Flashback: Yinan Zhou Bluffs Poker's Toughest Opponent to Win 2024 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event

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Kaelaine Minton

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

Last year at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas, 24-year-old Yinan Zhou bluffed poker's toughest opponent, busted his poker idol and became the first-ever World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Super Main Event champion as he won the $25,000 buy-in event in The Bahamas for $6,000,000 and his first bracelet.

The Super Main Event, a $50 million guaranteed event, drew 1,978 runners across four live starting flights and three online flights.

China's Zhou pulled off an impressive bluff against chip leader and sixth-place finisher Michael Addamo, who a few years ago was nominated for "Players Choice for Toughest Opponent" at the GPI awards.

"I'm feeling calm, to be honest," Zhou said. "When I started the final table nine-handed ... I (felt) very nervous, especially the big river bluff against Addamo. But when we got down to six, I (felt) very calm ... I just enjoy(ed) this final table."

2024 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (USD)
1	Yinan Zhou	China	$6,000,000
2	Marcelo Aziz	Brazil	$4,600,000
3	Mustapha Kanit	Italy	$3,600,000
4	Liv Boeree	United Kingdom	$2,800,000
5	Christopher Nguyen	Austria	$2,100,000
6	Michael Addamo	Australia	$1,650,000
7	Justin Bonomo	United States	$1,300,000
8	Vadzim Lipauka	Belarus	$1,000,000
9	Georg Lehmann	Germany	$750,000

Read the Full Recap Here

12-13-2025 17:40 UTC-4

Second Break

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Josh Noy

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

More than 350 entries have played on Day 1c, with the total number of entrants for the tournament surpassing 1,900.

Players have been sent on their second 20-minute break. Here are some of the highlights from the last two levels:

12-13-2025 17:38 UTC-4

Bergin Hits the Turn

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action was picked up on the flop, with three players in the pot and roughly 210,000 in the middle.

The flop came 2♠6♦7♠, and Poseidon Ho bet out 50,000, which was called by Conor Bergin, and Namhyung Kim folded.

After the J♣ on the turn, Ho check-called a bet of 60,000 from Bergin. Both players then checked after the 3♥ on the river.

Ho turned over 10♠10♥, but Bergin tabled the winner with K♠J♠ to take the pot with his pair of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Bergin	880,000 880,000	880,000
Namhyung Kim	525,000 525,000	525,000
Poseidon Ho	480,000 74,000	74,000

Tags: Conor Bergin Namhyung Kim Poseidon Ho

12-13-2025 17:22 UTC-4

Recently Sent to the Rail

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Josh Noy

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	Busted
Brandon Steven	Busted
Sergio Fernandez	Busted
Ryan Riess	Busted

Bjorn Gravlien	Busted
Bin Duan	Busted
Andrija Robovic	Busted

12-13-2025 17:11 UTC-4

Kim Out-Flops Brannan

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Tyler Boyer

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

Youhyun Kim opened to 13,000 from middle position, and when it folded to Frank Brannan in the big blind, he three-bet to 60,000. Kim made the call.

After the 3♣8♦4♣ flop, Kim called a bet of 50,000 from Brannan.

Both players then checked to showdown after the 6♥ on the turn, and the 7♥ on the river. Brannan showed A♦Q♦ for just ace-high, but Kim had the winner with a pair of eights after showing 9♣8♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Brannan	875,000 875,000	875,000

Youhyun Kim	710,000 710,000	710,000

Tags: Frank Brannan Youhyun Kim