2025 WSOP Day 28: Jake Schwartz Bags a Top Ten Stack in the $5K NLHE 6-Max

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Jun 24, 2025 7 min read

PokerNews is here with your daily recap of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) from the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. June 23 was the 28th day of the 2025 WSOP, and it was another busy day in "Sin City."

Robert Wells became a WSOP champion for the first time after taking down Event #58: Nine Game Mix. Wells found himself heads-up against Thomas Taylor, and he came out on top after an epic heads-up battle that spilled over until the early hours of the morning. In addition to his first bracelet, Wells took home $228,115 and plenty of points for Team Hoggers in the $25K Fantasy Draft.

Stars Turn Out for the $5K NLHE 6-Max Event

Almost 1,000 players turned out on Day 1 of Event #62: $5,000 6-handed No-Limit Hold'em, a number that's set to grow because late registration spills over into Day 2. By the time the tenth level was done and dusted, only 348 players had chips requiring bagging and tagging.

Spain's Sebastian Toro (695,000) bagged the largest stack, one worth 278 big blinds on Day 2. Toro leads from Samy Dubonnet (602,500) and Benoit Fiasson (514,000), two talented Frenchmen.

Dozens of $25K Fantasy Draft picks and bracelet winners progressed from Day 1. They included Jake Schwartz (383,500), Alexandros Kolonias (342,500), Ryan Leng (331,000), Taylor Paur (313,500), Adrian Mateos (302,000), and Roland Rokita (298,500). All those mentioned players return in the top 20.

Ower down the pecking order but by no means out of contention, are players like Patrick Leonard (243,000), Brek Schutten (232,500), Martin Jacobson (214,500), Faraz Jaka (210,500), Anthony Zinno (198,500), Davidi Kitai (163,000), Mustapha Kanit (148,000), Stephen Song (144,000), Xixiang Luo (120,500), the legendary Erik Seidel (110,500), and Artur Martirosian (55,000).

Play resumes at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 24 with late registration open until the start of Level 12 at around 1:15 p.m. local time.

Event #62: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Top Ten Chip Counts

Kaifan Wang Leads Final 44 in the Millionaire Maker

You may not be too familiar with the name Kaifan Wang, but that will change if he continues in his current vein of form and becomes the champion of Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker. Wang (21,900,000) leads the final 44 players into Day 4 knowing he is only a couple of sessions away from becoming a WSOP champion and a millionaire to boot.

Two-time World Poker Tour (WPT) Main Event champion James Carroll (11,925,000) returns to the action with a top-five stack and will fancy his chances of adding a bracelet to his trophy cabinet.

Only a handful of $25K Fantasy Draft picks and bracelet winners progressed to Day 4. Josh Reichard (6,300,000) is in the middle of the pack, while Jonas Lauck (4,625,000), Leo Margets (4,000,000), Jinho Hong (3,050,000), and Carlos Leiva (1,525,000) have a bit more work ahead of them if they are to win some WSOP gold.

Play resumes at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 24. By the time Day 4 ends, only a handful of players will remain in contention for the $1,255,180 top prize.

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Top Ten Chip Counts

Battle of the Ages Requires an Additional Day With Eight Players Remaining

Event #59: $1,000 Battle of the Ages was due to play down to a champion, but it was decided to come back on June 24 for an unscheduled Day 3 because eight players still remained as the clock approached 3:00 a.m. local time.

Those eight players return to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas at 4:00 p.m. local time to fight it out for the bracelet and the $228,632 top prize. Joseph Roh (17,375,000) leads the way after starting the day as chip leader.

Recent addition to the two-time bracelet winner's club, Allan Le (2,450,000) is still in contention, although he only has six big blinds at the restart. Macao's Xia Wang (2,400,000), is the last woman standing, albeit with four big blinds.

Play resumes at 4:00 p.m. local time on June 24 and continues until a champion emerges.

Event #59: $1,000 Battle of the Ages Final Day Chip Counts

$3K Limit Hold'em Ends With Only 11 Players; Andrew Bradshaw Leads

Only 11 players remain in Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold'em and nobody has more chips than Andrew Bradshaw (2,475,000). Day 2 saw 100 players return, but they were decimated by the time the curtain came down on proceedings.

