Lithuania has added another bracelet winner to its ranks as Rokas Asipauskas rose above the field in Event #6: $5,000 Super Colossus at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise to claim his first piece of WSOP silverware. The Super Colossus drew a field of 527 entrants to generate a total prize pool of $2,635,000 – with the lion's share of $504,950 going to Asipauskas.
After a drawn-out battle, Asipauskas defeated Alex Keating in the heads-up portion of play, denying the American his second bracelet.
Asipauskas' rise to the top
It was Keating who held the chip lead headed into the final table, with Kevin Appleyard and Asipauskas as his closest competitors. Jonathan Little, founder of PokerCoaching.com, entered the final table fourth in chips, followed closely by Francois Billard and Krishna Madhariwar while David 'Chino' Rheem, Armin Rezaei, and Leonard Maue rounded out the bottom of the count.
Maue was the first player eliminated at the final table as his 
was outdrawn by Appleyard's 
. The 
flop provided Appleyard with the nut flush draw which came home on the 
turn to leave Maue drawing dead.
Rezaei fell next after moving all-in over the top of a raise from Asipauskas with 
– only to see the bad news as his opponent called it off with 
. The 
flop left Rezaei drawing thin and a brick on the turn sent him to the payout desk.
When the players returned from the dinner break, Madhariwar took his chance at a double up by moving all-in with 
from the cutoff. Keating found 
on the button and re-shoved to isolate Madhariwar. The 
runout failed to improve Madhariwar and ended his run in seventh place.
Appleyard was next up on the chopping block as he committed the last of his chips with 
in a blind versus blind confrontation. Asipauskas made the call from the big blind with 
and connected with top pair on the 
flop. Appleyard failed to improve on the turn or river and was sent to the payout desk to collect his sixth-place prize money.
Little, Rheem, and Billard exit
In another blind versus blind confrontation, Keating moved all-in from the small blind with 
and Little called off the remainder of his stack from the big blind with . The 
looked promising for Little, but the turn and river bricked out to leave Keating with the best of it with just ace-high.
It was Rheem who took a final stand against Asipauskas next. In the face of a raise from the chip leader, Rheem moved all-in with and Asipauskas called it off with 
. On the flop, Asipauskas vaulted into a commanding lead, but the 
on the turn brought a sweat as Rheem picked up straight and flush draws. The river failed to improve him, however, and Rheem was forced to settle for a fourth-place finish.
Asipauskas claimed another pelt with the elimination of Billard. From the button, Billard committed the majority of his chips with 
and called off the rest when Asipauskas moved all-in from the small blind with . The 
kept Asipauskas best, but the 
on the turn provided plenty of outs for Billard. The river was all Asipauskas, however, and put an end to Billard's run.
With Billard out of the way, Asipauskas took a sizable chip lead into heads-up play. An early double for Keating brought the two stacks closer together and from there, they battled hard against one another. In the final hand of the match, Keating raised from the button with and Asipauskas defended his big blind with . On the 
flop, Keating fired in a continuation bet with his second pair before facing a check-raise from his opponent. Keating made the call to bring in the turn and Asipauskas fired in another bet.
Keating called once more to see the complete the board. Asipauskas moved all-in as the covering stack and Keating went deep into the time bank before eventually calling it off – only to see the bad news as Asipauskas rolled over the winner.
Event #6: $5,000 Super Colossus Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rokas Asipauskas | $504,950 |
| 2 | Alex Keating | $333,000 |
| 3 | Francois Billard | $230,600 |
| 4 | David 'Chino' Rheem | $162,500 |
| 5 | Jonathan Little | $116,700 |
| 6 | Kevin Appleyard | $85,400 |
| 7 | Krishna Madhariwar | $63,700 |
| 8 | Armin Rezaei | $48,400 |
| 9 | Leonard Maue | $37,500 |
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