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WSOP PARADISE 2025: Bernhard Binder Wins the Super Main Event, Jean-Noël Thorel Delivers a Historic Performance!
2025-12-19 - RICHARD Fabien
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Two major milestones were achieved in a single event: Binder was crowned world champion, and Thorel recorded the biggest win ever by a French player in poker history — what else?

People often say the hero of a story is the one who wins, the one who lifts the trophy at the end of the battle. And yet, some runners-up — so-called “losers” — leave a mark that lasts far beyond the final hand. Jean-Noël Thorel is now one of them. From Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas, the Frenchman delivered a suspended moment in time — a performance that, even without the ultimate victory, has already written its place in poker history. A look back at Bernhard Binder’s coronation and the deep run of the man players affectionately call “Jean-No”!

 

Sometimes, the performance feels like a bracelet — even if becoming champion remains exceptional

 

Binder still floating on cloud nine with his friends after an unbelievable title!

 

Many will highlight — and rightly so — the victory of Austrian Bernhard Binder, crowned WSOP Champion, as he joins the very exclusive circle of legends who have one day lifted the “trophy of trophies”: the most prestigious bracelet of them all. An absolute consecration, reserved for those who leave a lasting footprint on the game.

The final table, played at rare intensity, delivered one last firework worthy of the occasion. Around the felt: an elite group of champions, all legitimate, all capable of taking it down and being crowned at the end of this out-of-this-world epic.

 

And yet, it’s impossible not to pause for a moment on Jean-Noël Thorel. With his remarkable consistency in recent years and his relentless hunger to perform at the highest level, the Frenchman climbs even higher atop the French All-Time Money List. With this runner-up finish, he posts quite simply the biggest payout ever recorded by a French player, banking $6,000,000 — a colossal, historic score, now carved into the stone of French poker history.

Touted as one of the breakout faces of world poker to come, Bernhard Binder delivered a thunderous statement by winning the Super Main Event. After a marathon heads-up battle against Jean-Noël Thorel, the 27-year-old Austrian outlasted an intergenerational final table that also featured Eric Wasserson, Terrance Reid, and Natasha Mercier — bringing together experience, name value, and world-class skill. In a record-setting event with 2,891 entries and a $72.275 million prize pool, Binder confirmed his new status at the very top.

 

Super Main Event Final Table Results
Bernhard Binder – $10,000,000
Jean-Noël Thorel – $6,000,000
Belarmino De Souza – $4,000,000
Terrance Reid – $3,000,000
Eric Wasserson – $2,350,000
Natasha Mercier – $1,800,000
Peter Chien – $1,400,000
Franco Spitale – $1,100,000

 

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