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

12-11-2025 14:48 UTC-5

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Padilha	12,525,000 2,125,000	2,125,000
Adrian Mateos	8,050,000 1,775,000	1,775,000

Tags: Pedro Padilha Adrian Mateos

12-11-2025 14:39 UTC-5

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Klemens Roiter	4,300,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Eelis Parssinen	2,000,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Kelvin Kerber	Busted

Tags: Eelis Parssinen Kelvin Kerber Klemens Roiter

12-11-2025 14:34 UTC-5

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	6,900,000 3,525,000	3,525,000

Kelvin Kerber	575,000 2,325,000	2,325,000

Tags: Jason Koon Kelvin Kerber

12-11-2025 14:33 UTC-5

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	11,775,000 1,725,000	1,725,000

Yang Wang	3,850,000 2,150,000	2,150,000

Tags: Yang Wang Aleksejs Ponakovs

12-11-2025 14:29 UTC-5

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	13,500,000 550,000	550,000

Pedro Padilha	10,400,000 475,000	475,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Pedro Padilha

12-11-2025 14:24 UTC-5

Updated Counts

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Calum Grant

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	12,950,000 50,000	50,000

Pedro Padilha	10,875,000 25,000	25,000
Adrian Mateos	9,825,000 75,000	75,000

Ye Wang	5,475,000

Eelis Parssinen	4,400,000 300,000	300,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	3,400,000 450,000	450,000
Jason Koon	3,375,000 375,000	375,000

Kelvin Kerber	2,900,000 450,000	450,000

Manuel Fritz	2,375,000 675,000	675,000
Klemens Roiter	2,000,000 300,000	300,000

Yang Wang	1,700,000

12-11-2025 14:19 UTC-5

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	13,000,000 500,000	500,000

Pedro Padilha	10,900,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Pedro Padilha Aleksejs Ponakovs

12-11-2025 14:14 UTC-5

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.