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

12-14-2025 18:37 UTC-4

Keating Pays Off Govorov

Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ivan Govorov raised to 16,000 from under the gun and was called by Bryce Yockey from the cutoff. "Cheap," said a recently sat Alan Keating, who defended his big blind.

He bet 8,000 blind before the 4♥3♥2♣ flop came into play. Govorov raised to 20,000, folding out Yockey. Keating stuck around.

The 9♥ turn checked through to the 4♦ river, where Keating check-called for 10,000.

He mucked his hand after his opponent tabled Q♦Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Govorov	1,100,000 97,000	97,000
Bryce Yockey	540,000 550,000	550,000

Alan Keating	410,000 410,000	410,000

Tags: Alan Keating Bryce Yockey Ivan Govorov

12-14-2025 18:33 UTC-4

Pot for Barber; Hutchison Jams on Pardo

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Kenneth Barber limped in from early position and called when Davide Suriano made it 30,000 from the small blind. Suriano check-folded to a bet of 25,000 on the A♠Q♣9♥ flop.

On another table, a pot had swelled to around 240,000 between Dean Hutchison and Juan Pardo. With the board reading K♣7♥2♣5♣4♠, Pardo bet 106,000 and snap-folded when Hutchison jammed for 155,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davide Suriano	720,000 220,000	220,000

Dean Hutchison	510,000 10,000	10,000
Kenneth Barber	360,000
Juan Pardo	320,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Davide Suriano Dean Hutchison Juan Pardo Kenneth Barber

12-14-2025 18:32 UTC-4

Lees Has Top Set Cracked by Runner-Runner Straight

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Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Johan Lees opened from early position and Noah Schwartz called in the hijack before Tomas Jozonis three-bet to 70,000 in the big blind. Both opponents called.

Jozonis continued for 115,000 on the flop of 2♣J♠6♠ and both opponents called. Jozonis then checked on the 5♣ turn and Lees moved all in for 312,000. Schwartz used a time bank before calling with slightly less and Jozonis got out of the way.

Noah Schwartz: 9♠8♠ All in
Johan Lees: J♥J♦

Lees had top set against nine-high but had to fade his opponent's flush and backdoor straight outs. He couldn't do so as the dealer put down the 7♦ river to give Schwartz a straight to put a tough beat on Lees.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Schwartz	850,000 350,000	350,000

Tomas Jozonis	650,000 650,000	650,000
Johan Lees	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Johan Lees Noah Schwartz Tomas Jozonis

12-14-2025 18:23 UTC-4

Prize Pool Closing in on $60M Guarantee

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Josh Noy

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	500,000 500,000	500,000

Patrik Antonius	500,000 500,000	500,000

Zdenek Zizka	500,000 65,000	65,000

Ka Kwan Lau	500,000 500,000	500,000

Biao Ding	500,000 500,000	500,000
Gianluca Cedolia	500,000 500,000	500,000
Mark Darner	500,000 500,000	500,000

Brandon Adams	500,000 405,000	405,000

Kelvin Kerber	500,000 500,000	500,000

12-14-2025 18:18 UTC-4

Martinelli Had a Good Childhood

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Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alexandre Amiel was all in from under the gun for around 300,000 against Luke Martinelli in the cutoff.

Alexandre Amiel: 10♥10♦ All in
Luke Martinelli: A♣A♠

Amiel was in bad shape but got some hope from the J♥5♥6♥ flop before the board finished out J♣J♦ to mark his elimination, as Martinelli's aces held up.

"How did you fade all that?" asked Phil Laak. "You must've had a good childhood. Done your chores. Done your homework. Gone to bed on time. And now you fade a heart."

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Martinelli	1,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Alexandre Amiel	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Amiel Luke Martinelli Phil Laak

12-14-2025 18:12 UTC-4

Tregoubov Rivers Romanello; Maslak Runs into Kings

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Igor Tregoubov opened to 16,000 from the cutoff and Roberto Romanello defended his big blind.

