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

12-14-2025 22:32 UTC-4

Carvalho Check-Raises Emami

Josh Noy

Level 8 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Amirpasha Emami opened to 35,000 in early position, and Manuel Carvalho called in the small blind. Espen Jorstad defended his big blind, and the 3♠4♦J♣ flop was fanned out.

Carvalho and Jorstad checked to Emami, who continued for 30,000. Carvalho took some time before sliding out a raise to 110,000, and Jorstad quickly folded.

Emami pondered his decision for a bit, opting to let his hand go as Carvalho raked in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amirpasha Emami	1,520,000
Espen Jorstad	910,000 390,000	390,000

Manuel Carvalho	755,000 143,000	143,000

Tags: Amirpasha Emami Espen Jorstad Manuel Carvalho

12-14-2025 22:27 UTC-4

Kelly Gets Sticky on Gumz

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

In a heads-up pot on a board of 9♣10♣K♦6♣7♥, Fabian Gumz bet 210,000 with just 25,000 behind and Francis Kelly called.

Gumz could only show Q♠7♣ for a pair of sevens as Kelly rolled over K♣10♥ to win the pot with two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francis Kelly	1,050,000
Fabian Gumz	25,000 475,000	475,000

Tags: Francis Kelly Fabian Gumz

12-14-2025 22:23 UTC-4

Schwartz Cracks Kings

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Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Brunno Botteon opened to 32,000 from the hijack before Noah Schwartz made it 111,000 from the cutoff. It folded back to Botteon, who shoved for 504,000. After using a time bank, Schwartz put in calling chips as the slightly bigger stack.

Bruno Botteon: K♣K♦ All in
Noah Schwartz: A♣Q♦

Schwartz immediately took the lead, making two pair on the A♦Q♣3♥ flop, and held to scoop the pot after the 7♦ turn and 4♦ river.

“Wow, you play so well,” Nacho Barbero chimed in from the table. Schwartz replied that playing well had long since gone out the window, noting he was already into the tournament for “ten bullets.”

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Schwartz	1,150,000 300,000	300,000

Brunno Botteon	Busted

Tags: Bruno Botteon Nacho Barbero Noah Schwartz

12-14-2025 22:19 UTC-4

Neves Doubles Through Weissman

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Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Joey Weissman opened to 35,000 from the hijack and called when Bernardo Neves shoved for 144,000 from the button.

Bernardo Neves: A♦10♦ All in
Joey Weissman: A♠8♠

The better ace remained best, and Neves dragged in the double-up after the A♥J♦3♣5♣J♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Weissman	1,220,000 1,220,000	1,220,000

Bernardo Neves	329,000

Tags: Bernardo Baptista Joey Weissman

12-14-2025 22:15 UTC-4

Silver Trending Upward

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Nick Petrangelo completed in the small blind and called a raise from Nate Silver in the big blind.

Petrangelo checked on the flop of 2♦A♦2♥ and Silver continued for 25,000. Petrangelo called. Petrangelo checked again on the 7♥ turn and Silver sized up to 100,000. Petrangelo laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nate Silver	600,000 600,000	600,000
Nick Petrangelo	245,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Nate Silver Nick Petrangelo

12-14-2025 22:04 UTC-4

Menard Spikes an Ace; Hissou Caught Speeding

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Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Ravid Garbi, in middle position, and Jeremy Menard, in the big blind, exchanged raises preflop that saw the latter all-in for their last 515,000.

jeremy Menard: A♠K♠ All in
Ravid Garbi: J♥J♠

Garbi's jacks were best after the 6♥4♦2♣ flop and 8♥ turn, but the A♦ river gave Menard the better pair for the double.

On the other side of the room, a pot of 800,000 was being contested between Pavel Krylov and Sirzat Hissou. On the J♦4♥5♠4♦K♥ board, Krylov checked from the big blind. Hissou, who more than 1,000,000, eyed up the 450,000 Krylov had behiond and put him to the test for his tournament life.

Krylov went into the tank, eventually putting in calling chips. Hissou had air with A♥6♣, and Krylov's Q♥J♥ was good for the 1,700,000 pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavel Krylov	1,700,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
jeremy Menard	1,040,000
Sirzat Hissou	580,000 220,000	220,000
Ravid Garbi	500,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Pavel Krylov Ravid Garbi Sirzat Hissou

Level: 8

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

12-14-2025 22:03 UTC-4

Negreanu Has Been Activated

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu has played almost every hand so far — "Let's just agree to give him all the chips!" joked Nitis Udornpim — including when Jareth East raised to 25,000 on the button and Negreanu three-bet to 75,000 in the big blind.

"You're going to fold, so just fold!" Negreanu said as he smacked the table. East did fold and both players showed an ace.

The next hand, Seth Davies opened on the button and Negreanu and Weiran Pu called in the blinds.

Action checked to Davies on the flop of 10♣6♥8♣ and he continued for 35,000. Negreanu check-raised to 105,000 and only Davies called. Both players then checked on the A♠ turn and 6♠ river before Davies turned over K♠10♥ for a pair of tens.

"You were behind!" Negreanu said as he showed Q♣9♣ for a busted combo draw. He proceeded to pull up out his phone to look up his equity on the flop, joking that he was "going to use RTA at the table."

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	1,300,000 380,000	380,000

Daniel Negreanu	850,000 150,000	150,000

Jareth East	600,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Jareth East Nitis Udornpim Seth Davies Weiran Pu

12-14-2025 22:00 UTC-4

Pardo Out, Then Back In

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Josh Noy

Level 7 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Aram Oganyan opened to 24,000 in early position, and Michail Manolakis made the call in the cutoff. Juan Pardo then moved all in for 325,000 from the big blind.

Oganyan took some time before shoving his stack, and Manolakis thought it over before getting out of the way.

Juan Pardo: A♣J♠ All in
Aram Oganyan: K♣K♥

Pardo found no help on the 5♣10♦4♠7♣2♥ runout, wishing the table good luck as he quickly reentered and headed to his next table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Oganyan	673,000 673,000	673,000

Juan Pardo	500,000 500,000	500,000
Michail Manolakis	302,000 302,000	302,000

Tags: Aram Oganyan Juan Pardo Michail Manolakis

12-14-2025 21:50 UTC-4

Dzivielevski Saved on the River

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Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Aaron Mermelstein opened to 28,000 from early position before Yuri Dzivielevski jammed for 103,000 from middle position. Paul Esau called from the hijack, and Mermelstein also stuck around.

Mermelstein check-called for 60,000 on the 10♥8♥5♥ flop, but folded to a bet of 150,000 on the Q♣ turn. The cards then went on their backs.

Yuri Dzivielevski: A♦K♠ All in
Paul Esau: J♦J♣

Esau was ahead with jacks, but Dzivielevski sealed the checkmark with the K♦ river giving him a better pair.