Bradshaw, fresh from a 20th place finish in the $1,000 Seniors Championship is set for his first WSOP final table and is only ten eliminations away from capturing his first bracelet.

Stephanie Nguyen (1,820,000) has a realistic chance of becoming the first woman of the 2025 WSOP to win an open event; she returns to the action third in chips. Also still in contention are Roland Israelashvili (1,280,000), Scott Bohlman (975,000), and Matthew Valeo (905,000).

The final 11 return to their seats at 1:00 p.m. local time, and play continues until one man or woman possesses all of the chips.

Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold'em Final Day Chip Counts

Action Packed $500 NLHE Freezeout Day 1 Sees Field Cut From 5,028 to 211

Event #61: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout saw eliminations from the word go, as the 5,028-strong field was reduced to a more managable 211 on the first of its two days.

Spain's Juan Lucena (1,990,000) topped the overnight chip counts, closely followed by Anatoly Korochenskiy (1,815,000) and Sherwin Basti (1,755,000) in second and third place. Korochenskiy has several WSOP cashes, including a deep run in the 2018 Main Event and a tenth-place finish in the $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack last year.

Indian bracelet winner Aditya Sushant (1,605,000) returns on Day 2 in the top ten.

Despite this event having one of the most affordable buy-ins on the schedule, several stellar names bought in and progressed to Day 2. Arthur Morris (1,100,000), Matthew Bode (905,000), Guoliang Wei (715,000), David Simon (610,000), Gabriel Schroeder (375,000), and Francis Anderson (300,000) were the only bracelet owners or $25K Fantasy picks to bag up chips at day's end.

Day 2 kicks off at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 24. The plan is to crown a champion.

Event #61: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Top Ten Chip Counts

Yueqi Zhu Leads After Day 1 of the $1,500 Limit 2-7

Some 635 players entered Event #63: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw, smashing last year's record attendance of 574. After ten hours of grinding, only 113 players remained, with China's Yueqi Zhu (395,000) leading the way at the top of the chip counts.

Zhu won his bracelet in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha/Hi-Lo/Big O mixed event in 2018 and his done his chances of securing a second bracelet no harm at all here. However, this event always brings out poker's big guns, and plenty of them are hot on Zhu's heels.

Colton Blomberg (359,000), Brandon Shack-Harris (350,000), Ray Henson (344,000), Nathan Gamble (280,000), and Jon Turner (276,000) all bagged up top ten stacks.

Robert Mizrachi (233,000), Adam Friedman (233,000), Greg Mueller (206,000), Andres Korn (176,000), Tom Koral (170,000), Nick Guagenti (135,000), reigning champion Aaron Cummings (93,000), and Shaun Deeb (80,000) also progressed.

Day 2 will start at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 24.

Event #63: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Top Ten Chip Counts

What to Expect on Day 29 of the 2025 WSOP

Up to nine events will be running on June 24, the 29th day of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Day 4 of Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker kicks off at 11:00 a.m. local time, the same time that Day 2 of Event #61: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout starts.

It is a noon start for Day 2 of Event #62: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em, with Day 2 of Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold'em and Day 2 of Event #63: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw shuffling up and dealing an hour later at 1:00 p.m. local time.

After spilling over until 3:00 a.m. local time, the unplanned final day of Event #59: $1,000 Battle of the Ages resumes at 4:00 p.m. local time.

As is often the case, three new events enter the mix on Day 29. Poker veterans wanting to be in their seats for the start of Event #64: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em need to be up nice and early because cards are n the air from 10:00 a.m. local time.

A couple of hours later, at noon, Event #65: $1,000 Tag Team gets underway before the tournament all the pros want to win, Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship, kicks off at 2:00 p.m. local time. This event is one of the most prestigious on the schedule, perhaps even more so than the Main Event. Daniel Negreanu is the reigning champion. Expect a star-studded crowd to buy into this event.

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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