2025 WSOP Paradise

Event #11: $25,000 Super Main Event
Day: 2a
Event Info
2025 WSOP Paradise
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$72,275,000
Total Entries
2,891
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
8,000,000 / 16,000,000
Ante
16,000,000
Players Info - Day 2a
Entries
722
Players Left
108
Players Left 1 / 2,891
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Botteon Gets a Fold

Level 12 : Blinds 20,000/35,000, 35,000 ante

Tamas Adamszki opened to 75,000 from the hijack. Espen Jorstad and Brunno Botteon called from the button and big blind.

The Q55 flop checked through to the 3 turn. Adamszki bet 85,000, folding out Jorstad. Botteon made it 360,000 and Adamszki snap-folded.

Tags: Brunno BotteonEspen JorstadTamas Adamszki

Kings for Tamasauskas

Level 12 : Blinds 20,000/35,000, 35,000 ante

Arthur Thiriart opened to 70,000. It folded to Meelis Siimson in the small blind, who jammed for 660,000. Vladas Tamasauskas reshoved as the bigger stack, folding out Thiriart.

Meelis Siimson: 99All in
Vladas Tamasauskas: KxKx

The kings scored the knockout after the Q10QA7 runout.

Tags: Arthur ThiriartMeelis SiimsonVladas Tamasauskas

Glaser Exits as Gainivet Climbs to the Top of Chip Counts

Level 12 : Blinds 20,000/35,000, 35,000 ante
Benny Glasser
Benny Glasser

Action was picked up on the river with the board showing 96276 and over 1,000,000 in the pot.

Benny Glaser was facing a raise from Alejandro Ganivet to put Glaser all in for his stack of roughly 1,300,000. Glaser sat in the tank before electing to make the call to put himself at risk.

Gainvet tabled 85 for a straight, as Glaser tossed A9 in the muck and he exited the tournament area.

Tags: Alejandro GanivetBenny Glaser

Big Names Among Early Bust Outs

Level 12 : Blinds 20,000/35,000, 35,000 ante

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Level: 12

Blinds: 20,000/35,000

Ante: 35,000

Kabrhel Bombs the Turn

Level 11 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Mihai-Cristian Tabac opened to 60,000 from middle position, which was called by Paul Esau in the cutoff and Martin Kabrhel on the button.

The flop came KJK, and it was checked to Kabrhel, who bet out 100,000. Tabac called, and Esau folded, to which Kabrhel responded with, "One down."

The turn brought the 7, and when Tabac checked, Martin sized up to 580,000, asking the dealer, "Do I even need to put the chips in?" insinuating Tabac would fold. Kabrhel was right, as Tabac quickly mucked, giving the pot to a lively Kabrhel.

Tags: Martin KabrhelMihai-Cristian TabacPaul Esau

Kenney Having Fun

Level 11 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

All-time money list leader Bryn Kenney was looking to bust Hendrik Joosten, who was all-in for just a handful of big blinds.

Hendrik Joosten: AAAll in
Bryn Kenney: KQ

Kenney, who was a Day 2a entrant, was reduced to around 205,000 after the aces held on the 29246 runout. Kenney didn't mind and was all smiles as Joosten collected the pot.

On the next deal, Michael Dwyer raised to 60,000 from the button, and Kenney called from the big blind. He check-folded to a bet of 50,000 on the AQ4 flop.

"I liked the four, but didn't like the other cards," Kenney laughed. "Did you have a pair?"

Dwyer said no, which sent Kenney into a bigger fit of laughter.

On the next deal, it folded to Kenney, who put in his last 115,000 from the small blind. [Removed:564] could only smirk in the big blind after peeking at his cards.

"It's so bad! It's considering fold bad!" exclaimed Kenney, with [Removed:565] shaking his head as he called.

Kenney had J4, and was delighted to see [Removed:565] flip over 94.

Kenney's jack-high was good for the pot, which the table also seemed to enjoy.

Tags: Bryn KenneyHendrik JoostenMichael Dwyer

Kabrhel Called By King-High

Level 11 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Martin Kabrhel
Martin Kabrhel

Marios Zervoudis opened to 70,000 from early position. Martin Kabrhel and Travis Egbert called from the blinds.

Zervoudis continued for 100,000 on the 1082 flop, and Kabrhel was the only caller. The 3 turn checked through to the 5 river.

"No, I have to bluff," said Kabrhel, who'd been chatting throughout the hand, mainly directing his barbs at Egbert.

Kabrhel fired out 95,000 and was quickly called.

Kabrhel was slow to table his hand, with Zervoudis beating him to the felt showing KQ. Kabrhel couldn't beat king-high and mucked.

"If you post that hand, I'm suing PokerNews for $2. Not $2 million, $2."

Kabrhel is now $2 richer.

Tags: Marios ZervoudisMartin KabrhelTravis Egbert

Foxen Building a Big Stack

Level 11 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

Action was picked up on the turn with roughly 1,000,000 in the pot and the board showing 45JJ.

Alex Foxen from under the gun bet 550,000, which was called by Ivan Kochkin in the hijack.

After the 5 on the river, Foxen moved all in for Kochkin's stack of 800,000, which got a quick fold to give Foxen the pot.

Tags: Alex FoxenIvan Kochkin

Sootla Flops a Flush

Level 11 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action folded to Jonathan Newman in the cutoff to 60,000 before Ranno Sootla on the button three-bet all in for 210,000. It folded to Newman, who made the call to put Sootla at risk.

Ranno Sootla: AQ All in
Jonathan Newman: K5

Sootla was in front with his ace high, and then after the 210K flop, he took a commanding lead after flopping the nut flush, and 80% of a royal. There was no royal for Sootla, but the 63 runout sealed his double-up.

Tags: Jonathan NewmanRanno Sootla