2025 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
Event Info

2025 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
$1,949,044
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$9,212,000
Entries
392
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
300
Players Left
98

Event #26: $25,000 High Roller

Day 1 Completed

Fahredin Mustafov Leads the Pack Going into Day 2

Level 8 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Fahredin Mustafov
Fahredin Mustafov

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

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Fahredin MustafovBulgaria1,360,000136
2Cherish AndrewsUnited States1,140,000114
3David PetersUnited States1,137,000114
4Joey WeissmanUnited States1,107,000111
5Mitchell HynamUnited Kingdom1,001,000100
6Alex FoxenUnited States958,00096
7Sergey LebedevUnited Kingdom945,00095
8Punnat PunsriThailand850,00085
9Ognyan DimovBulgaria807,00081
10Vitalijs ZavorotnijsLatvia792,00079

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.

Kristen Foxen
Kristen Foxen

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.

Tags: Alex FoxenCherish AndrewsDan SmithDavid PetersFahredin MustafovFaraz JakaJoao SimaoJoey WeissmanJohn JuandaKristen FoxenMitchell HynamMustapha KanitNick SchulmanOgnyan DimovPhil IveyPunnat PunsriRen LinSanthosh SuvarnaSergey LebedevStephen ChidwickVitalijs Zavorotnijs

End of Day 1 Chip Counts (full)

Level 8 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Fahredin Mustafov
1,360,000
739,000
739,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
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Cherish Andrews
1,140,000
789,000
789,000
$25K Fantasy
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David Peters
1,137,000
287,000
287,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
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Joey Weissman
1,107,000
482,000
482,000
ODB Bonus Player
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
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Mitchell Hynam
1,001,000
516,000
516,000
Profile photo of Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
958,000
528,000
528,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
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Sergey Lebedev
945,000
825,000
825,000
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Punnat Punsri
850,000
130,000
130,000
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Ognyan Dimov
807,000
807,000
807,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Vitalijs Zavorotnijs
792,000
514,000
514,000
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Christian Roberts
749,000
325,000
325,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
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Joao Simao
749,000
146,000
146,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
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Andrew Ostapchenko
742,000
$25K Fantasy
Profile photo of Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
739,000
491,000
491,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
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Wai Kiat Lee
726,000
576,000
576,000
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Albert Daher
722,000
92,000
92,000
Profile photo of Gregory Jensen us
Gregory Jensen
716,000
36,000
36,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nick Maimone us
Nick Maimone
713,000
78,000
78,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Dylan Smith
712,000
512,000
512,000
$25K Fantasy
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Jakob Miegel
659,000
39,000
39,000
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Josh McCully
648,000
498,000
498,000
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Aliaksei Boika
643,000
170,000
170,000
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Frank Funaro
640,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Alex Kulev
636,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Shaneil Stokes us
Shaneil Stokes
623,000
213,000
213,000

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Brooks Doubles Through Maimone

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: JJAll in
Nick Maimone: AK

The flop came 7J8 and gave Brooks a set, and when the 5 fell on the turn, Maimone was drawing dead. The Q was an irrelevant river.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Maimone
635,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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John Brooks
502,000
337,000
337,000

Tags: John BrooksNick Maimone

Samual Chooses Not to Bluff

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 763 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 A10 ace-high.

Player Chips Progress
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Jonathan Jaffe
225,000
131,000
131,000
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Darius Samual
200,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Darius SamualJonathan Jaffe

Final Two Hands

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.

Jensen Spikes River

Level 8 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Gregory Jensen
Gregory Jensen

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: KJ All in
Yaji Ren: JJ

The first four of Q363 were safe for Ren, but the K on the river was a nightmare, and Jensen scooped up a 680,000 chip pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Gregory Jensen
680,000
550,000
550,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Yaji Ren
65,000
114,000
114,000

Tags: Gregory JensenYaji Ren

Miegel's Cowboys Hold Up

Level 8 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jakob Miegel
Jakob Miegel

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: A6 All in
Jakob Miegel: KK

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 431092 which didn't help Miegel, and he was out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Jakob Miegel
620,000
370,000
370,000
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Stanley Tang
Busted

Tags: Jakob MiegelStanley Tang

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