2025 WSOP Day 6: Daniel Negreanu Closes in on Eighth Bracelet
What an incredible day Day 6 of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was. Two of poker's superstars added to their bracelet collections, and it seemed each event was packed to the rafters with elite-level grinders. Here's what went down at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas on June 1.
The first of Day 6's bracelets went to Russian superstar Artur Martirosian, who took down Event #7: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em. There are no easy match-ups in this event, but Martirosian had a challenging road to victory. He defeated Jeremy Ausmus, Faraz Jaka, Kevin Rabichow, Chance Kornuth, and Patrick Leonard before besting Aliaksei Boika in the final. In addition to $500,000 in prize money, Martirosian got his hands on his third WSOP bracelet.
Benny Glaser became a six-time bracelet winner after coming out on top in Event #8: $1,500 Dealers Choice. Glaser went into the third and final day with the chip lead in tow and was the last player standing when it mattered. With this latest victory, Glaser joins the likes of Brian Rast, Shaun Deeb, Jeremy Ausmus, Josh Arieh, and Scott Seiver in the six bracelet club.
Negreanu Leads the Way After Day 2 of the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship
Before the 2025 WSOP started, Daniel Negreanu said he would be focusing on having fun rather than being fixated on his results. Well, Negreanu seems to be having a blast in Event #9: $10,000 Omaha hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, where he holds the chip lead with only 20 players remaining.
Negreanu captured his seventh bracelet in 2024, taking down the prestigious $50,000 Poker Players Championship. Bracelet number eight is now within reach, which would be the Canadian's first in an Omaha format.
Negreanu returns to the action with 1,550,000 chips, around 500,000 more (10 big blinds) than Matthew Beinner in second place. The rest of the field is littered with WSOP champions and 25K Fantasy picks. They incude Maxx Coleman (1,020,000), Ryan Bambrick (985,000), Viktor Blom (840,000), Joao Vieira (840,000), Ben Lamb (740,000), Allan Le (620,000), Thomas Taylor (400,000), Eric Wasserson (375,000), Aaron Kupin (225,000), and David "ODB" Baker (80,000).
Play resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time. Join PokerNews then to see if Negreanu becomes an eight-time WSOP champion.
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 1,550,000 | 31 |
| 2 | Matthew Beinner | United States | 1,070,000 | 21 |
| 3 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 1,020,000 | 20 |
| 4 | Ofir Mor | United States | 990,000 | 20 |
| 5 | Ryan Bambrick | United States | 985,000 | 20 |
| 6 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 840,000 | 17 |
| 7 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 840,000 | 17 |
| 8 | Ben Lamb | United States | 740,000 | 15 |
| 9 | Austin Marks | United States | 665,000 | 13 |
| 10 | William Remshardt | United States | 660,000 | 13 |
Mystery Millions Ends With Only 20 Players in Contention for the $1M Top Prize
Only 20 players from a field of 19,654 remain in Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions. You'd think the excitement had passed after the $1 million jackpot mystery bounty was pulled within an hour of the bounties going into play, but you'd be wrong. Why? Because this event has a $1 million guaranteed top prize.
George Tatalovich (77,625,000) is the man leading the chase for that seven-figure prize, followed by Linda Ngo (67,000,000), and Wesley Fei (62,450,000).
In fifth place with 52,200,000 chips is Daniel Strelitz, the only player still in contention that has a bracelet to their name. Indeed, Strelitz has two bracelets, having won the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event in 2019 and the $1,500 Razz in 2022.
Everyone who has reached this stage has done so on merit, with each of the 20 returning players deserving the $39,180 they're guaranteed to take home. The top eight finishers will bank at least $120,950, and the champion a cool $1,000,000.
Play resumes at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 2. Return to PokerNews then to see which player becomes an instant millionaire.
Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Tatalovich | United States | 77,625,000 | 39 |
| 2 | Linda Ngo | United States | 67,000,000 | 34 |
| 3 | Wesley Fei | China | 62,450,000 | 31 |
| 4 | Michael Wilklow | United States | 60,000,000 | 30 |
| 5 | Daniel Strelitz | United States | 52,200,000 | 26 |
| 6 | Yu Hsiang Huang | Taiwan | 45,175,000 | 23 |
| 7 | Can Miral | Turkey | 45,100,000 | 23 |
| 8 | Diana Allen | United States | 37,900,000 | 19 |
| 9 | Michael Acevedo | Costa Rica | 34,675,000 | 17 |
| 10 | Michael Marks | United States | 29,250,000 | 15 |
Blair Hinkle Bags Big on Day 1 of the $600 NLHE Deepstack
Some 6,090 players bought into Event #10: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack but only 301 of those starters had chips when time was called on Day 1. Flying high among the chip leaders is Blair Hinkle, who amassed a 2,135,000 stack by the close of play.
Hinkle won a bracelet in 2008, coming out on top in the $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event. There's still a long way to go in this event, but Hinkle has done his chances of winning a second bracelet no harm at all.
Mukul Pahuja (2,595,000) returns to the action just above Hinkle in the chip counts. Pahuja has almost $6.5 million in live tournament winnings, yet a bracelet continues eluding him.
Taha Benhmama is the overnight chip leader. Benhama's recorded live earnings of $1,044 are a shadow of Pahuja's winnings. However, should Benhmama emerge victoriously from this event, he'll reel in $318,842.
Day 2 shuffles up and deals at 11:00 a.m. on June 2, and PokerNews 's live reporting team will be on hand to provide live coverage from this tournament.
