Event #32: $50,000 High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $50,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2025 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$8,122,500
Entries
171
Level
23
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
99
Players Left
10
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
In the largest buy-in event of the summer thus far, only ten players will return for the third and final day of Event #32: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em. Legendary high-stakes crusher Jason Koon is looking for his second World Series of Poker bracelet and the largest portion of the $8.1 million prize pool.
The stacked field will gather under the lights of the feature stage inside the Horseshoe Events Center. Koon will return with a healthy chip lead, coming off the heels of a massive late-night cooler versus Sean Winter. Sitting fourth on the all-time money list with over $64 million in earnings, the American poker pro will jump up one spot with a victory tomorrow.
Koon will bring a stack of 14,575,000 to the felt for Day 3, nearly three times the average of the rest of the field. Following in his footsteps is fellow American Andrew Lichtenberger with 6,735,000, who earned a big double up in one of the last hands of the night. They are the only two players remaining with a WSOP title, while the rest of the exceptional talent look to notch their first.
Final Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Koon | United States | 14,575,000 | 121 |
| 2 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | 6,735,000 | 56 |
| 3 | Aliaksei Boika | Belarus | 6,285,000 | 52 |
| 4 | Brock Wilson | United States | 6,240,000 | 52 |
| 5 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 5,005,000 | 42 |
| 6 | Ben Tollerene | United States | 4,805,000 | 40 |
| 7 | Sergey Lebedev | United Kingdom | 3,295,000 | 27 |
| 8 | Dominykas Mikolaitis | Lithuania | 1,950,000 | 16 |
| 9 | Reagan Silber | United States | 1,275,000 | 11 |
| 10 | Chongxian Yang | China | 1,150,000 | 10 |
Day 2 Full of Coolers and Bad Beats
There were 52 players who returned for Day 2 of this event, with late registration still open for an additional two levels. The max late registration line was as extravagant as previous events, but still an additional 20 players were redrawn into the field at closing time. These players were only given a stack worth around 12 big blinds, and the eliminations were fast and furious.
There were many hands throughout the day that would often gain a roar, or at least murmur, from some fields - but these players almost seemed numb to the pain that was caused. Alex Foxen laid a beating on Klemens Roiter, not once but twice, cracking his pocket kings on multiple occasions within just minutes.
Joey Weissman was on the wrong side of a major cooler when he flopped a set of kings only to be outdone by Ben Tollerene's set of aces on the turn. Somehow, all of the chips still didn't get into the middle until the river.
Following that, it was Brandon Steven who looked poised for a double up with pocket aces against the ace-king of Dominykas Mikolaitis. However, a king on the flop and another on the turn left Steven's head spinning as he exited just prior to the money bubble.
Finally, on the money bubble with over $100,000 guaranteed for a min-cash, Pavel Plesuv saw his stack of around 40 big blinds go up in flames when his pocket kings were outdone by Brock Wilson's turned straight. Plesuv exited with nothing in his pocket while Wilson took over the chip lead at the time.
That led to a string of bustouts within minutes as the field dwindled from 26 players to 14 in one level. Some of the short stacks to hit the payout desk included Chino Rheem, Martin Kabrhel, Christoph Vogelsang, and Brian Rast.
Coming back from the last break of the night, the first heartbreak fell in the hands of Joao Vieira, who had over half of the deck to hit — literally, too many outs. Vieira flopped a Royal Flush draw against a small pair of Viktor Blom. However, two baby bricks hit the turn and river, leaving Vieira on the outside looking in.
The final elimination of the night left Winter paralyzed at the table, unable to leave for minutes. Winter was busy checking out the other table when he barely arrived back at his seat in time to receive his hand. Unfortunately for him, he looked down at pocket kings at exactly the wrong time. Koon picked up pocket aces in the same hand with all of the chips going in the middle preflop. Winter looked dazed after the runout halted his run in 11th place.
The remaining 10 players will return at 12 p.m. local time for the third and final day of this event, crowning a winner later in the evening. The action will resume on Level 19 with the blinds at 80,000/160,000 and a 160,000 big blind ante. Once they play down to six players, PokerGO will stream the action on delay, with the live updates here delayed in sync with the stream.
