Event #11: $25,000 Super Main Event Day 2a | 2025 WSOP Paradise

12-12-2025 23:13 UTC-4

Becher Bounced to Set Up Stone Bubble

Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

After Gilles Simon's departure in 235th, Daniel Becher committed his last few blinds from the hijack and was at risk to Joao Tomas, who was in the small blind.

Daniel Becher: A♠K♥ All in
Joao Tomas: K♠5♥

Tomas moved ahead of Big Slick, pairing on the J♥9♠5♣ flop, and remaining best after the 7♣ turn and 2♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Tomas	5,000,000 880,000	880,000
Daniel Becher	Busted
Gilles Simon	Busted

Tags: Daniel Becher Joao Tomas

12-12-2025 23:09 UTC-4

Simon Busts with a Healthy Stack on the Bubble

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Tyler Boyer

Level 17 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Gilles Simon was all in for roughly 1,500,000, and Matthew Wakeman putting him at risk.

Gilles Simon: A♦5♣ All in
Matthew Wakeman: 6♥6♣

Simon found himself in a world of hurt only having three immediate outs but picked up more after the J♣10♦K♣ flop. But the board ran out 2♥ on the turn, and 10♥ on the river, with Wakeman's sixes still best, eliminating Simon just two players from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wakeman	6,100,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Gilles Simon	Busted

Tags: Gilles Simon Matthew Wakeman

12-12-2025 23:01 UTC-4

Rodrigues Spikes the River to Survive on the Bubble

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Tyler Boyer

Level 17 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Fabio Rodrigues was all in for 110,000 from the hijack, and the big blind Tamas Adamszki putting him at risk.

Fabio Rodrigues: A♠3♦ All in
Tamas Adamszki: A♣Q♣

Rodrigues was dominated by Adamszki, but picked up extra outs in the form of a wheel draw after the 4♠2♦9♥ flop. However, he would only have those four outs after the Q♦ paired Adamszki on turn. But those four outs was all he would need when the 5♦ peeled off on the river, giving Rodrigues a wheel, doubling up, just three players from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamas Adamszki	2,000,000 420,000	420,000
Fabio Rodrigues	420,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Fabio Rodrigues Tamas Adamszki

12-12-2025 22:57 UTC-4

Big Pot for Guilbert

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Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Dawid Smolka opened to 160,000 from under the gun. Brunno Botteon and Johan Guilbert called from the button and big blind.

The action checked through to Butteon on the turn, where the board read A♥Q♦3♦7♣. He bet 280,000. Guilbert made ot 1,050,000. Smolka folded and Botteon called.

Guilbert sized up to 1,700,000 on the 2♥ river, and after Botteon used several time banks, he called.

Guilbert tabled Q♠Q♣ for a set of queens and boosted his stack considerably.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Guilbert	6,900,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

Brunno Botteon	600,000 4,100,000	4,100,000

Tags: Brunno Botteon Dawid Smolka Johan Guilbert

12-12-2025 22:45 UTC-4

Kabrhel Catches Kanit Speeding

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Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The feud between Mustapha Kanit and Martin Kabrhel appears to have cooled down, but the duo are still battling, just in a more civilized manner.

Kabrhel opened to 160,000 from under the gun and Kanit defended the big blind.

Kanit check-called for 80,000 on the K♥8♠4♦ flop before the 6♥ turn checked through to the 4♣ river. Kanit led out for 180,000, and as Kabrhel's 30 seconds were about to finish, he announced call.

Kanit slid his cards face down into the muck, and Kabrhel won the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	9,900,000 600,000	600,000

Mustapha Kanit	3,890,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Mustapha Kanit

12-12-2025 22:28 UTC-4

Play Underway

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Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Play has resumed, with 21 minutes left of Level 17.

12-12-2025 21:41 UTC-4

Akimov Leads the Counts (Per WSOP+) (full)

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Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Evgenii Akimov leads the Super Main Event on the bubble. It appears he dethroned Charles Hook at the top of the counts. Hook once had a 10,000,000 stack, but has lost a zero and sits near the bottom of the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evgenii Akimov	14,800,000 9,410,000	9,410,000
Chris Moneymaker	10,825,000 2,385,000	2,385,000

Alex Foxen	10,070,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Paulius Vaitiekunas	9,620,000 4,745,000	4,745,000

Martin Kabrhel	9,300,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Danilo Velasevic	9,205,000 6,600,000	6,600,000
Gergo Nagy	9,125,000 6,325,000	6,325,000
Dawid Smolka	8,995,000 3,170,000	3,170,000
Alejandro Ganivet	8,960,000 40,000	40,000
Khoi Le Nguyen	8,910,000 3,800,000	3,800,000

Leonardo Song-Carrillo	8,670,000 3,395,000	3,395,000

Rodrigo Selouan	8,520,000 270,000	270,000
Alex Keating	8,000,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Ryuta Nakai	8,000,000 1,515,000	1,515,000
Michael Wang	7,900,000 1,540,000	1,540,000

Jonathan Jaffe	7,735,000 1,815,000	1,815,000
Yang Wang	7,700,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Daniel Jackson	7,550,000 650,000	650,000
Ivanildo Mascarenhas Limeira	7,500,000 6,280,000	6,280,000
Luiz Feres Messmar Carnasciali	7,200,000 1,960,000	1,960,000
Gustavo Silva	7,180,000 240,000	240,000
Alexander Tkatschew	6,870,000 730,000	730,000
Brock Wilson	6,860,000 3,005,000	3,005,000
Teun Mulder	6,825,000 2,465,000	2,465,000
Iago Savino	6,635,000 765,000	765,000

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12-12-2025 21:15 UTC-4

Dinner Comes Before the Bubble

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Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Level 17 has been paused and the 236 players have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break. There are 236 players remaining, with 233 making the money.

Play resumes at approximately 21:27 p.m.

12-12-2025 21:06 UTC-4

Strazisar Turns Two Pair to Survive

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Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

After losing a majority of his stack in the previous hand, Jan Strazisar jammed for 1,335,000 from the button. He was at risk to Pedro Fernandes Cassar, who was in the small blind.

Jan Strazisar: K♥Q♦ All in
Pedro Fernandes Cassar: A♥6♣

Stazisar looked defeated after the A♠Q♣9♥ flop, but was back in good spirits after making two pair on the K♣ turn to move ahead. He returned to his seat after the 3♠ river, with a very elevated heartbeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Fernandes Cassar	5,150,000 1,265,000	1,265,000
Jan Strazisar	2,800,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tags: Jan Strazisar Pedro Fernandes Cassar

12-12-2025 21:00 UTC-4

Ganivet Wins a Nice One on Soft Bubble

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Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Alejandro Ganivet opened to 160,000 from the button and called when Jan Strazisar made it 650,000 from the small blind.

Ganivet quickly called bets of 450,000 and 1,000,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to read Q♦4♥3♣10♥3♦.

Stazisar counted out his chips, where he had roughly 1,400,000. He ended up waving the white flag with a check, and Ganivet snap-checked behind.

Stazisar tabled K♦J♣ for a missed straight, and Ganivet took in the pot with his A♥10♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Ganivet	9,000,000 240,000	240,000
Jan Strazisar	1,400,000 1,680,000	1,680,000

Tags: Alejandro Ganivet Jan Strazisar