The 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is nearing its conclusion, yet the behemoth showed no signs of slowing down on the 48th day of the festival. The Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas hosted players in eight events at one stage, including the $10,000 Main Event, which reached its nine-handed final table.
It's taken eight long days, but Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship has reached its nine-handed final table. Each of those nine finalists is guaranteed $1 million for their efforts thus far, but one of them will walk away with $10 million and the title of poker's world champion.
John Wasnock (108,100,000) leads the final nine back into battle, followed by Michael Mizrachi (93,000,000), Braxton Dunaway (91,900,000), and PokerStars' Kenny Hallaert (80,500,000).
Winamax pro Leo Margets (53,400,000) has made history by becoming the first woman in the modern game to reach the Main Event final table. Luka Bojovic (51,000,000), Adam Hendrix (48,000,000), Daehyung Lee (34,900,000), and Jarod Minghini (23,600,000) make up the rest of the supporting cast.
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While the Main Event was progressing toward its final table, three events concluded and awarded their respective bracelets.
Ian O'Hara took down Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship for a career-best $1,189,408 after defeating Bulgarian Bahar Musa heads-up. O'Hra, of Florida, now has more than $6.3 million in live tournament winnings.
The United Kingdom's Joshua Boulton captured the bracelet and $311,349 top prize of Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty just a few hours before jetting back home to "Blighty." Boulton denied Rob Wazwaz his second bracelet.
Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. was the third and final event to dish out its WSOP hardware. Japan's Ryutaro Suzuki rode off with the title after a superb heads-up battle with Toby Lewis. Suzuki banked $273,386 and his second bracelet.
Patrick Leonard (23,100,000) is seven eliminations from taking down Event #90: $777 Lucky 7's and becoming a two-time WSOP bracelet winner. Leonard returns sixth in chips as he looks to add a $777,777 score to his Hendon Mobprofile.
Leonard pointed out on X that the payout structure of this event makes things interesting; first place is worth more than second, third, and fourth place combined. If anyone knows how to figure out the ICM implications of such a payout structure, it is Leonard.
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Standing between Leonard and WSOP glory as seven players who have reached the final table on merit. Nicola Bracchi (73,800,000) is the man to catch, while Allen Shen (58,700,000) and Hertsel Levy (54,500,000) are hot on his heels.
Yu Liu (37,500,000), Kieran Walsh (33,400,000), and Nelson Mari Sanchez (24,3000,000) hold the next largest stack, with Leonard following and Hayato Kitajima (16,000,000) bringing up the rear.
The third and final day shuffles up and deals at 12:00 p.m. local time on July 14. Join PokerNews then to see who captures this event's title.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicola Bracchi | Italy | 73,800,000 | 37 |
| 2 | Allen Shen | Canada | 58,700,000 | 29 |
| 3 | Hertsel Levy | Israel | 54,500,000 | 27 |
| 4 | Yu Liu | Canada | 37,500,000 | 19 |
| 5 | Kieran Walsh | Ireland | 33,400,000 | 17 |
| 6 | Nelson Mari Sanchez | Spain | 24,300,000 | 12 |
| 7 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 23,100,000 | 12 |
| 8 | Hayato Kitajima | Japan | 16,000,000 | 8 |
Germany's Jakob Miegel (2,850,000) finds himself in pole position as Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship enters its final phase. Only 27 of the 546 Day 1 entrants have made it through to Day 3.
Miegel is the only player with more than 100 big blinds in his stack, although Omar Del Pino (2,365,000) isn't too far behind in the overnight standings. Miegel's fellow German, Leonard Maue (2,100,000) rounds out the podium places.
Plenty of stellar names remain in contention for this event's $986,337 top prize. The include Eric Wasserson (1,600,000), Benjamin Chalot (1,580,000), Isaac Kempton (1,540,000), Alisson Piekazewicz (1,375,000), Valentino Konakchiev (1,350,000), Davide Suriano (1,280,000), Mike Watson (970,000), the one and only Daniel Negreanu (935,000), Sam Soverel (925,000), Yuliyan Kolev (840,000), Sean Winter (815,000), and Dario Sammartino (520,000).
Cards are back in the air from 1:00 p.m. local time, with play continuing until a champion is crowned.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakob Miegel | Germany | 2,850,000 | 114 |
| 2 | Omar Del Pino | Spain | 2,365,000 | 95 |
| 3 | Leonard Maue | Germany | 2,100,000 | 84 |
| 4 | Baoqiang Ho | Singapore | 1,615,000 | 65 |
| 5 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 1,600,000 | 64 |
| 6 | Gustavo Ortega | United States | 1,595,000 | 64 |
| 7 | Benjamin Chalot | France | 1,580,000 | 63 |
| 8 | Isaac Kempton | United States | 1,540,000 | 62 |
| 9 | Aleks Dimitrov | Bulgaria | 1,460,000 | 58 |
| 10 | Daniel Vicente | Spain | 1,440,000 | 58 |
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Event #95: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack attracted 2,851 players on Day 1, but only 162 of those starters had chips requiring bagging and tagging after 22 levels of action. Danny Gonzalez (2,250,000) and bracelet winner Lei Yu (2,050,000) lead the way, but there are some solid players in the chasing pack hoping to bulldoze their way to victory on Day 2.