Each player has locked up $130,082, but the lion's share of the prize pool is still up for grabs with nearly $2 million for first place. Each elimination from this point forward will come with a pay jump that will be significant to all of those remaining.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,968,927 |
| 2 | $1,312,610 |
| 3 | $914,634 |
| 4 | $650,074 |
| 5 | $471,473 |
| 6 | $349,068 |
| 7 | $263,944 |
| 8 | $203,919 |
| 9 | $161,048 |
| 10 | $130,082 |
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the tournament floor to bring you all of the updates en route to crowning a champion and instant millionaire.
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,575,000
2,375,000
|
2,375,000 |
|
||
|
6,735,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
||
|
6,285,000
2,085,000
|
2,085,000 |
|
6,240,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
||
|
5,005,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
|
||
|
4,805,000
1,195,000
|
1,195,000 |
|
3,295,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
1,950,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
1,275,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
1,150,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Day has closed with 10 players remaining. The final day resumes on Wednesday, June 11, with play restarting at noon local time.
Chip counts and recap to follow.
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
A completed board of Q♠9♣5♠4♣K♦ was spread across the felt with roughly 800,000 in the middle. Brock Wilson led out with a bet of 175,000 from the big blind and Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 700,000 on the button.
Wilson countered by shoving all in as the big stack, putting Lichtenberger to the test. 'Lucky Chewy' wasted little time before splashing in a call for his stack of 2,775,000. Wilson turned over 10♣9♠ for a pair of nines with blockers to the straights and flushes, while Lichtenberger rivered two pair with K♥5♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,500,000
3,550,000
|
3,550,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,350,000
2,350,000
|
2,350,000 |
|
|
||
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Chongxian Yang was down to just 450,000 after doubling up Dominykas Mikolaitis, and looked like he would be the player to exit on the final table bubble.
He folded from under the gun on the next deal, but was fortunate to recieve a walk when he was in the big blind. He gave up his small blind the hand after but when he was on the button, he put in his stack of 450,000.
Mikolaitis snapped from the big blind and the cards were tabled.
Chongxian Yang: A♥8♠
Dominykas Mikolaitis: 9♥9♣
Yang immediately found his three-outer, pairing his ace on the A♣6♥2♣ flop and held on to double after the J♥3♥ completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,500,000
785,000
|
785,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,060,000
940,000
|
940,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Reagan Silber open-jammed a stack of around 950,000 in the small blind and Ben Tollerene called in the big blind.
Reagan Silber: K♠Q♠
Ben Tollerene: J♠10♥
The flop of K♥9♠8♥ gave Silber a pair while also giving Tollerene a straight draw, but the board finished out a safe 8♦2♥ as Silber earned a double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,000,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
|
2,000,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Sergey Lebedev opened to 250,000 from the cutoff, and Aliaksei Boika defended his big blind.
Boika check-raised to 600,000 over a bet of 200,000 on the A♦8♣4♥ flop. Lebedev called.
Boika slowed down with a check on the K♦ turn, but called when Lebedev bet 500,000.
The 2♦ completed the board and Boika sized down to 300,000. Lebedev wasn't a huge fan of the spot but chucked in the three T-100,000 chips to call.
Both players tabled AxQx, and appeared relieved to have chopped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
3,500,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Chongxian Yang was all in from the small blind for around 900,000 against Sergey Lebedev in the big blind.
Chongxian Yang: 5♦5♠
Sergey Lebedev: K♥J♠
The flop landed 8♣5♣J♣ to give Yang a major lead with a set and the board finished out 3♥6♥ to earn him a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000
5,400,000
|
5,400,000 |
|
|
2,000,000
1,070,000
|
1,070,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Aliaksei Boika raised to 240,000 on the button and was called by Brock Wilson and Chongxian Yang in the blinds. The flop came Q♠7♠5♣ and the action checked around to the 8♦ on the turn.
Wilson checked again and Yang fired out a bet of 250,000. Boika called and Wilson tagged along as well to the 10♣ on the river. All three players checked the river and Wilson flipped over Q♦J♣ for the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,050,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,850,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
|
930,000
970,000
|
970,000 |
