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

12-14-2025 14:45 UTC-4

Ju Takes From Kalinin

Connor Richards

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

Nikita Kalinin opened to 7,000 from under the gun and Samuel Ju called on the button.

Kalinin continued for 13,000 on the flop of 7♣9♦8♠ and Ju called. Both players then checked on the Q♦ turn.

Kalinin bet 17,000 on the 10♠ river and Ju called. Kalinin showed 8♥8♦ for a set of eights, but it was no good against the straight of his opponent with 6♣6♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Ju	650,000 650,000	650,000
Nikita Kalinin	470,000 470,000	470,000

Tags: Nikita Kalinin Samuel Ju

12-14-2025 14:38 UTC-4

Alvarez Shows Serock a Pair

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Josh Noy

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

Manuel Alvarez opened to 6,000 in early position, making the call when Joe Serock three-bet to 22,000 in the cutoff. Both players checked through the 6♠2♦6♣ flop, and Alvarez led out for 15,000 on the 8♦ turn.

Serock called to the 10♥ river, where Alvarez fired again for 30,000. After taking some time, Serock tossed in the call.

Alvarez tabled 9♠9♦, taking down the pot as Serock mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Alvarez	560,000
Joe Serock	415,000 415,000	415,000

Tags: Joe Serock Manuel Alvarez

12-14-2025 14:37 UTC-4

Three in a Row for Eveslage

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Calum Grant

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

A pot of 59,000 had brewed betwen Chad Eveslage and Ihor Popyk, with both players looking at the A♥8♥3♠ flop. Eveslage, in the cutoff, check-raised to 50,000 over a bet of 16,000. Popyk, on the button, called the raise.

Eveslage fired out 100,000 on the 6♣ turn, and Popyk quickly folded. "Eights are good," he said, flashing the A♦.

On the next deal, Eveslage opened to 7,000 and called when Popyk made it 26,000. Eveslage check-called for 16,000 on the Q♣7♠4♣ flop before the K♣ turn checked through to the 2♦ river. Eveslage bet 85,000, and Popyk folded after some time in the tank.

The following hand, Evelsage raised to 7,000 and took down the pot preflop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ihor Popyk	610,000 110,000	110,000
Chad Eveslage	600,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage Ihor Popyk

12-14-2025 14:29 UTC-4

Van Lent Is Lent Some Chips

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Connor Richards

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

In a heads-up pot on a board of 10♦8♦A♥7♠, Anuschka Van Lent bet and Alen Tenorio raised to 32,000. Van Lent called.

Van Lent checked again on the K♣ turn and Tenorio bet 22,000. Van Lent called and showed A♦Q♣ to beat out the A♠9♥ of her opponent.

At the same table sits movie star and bracelet winner Jennifer Tilly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anuschka Van Lent	560,000 222,000	222,000
Jennifer Tilly	520,000 10,000	10,000

Alen Tenorio	450,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Alen Tenorio Anuschka Van Lent Jennifer Tilly

12-14-2025 14:26 UTC-4

Early Day 1d Eliminations

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Josh Noy

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

Player	Chips	Progress
David Orlando	Busted
Daehyung Lee	Busted
Luka Bojovic	Busted
Harvey Jackson	Busted

12-14-2025 14:20 UTC-4

Flop Bet Enough for Zawadzki

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Josh Noy

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

Anuschka Van Lent limped in early position, and Mikolaj Zawadzki raised to 10,000 in the cutoff. Jennifer Tilly came along in the small blind, and Agustin Naranja made the call in the big blind.

Van Lent tossed in the call, and the J♣7♠3♠ flop was flipped over. Action checked around to Zawadzki, who looked at the dealer and announced a bet of 14,000.

That produced folds from Tilly, Naranja and Van Lent to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikolaj Zawadzki	522,000 522,000	522,000
Jennifer Tilly	510,000

Agustin Naranja	480,000
Anuschka Van Lent	338,000

Tags: Agustin Naranja Anuschka Van Lent Jennifer Tilly Mikolaj Zawadzki

Level: 2

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

12-14-2025 14:10 UTC-4

Two Pots for Laak

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Calum Grant

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Phil Laak limped in from the small blind and Roberto Romanello checked his option. Both players checked through to showdown, where Laak's ten-high with 10x7x, was good enough to win on the A♦A♠6♠8♦3♥ board.

On the next deal, Laak made it 6,000 from the button and Pedro Marques defended the big blind. The 8♦4♣3♠ flop checked through to the 5♣ turn. Marques bet 5,000 and was called.

Marques checked the J♣ river, and Laak decided to make a "nit-check" back.

Marques had a pair of threes with 9♥3♥, but Laak's J♦6♦ for a pair of jacks was good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Laak	550,000 20,000	20,000

Pedro Marques	520,000 40,000	40,000
Roberto Romanello	510,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Pedro Marques Phil Laak Roberto Romanello

12-14-2025 14:08 UTC-4

Laak is a Big Fan of Asymmetric Peacocking

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Connor Richards

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Phil Laak has been enthusiastically passing his phone and headphones around and asking his tablemates to watch a recent WSOP video of Phil Hellmuth that parodies David Attenborough nature documentaries.

Laak was particularly impressed by the reference to "asymmetric peacocking" on display as Hellmuth waltzes around with his tracksuit jacket half hanging off his body.

"This is the greatest piece of poker content I've seen in ten years," Laak told PokerNews.

https://twitter.com/phil_hellmuth/status/2000266659483762960?s=46

Laak tried showing the video to Pedro Marques, but the high-stakes pro raised to 6,000 on the button. He would have to wait longer to show Marques the video, but not much longer, as Daniel Ghionoiu defended the big blind and then quickly check-folded on the flop of A♠2♣10♥.

Laak's patience paid off as he watched Marques chuckle over the video that had fully captivated the "Unabomber's" attention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Marques	560,000 25,000	25,000
Phil Laak	530,000 30,000	30,000

Daniel Ghionoiu	500,000

Tags: Daniel Ghionoiu Pedro Marques Phil Hellmuth Phil Laak

12-14-2025 14:04 UTC-4

Lie Shows Two Pair

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Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Aylar Lie checked the 2♣Q♣A♠ flop in the hijack, and Matthew Klapstein fired a bet of 13,000 on the button. Lie called, checking again on the 6♠ turn.

Klapstein checked back, and the dealer completed the board with the 2♦ river.

That led to another pair of checks, with Lie turning over Q♥8♥. Klapstein slid his cards into the muck, and Lie picked up the pot.