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

12-14-2025 21:47 UTC-4

Blom Busts Cowen

Calum Grant

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

Robert Cowen jammed for 126,000 from middle position and Viktor Blom called from the big blind.

Robert Cowen: A♠Q♦ All in
Viktor Blom: Q♣9♣

Blom found his three-outer on the J♣9♥6♣ flop, and had a flush draw just to go along for measure. The 8♦ turn left Cowen drawing to a chop, but the Q♥ river marked his elimination instead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	2,100,000 400,000	400,000
Robert Cowen	Busted

Tags: Robert Cowen Viktor Blom

12-14-2025 21:46 UTC-4

One Hand, One Double, One Wine Glass for Negreanu

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Connor Richards

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

Daniel Negreanu just sat down with a glass of red wine in hand and wasted no time getting his chips in.

In his first hand at the table, Nitis Udornpim opened to 26,000 and Negreanu jammed a starting stack of 500,000.

"I'm in. Are you in?" Negreanu asked Udornpim.

"F*** it," he replied and called.

Daniel Negreanu: A♥K♣ All in
Nitis Udornpim: A♠Q♣

Negreanu had his opponent dominated but wasn't optimistic. "Last time this didn't hold!"

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But the board ran out a safe 10♣7♥7♣3♣2♠ to earn Negreanu a double in his first hand of day — but not of the tournament as Negreanu is already on his ninth tournament bullet.

After the hand, Negreanu complained to table mate Seth Davies that PokerNews makes a fuss about his multiple bullets "while Stephen Chidwick is over there on eight bullets."

"But I'm the bad guy?!" Negreanu yelled before putting on a Russian mob accent. "WELL HERE I AM. I'M THE BAD GUY!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Nitis Udornpim	310,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Nitis Udornpim Seth Davies Stephen Chidwick

12-14-2025 21:33 UTC-4

Blom Picks the Right Card

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Calum Grant

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

Viktor Blom limped in from the small blind and Felipe Ketzer checked his option.

The K♠5♦3♠ flop checked through to the 7♠ turn, where Blom check-called for 18,000.

The 4♣ river completed the board, and Blom check-folded to a bet of 65,000.

Ketzler allowed Blom to turn over one of his cards, with Blom flipping over the 6♦, showing Ketzer had a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	1,700,000 70,000	70,000
Felipe Ketzer	1,300,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Viktor Blom

12-14-2025 21:30 UTC-4

Rann Turns the Tables

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Josh Noy

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

Nikolai Tulin raised to 25,000 in the cutoff, finding a call from James Rann in the big blind.

Rann and Tulin both checked through the 5♣9♠7♠ flop. Rann tapped the table again after seeing the 5♦ turn, and Tulin fired a bet of 27,000. After taking some time, Rann check-raised to 90,000.

Tulin slid in the call, and Rann used a time bank cards on the 8♠ river. Rann led out for 30,000, earning the pot as Tulin let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Tulin	790,000
James Rann	608,000

Tags: James Rann Nikolai Tulin

12-14-2025 21:24 UTC-4

Downing Lays It Down

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Connor Richards

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

Chris Hunichen opened to 24,000 in the hijack and Winston Downing called on the button.

Hunichen continued for 25,000 on the 10♠7♥10♣ flop and Downing called. Hunichen then sized up to 110,000 on the 5♥ turn and Downing laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	650,000 650,000	650,000

Winston Downing	610,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Chris Hunichen Winston Downing

12-14-2025 21:23 UTC-4

Machado Gets Good Value from Nizzato; Lie Makes a Big Call

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Calum Grant

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

Hugo Machado opened to 24,000 from the cutoff and called when Frederico Nizzato made it 75,000 from the button.

Machado check-called for 35,000 on the A♥4♥3♥ flop before the 6♠ turn checked through to the A♣ river. Machado led out for 160,000 and was quickly called. Machado tabled A♦10♦ for trip aces, and pipped Nizzato to the pot, who had A♠9♣.

That left Nizzato with around 400,000 and a few hands later, he was eliminated.

