2025 World Series of Poker
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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535,000
535,000
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535,000 |
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534,000
534,000
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534,000 |
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526,500
526,500
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526,500 |
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521,000
521,000
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521,000 |
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487,000
487,000
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487,000 |
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486,000
486,000
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486,000 |
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479,000
479,000
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479,000 |
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472,500
472,500
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472,500 |
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465,000
465,000
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465,000 |
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460,000
460,000
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460,000 |
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458,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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447,000
447,000
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447,000 |
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432,000
432,000
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432,000 |
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425,000
425,000
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425,000 |
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417,500
417,500
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417,500 |
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415,000
415,000
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415,000 |
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413,000
413,000
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413,000 |
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410,000
410,000
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410,000 |
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408,500
408,500
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408,500 |
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407,000
407,000
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407,000 |
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405,500
405,500
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405,500 |
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404,000
404,000
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404,000 |
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402,500
402,500
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402,500 |
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399,500
399,500
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399,500 |
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398,500
398,500
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398,500 |
Day 1d put the Monster in Monster Stack, with 1,222 advancing from a field of 3,604. Leading the survivors is Australia's Keolin Naidoo who bagged 535,000, just a single 1,000 chip ahead of Chander Jain.
Former November Niner Tom Cannuli bagged sixth in chips, with other notables such as Georgios Sotiropoulos (322,000), Dzmitry Urbanovich (312,500), Esther Taylor (258,000), Dylan Linde (256,500), Justin Saliba (169,500) and Ronnie Bardah (167,000) also advancing.
Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keolin Naidoo | Australia | 535,000 |
| 2 | Chander Jain | United States | 534,000 |
| 3 | Amit Sharma | India | 526,500 |
| 4 | Dinh Nguyen | United States | 521,000 |
| 5 | Yuanjun Lu | China | 487,000 |
| 6 | Tom Cannuli | United States | 486,000 |
| 7 | Marcelo Lopes | Brazil | 479,000 |
| 8 | Nathan Rosinger | United States | 472,500 |
| 9 | Romain Locquet | France | 465,000 |
| 10 | Saigokul Kannan | India | 460,000 |
Two Hall of Famers managed to make it through to Day 2, in the shape of Barbara Enright (105,000) and John Juanda (32,500).
PokerNews traditional coverage of this event starts on Day 2, featuring survivors of all four flights combined. Play will resume at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 15, with Level 12, blinds 1,500/3,000 with 3,000 big blind ante.
Play will continue for another 10 blind levels. There will be 15 minute breaks every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after level 17 (about 5:30 p.m.). Day 3 (Monday) will follow the same schedule. This event is not expected to crown a winner until Day 4.
| Day | Entries | Survivors | Chip Leader | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 1,625 | 474 | Nikolay Volper | 793,000 |
| 1b | 2,010 | 635 | Caleb Larsen | 714,700 |
| 1c | 2,681 | 886 | Christopher Leach | 965,000 |
| 1d | 3,604 | 1,222 | Keolin Naidoo | 535,000 |
Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you live updates and all the happenings during the rest of this event and other bracelet events at the 2025 WSOP!
Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK
Day 1d Completed
Bagged