The 2025 World Series of Poker Paradise was the third edition of a festival of poker tournaments organized by the World Series of Poker. It was held from December 4–18 at Atlantis Paradise Island in The Bahamas.
| 2025 World Series of Poker Paradise | |
|---|---|
| Location | Atlantis Paradise Island, The Bahamas |
| Dates | December 4 - 18 |
| Champion | |
 Bernhard Binder | |
There were 15 WSOP bracelet events, culminating in the $25,000 Super Main Event which featured a prize pool of more than $70,000,000, the largest of any poker tournament other than the WSOP Main Event.[1]
Event schedule
editSource: [2]
| # | Event | Entrants | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500 WSOP Circuit Championship No-Limit Hold'em Mystery Bounty | 2,396 |  Mark Darner (2/2) |
$350,000 |  Yayun Liu |
| 2 | $75,000 Triton Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed | 93 | Matthias Eibinger (1/1) |
$1,570,640 |  Mike Watson (0/1) |
| 3 | $100,000 Triton Pot-Limit Omaha Main Event | 103 | Sam Soverel (2/4) |
$2,594,000 |  Andras Nemeth |
| 4 | $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Turbo | 151 | Daniel Rezaei (1/1) |
$1,900,000 |  Mustapha Kanit |
| 5 | $250,000 Triton No-Limit Hold'em Invitational | 133 |  Kayhan Mokri (1/1) |
$7,725,000 | Gabriel Andrade |
| 6 | $5,000 Super Colossus No-Limit Hold'em | 527 |  Rokas Asipauskas (1/1) |
$504,950 | Alex Keating (0/1) |
| 7 | $10,000 Super PLOSSUS Pot-Limit Omaha | 284 |  Tom Vogelsang (1/1) |
$609,800 |  Viktor Blom |
| 8 | $125,000 Triton No-Limit Hold'em 7-Handed | 99 | David Coleman (1/1) |
$3,113,000 | Dominykas Mikolaitis |
| 9 | $100,000 Triton No-Limit Hold'em Main Event | 237 |  Aleksejs Ponakovs (1/3) |
$4,750,000 |  Pedro Padilha |
| 10 | $150,000 Triton No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed | 77 | João Simão (1/3) |
$3,067,000 | Felipe Boianovsky |
| 11 | $25,000 Super Main Event | 2,891 | Bernhard Binder (1/1) |
$10,000,000 |  Jean-Noël Thorel |
| 12 | $10,000 8-Game Mix | 115 |  Koray Aldemir (1/2) |
$287,800 | Felipe Ramos |
| 13 | $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller | 113 | Charlie Hook (1/1) |
$1,456,000 | Michael Moncek (0/2) |
| 14 | $25,000 GGMillion$ Single Day Turbo | 287 | Johan Guilbert (1/1) |
$1,534,645 |  Eelis Parssinen (0/1) |
| 15 | $2,500 The Closer Turbo Bounty | 509 | Imari Love (1/1) |
$145,725 |  Blaz Zerjav (2/2) |
Super Main Event
editThe $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Main Event began on December 10 with the first of four starting flights. There were a total of 2,891 entries, generating a prize pool of $72,275,000, the eighth-largest in history and largest outside the WSOP Main Event.[3]
Bernhard Binder, an online qualifier from Austria, defeated French businessman Jean-Noël Thorel heads-up to win the bracelet and $10,000,000 first prize.[4]
Final table
edit| Name | Number of chips (percentage of total) |
WSOP Bracelets |
WSOP Cashes* |
WSOP Earnings* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Noël Thorel | 567,000,000 (39.2%) | 0 | 8 | $2,192,918 |
| Bernhard Binder | 211,000,000 (14.6%) | 0 | 49 | $264,565 |
| Natasha Mercier | 165,000,000 (11.4%) | 0 | 34 | $855,845 |
| Belarmino De Souza | 150,000,000 (10.4%) | 0 | 30 | $171,336 |
| Eric Wasserson | 130,500,000 (9.0%) | 1 | 71 | $3,550,879 |
| Terrance Reid | 114,500,000 (7.9%) | 0 | 19 | $88,261 |
| Peter Chien | 76,000,000 (5.3%) | 1 | 16 | $159,908 |
 Franco Spitale | 33,000,000 (2.3%) | 1 | 103 | $1,751,748 |
*- career statistics prior to the 2025 Super Main Event
Final table results
edit| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Binder | $10,000,000 |
| 2 | Jean-Noël Thorel | $6,000,000 |
| 3 | Belarmino De Souza | $4,000,000 |
| 4 | Terrance Reid | $3,000,000 |
| 5 | Eric Wasserson | $2,350,000 |
| 6 | Natasha Mercier | $1,800,000 |
| 7 | Peter Chien | $1,400,000 |
| 8 | Franco Spitale | $1,100,000 |
References
edit- ↑ Shillibier, Will (December 15, 2025). "WSOP Paradise Super Main Event Prize Pool Surpasses $72 Million". PokerNews.com. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ "2025 WSOP Paradise schedule". WSOP.com. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ Tom, Nielsen (December 16, 2025). "2025 WSOP Paradise Schedule & Winners". MTTDB.com. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ↑ Richards, Connor (December 18, 2025). "Bernhard Binder Manifests Prediction to Win WSOP Super Main Event for $10 Million". PokerNews.com. Retrieved December 19, 2025.