Event #9: $100,000 Triton Main Event | 2025 WSOP Paradise

Dec 11, 2025

Mateos Avoids Disaster

Tyler Boyer

Level 23 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Pedro Padilha limped in from the small blind with 7♠4♠, and Adrian Mateos checked his option with J♥2♦ in the big blind.

Both players got a piece of the 5♣4♥2♥ flop, but both elected to check to the 2♠ on the turn, which gave Mateos trips. Padilha check-called a bet of 300,000 from Mateos.

The river was the 4♣ giving both players a full house, but Padilha the bigger one. Padilha checked to Mateos again, who fired out a hefty bet of 1,500,000. Padilha then raised to 5,500,000. Mateos gave it some thought, before opting to fold his full house, and give the pot to Padilha, avoiding disaster.

Tags: Pedro Padilha Adrian Mateos

Dec 11, 2025

Kelvin Kerber Eliminated in 11th Place ($415,000)

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Calum Grant

Level 23 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Kelvin Kerber put in his last 575,500 from the button. Eelis Parssinen three-bet jammed for 3,800,000 from the small blind and Klemens Roiter snap-called for his last 1,775,000 from the big blind to set up a three-way all-in.

Kelvin Kerber: K♥9♣ All in
Klemens Roiter: A♦K♠ All in
Eelis Parssinen: Q♠10♠

Roiter had Kerber dominated and was ahead of Parssinen, but the latter had plenty of equity with his suited Broadway holding.

Roiter found an ace on the A♠7♣6♠ flop to stay ahead, while Parssinen had a flush draw. Kerber had little hope, needing to go runner-runner.

The 8♦ turn gave Kerber a slim chance of survival, but Roiter claimed the 4,300,000 pot after the 6♣ river gave him aces-up and the checkmark.

Tags: Eelis Parssinen Kelvin Kerber Klemens Roiter

Dec 11, 2025

Koon's Kings Crush Kerber

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Calum Grant

Level 23 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Jason Koon opened to 350,000 from the hijack before Kelvin Kerber three-bet to 1,000,000 from the small blind. Koon shoved for 3,300,000 and was snap-called by the bigger stack.

Jason Koon: K♦K♥ All in
Kelvin Kerber: Q♠Q♥

Koon flopped top set on the K♣9♦6♦4♥6♥ runout and doubled up to become a top-four stack, while Kerber became the short stack.

Tags: Jason Koon Kelvin Kerber

Dec 11, 2025

Wang Flops a Set to Double

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Tyler Boyer

Level 23 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Yang Wang open-jammed from the cutoff for his stack of 1,700,000, and was called by Aleksejs Ponakovs on the button to put him at risk.

Yang Wang: 9♠9♦ All in
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♠Q♥

It was a flip for Wang's tournament life, but the 9♥4♣Q♣ flop put Yang in a commanding spot by flopping a set of nines. Ponakovs was drawing dead after the 6♣ on the turn, and the 7♠ on the river secured the double-up for Wang.

Tags: Yang Wang Aleksejs Ponakovs

Dec 11, 2025

Chip Leaders Tangle

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Calum Grant

Level 23 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs J♦9♠ limped in from the small blind and Pedro Padilha Q♣8♣ checked his option. Ponakovs bet 150,000 on the A♥A♣5♦ flop and was called.

The 2♠ turn checked through to the 10♣ river, where Ponakovs fired 1,300,000 into a pot of 750,000. Padilha folded.

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Pedro Padilha

Dec 11, 2025

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Calum Grant

Level 23 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Dec 11, 2025

Small One for Padilha

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Tyler Boyer

Level 23 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Pedro Padilha opened to 325,000 from the hijack with K♣J♥, and the big blind Aleksejs Ponakovs made the call with A♠5♣.

After the 2♥10♦7♥ flop, Ponakovs quickly check-folded after the continuation-bet of 250,000 from Padilha.

Tags: Pedro Padilha Aleksejs Ponakovs

Dec 11, 2025

Wang Chops to Stay Alive

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Calum Grant

Level 23 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Yang Wang moved all in for 1,500,000 from the hijack and chip leader Aleksejs Ponakovs called from the cutoff.

Yang Wang: A♠J♥ All in
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♣K♠

Ponakovs picked up from where he left off on Day 2, finding himself in a great spot but the spoils were shared as both players chopped the pot thanks to the 5♠9♦8♣5♥9♠ runout.