Vallinas in Pole Position; Linde Hunts Third Bracelet in $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Action will resume for Day 3 of Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em at the 2025 World Series of Poker at noon local time at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
Day 2 saw 225 competitors return to the arena in the hope of taking one step closer to a six-figure score and a coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Only 17 players survived Day 2, and leading the charge into Day 3 is Jon Vallinas. With lifetime earnings of more than $2,500,000, Vallinas is no stranger to big field events. His best run to date gave him a second-place finish in a WSOP Paradise event for $622,340.
Hot on his heels, David McGowan (6,215,000) and Travis Hartshorn (4,865,000) complete the podium places, but there are a host of players visible in Vallinas’ rear view mirror.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Vallinas | Spain | 7,000,000 | 70 |
| 2 | David McGowan | United States | 6,215,000 | 62 |
| 3 | Travis Hartshorn | United States | 4,865,000 | 49 |
| 4 | Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi | Ukraine | 4,715,000 | 47 |
| 5 | Christopher Puetz | Germany | 4,190,000 | 42 |
| 6 | Aram Oganyan | United States | 3,575,000 | 36 |
| 7 | Mark Darner | United States | 3,560,000 | 36 |
| 8 | Alexander Greenblatt | United States | 3,560,000 | 36 |
| 9 | Dylan Linde | United States | 2,490,000 | 25 |
| 10 | Ryan Wolfson | United States | 2,450,000 | 25 |
Notable names still in the field include Dylan Linde (2,490,000) and Aram Oganyan (3,575,000). Linde is the only player in the field to have won a WSOP bracelet and is also a 25K Fantasy Draft player. Established professional Oganyan boasts lifetime earnings just shy of $5,000,000 and will be hoping to add a WSOP bracelet to his already impressive resume.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $496,826 |
| 2 | $331,163 |
| 3 | $238,204 |
| 4 | $173,435 |
| 5 | $127,841 |
| 6 | $95,415 |
| 7 | $72,119 |
| 8 | $55,212 |
| 9 | $42,819 |
| 10-11 | $33,646 |
| 12-13 | $26,793 |
| 14-17 | $21,624 |
The tournament will resume for Day 3 at noon local time on June 10. The field will play down to a winner, and each level will be one hour long. Play will begin at Level 28: 50,000/100,000/100,000. Players will take a 15-minute break after every two levels, with an extended dinner break to be determined.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews to get all the latest updates as they happen here at the 2025 World Series of Poker.