2025 WSOP Paradise

Daniel Rezaei Wins Event #4: $50,000 NLH High Roller Turbo for $1,900,000 and First Bracelet
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WSOP Paradise continued today from Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas, with Event #4: $50,000 NLH High Roller Turbo.

The tournament drew a total of 151 entrants to create a prize pool worth $7,625,500, and after a little more than 12 hours of play,

took the bulk share of it, collecting the $1,900,000 first-place prize and his first WSOP gold bracelet after defeating

heads-up.

Rezaei maneuvered a star-studded field in this single-day event to reach a final table that included

,

,

, and Triton boss Paul

, among others.

Rezaei entered the final table third in chips, but remained patient while the big stacks collided. Phua was responsible for most of the carnage, and had nearly two-thirds of the chips in play at one point, but he would ultimately cool off and was eliminated by Rezaei in third-place when his king-queen couldn’t improve against Rezaei’s ace-nine.

This sent Rezaei into heads-up play with Kanit as the slight chip leader, but he fell short after chipping down in a few pots that went Kanit’s way. However, he was able to find a double with king-nine offsuit against Kanit’s ten-eight suited to shift the momentum back. The tournament ended when Kanit shoved the button for six-and-a-half big blinds with queen-four offsuit and Rezaei called with king-five offsuit. Both players had a club, but Rezaei had Kanit pipped, which came into play after the dealer ran out a four club board to eliminate Kanit.

With this win, the Austrian poker pro has now accumulated more than $10,000,000 in lifetime earnings, and sits fourth on Austria’s all time money list, neck-and-neck with fellow participant in this very tournament,

.

Mustapha Kanit Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,215,000)
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After exchanging chips with

for a bit,

moved all in from the button for 6,600,000, and Rezaei called in the big blind.

Kanit:

Rezaei:

The

board gave both players plenty to chew on, and the

on the turn gave Kanit additional help. However, the

landed on the river to put Rezaei’s five of clubs in play and Kanit was eliminated as the runner-up.

The Hardware

Updated Chip Counts
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Paul Phua Eliminated in 3rd Place ($815,000)
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Paul

was all in from the small blind for around 8,500,000 against

in the cutoff.

Phua:

Rezaei:

The

flop changed nothing, but Phua found a flush draw sweat on the

turn. However the board bricked out on the

river and “Boss” Phua made his exit.

Joao Simao Eliminated in 4th Place ($570,000)
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was forced all in for 600,000 in the big blind.

called on the button, and Paul

moved all in from the small blind, getting a fold from Kanit.

Simao:

Phua:

Things looked grim for Simao after the dealer fanned an

flop, but he found a bit of hope after turning a flush draw on the

. However, it was not to be as the

completed the board to send Simao to the rail in fourth place.

Simao takes home more than $500,000 for the effort.

Updated Chip Counts
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Matthew Wakeman Eliminated in 6th Place (300,000)
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raised two-thirds of his stack to 2,500,000 from the cutoff, and

moved all in on the button with the covering stack. Action folded around and Wakeman called his remaining chips.

Wakeman:

Kanit:

Wakeman’s overpair held through a turn board of

, but Kanit found the ace from space on the

river to eliminate Wakeman.

was eliminated in 5th place for $405,000 shortly after.

Break Time in the $50k Turbo
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was eliminated in seventh place right before the break, and now the six remaining players are taking a quick 15-minute break before resuming to play to a winner.

Tyler Moncek Eliminated in 8th Place ($189,000)
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With around 2,000,000 in the middle and a board reading

,

was all in from the button for around 6,400,000 against Paul

in mid-position, who covered him by around 1,000,000.

Moncek:

Phua:

Phua had the goods, and Moncek was unable to catch up on the

and

runout, and headed to the exit.

Michael Moncek Eliminated in 9th Place ($157,500)
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moved all in for around 3,250,000 from early position, and Paul

reshoved from mid-position for a little more than 4,100,000. Action folded around, and the cards were on their backs.

Moncek:

Phua:

Moncek found a good flop on

, but Phua was able to drill the

on the turn to take the lead. The

completed the board, and Moncek headed to the rail.

Final Table Set in $50k Turbo
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With the elimination of

in tenth-place, the final nine players have converged to one table.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

Paul Phua Eliminates Tom Fuchs to Usher in the Unofficial Final Table
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raised to 600,000 from under the gun and

called all in for slightly less on his left. Action folded around and the cards were face up.

Fuchs:

Phua:

Fuchs had Phua pipped, but the flop landed

. Phua was able to hold on to his lead through the

and

runout to eliminate Fuchs in tenth place.

Tyler Moncek Scores Back-to Back Eliminations to Take Over Tournamnet Chip Lead
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After eliminating

in the previous hand,

called a shove of around 2,000,000 in the small blind from

on the button.

Chen:

Moncek:

Chen found help on the

flop, but the

on the turn gave Moncek an open-ended straight draw to go with his ace and queen outs, one of which materialized on the

river to eliminate Chen and send Moncek’s stack over the 9,000,0000 chip mark. Good for the current chip lead.

Daniel Rezaei Doubles Through Tom Fuchs
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raised to 300,000 from early position, and

moved all in for 1,450,000 on the button, with Fuchs making the call.

Rezaei:

Fuchs:

The

flop left Fuch’s drawing basically dead, however, he found a little bit of life on the

turn. But the

landed on the river, and Rezaei scored the double.

“I told myself if the ten came at least I’d have a good story.” Mentioned Rezaei after the hand.