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WSOP Paradise continued at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas, Nassau, with 2021 WSOP Main Event champion Koray Aldemir winning Event #12: $10,000 8-Game Mix. Aldemir topped the 115-entrant field to win $287,800 in prize money, while also earning 288 PGT points.
With this victory, Aldemir eclipses $23 million in lifetime tournament earnings, according to The Hendon Mob. His $23,201,015 in earnings has him sitting fourth on the Germany All-Time Money List, and 52nd on the All-Time Money List.
The 115-entrant field amassed a $1,115,500 prize pool that paid the final 18 players. Bryce Yockey, Benny Glaser, Konstantin Maslak, Jesse Lonis, and Dylan Weisman all finished in the money and earned valuable PGT points for their bids to qualify for the season-ending PGT $1,000,000 Championship.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | PGT Points |
| 1st | Koray Aldemir | Germany | $287,800 | 288 |
| 2nd | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | $188,900 | 189 |
| 3rd | Philip Sternheimer | United Kingdom | $128,400 | 128 |
| 4th | Chris Klodnicki | United States | $90,100 | 90 |
| 5th | Mike Watson | Canada | $65,400 | 65 |
| 6th | Dan Shak | United States | $49,200 | 49 |
| 7th | Josh Arieh | United States | $38,400 | 38 |
Bryce Yockey now sits 23rd on the PGT leaderboard with 1,219 PGT points, while Michael Duek rises to 43rd with 1,031 PGT points. Jesse Lonis remains in seventh with 1,702 PGT points, while Dylan Weisman is 113th with 519 PGT points.
Josh Arieh sits 121st with 480 PGT points, while Philip Sternheimer is the biggest mover as he climbs to 17th on the PGT leaderboard with 1,342 PGT points.
| Rank | Player | PGT Points | Wins | Cashes | Winnings |
| 1st | Alex Foxen | 2,816 | 4 | 24 | $5,926,948 |
| 2nd | Sam Soverel | 2,772 | 4 | 26 | $3,680,268 |
| 3rd | Chino Rheem | 2,350 | 5 | 29 | $2,626,603 |
| 4th | Michael Mizrachi | 2,250 | 2 | 2 | $11,331,322 |
| 5th | Nick Schulman | 1,921 | 1 | 25 | $2,154,753 |
| 6th | Joao Simao | 1,822 | 1 | 23 | $2,756,247 |
| 7th | Jesse Lonis | 1,702 | 3 | 21 | $2,007,992 |
| 8th | Adam Hendrix | 1,610 | 1 | 6 | $2,408,632 |
| 9th | Daniel Negreanu | 1,597 | 2 | 20 | $2,397,441 |
| 10th | John Riordan | 1,549 | 1 | 28 | $2,414,813 |
These are the leaderboard standings as of Sunday, December 14, 2025. The current PGT leaderboard is at pgt.com/leaderboard.
There are four more PGT-qualifying events at WSOP Paradise before Super High Roller Bowl X concludes the calendar year with a $101,000 buy-in, running December 20-22. The 2025 PGT season concludes in January with PGT Last Chance (January 5-10) and the PGT $1,000,000 Championship (January 12-13). The 2026 PGT Season will begin with PGT Kickoff from January 26-31, and players will earn double PGT points for all cashes.
For full PGT schedule information, check out pgt.com/schedule.
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