Event #14: $25,000 GGMillion$ Single Day Turbo Day 1 | 2025 WSOP Paradise

12-16-2025 18:13 UTC-4

Reard Earns a Double-Up Through Chen

Shirley Ang

Level 10 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The board read 10♦2♣5♥4♦ with 160,000 in the middle. Hui Chen checked from the cutoff, then Alexandre Reard responded with a shove from the button for 225,000. Chen tanked for a bit, used a time bank card, and then called with the bigger stack.

Alexandre Reard: K♥K♣ All in
Hui Chen: 7♣4♣

Chen had turned a pair of fours, but Reard was ahead with the pocket kings.

The river completed the board with the Q♣, which changed nothing, and Reard doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	610,000 203,000	203,000

Hui Chen	338,000 241,000	241,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard Hui Chen

12-16-2025 18:13 UTC-4

Jontulovic Ousts Foxen

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Bogdan Jontulovic opened to 20,000 and was called by Chino Rheem from the small blind. Alex Foxen shoved for around 140,000 from the big blind. Jontulovic rejammed and folded out Rheem.

Alex Foxen: K♠Q♥ All in
Bogdan Jontulovic: A♠10♣

Foxen failed to connect on the J♣2♥2♦J♠8♣ runout and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	1,100,000 300,000	300,000
Bogdan Jontulovic	900,000 650,000	650,000
Alex Foxen	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Bogdan Jontulovic Chino Rheem

12-16-2025 18:11 UTC-4

Watson Busts Second Bullet

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

A player raised to 21,000 before Mike Watson three-bet to 75,000 from the small blind. Andrija Robovic four-bet shoved as the big stack from the big blind, folding out the original raiser. Watson pondered before committing his stack of around 355,000.

Mike Watson: 6♥6♣ All in
Andrija Robovic: 10♠10♥

Robovic hit the 1,000,000 mark after remaining best on the 7♠7♣9♦5♣Q♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrija Robovic	1,000,000 750,000	750,000
Mike Watson	Busted

Tags: Andrija Robovic Mike Watson

Level: 10

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

12-16-2025 18:04 UTC-4

Entries & Eliminations

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Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:607]	250,000 250,000	250,000
Mike Watson	250,000 250,000	250,000

Aaron Olechnowicz	250,000 250,000	250,000
Wai Kiat Lee	250,000 250,000	250,000
Danilo Velasevic	250,000 250,000	250,000
Paulius Vaitiekunas	250,000 115,000	115,000

Christopher Nguyen	250,000 255,000	255,000
Ali Abdulzahra	250,000 250,000	250,000
Paul Byrne	250,000 123,000	123,000
Michael Moncek	250,000

Isaac Rose-Berman	Busted
Christoph Vogelsang	Busted
Mathias Joelsson	Busted
Matas Cikinas	Busted

12-16-2025 17:59 UTC-4

Goya Gets Rid of Watson

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Shirley Ang

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The board read 10♣J♠6♦2♥4♥ with around 120,000 in the middle. Dante Goya was all-in for 170,000 from middle position, and Mike Watson was thinking of risking his tournament life as he had around 159,000 in the hijack.

As his shot clock counted down, he made the call. Goya revealed Q♥Q♦ for the overpair. Watson got up and showed his A♣10♥ for the flopped pair of tens with the ace-kicker as he departed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dante Goya	450,000 204,000	204,000

Mike Watson	Busted

Tags: Dante Goya Mike Watson

12-16-2025 17:58 UTC-4

Simao Sees Off Lipp

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Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Matthias Lipp was all-in for his last 58,000 from under the gun and at risk to Joao Simao from the next seat over.

Matthias Lipp: J♥9♦ All in
Joao Simao: A♣10♣

Both players paired up on the 10♥9♠7♣ flop, but Simao remained ahead. Lipp picked up an open-ender on the Q♠ turn but departed after the 3♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	680,000

Matthias Lipp	Busted

Tags: Joao Simao Matthias Lipp

12-16-2025 17:50 UTC-4

Entries & Eliminations

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Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Seonguk Huh	250,000 250,000	250,000
Chanracy Khun	250,000 250,000	250,000

Biao Ding	250,000 250,000	250,000
Jim Collopy	250,000 250,000	250,000

Michael Moncek	250,000 250,000	250,000

Juan Pardo	250,000 250,000	250,000
Jan Strazisar	250,000 250,000	250,000
James Caputo	250,000
Sergio Aido	250,000 52,000	52,000

Kelvin Kerber	Busted

[Removed:607]	Busted
Seth Davies	Busted

Danilo Velasevic	Busted
Guillaume Nolet	Busted

12-16-2025 17:47 UTC-4

Borovkov Holds in Three-Way All-In

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Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alexey Borovkov opened to 16,000 from early position before Daewoong Song jammed for 82,000 from the next seat over. Isaac Rose-Berman reshoved as the bigger stack from the button, and Borovkov committed his stack of 172,000.

Daewoong Song: 10♠10♣ All in
Alexey Borovkov: K♦K♥ All in
Isaac Rose-Berman: A♣K♣

The kings remained ahead after the 6♥5♠3♣ flop and 2♣ turn, where Rose-Berman picked up a flush draw, The 7♥ river was safe for Borovkov, and he took in the 444,000 chip pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Borovkov	444,000 363,000	363,000
Isaac Rose-Berman	66,000 121,000	121,000
Daewoong Song	Busted

Tags: Alexey Borovkov Daewoong Song Isaac Rose-Berman

12-16-2025 17:46 UTC-4

Joelsson Forces Hunichen to Fold

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Shirley Ang

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Chris Hunichen raised to 16,000 from middle position for Mathias Joelsson to three-bet to 65,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and Hunichen called.

The flop came 2♥8♦A♠, Joelsson continued with a bet of 34,000 for Hunichen to give up.