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Event #26: $25,000 High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $25,000 High Roller
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
$9,212,000
Total Entries
392
Level
25
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
300
Players Left
98
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Level 8
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Day 1 of Event #26: $25,000 High Roller 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em at the 2025 World Series of Poker has ended here at The Horseshoe and Paris Casino, Las Vegas. The event so far has attracted 300 entries, generating a prize pool of over $7,000,000. The prize pool is expected to swell even further tomorrow, as late registration will still be open through the first level of play on Day 2.
Of the 98 players who bagged up for Day 1, Fahredin Mustafov holds the chip lead going into Day 2 with 1,360,000 chips. He picked up the majority of those chips when his pocket jacks held against Dan Smith’s big slick to eliminate Smith. Mustafov has over $7,000,000 in live earnings and is chasing his first WSOP bracelet.
Among those chasing down Mustafov are Cherish Andrews (1,140,000) and David Peters (1,137,000) who round out the top three. Andrews was named 2022 Global Poker Index (GPI) Female Player of the Year and has over $3,000,000 in live earnings, and is also chasing her first WSOP bracelet. Peters has two WSOP bracelets and over $47,000,000 in live earnings.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | 1,360,000 | 136 |
| 2 | Cherish Andrews | United States | 1,140,000 | 114 |
| 3 | David Peters | United States | 1,137,000 | 114 |
| 4 | Joey Weissman | United States | 1,107,000 | 111 |
| 5 | Mitchell Hynam | United Kingdom | 1,001,000 | 100 |
| 6 | Alex Foxen | United States | 958,000 | 96 |
| 7 | Sergey Lebedev | United Kingdom | 945,000 | 95 |
| 8 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 850,000 | 85 |
| 9 | Ognyan Dimov | Bulgaria | 807,000 | 81 |
| 10 | Vitalijs Zavorotnijs | Latvia | 792,000 | 79 |
Other notable names that bagged up for Day 1 include John Juanda, Stephen Chidwick, Joao Simao and Mustapha Kanit. One of poker’s most famous married couple The Foxens both bagged up for Day 2 with Alex Foxen slightly pipping his wife Kristen Foxen in the chip counts.
The star-studded field was littered with plenty of the game's elite, but many of them did not make it through the day. Alongside the aforementioned Smith, names such as Faraz Jaka, Ren Lin, Nick Schulman, Phil Ivey and Santhosh Suvarna were among those who busted out before the end of the day.
For those who did not play today, late registration will still be available during the first level of play on Day 2.
The tournament will resume for Day 2 at noon local time on June 8 and is scheduled for ten 60-minute levels. Play will begin at Level 9, and the blinds will be 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante. Players will get a 15-minute break after every two levels, and there will also be an hour-long dinner break at the end of Level 14 at approximately 6:30 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
Level 8
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Play has concluded for Day 1 of the tournament. Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the Day's action.
Level 8
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
All the money was in the middle preflop between John Brooks and Nick Maimone, and it was Brooks who was at risk.
John Brooks: J♠J♣
Nick Maimone: A♠K♦
The flop came 7♥J♦8♣ and gave Brooks a set, and when the 5♣ fell on the turn, Maimone was drawing dead. The Q♠ was an irrelevant river.
Level 8
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jonathan Jaffe raised to 17,000 from the cutoff and Darius Samual defended out of the big blind.
Both players checked the 7♣6♣3♦ flop to see the 6♥ appear on the turn. Samual led out for 14,000, which Jaffe called.
Two more checks followed on the Q♦ river and Jaffe took down the pot with A♥10♠ ace-high.
Level 8
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The floor has announced that there will be two more hands before play ends for the night, and the surviving players will come back tomorrow for Day 2.
Level 8
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Gregory Jensen raised from early position to 17,000 and was reraise by Yaji Ren from the button to 50,000. Jensen raised once again for his 330,000 chip stack, Ren made the call, and they were off to see five with Jensen at risk.
Gregory Jensen: K♣J♠
Yaji Ren: J♥J♣
The first four of Q♣3♣6♦3♠ were safe for Ren, but the K♦ on the river was a nightmare, and Jensen scooped up a 680,000 chip pot.
Level 8
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 8
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Stanley Tang got his last 100,000 or so chips into the middle preflop with Jakob Miegel making the call to try and bust him.
Stanley Tang: A♦6♣
Jakob Miegel: K♥K♣
Tang had run into the Cowboys of Miegel, but he did have an ace that he could hit to survive. The dealer put out a board of 4♠3♠10♣9♠2♥ which didn't help Miegel, and he was out of the tournament.
