WSOP Paradise 2025
December 19
The WSOP Super Main Event winner has been crowned.
Bernhard Binde sealed the win after going heads-up with Jean-Noel Thorel over in Paradise.December 18
Chasing $10 million in paradise.
The final table of the 2025 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event is about as eclectic as they come. According to PokerOrg, the field of 2,891 has been whittled down to eight, each guaranteed at least $1.1 million, and the winner walking away with $10 million. Jean-Noel Thorel, noted for his scientific background as much as his poker prowess, sits atop the chip counts.
Binder, an Austrian with a hot streak online, is looking to turn his recent digital success into live tournament glory. Natasha Mercier, half of poker’s original power couple, has returned to the felt after focusing on family life.
With high rollers, comeback stories, and a dash of scientific curiosity, this is one final table that promises more than just big pots.
The story behind Jean-Noel Thorel is amazing.
He’s 78, a pharmacist and leads the Super Main Event with an impressive chip lead!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.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.
December 17
Here’s the live stream of Day 3 of the WSOP Super Main Event.
This video is over 11 hours long, but if you want something playing in the background while you pretend to work, this is the one.The remaining 24 players of the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event return today at 1pm EST to play down to an huge final table.
Here is a sneak peak at the Super Main Event Day 3 top 10 stacks (and there are some big names in there.) It’s great to see Natasha Mercier repping the ladies and Faraz Jaka for proving the haters wrong.
| Position | Player | Chip Stack |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pascal Lefrancois | 126,400,000 |
| 2 | William Blais | 123,300,000 |
| 3 | Daniel Reijmer | 115,400,000 |
| 4 | Jean-Noel Thorel | 101,200,000 |
| 5 | Charles Hook | 94,200,000 |
| 6 | Bernhard Binder | 89,500,000 |
| 7 | Natasha Mercier | 88,000,000 |
| 8 | Belarmino De Souza | 86,500,000 |
| 9 | Leonard Maue | 70,000,000 |
| 10 | Faraz Jaka | 63,300,000 |
Weeeee! WSOP Paradise Super Main Event prize pool now exceeds $72 million.
The stats are in, and they are crazy! The WSOP Paradise Super Main Event had a guarantee of $60 million, which has been easily met. The prize pool now stands at over $72 million, making it one of the top ten largest prize pools in poker history.December 16
The Mizrachis do Paradise.
According to the latest episode of The Grinder in Paradise, Michael Mizrachi secured a bag for Day 2 of the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event. The episode details his post-grind adventures, including a family trip to Jaws Beach and a crash course in 'how to be a shark.’
There are updates on Day 1A last longer results and plenty of footage of the Mizrachi brothers causing chaos in the Bahamas. As Michael puts it in his intro, he’s ready for another day on the felt and maybe a bit of mischief with his brothers.
'After the grind, we hit the beach… gotta teach these guys to be sharks in and out of the water.’
It’s poker, family antics, and a healthy dose of sunburn. No word yet on whether the sharks were impressed.
Day 10 at WSOP Paradise.
This one is painful. It is not a good day at the office as Negreanu busts the WSOP Super Main Event.Shaun Deeb continues to fire shots at Phil Hellmuth.
Over at WSOP Paradise, Jeff Platt catches up with Shaun Deeb, who remains certain that Phil Hellmuth is not the player he once was and will never add to his WSOP bracelet count. Obviously, the poker brat couldn’t disagree more.Miscommunication: the most expensive hand at the table.
James Caputo found himself at the center of another WSOP controversy, and this time it was over a hand that left everyone scratching their heads. In the $25k Super Main Event, Caputo got tangled in a multi-way all-in with Ryan Depaulo and Andre Moreira. After some verbal confusion and a misinterpretation by the dealer, Caputo’s hand hit the muck, even though he insisted he never folded.
PokerNews reports that the hand took about ten minutes to resolve, with the floor manager called over to make a ruling. Caputo argued, 'I never said fold,’ while tablemate Martin Zamani backed him up. Meanwhile, Depaulo and Moreira were left to play on, as Caputo’s tournament life was decided by an apparent misunderstanding.
The incident has sparked debate among poker fans about the importance of clear communication at the table and the role of dealers in high-stakes moments.
December 15
Barstool Nate gets an early checkout, courtesy of his own fingers.
Barstool Nate’s poker face may need a reboot after his WSOP Super Main exit. According to PokerNews, a misclick turned a raise into a limp, and then he found himself jamming into pocket aces on stream.Day 8 and 9 vlogs from Negreanu who is still over in WSOP Paradise.
Catch up with all of Negreanu’s antics in the Day 8 and 9 videos, which include famous faces and a re-buy controversy.Everyone’s favorite Jennifer Tilly gets cornered by Jeff Platt in Paradise.
A lovely chat with Tilly as she is between hands at WSOP Paradise.The 2025 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event was billed as the biggest single-tournament guarantee in poker history, and PokerNews reports it has officially hit the mark with room to spare.
