Day 2 of Event #38: $100,000 High Roller has come to a close here at the 2025 World Series of Poker hosted at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The event gathered 26 Day 2 entries, with 12 of those joining at the last possible point; notably among those 12 is the current chip leader, Aram Oganyan.
Oganyan sailed through each level of the day on the way to end the session with 20,425,000 chips. He sent multiple people to the rail and scooped numerous big pots including a crucial double-up to establish himself as the frontrunner. However, the hunt for his first bracelet is far from over, with some of the best poker players in the world still in contention.
Second, in chips, Joao Vieira, also bagged a very healthy 13,600,000 chips. Vieira found the dream of running aces into the kings of Isaac Haxton late in the day to balloon his stack after being the epitome of consistency since Level 1 of the event.
Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 5,400,000 | 22 |
| 2 | Emilien Pitavy | France | 4,200,000 | 17 |
| 3 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | 4,800,000 | 19 |
| 4 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 4,700,000 | 19 |
| 5 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 13,600,000 | 54 |
| 6 | Aram Oganyan | United States | 20,425,000 | 82 |
| 7 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 4,650,000 | 19 |
| 8 | Vinny Lingham | United States | 5,000,000 | 20 |
The total prize pool for this event grew to $9,939,500, with the $203,960 min-cash reserved for the top 16 places. However, every player has their eyes on seizing one of the most difficult bracelets on the schedule, along with the first-place prize of $2,649,158.
The money bubble was short-lived, as the players went from 18 down to 16 in a flash. Mathew Frankland ran queens into kings to go home in 18th, and then Taylor von Kriegenbergh was the bubble boy after he called the big blind, turned middle pair, and was sent home in 17th at the hands of Haxton.
In this event, every bust out is a notable one, but some that stood out above this long list of superstars were Daniel Negreanu, Stephen Chidwick, Dan Smith, Jason Koon, Brian Rast, Kristen Foxen, Jeremy Ausmus, Erik Seidel, Phil Ivey, and reigning champion Chris Hunichen. Out of these monumental names, only Ivey and Hunichen were able to make the money.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $2,649,158 |
| 2 | $1,766,099 |
| 3 | $1,212,020 |
| 4 | $857,253 |
| 5 | $625,491 |
| 6 | $471,281 |
| 7 | $367,069 |
| 8 | $295,883 |
The players will return for Day 3 on June 13 at 2 p.m. local time, returning to Level 21 (125,000/250,000). They will continue to play 60-minute levels with a 15-minute break after every two levels until a winner is crowned. PokerNews live updates will begin at 3 p.m. to avoid spoiling the stream.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we cover every update from this and every other WSOP event for the remainder of the summer live from the tournament floor.
