2025 WSOP Paradise

Wins Event #6: $5,000 Super COLOSSUS ($504,950)
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After an epic heads-up match that went back and forth, Rokas Asipauskas defeated

to claim his first WSOP gold bracelet. Along with the prestigious piece of jewelry, the Lithuanian will be taking home $504,950 after defeating a field of 527 entries.

There were just 61 players who returned for the final day of this event, all guaranteed at least a piece of the prizepool. Heading into the final table, Asipauskas held the chip lead and never looked back until Keating put up a fight.

With seven players remaining, Asipauskas went on a tear, sending player after player to the payout desk in quick succession. It was just the two players left within a matter of ten minutes and Asipauskas had the heavy chip lead. Keating fought back with multiple double ups but it was Asipauskas who remained relentless.

The final hand ended on a triple barrel from Asipauskas and Keating couldn’t let go of second pair. Asipauskas held top pair and that was good enough to celebrate the largest victory of his poker career.

Alex Keating Eliminated in 2nd Place ($333,000)
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raised it up on the button and

defended from the big blind. The flop came

and Keating bet 500,000. Asipauskas check-raised to 1,700,000 and Keating called.

The turn was the

and Asipauskas fired out a bet of 2,500,000. Keating still called and the

completed the board.

Asipauskas announced all in as the bigger stack and Keating went into the tank. All of his time banks were used and Keating finally called off his stack of 4,100,000 with just a few seconds left.

Asipauskas turned over

for top pair and Keating could only muster

for second pair. Keating awarded Asipauskas the bracelet himself and congratulated the Lithuanian on the victory.

Asipauskas Can’t Help Himself
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On a flop of

,

bet 300,000.

check-raised to 1,000,000 and Keating made it 2,200,000. Asipauskas called and the

landed on the turn.

Asipauskas checked and Keating bet 1,500,000. Asipauskas jammed all in and Keating called off his stack of 3,325,000.

Asipauskas turned over

for just a straight draw while Keating held

for two pair. The river was the

and Keating celebrated a double up.

Keating Scored a Double
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limped in on the button and

raised to 1,150,000. Asipauskas jammed all in and Keating called off his stack of 7,650,000.

Keating:

Asipauskas:

The flop came

to give Asipauskas a pair. It was still Keating in the lead and the

runout changed nothing.

Asipauskas Back in Front
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A couple of recent major pots went in the direction of

to put him back in the lead. On a flop of

, Asipauskas check-raised to 1,200,000 and

called.

The turn was the

and Asipauskas led out with a bet of 1,100,000. Keating raised to 2,500,000 and Asipauskas just called. The

completed the board and both players checked. Asipauskas tabled

and Keating conceded the pot.

Keating Levels It Up
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In one of the very first hands of heads-up action,

risked his entire stack on the river. The table chat began and continued for over two minutes, with

contemplating his decision the entire time.

Eventually, Asipauskas called it off and Keating turned over a straight. Asipauskas couldn’t beat it and the match was levelled in an instant.

The two players have since taken a quick break as they both headed out of the room together.

Francois Billard Eliminated in 3rd Place ($230,600)
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raised the majority of his chips on the button and

ripped all in from the small blind. Billard quickly called and the cards were face up.

Billard:

Asipauskas:

Facing an uphill battle, Billard didn’t find any immediate help on the

flop. The

made things interesting on the turn but the

favored Asipauskas on the river.

Chino Rheem Eliminated in 4th Place ($162,500)
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raised to 500,000 and

pushed all in for just over 1,000,000. Asipauskas called and the cards were tabled.

Rheem:

Asipauskas:

The flop came

and Rheem was devastated. The

on the turn made things sweaty but the

on the river bricked out, leaving just three players.

Jonathan Little Eliminated in 5th Place ($116,700)
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shoved all in from the small blind and

called off his stack of around 1,000,000 in the big blind.

Little:

Keating:

Little picked up plenty of outs on the

flop but bricked out, ending his day in fifth place.

Kevin Appleyard Eliminated in 6th Place ($85,400)

got the last of his 1,000,000 chips in the middle from the small blind against

on the button.

Appleyard:

Asipauskas:

The flop of

put Asipauskas in the lead and he never looked back, sending Appleyard home in sixth place.

Krishna Madhariwar Eliminated in 7th Place ($63,700)
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(Krishna Madhariwar) pushed all in for 1,700,000 in the cutoff and

reshoved all in on the button which got both of the blinds to fold.

Madhariwar:

Keating:

The board ran out

and Keating’s pocket pair held on to eliminate Madhariwar.

Chips Being Passed Around
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sent a double up across the table to

(Krishna Madhariwar) and then received one of his own from

.

Little raised to 400,000 and Billard shoved all in for 1,550,000. Little did some quick math and then called only to see the bad news.

Billard tabled pocket kings while Little had one over card with ace-seven. An ace on the flop was followed by a king, which secured the double up for Billard.

Asipauskas Continues to Stack Chips
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(Krishna Madhariwar) attempted to fire multiple bullets at the chip leader

in a failed attempt. Asipauskas called him down with a baby flush and extended his chip lead.

Dinner Break
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The remaining seven players are going on a short 45-minute dinner break, having locked up at least $63,700 at this point. The cards are scheduled to be back in the air at approximately 7:45pm local time.

Armin Rezaei Eliminated in 8th Place ($48,400)
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raised to 250,000 and

shipped all in for 1,100,000. Asipauskas quickly called and the cards were tabled.

Rezaei:

Asipauskas:

Rezaei needed some help but the flop of

dug his hole even deeper. A brick on the turn left Rezaei drawing dead and was eliminated in eighth place.