Who Will Take Down The $34,000 Eastern Poker Open Championship?
The time has arrived at the 2025 Eastern Poker Open, as Day 1 survivors join monthly qualifiers, regional winners and wild cards to battle for The $34,000 Championship title.
Saturday saw 291 hopefuls take their shot at the Doubletree by Hilton Boston Milford, with only the final 16 earning a spot in today’s final at 10:00 a.m. local time.
Those 16 players already earned a $150 payday by advancing to Day 2, while chip leader William Ferdinand also collected a $400 Bar Poker Open hotel & seat package.
Although Ferdinand collected the most chips on Saturday, all of the players will start fresh for the final day for a shot at the $10,000 first-place prize.
The $34,000 Championship Day 1 Qualifiers
| Player | Country | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Ferdinand | United States | Steve Morey | United States |
| Richard Rollka | United States | Lisa Bowman | United States |
| Les Mildenberg | United States | Bill Haley | United States |
| Tyler Logan | United States | John Foley | United States |
| Bill Lyons | United States | Slade Edmonds | United States |
| Elijah Sampson | United States | Bill Acerra | United States |
| Richard Marchant | United States | Bryant Taylor | United States |
| Ron Brodeur | United States | Shaun White | United States |
The remaining Day 1 players will now be joined by other Eastern Poker Tour qualifiers from monthly championships, regional events, and wild card spots. The starting stack is set at 100,000, though some lucky players qualified with a double stack of 200,000.
Play will begin at 10:00 a.m. local time with blinds of 500/1,000 and a 1,000 big blind ante. Players will navigate 30-minute levels, with breaks scheduled after the first three hours of play and every two hours after that.
Day 2 Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | 7 | $1,200 |
| 2 | $6,000 | 8 | $1,000 |
| 3 | $3,400 | 9 | $800 |
| 4 | $2,400 | 10 | $500 |
| 5 | $1,800 | 11-13 | $300 |
| 6 | $1,400 | 14-16 | $200 |
The top 16 in the field will earn a minimum of $200, while tonight’s champion will take home $10,000 and the Eastern Poker Open Championship trophy.
PokerNews will have every major moment covered on the way to crowning a champion, so be sure to stay tuned to our live reporting throughout the final day of the Eastern Poker Open.