2025 WSOP Day 19: David "ODB" Baker Eyes Third Bracelet in Seniors High Roller
The 2025 World Series of Poker continued to deliver on Day 19.
Ian Johns secured victory in Event #41: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship, while David "ODB" Baker bagged the chip lead in the $5,000 Seniors High Roller as that heads to an extra day.
Dylan Weisman has put himself in position for another PLO bracelet, with deep runs from the likes of Allan Le and Nick Schulman keeping things exciting as we head into Sunday.
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Baker Leads Extra Day in Seniors High Roller
As Event #40: $5,000 Seniors High Roller heads to a fourth and final day, there's a familiar face atop the chip counts in the shape of three-time WSOP bracelet winner David "ODB" Baker.
Baker won a huge pot towards the end of the night against Chuanshu Chen, to cement his place as chip leader. Just behind him is Chen himself, who was in and out of the chip lead, only losing it for good late on.
The four remaining players are currently guaranteed a minimum of $215,095, with the winner taking home $646,845.
Event #40: $5,000 Seniors High Roller Day 3 Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 13,600,000 | 54 |
| 2 | Carmino Argiero | United States | 9,900,000 | 40 |
| 3 | Chuanshu Chen | China | 12,200,000 | 49 |
| 4 | Ron West | United States | 4,450,000 | 18 |
Seven Remain in $1,000 PLO
Carlos Leiva is the clear chip leader with just seven players remaining in Event #42: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha.
He moved to the top of the counts by bursting the final table bubble, and then followed that up with the ninth- and eighth-place eliminations to sit well clear of Hooman Nikzad.
Both players are looking for their first WSOP bracelets — in fact, there's only one former bracelet-winner at the final table, and he's no stranger to Pot-Limit Omaha.
Dylan Weisman is looking for a third Pot-Limit Omaha bracelet to his resume, but starts the final day sixth in chips.
Event #42: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Leiva | Argentina | 10,230,000 | 103 |
| 2 | Hooman Nikzad | United States | 7,940,000 | 80 |
| 3 | Joshua Palmer | United States | 6,180,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Florian Ribouchon | France | 4,030,000 | 41 |
| 5 | Kyle Rosnes | Canada | 3,475,000 | 35 |
| 6 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 3,235,000 | 33 |
| 7 | Brian Mckain | United States | 2,500,000 | 25 |
Final Table Confirmed in $1,500 Razz
Nine players remain in Event #43: $1,500 Razz with just a single bet separating Allan Le and Clinton Wolcyn at the top of the chip counts.
Le is one of the three prominent poker-playing brothers (alongside Nam Le and Tommy Le) and has one WSOP bracelet to his name from a $1,500 Mixed Omaha event in 2016. Interestingly, Le has never cashed in a WSOP Razz event and now finds himself in pole position to add a Razz bracelet to his poker resume.
Sitting a more distant third is none other than Shaun Deeb, who is inarguably the most accomplished player remaining with six WSOP bracelets to his name, a WSOP Player of the Year title, and over $13 million in live-tournament earnings.
Event #43: $1,500 Razz Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Le | United States | 2,350,000 | 20 |
| 2 | Clinton Wolcyn | United States | 2,270,000 | 19 |
| 3 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 1,620,000 | 14 |
| 4 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 1,415,000 | 12 |
| 5 | MengQi Chen | China | 1,000,000 | 8 |
| 6 | Gabriel Ramos | United States | 955,000 | 8 |
| 7 | Jeanne David | Germany | 785,000 | 7 |
| 8 | Jackson Spencer | United States | 750,000 | 6 |
| 9 | Jason Lipiner | United States | 620,000 | 5 |
Woodward Leads as Big O Championship Gets Underway
Another Championship event got underway on Saturday, with Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship.
Through the first 10 levels of action, Matthew Woodward is leading the 126 survivors from a field of 323.
Not far behind is Nick Schulman, fresh off his seventh WSOP bracelet win just days ago in Event #30: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship. Schulman sits third in chips with 372,500, just behind Andrew Yeh.
Other notable names who will return are 25K Fantasy standouts Sam Soverel (288,000), Xixiang Luo (277,700), Aaron Kupin (128,000), and Nick Guagenti (100,000).
Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship Day 1 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Woodward | United States | 422,500 | 169 |
| 2 | Andrew Yeh | United States | 405,000 | 162 |
| 3 | Nick Schulman | United States | 372,500 | 149 |
| 4 | James Chen (US) | United States | 351,500 | 141 |
| 5 | Evgeni Tourevski | United States | 349,500 | 140 |
| 6 | Matthew Wantman | United States | 327,000 | 131 |
| 7 | Alex Tchong | Australia | 310,000 | 124 |
| 8 | Tyler Phillips | United States | 308,000 | 123 |
| 9 | Veerachai Vongxaiburana | United States | 291,500 | 117 |
| 10 | Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht | Germany | 289,000 | 116 |
Final Monster Stack Flight in the Books
Day 1d put the Monster in Monster Stack, with 1,222 advancing from a field of 3,604. Leading the survivors is Australia's Keolin Naidoo who bagged 535,000, just a single 1,000 chip ahead of Chander Jain.
Former November Niner Tom Cannuli bagged sixth in chips, with other notables such as Georgios Sotiropoulos (322,000), Dzmitry Urbanovich (312,500), Esther Taylor (258,000), Dylan Linde (256,500), Justin Saliba (169,500) and Ronnie Bardah (167,000) also advancing.
Two Hall of Famers managed to make it through to Day 2, in the shape of Barbara Enright (105,000) and John Juanda (32,500).
PokerNews traditional coverage of this event starts on Day 2, featuring survivors of all four flights combined. Play will resume at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 15. Play will continue for another 10 blind levels, which is also the plan for Day 3. This event is not expected to crown a winner until Day 4.
| Day | Entries | Survivors | Chip Leader | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 1,625 | 474 | Nikolay Volper | 793,000 |
| 1b | 2,010 | 635 | Caleb Larsen | 714,700 |
| 1c | 2,681 | 886 | Christopher Leach | 965,000 |
| 1d | 3,604 | 1,222 | Keolin Naidoo | 535,000 |
Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK Day 1d Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keolin Naidoo | Australia | 535,000 |
| 2 | Chander Jain | United States | 534,000 |
| 3 | Amit Sharma | India | 526,500 |
| 4 | Dinh Nguyen | United States | 521,000 |
| 5 | Yuanjun Lu | China | 487,000 |
| 6 | Tom Cannuli | United States | 486,000 |
| 7 | Marcelo Lopes | Brazil | 479,000 |
| 8 | Nathan Rosinger | United States | 472,500 |
| 9 | Romain Locquet | France | 465,000 |
| 10 | Saigokul Kannan | India | 460,000 |
Get Ready for More Action on Sunday, June 15
All eyes will be on three events tomorrow, with three winners set to be crowned on Sunday, June 15:
However, there's also the small matter of Event #46: $250,000 Super High Roller which starts at 12 p.m. local time.
Last year's Super High Roller drew 75 entries, an increase from the 69 entries in 2023, and was won by India's Santhosh Suvarna for $5,415,152,
Meanwhile, there's the continuation of the Monster Stack, with PokerNews live reporting getting underway when Day 2 resumes at 11 a.m. There's also a Day 2 in Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship.
Two more events get underway on Sunday, with Event #45: $500 SALUTE to Warriors at 10 a.m. as well as Event #47: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better.