Romanello check-called for 20,000 on the 5♣3♣2♠ flop before the Q♦ turn checked through to the 10♦ river. Romanello fired out 14,000 and was quickly called. Romanello, a member of poker's Triple Crown club, turned over 6♥5♥ for a pair of fives. It was no good against Tregoubov's 10♠9♥, which rivered a pair of tens to take the pot.

On another table, Konstantin Maslak was all-in and at risk to Fernando Gutierrez Alfonso for just over 400,000. The action was caught with the cards on their backs, and Maslak was in rough shape.

Konstantin Maslak: AxKx All in
Fernando Gutierrez Alfonso: K♠K♦

Maslak's ace failed to appear on the 9♣7♣8♠3♦6♣ runout, and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Tregoubov	1,000,000 30,000	30,000
Fernando Gutierrez Alfonso	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Roberto Romanello	900,000 390,000	390,000

Konstantin Maslak	Busted

Tags: Fernando Gutierrez Alfonso Igor Tregoubov Konstantin Maslak Roberto Romanello

12-14-2025 18:10 UTC-4

Williams Runs Down Robinson

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Josh Noy

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Colin Robinson moved all in for his last 66,000 in the cutoff, and David Williams stuck in a call from the big blind.

Colin Robinson: K♦6♦ All in
David Williams: J♠4♠

Robinson smashed the 3♥6♣6♠ flop, but Williams picked up outs on the 5♦ turn. The dealer delivered the 2♣ river, completing a straight for Williams to send Robinson to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Williams	525,000 525,000	525,000

Colin Robinson	Busted

Tags: Colin Robinson David Williams

12-14-2025 18:02 UTC-4

Current Chip Leaders

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Josh Noy

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The latest WSOP+ app update has produced the following list of chip leaders around the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Perouse	1,860,000 1,860,000	1,860,000

Justin Liberto	1,745,000 1,745,000	1,745,000

Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	1,699,000 1,199,000	1,199,000
Brian Luo	1,590,000 1,137,000	1,137,000
Aaron Sevilla	1,531,000 411,000	411,000
Samuel Ju	1,519,000 335,000	335,000
Eric Bonin	1,450,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Sinan Unlu	1,417,000 1,417,000	1,417,000
James Caputo	1,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Mario Diaz Quilez	1,340,000 1,168,000	1,168,000
Monika Hrabec	1,289,000 1,289,000	1,289,000
Seth Davies	1,277,000 307,000	307,000

Aaron Mermelstein	1,208,000 8,000	8,000
Jeremy Ausmus	1,200,000 215,000	215,000

Giovanni Paticchio	1,100,000 145,000	145,000
Sebastian Toro	1,080,000 173,000	173,000
Pascal LeFrancois	1,070,000 90,000	90,000

Jack Raworth	1,033,000 1,033,000	1,033,000
Rehman Kassam	1,025,000 25,000	25,000
Renan Meneguetti	1,025,000 75,000	75,000
Yu Zhang	1,005,000 1,005,000	1,005,000
Ivan Govorov	1,003,000 1,003,000	1,003,000
Igor Tregoubov	970,000 273,000	273,000
Oihan Abarzuza	969,000 509,000	509,000

Mark Radoja	967,000 50,000	50,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

12-14-2025 17:40 UTC-4

GTO Wizard: How to Steal on the Bubble With a Short Stack

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

If you're short-stacked on the bubble of a tournament, raising into bigger stacks might seem like a huge risk.

After all, you’re risking your tournament life at a point where folding guarantees you inch closer to a payday. But according to poker pro and strategy author Andrew Brokos, that fear doesn’t mean you should stop stealing altogether.

In a GTO Wizard article, Brokos explores one of tournament poker’s trickiest spots: stealing from the button as a short stack near the money bubble, when opponents in the blinds have you covered.

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