Event #26: $25,000 High Roller | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-09-2025 11:24 UTC-8

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
2	1	Mathew Frankland	United Kingdom	3,350,000	34
2	2	Anatoly Nikitin	Russian Federation	5,900,000	98
2	3	Wai Kiat Lee	Malaysia	2,380,000	40
2	4	Joe McKeehen	United States	2,720,000	45
2	5	Masato Yokosawa	Japan	3,050,000	51
2	6	Chang Lee	South Korea	3,200,000	53
2	7	Chin Wei Lim	Malaysia	5,200,000	87
2	8	Punnat Punsri	Thailand	5,650,000	94

3	1	Elijah Berg	United States	2,100,000	35
3	2	Joao Simao	Brazil	4,200,000	70
3	3	Jim Collopy	United States	1,300,000	22
3	4	Rafael Mota	Brazil	3,500,000	58
3	5	Andrew Ostapchenko	United States	5,000,000	83
3	6	Brandon Wittmeyer	United States	2,300,000	38
3	7	Orpen Kisacikoglu	Turkey	4,500,000	75
3	8	Byron Kaverman	United States	3,700,000	62

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Nikitin	5,900,000 350,000	350,000

Punnat Punsri	5,650,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Chin Wei Lim	5,200,000 400,000	400,000

Andrew Ostapchenko	5,000,000 395,000	395,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	4,500,000 50,000	50,000

Joao Simao	4,200,000 760,000	760,000

Byron Kaverman	3,700,000 825,000	825,000

Rafael Mota	3,500,000 40,000	40,000
Mathew Frankland	3,350,000 465,000	465,000
Chang Lee	3,200,000 25,000	25,000

Masato Yokosawa	3,050,000 170,000	170,000
Joe McKeehen	2,720,000 310,000	310,000

Wai Kiat Lee	2,380,000 480,000	480,000
Brandon Wittmeyer	2,300,000 1,235,000	1,235,000

Elijah Berg	2,100,000 85,000	85,000
Jim Collopy	1,300,000 55,000	55,000

Aliaksandr Shylko Eliminated in 17th Place ($73,639)

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Level 19 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Having just lost a flip in the previous hand, Aliaksandr Shylko moved all in first to act for 315,000. Chin Wei Lim three-bet to 700,000 to isolate the all-in player.

Aliaksandr Shylko: K♦5♠ All in
Chin Wei Lim: K♣Q♠

Both players found a pair on the 9♣10♠6♣K♥3♦ board, but it was Lim with the superior kicker, and Shylko exited the tournament area in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chin Wei Lim	4,800,000 30,000	30,000

Aliaksandr Shylko	Busted

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06-09-2025 11:06 UTC-8

Mamad Arani Eliminated in 18th Place ($73,639)

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Level 19 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Wai Kiat Lee opened to 200,000 on the button before Mamad Arani announced all in from the small blind. After asking for a count, Punnat Punsri shoved from the big blind and Lee got out of the way.

Mamad Arani: 10♦9♦ All in
Punnat Punsri: A♦J♣

Arani could not make up any ground on the K♥2♦Q♠3♠A♣ runout, exiting the tournament in 18th position.

Player	Chips	Progress
Punnat Punsri	4,100,000 270,000	270,000

Wai Kiat Lee	1,900,000 55,000	55,000
Mamad Arani	Busted

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06-09-2025 11:02 UTC-8

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Level 19 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The final 18 players have taken their seats and cards are in the air.

Level: 19

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

06-09-2025 09:40 UTC-8

$25,000 High Roller Bracelet Battle Resumes Today

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Another coveted gold bracelet is set to be awarded today at the 2025 World Series of Poker, as the final 18 players will return for the final day of Event #26: $25,000 High Roller 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em.

The event saw a record-breaking field of 392 entries, leaving the largest portions of the $9,212,000 prize pool up for grabs when action resumes at 12:00 p.m. local time at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Anatoly Nikitin leads the way with 5,550,000 chips, sitting in the driver's seat to claim the top prize of $1,949,044. That leaves Nikitin just ahead of Chin Wei Lim, who sits in second with 48 big blinds.

