Event #11: $25,000 Super Main Event
Day 1d Completed
2025 WSOP Paradise
Event #11: $25,000 Super Main Event
Day: 1d
Event Info
2025 WSOP Paradise
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1d
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
508
Players Left
178
Players Left 1 / 2,891
Filter
Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The fourth and final starting flight of Event #11: $25,000 Super Main Event at the World Series of Poker Paradise (WSOPP) inside Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas wrapped up early Monday morning with 178 players remaining and Canada's Frederic Normand leading the way over big stacks like four-time bracelet winner Chad Eveslage and five-time bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi, the older brother of the reigning Main Event champion.
Among those notables who bagged on Day 1d are poker power couple Jennifer Tilly and Phil Laak, cash game hero Alan Keating, high-stakes pros Seth Davies, Viktor Blom and Nacho Barbero, Main Event champions Espen Jorstad and Martin Jacobson, and Daniel Negreanu, who has proven to have more lives than the feral cats of Paradise Island after advancing on his tenth bullet.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederic Normand | Canada | 5,795,000 | 232 |
| 2 | Alberto Speranzoni | Italy | 5,500,000 | 220 |
| 3 | Aaron Mermelstein | United States | 5,400,000 | 216 |
| 4 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 4,215,000 | 169 |
| 5 | Wai Kiat Lee | Malaysia | 3,890,000 | 156 |
| 6 | Dong Chen | China | 3,855,000 | 154 |
| 7 | Lou Garza | United States | 3,435,000 | 137 |
| 8 | Isaiah Goldman | United States | 3,340,000 | 134 |
| 9 | Aylar Lie | Norway | 3,040,000 | 122 |
| 10 | Alvaro Puchol | Spain | 3,000,000 | 120 |
$63 Million & Counting
The overlay counter displayed on the tournament clocks was all the rage on Sunday, with WSOP staff and media members waiting eagerly for the event to reach and surpass the $60 million guarantee.
That happened well before dinner break as the overlay ticked to zero, and the entries kept coming to bring the prize pool up to $63 million so far. Registration remains open into Day 2b, so expect the field and prize pool to grow further.
Chucky actress Tilly and Poker Boom personality Laak took their seats early, and the latter made friends at the table before putting a tough beat on an opponent with a rivered four-outer.
Across the room, plenty of attention was paid to a stacked final table in the $50,000 High Roller as Josh Arieh chased an eighth bracelet before going out in fifth place ahead of a marathon heads-up battle between Charles Hook and Michael "Texas Mike" Moncek.
Later in the evening, Negreanu joined the field with a wine glass in hand on his ninth bullet after notoriously firing eight times on Day 1a. The poker superstar yelled, smacked the table, put on a Russian accent, and went all in on his first hand to put on quite the show in the Super Main Event, later rushing across the room to vlog the $50,000 PLO High Roller heads-up battle.
A frisky Negreanu would go on to bust that ninth bullet to bring his entries up to double digits. With his tenth entry, he earned a spot in Day 2b after a few big hands in the final level of play.
Other highlights from the day include Alex Difelicele tripling up with pocket queens, poker legend David Benyamine putting a gross beat on an opponent after another opponent's mistake and retired NBA star Tony Parker getting his aces cracked.
Those who failed to bag include statistician and Life Outside Poker podcast guest Nate Silver, reigning Main Event champ Michael Mizrachi, GTO Wizard ambassador Samuel Mullur, and high-stakes pros Nick Petrangelo and Yuri Dzivielevski.
Action will resume with Day 2b on Monday at noon local time. The plan is to play into the money and down to 7% of the field.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site here in the Bahamas and will continue providing updates in the Super Main Event.
