Brandon Mitchell open-raised to 80,000 in the hijack. Laszlo Bujtas called in the cutoff, while the rest of the table opted to get out of the way.
Mitchell continued for 70,000 on the A♦8♦A♥ flop, which Bujtas called. He then slid in a massive 520,000 on the 6♥ turn, which got him a quick fold from his opponent.
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.
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