Lou Garza open-shoved for 715,000 from the button. Ben Lamb made the call in the small blind, and the cards were revealed.
Lou Garza: K♣Q♥
Ben Lamb: A♣Q♦
Garza stood up and packed his stuff, getting ready to leave after the 3♣5♥J♣6♦ turn. The K♥ river made him a pair, however, beating the ace-queen of Lamb and doubling up, leaving Lamb with about two big blinds.
Arthur Morris raised to 125,000 in the cutoff. Youness Barakat called on the button, and Lou Garza joined the pot from the big blind. Garza and Morris checked to Barakat on the 5♠4♦2♣ flop, and he bet 100,000.
Garza quickly folded, but Morris tossed in a call to the J♦ turn, where he check-called Barakat's bet of 325,000 as well.
The river fell the 3♦. Morris checked for a third time before Barakat pushed in 675,000 chips. After a small tank, Morris sighed and called.
Barakat tabled 10♦9♦ for a rivered flush. Morris frustratedly tabled A♦J♣ for a wheel, but his straight was no good as the big pot was awarded to Barakat.
Zhargal Tsydypov raised to 125,000 from under the gun. Action folded to Brandon Mitchell in the small blind who re-raised to 575,000. Tsydypov went all in for 2,225,000 and Mitchell called.
Zhargal Tsydypov: K♠K♦
Brandon Mitchell: A♣K♥
The runout of 8♣8♦7♦7♠9♥ was clean for Tsydypov, and the full double-up was secured.
Michael Moncek raised it up to 100,000 from the hijack, and Ben Tollerene three-bet to 300,000 from the cutoff. Fahredin Mustafov responded with a four-bet jam for 935,000. Arthur Morris asked for a count, and Mustafov cut out his chips to show the amount. Morris tanked, using two time banks, then he also shoved, for around 1,500,000. Both Moncek and Tollerene quickly folded for the cards to go on their backs.
Fahredin Mustafov: A♥K♣
Arthur Morris: Q♠Q♥
The board ran out 3♦10♠5♣4♣4♠. Morris held with the queens for two pair and the elimination of Mustafov in 15th place.
Ben Tollerene raised to 110,000 from the button, and was called by Arthur Morris sitting in the big blind.
The flop read Q♣5♠4♣ and Morris check-raised the 75,000 bet from Tollerene to 505,000. Tollerene called.
On the K♦ turn, Morris was all in for 430,000. Tollerene called once again.
Arthur Morris: A♣10♦10♥5♣
Ben Tollerene: K♣10♠6♣4♠
Morris only had a pair of tens and needed some help against Tollerene's kings-up. He got it on the A♦ river, which gave him aces-up, securing his double up with 15 left.
Robert Cowen raised to 90,000 from early position. Action folded to Eric Wasserson who made the call from the big blind.
The flop came Q♠6♥2♣, Wasserson announced pot, Cowen raised to put Wasserson at risk for ~200,000 more, Wasserson called, and the players were ready for a runout.
Eric Wasserson: A♥Q♥8♣5♠
Robert Cowen: K♥K♠8♥4♦
The turn and river came J♥9♣ which did not improve Wasserson, and he was eliminated in 16th place.
Up until now, only 11 players have managed to capture seven or more bracelets in World Series of Poker history. Today, at the 2025 World Series of Poker, a 12th player may join the likes of John Hennigan and Daniel Negreanu in the illustrious group.
Nick Schulman and Shaun Deeb have both captured six bracelets throughout their careers, and are among the 17 players returning to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas at noon local time for Day 3 of Event #14: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha / No-Limit Hold'em. They have survived a 245-entrant field and will divide the largest share of a massive prize pool of $5,757,500. Schulman comes into the final day with an above-average stack of 2,500,000 chips, placing him in fifth position with over 60 big blinds, while Deeb is dead last with a small stack of 225,000, looking to spin it up.
Shaun Deeb
Meanwhile, the overwhelming chip lead is in the hands of Brandon Mitchell, who bagged up 7,465,000 at the end of Day 2 on the hunt for his first bracelet. This is the highest buy-in Mitchell has ever made the money in, and the massive $1,302,233 first-place prize would triple his reported lifetime total earnings. Other big stacks include Michael "Texas Mike" Moncek, and Omaha wizard Ben Lamb.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Brandon Mitchell
United States
7,465,000
187
2
Michael Moncek
United States
5,050,000
126
3
Ben Tollerene
United States
2,955,000
74
4
Ben Lamb
United States
2,715,000
68
5
Nick Schulman
United States
2,500,000
63
6
Laszlo Bujtas
Hungary
2,290,000
57
7
John Pannucci
United States
2,125,000
53
8
Robert Cowen
United Kingdom
1,865,000
47
9
Zhargal Tsydypov
United States
1,760,000
44
10
Chongxian Yang
China
1,675,000
42
The money bubble burst on Day 2, and the remaining players have already picked up a few pay jumps, being guaranteed $60,520. Six-figure payouts are reserved for the final nine players, while only the champion will walk away with more than a million in prize money.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$1,302,233
2
$868,140
3
$598,285
4
$421,524
5
$303,773
6
$224,034
7
$169,183
8
$130,896
9
$103,821
10-11
$84,470
12-15
$70,546
16-17
$60,520
The players will return to blinds of 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante in pot-limit Omaha and a 60,000 big blind ante in no-limit hold 'em. A marathon session may be in the cards today, as the field is scheduled to play as many 60-minute levels as it takes to crown a champion. Small breaks of 15 minutes will take place after every two levels, while the details regarding a dinner break have yet to be determined.
PokerNews will be on the tournament floor from start to finish, providing live updates. Stay tuned to this page to not miss anything from the thrilling conclusion of the first High Roller event from the 2025 World Series of Poker.
