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

12-10-2025 22:46 UTC-4

Hopkins Can't Hold

Calum Grant

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ye Wang raised to 100,000 from under the gun and called when James Hopkins jammed for 315,000 from the small blind.

James Hopkins: A♠Q♦ All in
Ye Wang: 9♠8♠

Wang picked up a huge combo draw on the J♠10♣5♠ flop but remained behind after the J♣ turn. The 7♦ river gave Wang the straight and he ousted Hopkins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ye Wang	4,100,000 1,240,000	1,240,000

James Hopkins	Busted

Tags: James Hopkins Ye Wang

12-10-2025 22:43 UTC-4

Yokosawa Busts Gathy

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Calum Grant

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Michael Gathy jammed for 305,000 from under the gun. Masato Yokosawa reshoved for 605,000 from the small blind, forcing out Eelis Parssinen.

Michael Gathy: K♣J♥ All in
Masato Yokosawa: A♠7♠

Both players paired up on the A♥K♠5♥ flop, but Gathy remained behind. The 6♣ turn kept Yokosawa ahead, and he sealed the checkmark after the 7♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masato Yokosawa	1,000,000 275,000	275,000
Michael Gathy	Busted

Tags: Eelis Parssinen Masato Yokosawa Michael Gathy

12-10-2025 22:41 UTC-4

Huge Flip Goes Thorel's Way

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Calum Grant

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 100,000 from the cutoff before Tamas Adamszki made it 350,000 from the small blind. Thorel jammed as the slightly bigger stack, and Adamszki called off his stack of 1,600,000.

Tamas Adamszki: Q♠Q♥ All in
Jean-Noel Thorel: A♣K♥

Thorel paired up on the A♦7♥5♦ flop and eliminated Adamszki after the 2♦ turn and J♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	3,300,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Tamas Adamszki	Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Tamas Adamszki

12-10-2025 22:36 UTC-4

Adamszki Finds a Jack to Knock Out Shakerchi

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Tyler Boyer

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action folded to Talal Shakerchi in the cutoff, and he moved all in for 380,000. When it then folded to Tamas Adamszki in the big blind, he made the call to put Shakerchi at risk.

Talal Shakerchi: K♥Q♠ All in
Tamas Adamszki: Q♣J♥

Shakerchi had Adamszki dominated, looking to be in a great position for a double up. But when the board ran out 2♦A♣8♣J♣8♦ Adamszki turned a jack to take the pot and eliminate Shakerchi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamas Adamszki	1,600,000 430,000	430,000
Talal Shakerchi	Busted

Tags: Talal Shakerchi Tamas Adamszki

Level: 18

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

12-10-2025 22:34 UTC-4

Ponakovs Over Five Million

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Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Javid Ismayilov raised to 80,000 from the early position and was called by Aleksejs Ponakovs from the next seat over.

The A♣Q♣3♣ flop checked through to the A♥ turn, and Ponakovs called a bet of 75,000.

The 10♣ river put four clubs on the board, prompting Ismayilov to check. Ponakovs bet 275,000 and was called.

The chip leader tabled 9♠9♣ for a flush, and Ismayilov, mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	5,200,000 770,000	770,000

Javid Ismayilov	2,300,000 415,000	415,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Javid Ismayilov

12-10-2025 22:32 UTC-4

Chidwick Busts Schulman to Burst the Bubble

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Tyler Boyer

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised to 90,00 from middle position and when it folded to Nick Schulman in the big blind, he three-bet all in for his stack of 850,000, which Chidwick called, slightly covering Schulman to put him at risk.

Nick Schulman: A♠Q♠ All in
Stephen Chidwick: A♥K♥

Schulman was dominated by Chidwick, and was in danger of busting on the stone bubble. The flop came 8♥5♠5♦ giving Schulman chop outs. However, the 7♣ turn, and 9♦ river was no help for Schulman, eliminating him on the stone bubble, and guaranteeing the other 39 players a spot in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	1,790,000 910,000	910,000

Nick Schulman	Busted

Tags: Nick Schulman Stephen Chidwick

12-10-2025 22:16 UTC-4

Stacks on the Bubble (full)

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Calum Grant

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	4,430,000 185,000	185,000

Pedro Padilha	3,130,000 35,000	35,000
Wai Kiat Lee	3,125,000 25,000	25,000
Ye Wang	2,860,000 60,000	60,000

Javid Ismayilov	2,715,000 15,000	15,000
Gabriel Tavares	2,505,000 405,000	405,000
Ben Heath	2,380,000 120,000	120,000

Jason Koon	2,215,000 215,000	215,000

Klemens Roiter	2,090,000 90,000	90,000

[Removed:607]	2,015,000 85,000	85,000
Sergio Aido	1,915,000 215,000	215,000

Kelvin Kerber	1,905,000 130,000	130,000

Eelis Parssinen	1,710,000 225,000	225,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	1,700,000
Alex Foxen	1,630,000 430,000	430,000

Alexander Zubov	1,430,000 30,000	30,000
Yang Wang	1,325,000 140,000	140,000
Lucas Greenwood	1,320,000 160,000	160,000

Roman Hrabec	1,320,000 225,000	225,000

David Coleman	1,305,000 455,000	455,000

Adrian Mateos	1,195,000 70,000	70,000

Tamas Adamszki	1,170,000 470,000	470,000
Isaac Haxton	1,115,000 155,000	155,000

Alex Kulev	1,100,000 100,000	100,000

Dominykas Mikolaitis	1,100,000 80,000	80,000

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12-10-2025 22:12 UTC-4

Pardo Doubles; Petrangelo Eliminated on Soft Bubble

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Calum Grant

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Juan Pardo was all-in for his last 70,000 from early position. Alexander Zubov called from the big blind.

Juan Pardo: 10♦8♦ All in
Alexander Zubov: 9♥6♣

Pardo made a pair of eights on the J♠8♠2♦7♣4♦ runout to survive.

After that hand finished, the all-in between Nick Petrangelo and Tamas Adamszki was allowed to take place.

Petrangelo shoved for 270,000 from early position. Adamszki rejammed as the bigger stack from the cutoff, folding out the button and blinds.

Nick Petrangelo: Q♦J♥ All in
Tamas Adamszki: A♥Q♥

Petrangelo failed to connect on the 9♥4♣7♣8♥3♦ board, and bowed out in 41st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Zubov	1,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Juan Pardo	200,000 130,000	130,000
Nick Petrangelo	Busted

Tags: Alexander Zubov Juan Pardo Nick Petrangelo Tamas Adamszki

12-10-2025 22:06 UTC-4

Rezaei's Exit Sets Up Soft Bubble

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Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Wai Kiat Lee opened to 80,000 from the hijack before Daniel Rezaei three-bet to 500,000, leaving 15,000 behind from the button. Kiat Lee jammed and Rezaei called for his tournament life.

Daniel Rezaei: K♦10♦ All in
Wai Kiat Lee: A♥K♥

Rezaei bowed out after Kiat Lee's Big Slick held on the A♣10♠5♥4♠Q♠ runout.