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

12-11-2025 01:39 UTC-4

Ben Heath Eliminated in 21st Place ($232,000)

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Calum Grant

Level 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Pedro Padilha raised to 170,000 from under the gun and Ben Heath defended his big blind.

On the 10♠6♣5♥ flop, Heath check-raised to 535,000 over a bet of 200,000. Padilha called.

The 5♠ turn checked through to the K♥ river. Heath, with 1,400,000, checked. He then called for his tournament life when Padilha jammed.

Heath had kings and tens with K♦10♦ but Padilha had A♣A♠ for aces and fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Padilha	7,300,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Ben Heath	Busted

Tags: Ben Heath Pedro Padilha

12-11-2025 01:35 UTC-4

Chino Rheem Eliminated in 22nd Place ($232,000)

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Calum Grant

Level 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 200,000 from the hijack. Chino Rheem three-bet to 700,000 from the button. Thorel shoved and Rheem committed his last 140,000.

Chino Rheem: Q♦Q♣ All in
Jean-Noel Thorel: A♥K♠

Thorel had Rheem on the ropes after the A♦7♥5♥ flop and delivered the knockout blow after the 9♣ turn and 9♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	6,000,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Chino Rheem	Busted

Tags: Chino Rheem Jean-Noel Thorel

12-11-2025 01:26 UTC-4

Roiter Rivers a Set to Survive

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Calum Grant

Level 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Klemens Roiter raised to 160,000 from under the gun before Ben Heath made it 440,000 from the cutoff. Roiter jammed for 1,400,000 and was snap-called.

Klemens Roiter: 9♥9♦ All in
Ben Heath: A♠K♠

Roiter remained in front on the Q♣7♦4♠ flop but Heath left his opponent drawing to two outs as he paired his ace on the A♣ turn. Roiter had one foot out of the door but the 9♠ river gave him a set of nines to avoid elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Klemens Roiter	3,000,000 1,535,000	1,535,000

Ben Heath	2,200,000 1,595,000	1,595,000

Tags: Ben Heath Klemens Roiter

12-11-2025 01:22 UTC-4

Gabriel Tavares Eliminated 23rd Place (232,000)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 160,000 from middle position, and when it folded to Gabriel Tavares on the button, he three-bet all in for 775,000. Then the big blind Adrian Mateos four-bet all in for 2,000,000, which got Ponakovs to muck, leaving the players heads-up, with Tavares at risk.

Gabriel Tavares: A♠J♠ All in
Adrian Mateos: A♥Q♥

Mateos had Tavares dominated and held through the K♦7♦6♣10♠8♦ runout to knock out Tavares.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	8,200,000 200,000	200,000

Adrian Mateos	3,080,000 115,000	115,000

Gabriel Tavares	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Aleksejs Ponakovs Gabriel Tavares

12-11-2025 01:19 UTC-4

More for Padilha

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Calum Grant

Level 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Hannes Jeschka raised to 160,000 from the hijack. Pedro Padilha and Jun Obara called from the blinds.

Jeschka continued for 80,000 on the K♦K♠Q♥ flop and only Padilha called.

Padilha check-called for 475,000 on the 2♦ turn, bringing in the 6♣ river which checked through to showdown.

Padilha tabled A♦10♦, and Jeschka mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Padilha	5,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Hannes Jeschka	1,100,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Hannes Jeschka Jun Obara Pedro Padilha

12-11-2025 01:06 UTC-4

Ponakovs Adds More to His Mountain of Chips

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Tyler Boyer

Level 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 160,000 from under the gun, which was called by Kelvin Kerber in middle position.

The flop came 7♠7♥A♣ and both players checked to the K♠ on the turn. Kerber then called a bet of 200,000 from Ponakovs.

Both players checked to showdown after the 4♠ on the river. Ponakovs tabled A♥Q♥ to take the pot as Kerber mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	8,400,000 545,000	545,000

Kelvin Kerber	3,300,000 210,000	210,000

Tags: Kelvin Kerber Aleksejs Ponakovs

12-11-2025 01:01 UTC-4

Jamil Wakil Eliminated in 24th Place ($208,000)

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Calum Grant

Level 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jamil Wakil raised from under the gun and called off his stack of 945,000 after Jean-Noel Thorel jammed from the big blind.

Jamil Wakil: A♣J♣ All in
Jean-Noel Thorel: J♥J♦

Thorel made a set of jacks on the J♠6♣2♣ flop and secured the checkmark on the 9♥ turn. The 8♠ river completed the board and Wakil exited in 24th place,

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	4,300,000 930,000	930,000
Jamil Wakil	Busted

Tags: Jamil Wakil Jean-Noel Thorel

12-11-2025 00:58 UTC-4

Coleman's Turn To Double

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Tyler Boyer

Level 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

David Coleman was all in for 555,000, and Gabriel Tavares putting him at risk.

David Coleman: K♦Q♦ All in
Gabriel Tavares: 8♥8♦

It was a race for Coleman's tournament life, and he was able to find a king on the 5♣3♥A♠K♣7♥ runout to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	1,200,000 645,000	645,000

Gabriel Tavares	855,000 555,000	555,000

Tags: David Coleman Gabriel Tavares

Level: 20

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

12-11-2025 00:54 UTC-4

Another Double for Jeschka

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Calum Grant

Level 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Hannes Jeschka opened to 120,000 from middle position before Pedro Padilha made it 290,0000 from the button. Jeschka jammed for 935,000 and was called by the bigger stack.

Hannes Jeschka: A♥Q♥ All in
Pedro Padilha: J♥J♣

Jeschka paired up on the A♦K♦10♣9♥9♦ runout and collected another double up.