2025 WSOP Paradise

Joao Simao Wins Triton Closing Event for $3,067,000 and Inagural Title
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WSOP Paradise continued today from Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas, with the conclusion of Event #10: $150,000 Triton NLH 8-Handed.

defeated fellow Brazilian

heads-up to take home the $3,067,000 first-place prize, his first Triton trophy, and his third WSOP gold bracelet.

Simao’s had a stellar second half of the year, picking up trophies at NAPT, BSOP, and now multiple deep runs and a Triton trophy and bracelet here in Paradise.

The tournament drew a total of 77 entrants to create a prize pool worth $11,550,000, and the final 13 players all got a piece of it.

was the unfortunate bubble boy when his ace-queen couldn’t improve against

’s pocket jacks, and from there it was a race to the seven-figure payouts.

A flurry of bust outs after dinner, including the double elimination of

and

on the final table bubble, brought us to a final table of seven, where Simao sat in the middle of the pack.

However, he got off to a strong start and was the beneficiary of

‘s chips after eliminating him in seventh-place by cracking his aces with ace-queen. Then, it was all Boianovsky, who was responsible for the next four eliminations. Dispatching

(6th), then Jaffe (5th), and former Ivan Leow Player of the Year

(4th) in a double knockout.

The final three were an all Brazilian affair, with

, Boianovsky’s final victim, bowing out in third-place. This sent Boianovsky into heads-up play with a three-to-one chip lead over Simao.

Simao quickly closed the gap by rivering a straight in a big pot early on, and then took over the chip lead a few hands later when he got a fold after raising Boianovsky’s flop bet. After the two sent pots back-and-forth for quite some time, Simao woke up with a pair of jacks and limped the button. Boianovsky check-called it off with

on an

runout to see Simao table

and secure the victory.

Final Table Results :

1st: Joao Simao - $3,067,000
2nd: Felipe Boianovsky - $2,131,000
3rd: Yuri Dzivielevski - $1,409,000
4th: Danny Tang - $1,103,000
5th: Jonathan Jaffe - $891,000
6th: David Coleman - $693,000
7th: John Pannucci - $548,000

Felipe Boianovsky Eliminated in 2nd Place ($2,132,000)
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limped the button and

checked his option in the big blind.

The flop landed

, and Boianovsky checked. Simao bet 550,000, and Boianovsky made the call.

The turn brought the

and Boianovsky check-called again for 1,400,000, bringing the

on the river.

Boianovsky checked. Simao tanked for a moment, then asked for all of it. Boianovsky thought through a time bank extension, then flicked in the call and saw the bad news. Simao tabled

and Boianovsky mucked

to make Simao the champion.

Felipe Boianovsky Doubles
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moved all in from the button, and

called for 2,200,000 effective.

Boianovsky:

Simao:

Boianovsky would go on to make broadway on a final runout of

to avoid elimination.

Joao Simao Extends Chip Lead to 4-1
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limped the button and

checked his option.

The dealer fanned a

flop and Simao checked. Boianovsky bet 450,000, and Simao called to see the

turn, which checked through.

The river was the

, and Simao check-called a bet of 2,100,000 from Boianovsky, who showed

. Simao tabled

to take it down with ace-high.

Joao Simao Takes Over chip Lead
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raised the button to 350,000,

three-bet to 1,000,000, and Simao called.

The two players saw a

flop, and Boianovsky bet 425,000. Simao raised to 1,100,000, and Boianovsky let it go.

Joao Simao Closes the Gap
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raised the button to 325,000, and

defended the big blind.

The flop landed

, Simao check-called 225,000, bringing the

turn.

Simao led for 300,000, prompting a raise from Boianovsky to 1,200,000, and Simao made the call.

The river brought the

, Simao led once more for 500,000, and Boianovsky called. Simao tabled

for an eight-high straight, and Boianovsky mucked.

Chip Counts at the Start of Heads-Up Play
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Yuri Dzivielevski Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,409,000)
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moved all in with the covering stack from the small blind, and

called for 1,400,000 effective in the big blind.

Dzivielevski:

Boianovsky:

Pocket fours were good for Boianovsky on the prior double knockout, and this time was no different. The final board ran out

, and Dzivielevski was the first of the final three Brazilians to be eliminated.

Jonathan Jaffe Eliminated in 5th Place ($891,000); Danny Tang Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,103,000)
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moved all in for 5,500,000 from the cutoff, and was called by

in the small blind with 1,500,000, and

in the big blind with 2,100,000.

Jaffe:

Tang:

Boianovsky:

Boianovsky’s pair held through the

flop, but the board pairing gave Tang and Jaffe an additional way to win. However, the

on the turn changed little, and Boianovsky was able to drill the

on the river to fill up and score the double knockout.

David Coleman Eliminated in 6th Place ($693,000)
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raised to 1,000,000 from the small blind, leaving 5,000 behind, and

moved all in with the covering stack in the big blind, with Coleman calling the rest.

Coleman:

Boianovsky:

Boianovsky outflopped Coleman on

, but the door opened slightly for him on the

turn. However, the

completed the board, and Coleman’s epic first Triton series came to an end.

John Pannucci Eliminated in 7th Place ($548,000)
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raised to 200,000 from mid-position, and

moved all in for 1,700,000 in the small blind.

called all in for 1,300,000 effective in the big blind, Boianovsky folded, and Simao called.

Pannucci:

Simao:

The

flop send Pannucci’s aces up in flames, and he was unable to find the case ace from space on the

and

runout to avoid elimination, and hit the rail in seventh-place.

Updated Chip Counts
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Final Tabel Set in $150,000 Triton Closer
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With the double elimination of

and

, the final seven players have converged to a single table.

S1:

S2:

S3:

S4:

S5:

S6:

S7:

Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 9th Place ($323,000); Cary Katz Eliminated in 8th Place ($427,000)
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raised to 120,000 under the gun, and

moved all in for 680,000 on his left.

reshoved the small blind for 1,100,000 in the small blind, and Coleman called.

Kenney:

Katz:

Coleman:

A great spot for Coleman as the

runout brought no relief for Kenney or Katz and he scored the double knockout.

Kristen Foxen Eliminated in 11th Place ($248,000)
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raised to 130,000 from the cutoff and

moved all in on the button for 615,000. Action folded back to Jaffe and he made the call to put Foxen at risk.

Foxen:

Jaffe:

Unfortunately Foxen ran into it and was unable to find the help she needed on a final runout of

. She adds an 11th place finish to her 14th place in the $125k.