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Level: 10
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #22: $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$7,896,000
Total Entries
336
Level
24
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
272
Players Left
72
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Level: 9
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Event #22: $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed
Day 1 Completed
Level 8
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Day 1 of Event #22: $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em at the 2025 World Series of Poker has concluded here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. The event attracted 272 entries, generating a prize pool, so far, of $6,514,400. Having played eight hour-long levels, 72 players bagged chips to return to Day 2.
It will be Michael Gathy taking the chip lead into Day 2. A high-stakes regular, the Belgian is chasing his fourth WSOP gold bracelet. He will go into Day 2 with a stack of 1,836,000, good for 184 big blinds to start the day.
Hot on his heels, Aram Oganyan (1,800,000) and Nick Schulman (1,519,000) round out the top three. Oganyan is yet to win a WSOP bracelet but boasts over $4,500,000 in live tournament earnings. Schulman will be looking to add bracelet number seven to his trophy cabinet and improve on his already impressive $23,000,000 in winnings when he returns for Day 2.
Other notable names that progressed to Day 2 include, but are not limited to, David Peters (476,000), Brian Rast (612,000), Phil Hellmuth (150,000) and John Hennigan (143,000).
Day 1 Chip Leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Gathy | Belgium | 1,836,000 | 184 |
| 2 | Aram Oganyan | United States | 1,800,000 | 180 |
| 3 | Nick Schulman | United States | 1,519,000 | 152 |
| 4 | Blaz Zerjav | Slovenia | 1,433,000 | 143 |
| 5 | Jared Bleznick | United States | 1,300,000 | 130 |
| 6 | Seth Davies | United States | 1,112,000 | 111 |
| 7 | David Coleman | United States | 1,017,000 | 102 |
| 8 | Michael Jozoff | United States | 980,000 | 98 |
| 9 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 975,000 | 98 |
| 10 | Jakob Miegel | Germany | 971,000 | 97 |
Plenty more of the game's elite entered the field, but unfortunately, they did not survive the flight. Players such as Daniel Negreanu, Eric Seidel, Dan Smith, Artur Martirosian, Stephen Chidwick and Adrian Mateos were among those who fell before the end of the day. Each of whom has also used their one allowed reentry.
For those who did not enter (or reenter) today, late registration is still available during the first level of play on Day 2.
The tournament will resume for Day 2 at noon local time on June 6 and is scheduled for ten 60-minute levels. Play will begin at Level 9, blinds 5,000/10,000/10,000. Players will take a 15-minute break after every two levels, and there will also be an hour-long dinner break at the end of Level 13 - approximately 5:30 p.m. local time.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews to get all the latest updates as they happen here at the 2025 World Series of Poker.
Level 8
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,836,000
836,000
|
836,000 |
|
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1,800,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
||
|
1,519,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
||
|
1,433,000
1,433,000
|
1,433,000 |
|
||
|
1,300,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
||
|
1,112,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,017,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
|
||
|
980,000
318,000
|
318,000 |
|
975,000
975,000
|
975,000 |
|
|
||
|
971,000
659,000
|
659,000 |
|
949,000
559,000
|
559,000 |
|
930,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
||
|
899,000
898,530
|
898,530 |
|
886,000
476,000
|
476,000 |
|
|
||
|
879,000
289,000
|
289,000 |
|
|
||
|
874,000
874,000
|
874,000 |
|
|
||
|
853,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
|
|
||
|
793,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
771,000
351,000
|
351,000 |
|
|
||
|
754,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
744,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
||
|
719,000
519,000
|
519,000 |
|
691,000
246,000
|
246,000 |
|
686,000
686,000
|
686,000 |
|
|
||
|
613,000
327,000
|
327,000 |
|
|
||
Level 8
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The remaining 73 players are now bagging and tagging.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 1.
Level 8
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Byron Kaverman opened the action with a raise to 16,000 before Andrew Ostapchenko tossed in 136,000 for an all-in. Kaverman called to head to showdown.
Andrew Ostapchenko: A♣J♠
Byron Kaverman: 9♥9♣
Ostapchenko slammed his ace on the K♠A♠10♦8♠3♦ to overcome Kaverman's nines and double heading into the end of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
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|
81,000
289,000
|
289,000 |
|
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Level 8
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The tournament director has announced that each table will be dealt three more hands before players bag and tag for the evening.
Level 8
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Nick Schulman raised to 17,000 from under the gun and was called by Julien Sitbon in the small blind. John Hennigan then shoved for approximately 100,000 from the big blind, which got a fold from Schulman and a call from Sitbon to put Hennigan at risk.
John Hennigan: 10♦10♠
Julien Sitbon: 2♣2♠
The 9♦7♥4♠5♥9♠ runout came clean for Hennigan's tens and he was awarded the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
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|
600,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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235,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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Level 8
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Galen Hall opened to 16,000 in the cutoff and Jakob Miegel defended from the big blind. The flop came A♠Q♥10♠ and Miegel check-called a bet of 11,000 from Hall.
The 8♣ landed on the turn and both players checked to the 10♦ on the river. Miegel led out with a bet of 17,000 and Hall raised to 77,000. Miegel gave it some thought but decided to lay his hand down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,630,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
330,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
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