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

12-11-2025 03:47 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Padilha	12,675,000 225,000	225,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	12,125,000 425,000	425,000

Ye Wang	5,900,000 400,000	400,000

Eelis Parssinen	4,325,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

Kelvin Kerber	4,200,000 375,000	375,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	4,200,000 250,000	250,000
Adrian Mateos	4,025,000 575,000	575,000

Jun Obara	3,250,000 50,000	50,000
Yang Wang	2,475,000 25,000	25,000
Jason Koon	2,100,000

Klemens Roiter	2,000,000 550,000	550,000

Manuel Fritz	2,000,000 425,000	425,000

Padilha Doesn't Gamble

Tyler Boyer

Level 22 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Pedro Padilha raised to 250,000 from under the gun with K♥9♥ and was called by Jean-Noel Thorel in the cutoff with A♦10♠.

It was an action flop on the 2♠A♥4♥ board with Padilha flopping the nut flush draw, and Thorel flopping top pair. Padilha then bet out 500,000, and Thorel raised to 500,000. Padilha made the call.

After Padilha check the 4♦ to Thorel, he instantly moved all in for 2,700,000, and Padilha gave up his draw to give the pot to Thorel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	4,450,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Pedro Padilha

12-11-2025 03:39 UTC-4

Ponakovs Chips Away at Padilha's Lead

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Tyler Boyer

Level 22 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs opened on the button with A♣9♣ and Pedro Padilha defended the big blind with 6♦4♣.

Both players checked on the 10♠6♠Q♣2♣8♣ board, where Ponakovs made the nuts on the river with his flush. Padilha checked a third time, but Ponakovs was not, betting 450,000. Padilha gave it some thought before making the cal with his pair of sixes, then saw the bad news, as Ponakovs took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Padilha	12,900,000 500,000	500,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	11,700,000 1,025,000	1,025,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Pedro Padilha

12-11-2025 03:33 UTC-4

Thorel Rebounds

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Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Adrian Mateos opened to 250,000 from the hijack and Jean-Noel Thorel called from the cutoff.

Mateos check-called bets 150,000 and 500,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to read A♦8♠10♣7♣Q♥.

The action checked through to showdown where Thorel's K♥Q♣ rivered a pair of queens to best Mateos' J♣10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	4,600,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	3,900,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Jean-Noel Thorel

12-11-2025 03:29 UTC-4

Hannes Jeschka Eliminated in 13th Place ($363,000)

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Calum Grant

Level 22 : 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Hannes Jeschka shoved for 1,100,000 second to act. Ye Wang called from the hijack for the cards to go on their backs.

Hannes Jeschka: A♠8♠ All in
Ye Wang: Q♣Q♠

Jeschka, who's survived several all-ins on Day 2, ran out of lives as the queens held out on the 6♠6♣5♣J♥8♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ye Wang	5,500,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Hannes Jeschka	Busted

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12-11-2025 03:27 UTC-4

Wang Out Pips Obara to Double Up

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Tyler Boyer

Level 22 : 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Jun Obara raised to 200,000 from early position, and it folded to Yang Wang in the big blind who made the call.

The flop came K♣5♣7♥ and Yang check-called a bet of 100,000 from Obara.

After the 3♠ on the turn, Wang checked to Obara again, who fired out 250,000. Wang raised all in for 850,000, and Obara called to put Wang at risk.

Yang Wang: K♠Q♠ All in
Jun Obara: K♥9♦

Both players flopped top pair, but Wang's kicker was best. The A♥ on the turn changed nothing, and Wang locked up a much-needed double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Obara	3,300,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Yang Wang	2,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Jun Obara Yang Wang

12-11-2025 03:20 UTC-4

Bad Timing for JNT

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Tyler Boyer

Level 22 : 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Pedro Padilha raised to 225,000 from under the gun with K♦K♣ and was called by Jean-Noel Thorel in the cutoff with 3♠3♦.

After the flop came 2♦8♥4♦ Thorel raised a bet of 250,000 from Padilha, to 600,000. Padilha made the call.

The turn brought the 6♠ and Padilha check-called a bet of 1,000,000 from Thorel.

After the 6♣ paired the board on the river, Padilha checked to Thorel, and he bet 1,000,000 once again. Padilha then raised to 2,500,000, and Thorel mucked his hand to give the pot to Padilha.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Padilha	13,400,000 3,675,000	3,675,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	2,500,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Pedro Padilha

Level: 22

Blinds: 50,000/125,000

Ante: 125,000

12-11-2025 03:12 UTC-4

Alex Kulev Eliminated in 14th Place (327,000)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 21 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Alex Kulev opened under the gun to 200,000, and once it folded to Jun Obara in the hijack, he three-bet to 500,000. It folded back to Kulev, who then four-bet all in for 2,100,000, which Obara quickly called to put Kulev at risk.

Alex Kulev: 7♠7♣ All in
Jun Obara: 10♦10♣

Kulev four-bet right into the bigger pocket pair, and once the board ran out K♣4♠4♣8♥J♠ Obara's ten remained best, sending to Kulev to the payout desk in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Obara	5,000,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Alex Kulev	Busted

Tags: Alex Kulev Jun Obara

12-11-2025 03:01 UTC-4

Masato Yokosawa Eliminated in 15th Place ($327,000)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 21 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Action folded to Jason Koon on the button, and he raised all in for his stack of 1,400,000. It folded to Masato Yokosawa in the big blind who called for his last 650,000, putting himself at risk.

Masato Yokosawa: K♦Q♣ All in
Jason Koon: A♣3♥

It was a fair fight with Yokosawa needing to improve past the ace high of Koon to stay alive. However, he was quickly drawing dead after Koon flopped quads on the 3♠3♣3♦9♠2♠ runout, ending Yokosawa's deep run.