2025 WSOP Super Main Event Field
| Day | Entries | Survivors |
|---|---|---|
| 1a | 869 | 295 |
| 1b | 378 | 124 |
| 2a | 722 | 108 |
| 1c | 476 | 138 |
| 1d | 508 | 178 |
Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,795,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
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|
5,500,055
5,000,055
|
5,000,055 |
|
5,400,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
4,215,000
3,615,000
|
3,615,000 |
|
||
|
3,890,000
1,130,000
|
1,130,000 |
|
3,855,000
1,805,000
|
1,805,000 |
|
||
|
3,435,000
1,571,000
|
1,571,000 |
|
||
|
3,340,000
1,385,000
|
1,385,000 |
|
3,040,000
1,440,000
|
1,440,000 |
|
3,000,000 | |
|
2,975,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
2,895,000
2,144,000
|
2,144,000 |
|
2,870,000
2,520,000
|
2,520,000 |
|
||
|
2,870,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
2,810,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
2,735,000
2,235,000
|
2,235,000 |
|
||
|
2,695,000
2,695,000
|
2,695,000 |
|
2,680,000
1,180,000
|
1,180,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,670,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,600,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
2,580,000
905,000
|
905,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,540,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
2,535,000
2,035,000
|
2,035,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,505,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
|
2,500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Players have bagged up for Day 2b on Monday, and action has closed on the final Super Main Event flight.
Stay tuned for full chip counts, and a recap of the day.
Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Sebastian Toro moved all in from the cutoff for 300,000, and was at risk when Espen Jorstad shoved in the small blind.
Sebastian Toro: A♠J♥ 
Espen Jorstad: 6♠6♦
Jorstad's pocket pair held until the river of the 5♦8♥Q♣4♦A♦ runout, as Toro spiked an ace to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
480,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
||
Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Ben Ludlow was all in and at risk from the small blind, facing Santhosh Suvarna in the cutoff.
Ben Ludlow: A♥K♦
Santhosh Suvarna: Q♠Q♦
Ludlow connected right away on the [5hAc9dsTd8s] runout, doubling his stack through Suvarna before the end of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,230,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,180,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Day 1d of the Super Main Event will close after each table completes two more hands. There currently 186 entries remaining out of 508.
Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Sergei Gurin opened to 60,000 from under the gun before Drew Gonzalez shoved for 440,000 from the hijack. Frederic Normand called from the cutoff and Giovanni Paticchio did the same from the big blind. Gurin then reshoved for 595,000. Normand called, and Paticchio also stuck around.
Paticchio check-called for his last 205,000 after Normand shoved as the covering stack on the 10♦9♦7♦ flop.
Drew Gonzalez: Q♣Q♠
Sergei Gurin: K♥K♣
Giovanni Paticchio: 8♠7♣
Frederic Normand: A♦K♦
Some monster hands were tabled alongside the eight-seven offsuit, but Normand had everyone crushed after he flopped the ace-high flush.
The 5♦ turn gave him the checkmark in the four-way all-in, with the 5♣ river completing the board.
After a scan around the room, it appears that Normand will be the Day 1d chip leader as just 12 minutes remain on the clock.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,700,000
5,700,000
|
5,700,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Daniel Negreanu picked up his phone to record the action, sitting all in and at risk in the small blind against David Gonzalez.
Daniel Negreanu: A♥K♥
David Gonzalez: 10♠10♣
The flip started out in favor of Gonzalez, who was safe through the 5♣9♥9♣ flop and 7♦ turn. The dealer then flipped over the K♣ river, giving Negreanu the best hand to double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
910,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
||
|
610,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Roberto Romanello just eliminated Rania Nasreddine, and looked to further add to his stack, raising to 50,000 from the hijack. Luke Martinelli made it 160,000 on the button, and Romanello called.
The 9♦9♣7♦ flop checked through to the J♣ turn, where Romanello check-called for 225,000.
There was 835,000 in the pot heading to the 10♣ river, where Romanello checked once more. Martinellii used several time banks, before firing ouot 575,000. Romanello then entered the tank, and after using some time banks of his own, he conceded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
1,650,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
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Busted | |