The magic entry number of 2,400 was reached during Day 1d, with late registration still open for nearly another day. That means the final prize pool could climb even higher.
Day 1a saw 869 entries, and the momentum never slowed. As PokerNews notes, 'Players have clearly taken to the format or have simply been pulled here by the guarantee.’ Negreanu himself was among those firing multiple bullets early on.
With unlimited re-entries and a record-breaking prize pool, the only question left is just how big the payout will get. For now, it sits as the second-biggest poker tournament prize pool in history, trailing only the 2019 Triton Million.
December 12
Sixth time’s the charm for Negreanu over at WSOP Paradise.
Daniel Negreanu went through six bullets in the WSOP Super Main Event before finally bagging a stack for Day 2. Turns out, persistence is expensive when the rebuys are unlimited.December 11
Daniel Negreanu is back with his WSOP Paradise vlog (Day 6), this time documenting his run in the $100,000 Triton Main Event.
The video opens with the usual morning routine before quickly diving into the high-stakes action, complete with hand breakdowns and some classic tournament drama.Huge congrats to Monika Hrabec on the biggest cash of her career.
Monika came 9th in the $250,000 No Limit Hold’em Triton Invitational at WSOP Paradise, netting a six-figure payday.WSOP Paradies, DNegs vlog Day 5.
Because everyone needs to see how much stress you can pack into one tropical poker tournament. According to Negreanu, watching chips fly and millionaires sweat is the new vacation vibe.December 10
Wait, what? Tony Lin, who was banned by GGPoker for ghosting, is playing at WSOP Paradise?
What happened to the “indefinite ban”? According to multiple player reports and information visible on the WSOP+ app, Tony Lin has been seen playing in the Triton NLH Main Event at the ongoing WSOP Paradise. Lin was “indefinitely” banned by GGPoker in October for ghosting.Paradise found, rules lost.
The 2025 WSOP Paradise event took a detour from tradition when Matthias Eibinger and Mike Watson decided to make a deal heads-up. According to PokerStrategy, this is a rare move for the WSOP, where final-table deals are usually against the rules. But the Triton Poker Series collaboration blurred the lines, leading to what could be a significant precedent.
Earlier in the year, the Millionaire Maker event was marred by accusations of chip-dumping and an off-book deal. The WSOP responded harshly:
“We have concluded that in order to uphold the integrity of the game and to uphold our official WSOP Tournament Rules, no winner will be recognized, and no bracelet will be awarded for this year’s tournament. The remaining prize pool will be split between the final two players.”
This time, instead of controversy, the heads-up deal was accepted. PokerStrategy hints that WSOP’s partnership with Triton may be quietly rewriting some long-standing tournament norms.
ICYMI. Daniel Negreanu took a break from the felt to challenge golf ace Wyndham Clark to a chipping contest, according to PokerNews.
The pair faced off in the Atlantis ballroom, aiming chip shots at a poker table covered in chips—no green in sight.
It started with a $5,000 poker flip that Clark won, followed by some classic Negreanu banter. Negreanu claimed to be “one of the best putters in the world,” but Clark’s golf skills were just as sharp indoors as out, banking a shot off the WSOP backdrop to the crowd’s delight.
December 09
Three hours of sweat during the Triton Invitational at WSOP Paradise.
The $250K WSOP Paradise Invitational had all the drama you could ask for in a high-roller poker tournament. According to PokerOrg, the bubble lasted over three hours, with 24th place paying nothing and 23rd snagging a cool $389,000. Daniel Negreanu was left as the bubble boy, busting just before the money in a field stacked with poker pros and VIPs.Can Phil Helmuth win another WSOP bracelet, bringing his tally to 18?
8-time bracelet winner Shaun Deed doesn’t seem to think so.Daniel Negreanu’s Day 4 from the WSOP Paradise vlog brings viewers straight into the action at the eye-watering $250,000 Triton Invitational.
The video opens with a casual walk-in and quickly dives into the complexities of limp strategy, tough tables, and what Negreanu calls “ego-measuring” moments among the elite. Multiple hand breakdowns are sprinkled throughout.
After the grind, Negreanu faces US Open Champion Wyndham Clark in a chipping contest, shifting the competitive edge from felt to fairway. As the night winds down, there’s a little credit given to Jonathan Little for capturing some candid moments between poker’s finest.
A totally relatable table we can all agree on.
Jk.December 08
Catch up on the DNegs Paradise vlogs here.
We didn’t see them over the weekend, but here are the long-awaited WSOP Paradise vlogs from Daniel Negreanu. Day 1 is here.December 05
Famous faces spotted at the Triton series.
WPT ambassador Phil Ivey is officially in the house.The real gamble is getting invited to the Triton Poker Invitational. The clues in the name.
A cool $250,000 will get you a seat at the event in the Bahamas, but it won’t guarantee you a spot at the final table.
According to Pokerati, with pros and amateurs mixing it up, even Phil Ivey might have to sweat his invitees’ skills. The only sure thing is that someone will walk away a lot richer, while the rest can console themselves with sun and sand.