Event #10: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taha Benhmama | Spain | 3,165,000 | 127 |
| 2 | Sacha Guerrero | France | 2,635,000 | 105 |
| 3 | Mukul Pahuja | United States | 2,595,000 | 104 |
| 4 | Blair Hinkle | United States | 2,135,000 | 85 |
| 5 | Adam Croffut | United States | 1,990,000 | 80 |
| 6 | Dustin Apperson | United States | 1,710,000 | 68 |
| 7 | Ashish Anilkumar | India | 1,530,000 | 61 |
| 8 | Jeremy Wien | United States | 1,460,000 | 58 |
| 9 | Vincent Moscati | United States | 1,330,000 | 53 |
| 10 | Brandon Mincher | United States | 1,305,000 | 52 |
Andrew Lichtenberger Second in Chips After Day 1 of the $10,000 Mystery Bounty
Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger finished Day 1 of Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty with 757,000 chips, enough for second place on the star-studded leaderboard.
Lichtenberger is one of the most respected and feared poker tournament players on the planet. With more than $21 million in earnings and a gold WSOP bracelet to his name, you can see why that is the case.
Only Richard Green (955,000) bagged up more chips than Lichtenberger.
Others through to Day 2 include Shannon Shorr (711,000), Aram Zobian (679,000), Oliver Weis (580,000), and Michael Moncek (544,000). Also look out for Josh Reichard (509,000), Dario Sammartino (407,000), Brian Rast (391,000), and Alex Foxen (275,000) among others.
Check out the full chip counts here
The action resumes at noon on June 2, with the mystery bounties coming into effect once the money bubble bursts. A cool $729,333 before bounties awaits the eventual champion. Keep your browsers locked to PokerNews to see who that champion is.
Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | PlayerName | Hometown | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Green | Burbank,CA | 955,000 | 119 |
| 2 | Andrew Lichtenberger | Las Vegas, NV | 757,000 | 95 |
| 3 | Nick Palma | Bronx, NY | 754,000 | 94 |
| 4 | Shannon Shorr | Las Vegas, NV | 711,000 | 89 |
| 5 | Aram Zobian | Henderson, Nevada | 679,000 | 85 |
| 6 | Yosef Fox | Monticello, WI | 639,000 | 80 |
| 7 | Jun Obara | Tokyo, Japan | 638,000 | 80 |
| 8 | Joshua Stewart | Carrickfergus, FL | 608,000 | 76 |
| 9 | Oliver Weis | Germany | 580,000 | 73 |
| 10 | Jordan Siegel | Oceanside, NY | 566,000 | 71 |
First Lowball Event of the Series Attracts 537 Entrants; Brian Yoon Bags Big
Five-time bracelet winner Brian Yoon bagged up the second-largest stack after Day 1 of Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw. Yoon capped off an impressive day at the tables by bagging up 588,000 chips.
Han Liu is the overnight chip leader, thanks to finishing Day 1 with 711,000 chips. They may not be a household name right now, but that will change if Liu continues in this rich vein of form and becomes the event's champion.
British pro Adam Owen (453,000) completes the top three, with Ray Henson (424,000), Yueqi Zhu (298,000), Huck Seed (285,000), and Ismael Bojang (267,000) finishing the night in the top 15.
Lower down the chip counts, you find such luminaires as Barry Greenstein (212,000), Phil Hellmuth (200,000), Brad Ruben (187,000), and John Monnette (81,000).
The 78 surviving players, from the 532 who started, sit back down at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 2, with the plan to whittle the field to only five hopefuls.
Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Han Liu | United States | 711,000 | 142 |
| 2 | Brian Yoon | United States | 588,000 | 118 |
| 3 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 453,000 | 91 |
| 4 | Joshua Adcock | United States | 439,000 | 88 |
| 5 | Ray Henson | United States | 424,000 | 85 |
| 6 | Oliver Vereschagin | United States | 394,000 | 79 |
| 7 | Tomas Szwarcberg | Mexico | 363,000 | 73 |
| 8 | Iman Alsaden | United States | 340,000 | 68 |
| 9 | Zhun Wang | China | 314,000 | 63 |
| 10 | Christopher Leslie | United States | 309,000 | 62 |
What's Happening on Day 7 of the 2025 WSOP?
Another action-packed day of WSOP action awaits us on Day 7 of the series, with eight events scheduled throughout the day. Tow of those events are set to conclude on June 2.
Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions will crown its champion on June 2. That champion will collect $1 million from the regular prize pool after outlasting 19,653 opponents along the way!
We'll also discover who wins Event #10: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack. Whoever that champion is, they will have turned their affordable $600 buy-in into a WSOP bracelet and $318,842 in prize money.
Only 20 players remain in Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship. They return to their seats at 1:00 p.m. local time. Join PokerNews then for all the high-stakes O8 action you can handle.
Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty is scheduled to return from noon local time and will see 130 players lock horns and butt heads. The money bubble will burst on Day 2, with mystery bounties in play from that point onward. Exciting times lie ahead in this event.
Another two days are planned for Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw. Some 78 players navigated to Day 2 from a 532-strong field. The player count could be in single digits by the time this event's second day wraps up tonight.
Three new events start on June 2, including Event #13: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em, which kicks off Day 7 of the 2025 WSOP at 10:00 a.m. local time.
That's followed by a brand new event for the 2025 series. At 12:00 p.m. local time, the inaugural Event #14: $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed gets underway. We fully expect a star-studded crowd in this event for obvious reasons.
Event #15: $1,500 Mixed Omaha shuffles up and deals at 2:00 p.m. local time. Featuring three Omaha Hi-Lo variants, this event is a must-play for any Omaha split-pot aficionado. As always, PokerNews is where to get your live reporting fix.
