2025 World Series of Poker
Alexandra Loveless had a rocky start this morning thanks to some GPS mischief that sent her off course and made her late to the tournament.
Despite the delay, she hit the felt swinging, building up her stack early before a tough beat saw her trips run into a full house. Now short-stacked but dialed in, Loveless is locked and loaded, ready for a comeback.
Stay tuned as we follow her grind and quest for a double-up!
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has officially launched its new WSOP+ app for the 2025 series in Las Vegas, promising to dramatically improve the player experience by reducing wait times and streamlining event access.
Available now for iOS and Android, the WSOP+ app allows players to pre-register for live events, skip lengthy registration lines, and receive real-time updates about seat availability through a virtual queue and push notifications. The app also becomes a central hub for all WSOP essentials, including event schedules, structure sheets, chip counts, rules, daily results, prize payouts, and more.
"WSOP+ will further elevate the WSOP experience for all of our players," said Ty Stewart, CEO of the World Series of Poker. "Not only can our community now save time and effort by registering in advance for their favorite tournaments, but the app will also showcase WSOP content and all of the important event information that participants are eager to have at their fingertips!"
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Caitlyn Arnwine is here and dressed to kill with her beautiful tiara, but don't let that fool you, as she is a killer on the felt.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
At least 2,350 players have taken their seats in the $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deep Stack, which is still playing Level 1.
A long way to go to match or surpass last year's total of 5,271 players, but players are still coming through the doors.
Late registration is open for 12 levels and will close at about 5 p.m. local time.
The tournament has officially begun, and 1,968 players are shuffling chips.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Welcome back to PokerNews, the official media partner of the 2025 World Series of Poker and home of live updates from all bracelet events.
It’s an early start in Event #10: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack today, with cards in the air at 10 a.m.
The starting stack is 30,000 chips with the plan for Day 1 to play 22 levels (30 minutes each). This two-day event will resume at 11 a.m. on Day 2 Sunday and play down to a winner.
Late registration is open for the first 12 levels. There will be 20-minute breaks every four levels, with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 16 (about 7 p.m.). Players are limited to a single reentry if they bust out before registration closes.
The reigning champion of this event is Christopher Moen, who won $289,323 and his first WSOP bracelet last year. Moen defeated Thomas Kuess in a heads-up battle that lasted just ten hands.
“That was impressive, wasn’t it?” the Sioux Falls native joked with PokerNews after the fact, “I mean, I really hit that string of cards, and then I really took off.”
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,271 | Christopher Moen | United States | $289,323 |
| 2023 | 6,085 | Kenneth O’Donnell | United States | $351,098 |
| 2022 | 5,715 | Raj Vohra | United States | $335,886 |
| 2021 | 4,527 | Zhi Wu | United States | $281,604 |
| 2019 | 6,151 | Jeremy Pekarek | United States | $398,281 |
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