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MEET THE FINAL EIGHT PLAYERS IN THE WSOP PARADISE SUPER MAIN EVENT
Nassau, Bahamas (December 17, 2025) - After a week of exciting action here at Atlantis Paradise Bahamas, what was once a field of 2,891 entrants in the WSOP Paradise 2025 Super Main Event has slowly dwindled to eight.
Tomorrow, Thursday, December 18, 2025, the final eight players remaining in the $25,000 Super Main Event will return to the final table and battle it out for the top prize and coveted WSOP Super Main Event bracelet.
Play will resume tomorrow at 12 PM local time, and will be watchable via live stream on the WSOP YouTube channel.
Already locking up $850,000 by reaching the final table, the eight remaining players have already achieved an impressive score, but will not be satisfied until one of them is declared the winner of the staggering $10,000,000 top prize.
As the Final Eight rest up for what may be the biggest final table of their poker careers, check out who all reached the climax of the Super Main Event, and how many chips they will be coming back to once play resumes.
WSOP Paradise Super Main Event Final Eight Players
Jean-Noel Thorel - 567,000,000 (142 big blinds)
Having not only the biggest chip stack but also the most live tournament earnings out of everyone remaining in the Super Main Event, French poker player Jean-Noel Thorel has the chips and experience needed to go the distance here in the Bahamas.
A well-decorated tournament player, Thorel's career live tournament earnings stand at over $21 million (statistic courtesy of the Hendon Mob). While Thorel has already achieved a number of seven-figure scores, his biggest yet may come in the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event.
Bernhard Binder - 211,000,000 (53 big blinds)
A tournament grinder hailing from Austria, with $328,636 in live tournament earnings (Hendon Mob), Bernhard Binder has already far eclipsed his highest career cash by reaching the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event final table.
While Binder has yet to secure a major poker tournament title, there would be no better event for him to achieve his first victory.
Natasha Mercier - 165,000,000 (41 big blinds)
The Last Woman Standing in the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event is no stranger to success on the felt. Natasha Mercier, a Lebanese professional poker player who resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has over $1.5 million in live tournament earnings (Hendon Mob) and several titles that include two WSOP Circuit rings.
Married to high-stakes poker legend Jason Mercier, the poker power couple’s latest achievement may very well be a WSOP Super Main Event victory worth $10 million.
Belarmino De Souza - 150,000,000 (38 big blinds)
A poker tournament player representing Brazil at the final table, with over $400,000 live tournament earnings (Hendon Mob), Belarmino De Souza has already achieved the biggest score of his poker career in the Super Main Event.
Still seeking his first major poker tournament title, De Souza has already displayed his skills at the poker table, battling back after being down to just a few big blinds for much of the day.
Eric Wasserson - 130,500,00 (33 big blinds)
One of two WSOP bracelet winners remaining in the Super Main Event, professional poker player Eric Wasserson hails from Narbeth, Pennsylvania, USA, and has a history of success at WSOP Paradise.
At last year’s WSOP Paradise, Wasserson took down the $25,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship to win his first bracelet and $353,340, helping add to a live tournament earnings total of over $6 million (Hendon Mob).
If Wasserson goes the distance in the Super Main Event, he will likely be deemed the most successful player in the short history of the yearly series.
Terrance “TJ” Reid - 114,500,000 (29 big blinds)
A well-respected figure not only on the felt but also in poker journalism, Poker.Org Live Events Manager Terrance “TJ” Reid has battled his way not only to the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event final table, but also to the largest cash of his poker career.
With over $700 thousand in live tournament earnings (Hendon Mob), Reid has already doubled his career totals with his performance in the Super Main Event.
Along with his role at Poker.Org, Reid, who hails from Eureka, California, is also a content creator, frequently uploading to the TJ Reid Poker YouTube channel.
Peter Chien - 76,000,000 (19 big blinds)
Canadian Peter Chien resides in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, and has a lengthy history of grinding poker tournaments both live and online.
Although the majority of Chien’s poker history comes from before 2020, he has still accrued more than $400 thousand in tournament winnings (Hendon Mob), substantially adding to that total by running deep in the Super Main Event.
Still seeking his first major poker tournament title, Chien looks to spin up his stack during the final day of play in the Super Main Event.
Franco Spitale - 33,000,000 (8 big blinds)
While he may have the shortest stack, Argentinian poker player Franco Spitale is one of two WSOP bracelet winners remaining in the Super Main Event.
Winning the $1,500 Millionaire Maker at the 2024 WSOP, Spitale contributed $1.2 million to his nearly $2 million in live tournament earnings (Hendon Mob).
With a couple of double-ups, Spitale may have a chance of pulling off the comeback and potentially winning his second WSOP bracelet.
