The mark was reached late Sunday during Day 1D registration
The WSOP Paradise Super Main Event has cleared its biggest hurdle after officially passing the $60 million guaranteed prize pool. The mark was reached late Sunday during Day 1D registration, ending weeks of debate about whether the ambitious guarantee could be met.
The @WSOP Paradise $25K Super Main Event has reached it's guaranteed prize pool of $60M!!! How much will be the ACTUAL total prize pool??? pic.twitter.com/lMvs0MTCjo
— Poker Org (@pokerorg) December 14, 2025
Once the guarantee was locked in, attention quickly shifted to how much higher the prize pool could climb. A strong finish to Day 1D pushed the field to 2,534 total entries, building the prize pool to $63.35 million with registration still open heading into Day 2B. That leaves the door open for the event to challenge long-standing records.
The tournament now sits within striking distance of becoming the largest non-WSOP Main Event ever held. It needs fewer than 100 additional entries to pass the $65.66 million prize pool from the 2019 Triton Million. If that happens, the Super Main Event would move even higher on the all-time money list.
The scale already places this year’s event among poker’s elite. With more than $63 million in the pool, it ranks inside the top 15 largest tournaments ever, joining a short list dominated by the Las Vegas WSOP Main Event. Paradise continues to carve out its own place alongside those summer staples.
On the tables, Day 1D saw plenty of recognizable names make runs, though none finished inside the top ten stacks. Frederic Normand closed the night as chip leader, while others like Chad Eveslage, Viktor Blom, Daniel Negreanu, and Scott Seiver advanced comfortably.
Play resumes with two Day 2 flights and registration remaining open for one final push. Players reaching the money will be guaranteed at least $50,000, with much bigger payouts waiting deeper in the field.
