2025 WSOP Day 47: Mike Matusow Bags Second Biggest Stack In $10k 6-Max

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Jul 13, 2025 6 min read

July 12 was Day 47 of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

It was a quieter day, so long as you weren't too near Will Kassouf's table-talk shenanigans. The Main Event rolled on with Kassouf busting out before being escorted out.

Meanwhile, the rest of the Main Event's went on to reach the final three tables with Kenny Hallaert still in the chip lead.

There were originally two bracelets scheduled for Day 47. However, one received an additional, unscheduled day of action and will return later today.

So, the only new braceleteer on Day 47 was Kasparas Klezys, who earned his very first gold WSOP bracelet by winning Event #91: $1,500 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha for $280,214.

Elsewhere at the series, Mike Matusow had a good Day 1 in the $10,000 6-handed event, the Lucky 7's held its last starting flight, and the last Hall of Famer's had their bounties collected in Event #92.

Mike Matusow In Second In $10,000 6-Handed Event

Event #94 $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship kicked off yesterday attracting 448 entries over the course of Day 1.

That number can still go up as late registration continues into Day 2. However, as it stands, there is currently $4,022,730 in the prize pool.

Benjamin Chalot (552,000) leads the field with poker legend, Mike Matusow (430,500) close behind in second place.

This pair leads a field that still contains dozens of big names, including Stephen Chidwick (156,500), Artur Martirosian (216,500), John Juanda (116,000), and Daniel Negreanu (130,000).

Among those who entered the event on Day 1 and exited before close of play were Shaun Deeb, Alex Foxen, Erik Seidel, Scott Seiver, Viktor Blom, Chris Moorman, and Kristen Foxen.

The survivors return at 1 p.m. local time today when the blinds will be 1,000/2,500.

Event #94 $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

David Prociak Retains Chip Lead In $3,000 T.O.R.S.E.

On Day 1, a total of 522 players entered the inaugural Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E.; only 159 of them made it to the start of Day 2.

By the end of Day 2, that number had been further trimmed down to just sixteen.

David Prociak started Day 2 with the joint chip lead and managed to retain that lead all the way to the end. He bagged 2,440,000 in chips.

In the number two spot, Ryutaro Suzuki holds 2,110,000 in chips.

Further down the rankings you can find notables like Toby Lewis, James Obst, Ryan Miller, and Nikolay Fal all of whom also made it into the final sixteen.

Daniel Negreanu, Todd Brunson, Josh Arieh, and John Monnette all made the money, but busted out before the end of the day.

The final sixteen will return at 1 p.m. today to compete for the $273,386 first-place prize. This prize was culled from a prize pool of $1,393,740. The betting limits will start at the 25,000-50,000 level.

Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Tom McEvoy Was the Last Hall Of Famer To Bust Event #92

Day 2 of Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold'em failed to wrap things up on Day 47 of the series. Instead, an additional day was added to the schedule at the last minute.

Five players remain in the event, but none of them are Hall of Famers, meaning there are no more bounties to be collected.

When the five players return they are looking at a first-place prize of $311,349 culled from a prize pool of $2,206,585. This was generated by a field of 1,115 entries.

Rob Wazwaz leads the final five with 11,825,000 chips. He took the chip lead late in the day as the field was approaching the three-table mark.

Barry Greenstein, John Juanda, and Tom McEvoy were the only Hall of Famers left in the field on Day 2. McEvoy had the honor of holding on the longest, but all three were eliminated by the close of play.

Day 3 will restart at noon today (July 13). Blinds start at 100,000/250,000 with a big blind ante of 250,000.

Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 Chip Counts

Day 3 Of Mid-Stakes Championship Leaves 26 Players

Day 3 of Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship is done and dusted. The day's action saw the field whittled down to just 26 players.

With 3,797 entries on Day 1, the prize pool of this event is $10,137,990. All 26 survivors will be hoping to collect the $1,189,408 that has been carved out for first place.

The chip leader going into Day 4 is Eshaan Bhalla with 13,150,000 chips. Mikhail Zavoloka is second with 11,800,000 chips, and George Tomescu is third with 11,100,000 chips.

Other notables still in contention are WSOP bracelet winners Jacopo Achille (9,750,000) and Xixiang Luo (1,800,000).

Action will resume at midday today with blinds starting at 100,000/200,000 and 200,000 ante.

Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts

Lucky 7's Hits $5.45m Prize Pool After Day 1c

Patrick Leonard is tenth in chips after his Day 1c run in Event #90: $777 Lucky 7's.

The third and final Day 1 flight of the event brought the field up to 8,012 entries and the prize pool up to $5,447,118. Of this amount, $777,777 is earmarked for the first-place finisher.

Day 2 begins later today with a combined field of 348 Day 1 survivors.

Hertsel Levy (3,405,000) leads the field, but there are some big names for him to hold his own against. Some of these notable are Loni Harwood (1,775,000), Chris Hunichen (965,000), and Paulina Loeliger (340,000) from the first two starting flights and Felipe Ramos (1,615,000), Huck Seed (935,000), Brock Wilson (825,000), and David "ODB" Baker (570,000) from the Day 1c flight.

Day 2 starts at 10 a.m. today as does the traditional PokerNews live coverage of the event.

Event #90: $777 Lucky 7's Combined Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

What to Expect on Day 48 of the 2025 WSOP

Saturday, July 13, is Day 48 of the 2025 WSOP. It's also the day on which the final table of the Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship gets decided.

The Main Event restarts at 1 p.m. local time with a live stream following on a one-hour delay. The action will see the field shrink from three tables to one, consolidating the final nine.

However, while the Main Event may be the biggest game in town, it's not the only game.

The day starts nice and early at 10 a.m. Vegas time with Day 2 of Event #90: $777 Lucky 7's. There will be 189 survivors returning, with Hertsel Levy leading the pack.

The second start of the day is a brand new event. Event #95: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack kicks off at 11 a.m. and will continue for 22 levels. Players can make use of late registration and their single re-entry during the first 12 levels.

Two events restart at noon, local time.

The first is Day 4 of Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship and the second is the uscheduled Day 3 of Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold'em. Only five players return in the latter event.

Then, two events start at 1 p.m. Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. kicks off with 16 players remaining and David Prociak in the lead.

At the same time, the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship returns with Mike Matusow in second place, looking to win his first bracelet since 2013.

The last start of the day is Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed which kicks off at 2 p.m. Late registration is available for the first ten levels, the first six of which will be 40 minutes long, switching to 30 minutes thereafter.

All of these events will be getting the full PokerNews live reporting treatment right her on the PokerNews site.

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