The top 25K Fantasy contender is Andrew Ostapchenko, who rounds out the top three on the leaderboard with 4,605,000 chips.

Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Anatoly Nikitin	Russian Federation	5,550,000	56
2	Chin Wei Lim	Malaysia	4,830,000	48
3	Andrew Ostapchenko	United States	4,605,000	46
4	Orpen Kisacikoglu	Turkey	4,550,000	46
5	Byron Kaverman	United States	4,525,000	45
6	Punnat Punsri	Thailand	4,370,000	44
7	Mathew Frankland	United Kingdom	3,815,000	38
8	Rafael Mota	Brazil	3,460,000	35
9	Joao Simao	Brazil	3,440,000	34
10	Masato Yokosawa	Japan	3,220,000	32

Plenty of star power will be on display on Day 3, as WSOP bracelet winners Orpen Kisacikoglu (4,550,000), Byron Kaverman (4,525,000), Joao Simao (3,440,000), 2015 WSOP Main Event champion Joe McKeehen, and three-time bracelet winner Jim Collopy (1,355,000) all return to action today.

One last WSOP champion rounds out the chip counts, as Brandon Wittmeyer sits as the short stack with 1,065,000 chips.

Action will resume at noon local time, with blinds of 50,000/100,000 and a big blind ante of 100,000. Players will continue to navigate 60-minute levels until a winner is determined.

All 18 players have confirmed a payday of at least$73,639 thus far, with the top two spots guaranteed a seven-figure score.

Remaining Payouts

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$1,949,044	7	$241,701
2	$1,299,333	8	$182,902
3	$894,265	9	$141,218
4	$626,823	10 - 11	$111,294
5	$447,613	12 - 15	$89,566
6	$325,757	16 - 18	$73,639

Be sure to catch all of the latest coverage from the PokerNews reporting team, as this exciting event plays out for one more day in Las Vegas.

Tags: Anatoly Nikitin Andrew Ostapchenko Brandon Wittmeyer Byron Kaverman Chin Wei Lim Jim Collopy Joao Simao Joe McKeehen Masato Yokosawa Mathew Frankland Orpen Kisacikoglu Punnat Punsri Rafael Mota

06-09-2025 09:35 UTC-8

Day 3 Seat Draw

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Casino	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
Event Center	Feature 001	2	Mathew Frankland	United Kingdom	3,815,000	38
Event Center	Feature 001	3	Elijah Berg	United States	2,015,000	20
Event Center	Feature 001	5	Chang Lee	South Korea	3,175,000	32
Event Center	Feature 001	6	Orpen Kisacikoglu	Turkey	4,550,000	46
Event Center	Feature 001	7	Anatoly Nikitin	United States	5,550,000	56
Event Center	Feature 001	8	Rafael Mota	Brazil	3,460,000	35

Event Center	Feature 002	1	Punnat Punsri	Thailand	4,370,000	44
Event Center	Feature 002	2	Andrew Ostapchenko	United States	4,605,000	46
Event Center	Feature 002	4	Joseph Mckeehen	United States	3,030,000	30
Event Center	Feature 002	6	James Collopy	United States	1,355,000	14
Event Center	Feature 002	7	Waikiat Lee	Malaysia	1,955,000	20
Event Center	Feature 002	8	Mamad Arani	United States	2,100,000	21

Event Center	Feature 003	1	Joao Simao	Brazil	3,440,000	34
Event Center	Feature 003	2	Masato Yokosawa	Japan	2,725,000	27
Event Center	Feature 003	3	Brandon Wittmeyer	United States	1,065,000	11
Event Center	Feature 003	4	Aliaksandr Shylko	Czech Republic	1,680,000	17
Event Center	Feature 003	6	Chinwei Lim	Malaysia	4,830,000	48
Event Center	Feature 003	8	Byron Kaverman	United States	4,525,000	45