After reaching Day 2 of this event, Barry Shulman has secured his sixth cash of the summer as he looks to become a three-time bracelet winner. Shulman won a bracelet back in 2001 in a $1,590 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo event, and took down the 2009 WSOP Europe Main Event for his second bracelet. There's a lot of poker still to be played in this tournament, but Shulman must now fancy his chances.
Josh Reichard (1,315,000), Jamie Nixon (970,000), Christian Roberts (825,000), Haixia Zhang (795,000), Andrew Kelsall (676,000), Maxx Coleman (675,000), and Jerry Wong (500,000) are also progressing to Day 2.
Play resumes at 11:00 a.m. local time with the plan to conclude this tournament before night's end.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Gonzales | United States | 2,250,000 | 90 |
| 2 | Lei Yu | China | 2,050,000 | 82 |
| 3 | Hanseok Ko | Korea, Republic of | 2,005,000 | 80 |
| 4 | Jordan Ramirez | United States | 1,715,000 | 69 |
| 5 | Carlos Perez | Spain | 1,700,000 | 68 |
| 6 | Barry Shulman | United States | 1,695,000 | 68 |
| 7 | Christopher Schouten | Aruba | 1,605,000 | 64 |
| 8 | Sebastian Crema | Canada | 1,490,000 | 60 |
| 9 | Yunlamkevin Choi | Hong Kong | 1,410,000 | 56 |
| 10 | Nissim Ohayon | Israel | 1,400,000 | 56 |
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Fresh from his runner-up finish in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship last week, Chino Rheem (571,000) has built a big stack on Day 1 of Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. Rheem, who has ten in-the-money finishes at the WSOP this year, bagged up enough chips for sixth place at the close of play.
Rheem was one of 1,088 players to buy into this tournament, and he finished among the leaders. Only Joshua Ladines (855,000), Pierre Nasr (843,000), Pei Li (810,000), Fahredin Mustafov (758,000), and Fernando Gutierrez (571,000) returned on Day 2 with more chips than him.
Only 198 players bagged and tagged their stacks after 12 levels. They included Elior Sion (545,000), Richard Gryko (516,000), Martin Zamani (443,000), Arthur Morris (436,000), Ian Matakis (435,000), Thomas Taylor (423,000), Ryan Leng (414,000), Xixiang Luo (377,000), Jeremy Ausmus (304,000), Alex Foxen (293,000), Anson Tsang (253,000), and Brian Rast (178,000).
Another ten 60-minute levels are scheduled for Day 2, which begins at 1:00 p.m. local time on July 14.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Ladines | United States | 855,000 | 214 |
| 2 | Pierre Nasr | Canada | 843,000 | 211 |
| 3 | Pei Li | China | 810,000 | 203 |
| 4 | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | 758,000 | 190 |
| 5 | Fernando Gutierrez | Mexico | 571,000 | 143 |
| 6 | Chino Rheem | United States | 571,000 | 143 |
| 7 | Zurvan Tumboli | India | 552,000 | 138 |
| 8 | Elior Sion | United Kingdom | 545,000 | 136 |
| 9 | Jonathan Ingalls | United States | 539,000 | 135 |
| 10 | Richard Gryko | United Kingdom | 516,000 | 129 |
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The first thing you will notice about Day 49 of the 2025 WSOP is that the Main Event is not in action. The nine finalists are enjoying a much-deserved day off to gather their thoughts, rest, and recuperate as they prepare for the biggest final table of their careers. However, four in-play events return to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, with two newcomers joining them.
Event #95: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack resumes at 11:00 a.m. local time, with the plan to crown a champion from the 162 returning players. An hour later, at 12:00 p.m. local time, Event #90: $777 Lucky 7's returns. It will also play down to a winner.
Two events kick off again at 1:00 p.m. local time. First, Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship's Day 3 begins, followed by Day 2 of Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha.
The first of the two new events starts at 10:00 a.m., Event #97: $1,500 The Closer. Featuring 30-minute levels throughout, The Closer's action should be fast and furious from the word go. Last year, Ching Da Wu came out on top of a 3,214-strong crowd to bank $525,500 and his first bracelet.
At 2:00 p.m. local time, Event #98: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. High Roller shuffles up and deals. An all-star cast is expected for this three-day tournament, which Xixiang Luo won in 2024 for his second bracelet and $725,796. Luo added to his bracelet collection this summer; will he add another from this event?
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