On Day 3 of $25.000 Super Main Event de las WSOP Paradise 2025played on Atlantis Paradise Island (Bahamas), continued well into the early hours of Wednesday and left the tournament reduced to its last three tables, with 24 players still in contention in this record-breaking event.
At the front of the platoon stands Pascal LeFrancoiswith the Canadian leading a classification dominated by his compatriot William Blaissecond in chips after making the biggest pot of the tournament by making three of a kind with kings against the aces of Alex Kulev. They also remain in prominent positions Daniel Reijmerauthor of a double knockout to close the day, and the leader of Day 2b, the French veteran Jean-Noel Thorel.
The group of candidates also includes important names such as Benny Glaser, Faraz Yak, Felipe Ramos, Natasha Mercier, Eric Wasserson, Leonard Maue, Terrance Reid and recent $50k PLO High Roller champion, Charles Hook. They all already have $335,000 insuredbut the big goal is still the WSOP bracelet and the $10,000,000 reserved for the champion.
Top 10 in chips after Day 3
| Position | Player | Country | Tokens | Blind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pascal LeFrancois | Canada | 126.400.000 | 63 |
| 2 | William Blais | Canada | 123.300.000 | 62 |
| 3 | Daniel Reijmer | Netherlands | 115.400.000 | 58 |
| 4 | Jean-Noel Thorel | France | 101.200.000 | 51 |
| 5 | Charles Hook | USA | 94.200.000 | 47 |
| 6 | Bernhard Binder | Austria | 89.500.000 | 45 |
| 7 | Natasha Mercier | Lebanon | 88.000.000 | 44 |
| 8 | Belarmino De Souza | Brazil | 86.500.000 | 43 |
| 9 | Leonard Maue | Germany | 70.000.000 | 35 |
| 10 | Faraz Yak | USA | 63.300.000 | 32 |
Spain says goodbye to the tournament: Lautaro, the last to fall
Day 3 ended up leaving the Super Main Event without a Spanish presence, with a sequence of eliminations that reduced our team until the last orbit of the day.
In the opening stages, names like those of Sergio Aido o Juan Pardoout of the Top100.
Later, it was time to say goodbye to Adrian Mateoseliminated in 59th place with a prize of $150,000, in one of the cruelest hands of the day. Faraz Jaka opened for 1,600,000 from the cutoff and Mateos responded by pushing all-in from the button for 14,800,000 with A♦Q♠. Jaka paid with A♥J♣ and, despite being clearly ahead, the board J♦2♣5♠7♥K♥ He matched the jack on the flop and certified the bad beat that left the Madrid native out.
Hours later it fell Omar del Pinoeliminated in 38th place for $270,000. Omar gambled 11,100,000 with A♠10♦but Charles Hook put him at risk with A♥J♦ and the board 3♦5♣K♦J♥K♠ confirmed its elimination.
The next to fall was Oscar Lima32nd place with $270,000, after crashing with 9♦9♣ in front of the K♠K♥ by Isaiah Goldman. The turn K♣ He ruled a hand that was already going uphill from the flop.
Already in the final stretch of the day, Alejandro Ganivet he bowed out in 27th place for $335,000, after pushing his stack with A♦J♦ and not being able to overcome the J♠J♣ by Faraz Jaka in one board 9♥2♦8♦Q♠4♣.
The last Spaniard eliminated was Lautaro Guerrawho fell in 25th place for $335,000 and ended Day 3. Guerra was involved in a double knockout pot in which Daniel Reijmer held with Q♣Q♦ and a board 8♣8♦J♦3♥2♠leaving the tournament reduced to its last 24 players.
Remaining Prizes – Super Main Event
| Position | Award |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10.000.000 $ |
| 2 | 6.000.000 $ |
| 3 | 4.000.000 $ |
| 4 | 3.000.000 $ |
| 5 | 2.350.000 $ |
| 6 | 1.800.000 $ |
| 7 | 1.400.000 $ |
| 8 | 1.100.000 $ |
| 9 | 850.000 $ |
| 10-11 | 665.875 $ |
| 12-15 | 520.000 $ |
| 16-23 | 415.000 $ |
| 24 | 335.000 $ |
The tournament will resume at noon (local time) with 36:02 remaining in Level 31, with blinds 1,000,000 / 2,000,000 / 2,000,000, on the penultimate day of play, before the new WSOP Paradise Super Main Event champion is crowned on Thursday.