Event #9: $100,000 Triton Main Event Day 2 | 2025 WSOP Paradise

12-10-2025 17:21 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts After Break (full)

Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	1,770,000 1,288,000	1,288,000

Ye Wang	1,730,000 8,000	8,000

Andras Nemeth	1,400,000 333,000	333,000
Christoph Vogelsang	1,355,000 108,000	108,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,355,000 73,000	73,000

Javid Ismayilov	1,235,000 219,000	219,000
Sergio Aido	1,230,000 48,000	48,000

Aleksandr Zubov	1,220,000 1,220,000	1,220,000
Corey Kempson	1,180,000 689,000	689,000
Christopher Nguyen	1,150,000 950,000	950,000

Pedro Padilha	1,125,000 713,000	713,000
Wai Kiat Lee	1,115,000 668,000	668,000
Nick Schulman	1,100,000 4,000	4,000

James Hopkins	1,080,000 825,000	825,000
Bernhard Binder	1,050,000 596,000	596,000

Jason Koon	985,000 270,000	270,000

Daniel Rezaei	935,000 64,000	64,000

Roman Hrabec	905,000 451,000	451,000

Tamas Adamszki	880,000 135,000	135,000
David Chen	850,000 166,000	166,000
Cong Pham	840,000 147,000	147,000
Yang Wang	840,000 71,000	71,000
Masato Yokosawa	835,000 351,000	351,000
Nacho Barbero	815,000 187,000	187,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	775,000 18,000	18,000

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Level: 13

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

12-10-2025 17:05 UTC-4

SWAT Team Cracks Down on €100 Poker Tournament + Maurice Hawkins Fight | PokerNews Podcast #928

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In the 928th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway is joined by Mike Holtz and Ben Ludlow at Level 9 Studios to talk about the SWAT team raid of a low-stakes poker game in Sweden. Find out what caused armed authorities, supported by drones and even a helicopter, to raise the $100 buy-in poker tournament.

The trio then discusses the physical altercation between Maurice Hawkins and a player known as "Eugene" in a Florida home game. Was Maurice running his mouth? Was it an unprovoked attack? Not only do you get to hear about what happened, but you can see some video clips of the scuffle itself.

Other topics covered are Daniel Negreanu's post on players that learn via solvers versus those who do their "own thing," where Michael Addamo falls in that conversation, and PokerNews being named the official live reporting partner for the 2026 Aussie Millions. Plus, a look ahead to the WSOP Paradise, WPT World Championship & EPT Prague underway, and given that Jonathan Little is coming out with a new book, we thought it'd be a good time for another giveaway. It's your chance to win a copy of Little's book 100 Essential Tips. Visit dandbpoker.com to preorder Jonathan Little's new book.

Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and if you want even more, be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast, where we offer additional content, including "Recent Tournament Winners." The audio version of the PokerNews Podcast is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.

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12-10-2025 17:01 UTC-4

Break

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The 98 remaining players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Lefrancois	Busted

Cary Katz	Busted

Brandon Steven	Busted
Matthias Lipp	Busted
Sean Winter	Busted
Mehdi Chaoui	Busted
Keith Lehr	Busted

[Removed:564]	Busted
Tom Fuchs	Busted

12-10-2025 17:01 UTC-4

Schulman Flys Up the Leaderboard After Winning Monster Pot

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nick Schulman raised to 33,000 from the cutoff, and Hannes Jeschka in the small blind three-bet to 110,000 before Mehdi Chaoui moved all in from the big blind for 140,000. Both Schulman and Jeschka made the call.

The flop came 4♠4♥K♠, and Schulman called a bet of 40,000 from Jeschka.

Both players checked the 3♦ on the turn, which brought the 2♠ on the river. Jeschka then bet out 50,000, before Schulman raised to 290,000, and Jeschka made the call.

Schulman turned over A♠Q♠ for a flush, and Jeschka showed K♣Q♣ before tossing it in the muck, giving Schulman the side pot. For the main pot, Chaoui was disgusted to see his A♥A♦ get run down by Schulman and was eliminated after getting his aces cracked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	1,104,000 528,000	528,000

Hannes Jeschka	469,000 8,000	8,000
Mehdi Chaoui	Busted

Tags: Hannes Jeschka Mehdi Chaoui Nick Schulman

12-10-2025 17:00 UTC-4

Parssinen Doubles with Aces

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu and Eelis Parssinen exchanged raises from the button and big blind that saw the latter all-in and at risk for his last 164,000.

Eelis Parssinen: A♦A♠ All in
Orpen Kisacikoglu: A♥J♠

Kisacikoglu picked up outs to Broadway on the K♣Q♥2♠ flop, but Parssinen managed to survive after the 6♥ turn and 3♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu	436,000 379,000	379,000

Eelis Parssinen	346,000 152,000	152,000

Tags: Eelis Parssinen Orpen Kisacikoglu

12-10-2025 16:50 UTC-4

Koon Flops It

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jason Koon raised to 27,000 from middle position, and was called by the small blind, Gabriel Tavares, and the big blind [Removed:564].

After the J♣9♣10♦ flop, it was checked to Koon, who fired out 24,000. Tavares called, and [Removed:565] got out of the way.

The turn was the 7♥, and Tavares check-called a bet of 71,000 from Koon.

Once the K♠ hit on the river, Tavares again check-called a bet from Koon, this time for 80,000. Koon tabled K♥Q♥ for a flopped straight to give him the pot as Tavares mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Tavares	784,000 1,000	1,000
Jason Koon	715,000 536,000	536,000

[Removed:564]	314,000 627,000	627,000

Tags: Jason Koon Gabriel Tavares

12-10-2025 16:47 UTC-4

Field Gets Thinner

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Finger	Busted

Andre Moreira	Busted
Seth Davies	Busted

Joao Simao	Busted

Johannes Straver	Busted

12-10-2025 16:44 UTC-4

Maue Takes from Kabrhel

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a limped pot blind on blind, the flop came Q♦10♣9♣ and Martin Kabrhel in the small blind check-called a bet of 20,000 from Leonard Maue in the big blind.

After the 2♦ on the turn, Kabrhel again check-called a bet, this time for 75,000.

Both players checked after the 2♥ on the river, as Kabrhel tabled 9♥8♣, but Maue had the winner with Q♠8♠ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Maue	690,000 44,000	44,000
Martin Kabrhel	247,000 246,000	246,000

Tags: Leonard Maue Martin Kabrhel

12-10-2025 16:40 UTC-4

Mokri Wins the Classic Race

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri found himself all in for 193,000, and Matthias Lipp called to put Mokri at risk.

Kayhan Mokri: A♦K♦ All in
Matthias Lipp: Q♦Q♣

It was a classic flip with Mokri needing to improve, and he did just that after the board ran out 7♦3♦10♠6♥A♥ and he spiked an ace on the river to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	440,000 247,000	247,000

Matthias Lipp	142,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Matthias Lipp