2025 WSOP Day 5: Benny Glaser in Command in the $1,500 Dealer's Choice
May 31 marked the fifth day of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and what an incredible day of action the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas witnessed. Three players secured coveted gold bracelets, the $25,000 Heads-Up championship progressed to the final four players, and a certain Benny Glaser put himself in pole position to add to his five WSOP bracelets.
Spain's Antonio Galiana became a two-time WSOP champion after taking down Event #3: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em. Galiana only transitioned from sit & gos to multi-table tournaments two years ago, and he has now won two bracelets in as many years.
Caleb Furth, better known as Bruno to his friends, also became a two-time bracelet winner. Furth found himself down to a solitary 100,000 denomination chip during the 80,000 big blind level in Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, yet managed to enjoy a spin-up and ultimately the title and $620,696 in prize money.
Event #6: $1,500 Seven Card Stud also crowned its champion, with Dan Heimiller capturing his third piece of WSOP hardware. Hemiller won his first bracelet in 2002 and added a second in 2014. Heimiller defeated David Bach heads-up to end his 11-year bracelet drought.
Glaser in Control in the $1,500 Dealers Choice
British mixed game specialist and five-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser enjoyed a late-night surge in Event #8: $1,500 Dealers Choice to put himself in pole position going into Day 3, where only 14 players remain.
Glaser finished Day 2 with 3,050,000 chips, more than twice as many as Justin Liberto (1,480,000) in second place. The Southampton-born star won his first bracelet in 2015, two more in 2016, then one in 2021 and 2023. Glaser's last three bracelets have come from $10,000 Championship events.
Keeping Glaser and Liberto company on Day 3 are the likes of Matthew Schreiber (1,155,000), Scott Bohlman (815,000), Daniel Zack (660,000), Eric Baldwin (400,000), and short-stack Adam Owen (270,000).
Play resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 1, continuing until one player has all of the chips in play in their stack. Will that player be Glaser? Stay tuned to PokerNews to find out.
Event #8: $1,500 Dealers Choice Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 3,050,000 |
| 2 | Justin Liberto | United States | 1,480,000 |
| 3 | Jonathan Krela | Canada | 1,305,000 |
| 4 | Stephen O'Dwyer (CA) | United States | 1,245,000 |
| 5 | Scott Jacewiczokelly | United States | 1,240,000 |
| 6 | Matthew Schreiber | United States | 1,155,000 |
| 7 | Timothy Knauf | United States | 1,000,000 |
| 8 | Adam Greenlee | United States | 870,000 |
| 9 | Scott Bohlman | United States | 815,000 |
| 10 | Andrew Park | United States | 725,000 |
Only Four Players Remain in the $25K Heads-Up NLHE Championship
Event #7: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship has reached its penultimate round, with only four of the 64 starters remaining. Artur Martirosian, Patrick Leonard, David Chen, and Aliaksei Boika return to the action on June 1 knowing they are within touching distance of a gold bracelet and a $500,000 top prize.
Martirosian faces off against Leonard after defeating Kevin Rabichow and Chance Kornuth. Leonard progressed to the final four after victories over Martin Zamani and Mike Shi.
The other semifinal pits Chen against Boika. Chen beat Richard Green before dispatching Thomas Eychenne, while Belarus' Boika sent Brandon Brown and Harvey Castro to the showers.
The final day's action starts at 12:15 p.m. local time on June 1, with PokerGO streaming the action from the off. Martirosian is hunting his third bracelet, Leonard his second, while Chen and Boika are looking to win their first. Return to PokerNews from 12:15 p.m. local time to see who gets the job done.
Reigning O8 Champion Falls as Mizrachi and Negreanu Bag Top Ten Stack
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship will have a new champion in 2025 after Scott Seiver fell by the wayside on Day 1. Some 183 players bought in, 93 progressed to Day 2, and both Robert Mizrachi and Daniel Negreanu bagged up top ten stacks.
Five-time bracelet winner Mizrachi finds himself eighth on the overnight leaderboard, having finished Day 1 with 242,000 chips. Negreanu finished the night with 1,000 fewer chips and tenth place in the chip counts. Negreanu has stated he's playing a reduced schedule in 2025 to keep his focus high. Perhaps this is the event where the Canadian wins his eighth bracelet.
While Mizrachi and Negreanu were doing their thing, Ryan Bambrick was busy helping himself to the chip lead. Bambrick won the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event in 2018 and, more recently, cashed in the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo here at the 2025 WSOP. He returns to the action with 325,000 chips.
This event always attracts the big guns, and more than a dozen made it through the shark-infested waters to claim their place on Day 2. Joey Couden (249,000), Anthony Zinno (225,000), Eric Wasserson (215,000), Maxx Coleman (209,000), and Hal Rotholz (204,000) all progressed with a top 20 stack.
Others safely through include David "ODB" Baker (166,000), Matt Glantz (160,000), the legendary Erik Seidel (132,000), Marco Johnson (104,000), Ben Lamb (101,000), and Todd Brunson (77,000).
Day 2 starts at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 1, and PokerNews will be with you every step of the way as this event's field is whittled down.
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Bambrick | United States | 325,000 | 41 |
| 2 | Austin Marks | United States | 320,000 | 40 |
| 3 | Micah Brooks | United States | 306,000 | 38 |
| 4 | Ofir Mor | United States | 266,000 | 33 |
| 5 | Eddie Blumenthal | United States | 262,000 | 33 |
| 6 | William Remshardt | United States | 252,000 | 32 |
| 7 | Joey Couden | United States | 249,000 | 31 |
| 8 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 242,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Fabrizio Gonzalez | Uruguay | 242,000 | 30 |
| 10 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 241,000 | 30 |
What's Happening on Day 6 of the 2025 WSOP?
Sunday is a day of rest for millions of people worldwide, but not at the 2025 WSOP where up to six events will be in play at some point.
Day 2 of Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions kicks off at 11 a.m. local time, with 1,045 players returning to their seats. Mystery bounties are in play from the start, and one of them tips the scales at a cool $1 million!
At 12:15 p.m. local time, the final day of Event #7: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em commences. Only four players are in the hunt for this event's $500,000 top prize and its bracelet. A champion will be crowned today; who will that champion be?
We should also see a champion in Event #8: $1,500 Dealers Choice, where Benny Glaser looks on course to win his sixth bracelet. The final 14 players will be in their seats for a 1:00 p.m. local time restart, so join PokerNews then.
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship's Day 2 starts at 1:00 p.m. local time. The star-studded event should see its attendance grow because late registration remains open untul the start of Level 12, at around 2:15 p.m. local time.
Three new events start on June 1. Event #10: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack is the first of that trio to get underway, with an 10:00 a.m. local time start time. We are expecting a crowd of around 5,000 entrants to grace us with their presence on Day 1.
At noon, Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em shuffles up and deals, and there's every chance we will see another millionaire made. Last year, Matthew Lambrecht took home $1,018,933 for his victory, thanks to the event attracting 397 more players than in 2023.
Last but not least is Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw at 2:00 p.m. local time, the first lowball tournament of the 2025 WSOP. Several stars have won this event in the past, including Yuval Bronshtein, Phil Hellmuth, Maxx Coleman, Jason Mercier, and reigning champion David Funkhouser.
