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Natasha Mercier Makes the Final Table of the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event

Natasha Mercier could make history today as she is one of just eight players remaining in the 2025 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event.

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Jesse Lonis on Jesse Lonis.

What he really thought about that hand.

Alec Torelli breaks down that Jesse Lonis hand.

Everyone’s got an opinion.

Watch day 4 Paradise highlights.

We know the feed is flooded with WSOP Paradise content, but honestly, the stories are too good and the highlight reel is excellent.

Ever wanted poker advice from Phil Galfond or Hellmuth?

Well BetRivers Poker has got you covered in their new series called, “Between Two Phils”.

“A career highlight is the result of pure audacity,” according to David Lappin.

He has assembled his panel of “poker avengers” to find out their personal highlights for 2025.

Absolute brutal scenes for Faraz Jaka.

Just catching up with the all the Super Main Event action we missed over night. This one stings!

The Super Main Event slowroll that has everyone talking.

This hand between Benny Glaser and Eric Wasserson has got everyone tied up in knots.

The WSOP Super Main Event final table is set.

Jean-Noel Thorel is not your average chip leader. At 78, the French biologist dominated Day 4 of the WSOP Paradise $25,000 Super Main Event, ending with almost 40 percent of the chips after knocking out Leonard Maue in a classic aces-versus-kings battle. According to PokerNews, Thorel’s closest rival, Bernhard Binder, lost ground late but still has a healthy stack heading into the final day.

Natasha Mercier, the last woman standing, will try to better Liv Boeree’s deep run from last year. The final table also features bracelet winners Eric Wasserson and Franco Spitale, along with Belarmino De Souza, Terrance Reid, and Peter Chien.

“The day began with just 24 players returning from a record field of 2,891 entries at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas, which created a massive $72,275,000 prize pool with a cool $10,000,000 up top.”

It’s a stacked final table, but for now, the spotlight is firmly on Thorel and his commanding lead.

How to win big at poker: avoid the parties, play your own game and focus.

Chris Moneymaker knows a thing or two about turning an amateur ticket into a multimillion-dollar win. In an interview for Pokerati, he reflects on his own experience arriving in Las Vegas as an unknown accountant, and the temptation for new players to get distracted by the lifestyle and glitz.

He suggests rookies should keep it simple:

“I don’t try to study poker and learn new concepts, new strategies. There’s a time and place to learn poker theory, but going into the tournament, you need to play your game, what you’re comfortable with.”

With amateurs again lining up for WSOP Paradise in The Bahamas, Moneymaker’s advice is to focus on the game, not the parties or goodie bags. It might not be glamorous, but it worked for him back in 2003.

WSOP has revealed its key 2026 dates and a few new twists.

The flagship Las Vegas WSOP series will happen from May 26 to July 15 at Horseshoe and Paris, while WSOP Paradise returns to the Bahamas for December. For those planning ahead, satellites for all three major bracelet events will be running online via GGPoker and WSOP Online.

The European leg is moving to Prague and will now happen from March 31 to April 12, 2026.

This marks a big shift for WSOP Europe, which has traditionally slotted in later in the year. The full Vegas tournament schedule and Main Event dates are still under wraps. According to the announcement, players should “make early travel arrangements” if they want the best rates, so maybe don’t wait for the last minute offer this time.

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