While the initial hand betwen Machado and Nizzato played out, a pot of around 800,000 had brewed between Aylar Lie and Justin Liberto. The board read 7♥3♠6♦Q♣3♣, and Lie, whho had around 450,000, checked from the big blind. Liberto fired out 360,000. Lie sent a couple of time banks to the dealer, before finding a call.

Liberto showed a busted draw with A♣5♠, and Lie had queens and sevens with A♠7♠ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugo Machado	1,850,000 391,000	391,000
Aylar Lie	1,600,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Justin Liberto	650,000 690,000	690,000

Frederico Nizzato	Busted

Tags: Aylar Lie Frederico Nizzato Hugo Machado Justin Liberto

12-14-2025 21:18 UTC-4

Soyza Spikes the River

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Josh Noy

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

Paulo Drummond opened to 25,000 from the hijack, and Michael Soyza moved all in from the small blind for 280,000. Dejan Kaladjurdjevic asked for a count before shoving his larger stack from the big blind, and Drummond quickly got out of the way.

Michael Soyza: 9♣9♦ All in
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic: K♠K♥

Kaladjurdjevic's kings were well in front, and maintained that advantage through the 3♠4♦2♣ flop and 2♥ turn. Soyza then spiked the 9♠ river, cracking kings to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	930,000 503,000	503,000
Michael Soyza	585,000 585,000	585,000
Paulo Drummond	560,000 305,000	305,000

Tags: Dejan Kaladjurdjevic Michael Soyza Paulo Drummond

12-14-2025 21:14 UTC-4

Hrabec Wins With No Showdown

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Connor Richards

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

Monika Hrabec opened to 25,000 on the button and David Gonzalez three-bet to 77,000 in the big blind. Hrabec callecd.

Gonzalez checked on the flop of 7♥Q♣4♣ and Hrabec bet 50,000. Gonzalez called. Both players then checked on the A♦ turn.

Gonzalez led out for 75,000 on the 5♥ river and Hrabec quickly called, leading Gonzalez to muck face down to surrender the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Monika Hrabec	1,300,000 11,000	11,000
David Gonzalez	815,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Monika Hrabec David Gonzalez

12-14-2025 21:10 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	500,000 500,000	500,000

Bryn Kenney	500,000 500,000	500,000

Nacho Barbero	500,000 500,000	500,000

Natasha Mercier	500,000
John Barr	500,000
James Hopkins	500,000 500,000	500,000
Damir Zhugralin	500,000 500,000	500,000
Anthony Spinella	500,000 500,000	500,000

Dmitrii Prusov	500,000 500,000	500,000

Post-Dinner Chip Leaders

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Josh Noy

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

Here is the latest update via the WSOP+ app, as players return to begin Level 7.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Mermelstein	3,200,000 200,000	200,000
Gerardo Rodriguez	2,590,000
Wai Kiat Lee	2,300,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Ari Engel	2,163,000 183,000	183,000

Alvaro Puchol	2,015,000
Jordan Westmorland	1,930,000 1,060,000	1,060,000
James Caputo	1,920,000 520,000	520,000
Lou Garza	1,864,000 64,000	64,000

Bin Duan	1,843,000 1,498,000	1,498,000
Giovanni Paticchio	1,800,000 700,000	700,000
Oihan Abarzuza	1,675,000 706,000	706,000

Mario Diaz Quilez	1,645,000 305,000	305,000
Viktor Blom	1,630,000 1,130,000	1,130,000
Santhosh Suvarna	1,630,000 1,130,000	1,130,000

Julien Perouse	1,615,000 245,000	245,000

Samuel Ju	1,600,000 81,000	81,000
Luke Martinelli	1,552,000 252,000	252,000
Pascal LeFrancois	1,507,000 437,000	437,000

Tommy Nguyen	1,500,000

Hugo Machado	1,459,000 622,000	622,000
Ihor Popyk	1,455,000 790,000	790,000
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	1,433,000 266,000	266,000
Dong Chen	1,420,000 1,420,000	1,420,000

Vitalii Pankov	1,410,000 1,410,000	1,410,000