2025 WSOP Paradise

Chalie Hook Wins Event #13: $50,000 PLO High Roller for $1,456,000 and Inaugural Bracelet
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WSOP Paradise continued today with the conclusion of Event #13: $50,000 PLO High Roller, and when the dust settled after nearly ten hours of play, it was high-stakes cash mainstay

who hoisted the bracelet and captured the more than $1.4m first-place prize. Hook defeated fan favorite

heads-up in an epic battle that saw the two exchange chip stacks multiple times.

Hook is known mostly as a high-stakes cash pro, but has been moonlighting in tournaments for the better part of his career and is no stranger to seven-figure scores. A fifth-place finish in the WSOP $250k buy-in Super High Roller two summers ago netted him more than $1.2m, his career best score prior to this one, and Hook recently snagged a 20th-place finish in the Triton Invitational for over $400,000, as well.

The star-studded field of 113 entrants was whittled down just 25 at the start of Day 2, with the final 17 players earning a piece of the $5,650,000 prize pool.

Notable players who found a cash include

(16th),

(15th),

(11th), and

(10th), who was eliminated on the final table bubble after Hook made the better of two flushes.

The final nine players converged to a single table and a flurry of bust outs would begin almost immediately. A who’s who of poker talent fell one after another, including

(8th),

(7th),

(5th), and

(4th).

Three handed play between

, Hook, and Moncek would last almost two-hours before Nemeth bowed out in third, setting up a heads-up match between Hook and Moncek that started with the two almost even in chips.

After exchanging double-ups for some time, Hook left Moncek with a little over two big blinds in a hand where the two got all the chips in on a

flop. Hook had aces, and Moncek bottom pair with backdoor draws. The board bricked out and after a double up the next hand, the tournament ended when Moncek’s top pair of kings went up in flames to the turned aces and jacks of Hook. Moncek wouldn’t catch up, and Hook was crowned champion.

Final Table Results:

1st: Chalie Hook - $1,456,000
2nd: Michael Moncek - $966,000
3rd: Andras Nemeth - $673,000
4th: Stephen Chidwick - $481,000
5th: Josh Arieh - $352,000
6th:

- $264,000
7th: Jason Koon - $203,000
8th: Lautaro Guerra - $161,000
9th:

- $131,000

Michael Moncek Eliminated in 2nd Place ($966,000)
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After doubling his short stack the previous hand,

was all in from the button for 1,325,000 against

in the big blind.

Moncek:

Hook:

Moncek found a king on the

flop, but Hook was able to make two pair on the

turn. The river was the blank

, and Hook secured the bracelet.

Chalie Hook Leaves Michael Moncek with 2 Big Blinds
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raised the button to 900,000, and

three-bet the pot to 2,700,000 in the big blind, with Moncek making the call.

The flop came

, and the two players ended up all in with Hook the effective stack for 5,175,000.

Hook:

Moncek:

The

landed on the turn to give Moncek an open-ended straight draw to go with his pair, but the river bricked on the

and Hook became the overwhelming chip leader.

Michael Moncek Takes Back Chip Lead
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raised the pot to 1,050,000 from the button, and

three-bet the pot in the big blind. Hook moved all in and Moncek called for 4,475,000 effective.

Moncek:

Hook:

Moncek found a monster flop on

and would hold through the

and

runout to make two pair and take back the chip lead.

Chalie Hook Evens the Match
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raised the pot from the button,

three-bet the pot in the big blind, Moncek shoved and Hook called for 4,725,000 effective.

Hook:

Moncek:

The

flop didn’t change much, but Moncek picked up some life on the

turn. However, the

completed the board and Hook finished with trip jacks to even things back up.

Big Double for Michael Moncek
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raised the pot to 750,000 from the button, and

called in the big blind.

The two players checked through a

turn board, and Hook bet 1,500,000 on the

river. Moncek raised all in for 5,725,000, and after giving it some thought, Hook made the call.

Moncek tabled

for nines full of sixes, and Hook mucked

.

Michael Moncek Draws Early Blood
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raised to 600,000 from the button, and

three-bet the pot to 1,800,000 in the big blind, with Hook making the call.

The flop landed

, Moncek bet the pot, and Hook qyuickly folded.

Chip Counts at the Start of Heads-Up Play
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Andras Nemeth Eliminated in 3rd Place ($673,000)
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raised the pot to 875,000 from the button, and

called in the big blind.

The flop came 6♥️ 2♠️ 2♦️, Nemeth checked, and Hook bet the pot, with Nemeth calling all in for around 1,500,000 effective.

Nemeth:

Hook:

Nemeth caught a piece of the flop, but was unable to catch up from there on the

and

runout and hit the rail in third-place.

Updated Chip Counts
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The trio continues to trade double-ups. Here’s how the chip counts stand at the moment.

Andras Nemeth Doubles Again
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With 1,600,000 in the middle and a board reading

,

found himself all in for 2,550,000 effective from the big blind against

on the button.

Nemeth:

Hook:

Hook flopped a jack-high straight, but Nemeth was able to run him down after the

turn and

river to make a king-high straight and avoid elimination once more.

Andras Nemeth Doubles Through Chalie Hook
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raised to 700,000 from the button, and

called in the small blind.

The flop landed

, Hook bet the pot, and Nemeth called all in for 1,175,000 effective.

Nemeth:

Hook:

The board ran out

and

, and Nemeth finished with queens and jacks to avoid a third-place fate.

Michael Moncek Requests Andras Nemeth’s Stack
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limped the button,

called in the small blind, and

checked his option.

The

flop checked through, and Moncek led for 800,000 on the

turn. Only Nemeth called.

The river brought the

and Moncek fired a pot-sized bet for 2,400,000, roughly the size of Nemeth’s stack. Nemeth thought through two of his time bank extensions before letting it go.

Chalie Hook Doubles Through Michael Moncek
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limped the button,

called in the small blind, and

raised to 600,000 in the big blind. Nemeth called, Hook three-bet to 2,400,000, Moncek moved all in, Nemeth folded, and Hook called for 3,250,000 effective.

Hook:

Moncek:

Moncek found a seven on the

flop, but was unable to connect with the rest of the

and

runout, and Hook scored the big double.

Updated Chip Counts
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