Uvaydov Leads the Way; Linde in Contention to Win $1,500 MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold'em
The half-way point of the 2025 World Series of Poker has nearly been reached and more than three dozen WSOP gold bracelets have already found a new owner at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. One more will be up for grabs today on the main stage inside of the Horseshoe Event Center when Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold'em will come to a conclusion.
After the completion of all four starting flights and three subsequent tournament days, the gargantuan field of 9,920 entries has been whittled down to only seven hopefuls. All of them are vying for the largest possible slice of the $13,168,800 prize pool and American poker pro Dylan Linde is the only former WSOP gold bracelet winner still in contention.
Linde sits in third place with a stack of 88,500,000 and trails fellow countryman David Uvaydov (102,000,000) as well as Austria's Klemens Roiter (90,100,000).
Seat Draw for the Final Day
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashish Gupta | Australia | 30,800,000 | 12 |
| 2 | Dylan Linde | United States | 88,500,000 | 35 |
| 3 | David Uvaydov | United States | 102,000,000 | 41 |
| 4 | James Leonard | United States | 40,700,000 | 16 |
| 5 | Ivan Ruban | Russia | 62,100,000 | 25 |
| 6 | Klemens Roiter | Austria | 90,100,000 | 36 |
| 7 | Daniel Lei | United States | 81,600,000 | 33 |
Not far behind them is Daniel Lei with a stack of 81,600,000 and Russia's Ivan Ruban is only one double-up away from the chip lead, coming into the final day with 62,100,000. At the bottom of the leaderboard are James Leonard (40,700,000) and Ashish Gupta (30,800,000), the latter of which is usually a pot-limit Omaha specialist, but he certainly also knows how to handle two cards only and has already cashed for nearly $1.2 million in live poker tournaments.
The final seven players have locked up at least $207,647 for their efforts but all pay jumps going forward will be spicy and significant. Only the winner is set to take home the coveted WSOP gold bracelet and staggering top prize of $1,204,457.
Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,204,457 | ||
| 2 | $802,346 | ||
| 3 | $604,277 | ||
| 4 | $458,090 | ||
| 5 | $349,562 | ||
| 6 | $268,520 | ||
| 7 | $207,647 | ||
| 8 | Mario Colavita | Italy | $161,656 |
| 9 | Jeremy Dan | United States | $126,705 |
After the action concluded last night, there were 12:50 minutes left in Level 41 at blinds of 1,200,000/2,500,000 with a 2,500,000 big blind ante, and that's where the final day will recommence. The live action is scheduled to kick off again at 1 p.m. Las Vegas time, however, the tournament is being streamed on the PokerGO platform with a security delay of one hour.
The PokerNews live updates will be published according to the delayed live stream as of 2 p.m. Las Vegas time until a winner has been crowned here in Sin City.