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

12-14-2025 15:37 UTC-4

Start of Level 3 Leaders

Josh Noy

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

Here are the current chip leaders, according the latest WSOP+ app update.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Barroso Valli	1,201,000 701,000	701,000
Aaron Mermelstein	1,200,000 665,000	665,000
Giovanni Paticchio	1,100,000 590,000	590,000
Dylan Smith	1,085,000 85,000	85,000
Pascal LeFrancois	980,000 505,000	505,000

Rehman Kassam	970,000 470,000	470,000
David Gonzalez	950,000 950,000	950,000
Mark Radoja	917,000 417,000	417,000

Sebastian Toro	907,000 419,000	419,000
Charles Combes	900,000 900,000	900,000
Frederico Nizzato	885,000 885,000	885,000
Jordan Westmorland	870,000 870,000	870,000
Iago Sturzeneker	845,000 365,000	365,000
Hugo Machado	801,000 801,000	801,000
Bjorn Gravlien	799,000 799,000	799,000
Jennifer Tilly	780,000 260,000	260,000

Ramzi Karam	780,000 780,000	780,000
Dov Markowich	763,000 263,000	263,000
Benjamin Leblond	751,000 29,000	29,000
Robert Renaud	736,000 236,000	236,000
Igor Tregoubov	697,000 227,000	227,000
Ihor Popyk	687,000 77,000	77,000
Colin Robinson	677,000 677,000	677,000

Daniel Wirgau	675,000 675,000	675,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

12-14-2025 15:22 UTC-4

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Kaelaine Minton

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

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12-14-2025 15:11 UTC-4

First Break

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Connor Richards

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

Players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of Day 1d with the clocks showing 212 runners so far.

Here's a look at some highlights from the first two levels of play:

12-14-2025 15:08 UTC-4

Leblond Benefits From Cooler

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Calum Grant

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

Benjamin Leblond raised from under the gun, and Dominykas Mikolaitis called from the small blind.

On the J♥9♣4♠ flop, Mikolaitis check-raised to 29,000 over Leblond's continuation bet. Leblond three-bet to 75,000 before Mikolaitis clicked it to 150,000. Leblond jammed for 380,000 and was snap-called by the slightly bigger stack.

Benjamin Leblond: J♣J♦ All in
Dominykas Mikolaitis: 9♥9♦

Both players flopped sets, with Leblond leaving Mikolaitis with one out. Leblond's double was confirmed after the 6♠ turn and 2♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Leblond	780,000 780,000	780,000
Dominykas Mikolaitis	90,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Benjamin Leblond Dominykas Mikolaitis

12-14-2025 15:06 UTC-4

Drummond Takes the Turn

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Josh Noy

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

Aleksandr Kirichenko raised to 7,000 from under the gun, and Paulo Drummond answered with a three-bet to 22,000 on his immediate left.

Action folded back around to Kirichenko, who made the call and checked the A♥5♦A♣ flop. Drummond continued for 9,000, producing another call from Kirichenko.

The 4♦ turn saw Kirichenko check once more, and Drummond fired again for 35,000. That was enough to take the pot, as Kirichenko slid his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Kirichenko	431,000
Paulo Drummond	255,000

Tags: Aleksandr Kirichenko Paulo Drummond

12-14-2025 15:05 UTC-4

Massive Three-Way Pot Goes to Smith

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Connor Richards

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

A big three-way pot brewed on a board of 10♠7♣K♥7♦. Dylan Smith and Vladislav Vyuzhanin checked and Rania Nasreddine bet 60,000 with around 250,000 already in the middle. Both opponents called.

Smith and Vyuzhanin checked again on the 9♥ river and Nasreddine bet a hefty 215,000. Smith check-raised all in and Vyuzhanin folded before Nasreddine followed suit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Smith	1,000,000 500,000	500,000
Vladislav Vyuzhanin	500,000
Rania Nasreddine	171,000 429,000	429,000

Tags: Dylan Smith Rania Nasreddine Vladislav Vyuzhanin

12-14-2025 14:58 UTC-4

Alvarez Fires Twice

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Calum Grant

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

Vinicius Camargo raised to 7,000 second to act. Manuel Alvarez three-bet to 15,000 from the cutoff, and Camargo called when the action folded back to him.

Camargo check-called for 8,000 on the 10♦9♦6♠ flop, but was forced out with a bet of 22,000 on the 5♠ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Alvarez	580,000 20,000	20,000
Vinicius Camargo	440,000 440,000	440,000

Tags: Manuel Alvarez Vinicius Camargo

12-14-2025 14:53 UTC-4

Easy One for Nasreddine

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Calum Grant

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

Michael Loncar opened to 7,000 from early position, and called when Rania Nasreddine made it 17,000 from the hijack.

Loncar check-folded to a bet of 10,000 on the A♠7♣3♥ flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	600,000 100,000	100,000
Michael Loncar	440,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Michael Loncar Rania Nasreddine

12-14-2025 14:51 UTC-4

Parker Folds Correctly

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Josh Noy

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

George Birbichadze checked the 4♣3♣A♦2♥ turn in the small blind, and Tony Parker checked behind in the hijack.

Birbichadze led out for 19,000 on the 5♥ river, with a wheel on board. Parker took a moment and let his hand go.

"I think you chop, you shouldn't fold," offered Jon Kyte to Parker from the other side of the table.

Birbichadze turned over 6♠5♦, giving Parker some piece of mind.

"Good fold," said Kyte as Birbichadze collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Birbichadze	510,000 510,000	510,000
Tony Parker	485,000 485,000	485,000
Jon Kyte	390,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: George Birbichadze Jon Kyte Tony Parker