Level: 7
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
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
Total Entries
2,891
Level
40
Blinds
8,000,000 / 16,000,000
Ante
16,000,000
Entries
508
Players Left
178
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Level 6
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break with the clocks showing 392 runners so far. Action will resume at approximately 8:01 p.m. local time.
Here's a look at some highlights from the past two levels:
Level 6
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Robert Cowen opened to 20,000 from the button and snap-called when Fabian Niederreiter jammed for 294,000 from the big blind.
Fabian Niederreiter: Q♣10♣
Robert Cowen: J♦J♥
"I have a good feeling," said Niederreiter, who had three immediate outs. That number remained the same after he missed the A♦7♠6♥ flop. He picked up two more outs after the K♣ turn gave him a straight draw, which miraculously came in on the J♣ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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950,000
198,000
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198,000 |
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600,000
599,000
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599,000 |
Level 6
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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Level 6
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Sameh Elamawy raised on the button to 25,000, and Kelvin Kerber used yellow 5,000 chips rather than a single 25,000 chip to make the call in the big blind.
"Ah, because you don't think you will win," said Elamawy as the 3♥8♥Q♣ flop was turned up.
Kerber checked to Elamawy, who continued for 25,000. Kerber used a pink chip to make the call, and both players checked through the J♦ turn.
Kerber led out for 115,000 on the 7♠ river, and Elamawy stuck in a call.
"You were right," claimed Kerber as he showed A♣10♣ for ace-high. Elamawy tabled A♦7♦ for a rivered pair, and the table had a laugh as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,040,000
540,000
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540,000 |
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340,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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Level 6
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Faraz Jaka opened to 20,000 from under the gun, with Matthew Klapstein tossing in a call on the button. Justin Liberto came along in the big blind, and led out for 26,000 on the 6♠2♣3♥ flop.
Jaka called, while Klapstein folded before the 7♦ turn. Liberto led out again for 95,000, and Jaka make another call.
Liberto used a time bank card on the A♣ river, leading out one last time for 140,000. It was then Jaka's turn to use extra time, opting to slid his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,340,000
405,000
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405,000 |
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1,100,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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380,000
380,000
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380,000 |
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Level 6
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Aaron Mermelstein opened to 22,000 from the cutoff and snap-called when Matheus Lima jammed for around 150,000 from the big blind.
Matheus Lima: A♦7♦
Aaron Mermelstein: Q♦Q♣
Lima had gutshot on the 6♦5♣3♣ flop, and picked up a flush draw on the 5♦ turn to have plenty of outs. Unfortunately for him, Mermelstein made a boat on the Q♠ river, securing the elimination and chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,000,000
1,792,000
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1,792,000 |
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Busted |
Level 6
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Phil Laak raised to 20,000 from under the gun — stating "under the gun, qualify!" — and Rania Nasreddine called in the big blind to play against "my friend Phil."
Both players checked on the flop of Q♣7♥K♥ and Nasreddine bet 25,000 on the 7♦ turn. Laak called. Nasreddine then bet 60,000 on the 10♥ river and Laak said "I can't fold, I can't raise, so I call."
Nasreddine showed 4♥2♥ for a rivered flush and Laak mucked in defeat.
"I'm a flush queen!" cheered Nasreddine.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,050,000
879,000
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879,000 |
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550,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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Level 6
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
After winning the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for $10 million, longtime poker pro Espen Jorstad dove headfirst into the world of Super High Rollers, traveling the high-stakes circuit from Cyprus to South Korea and firing $100,000 and $200,000 buy-in events.
But the two-time bracelet winner took a step back this year from the game he's played since 2004, skipping this summer's WSOP in Las Vegas to focus on the finer things in life: meditation, mental health and connection with others.
"I didn't play much poker (this year)," the Norwegian told PokerNews. "Poker has kind of been an all-in adventure for a lot of years now. And it was nice to take some time off and ... work on myself a little bit more, just focus on health, fitness, relationships."
Click here to read more as Jorstad plays in today's Day 1d flight.
Level 6
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Tony Parker opened to 30,000 from the small blind, and Hugo Machado defended his big blind to the 7♣J♣5♠ flop.
Machado checked to Parker, who continued fore 30,000. The call was made, and Machado checked again on the Q♥ turn.
Parker moved all in for 164,000, and the call was made.
Tony Parker: A♣A♥
Hugo Machado: J♦7♦
Machado turned over his flopped two pair, and Parker could not improve on the 4♥ river. That sent Parker to the rail, but a reentry had him at a new table shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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837,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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500,000
15,000
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15,000 |
