2025 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$15,924,690
Total Entries
11,996
Places Paid
1,803
Players Left
1
Average Chip Stack
299,900,000
Total Chips
299,900,000
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
2,618
Players Left
357
Players Left 1 / 11,996
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Filartiga Chipping Up

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Holden Filartiga raised to 6,000 from early position, Carlos Caldas then three-bet to 22,000, and Filartiga made the call.

The flop came 2♥J♦3♥, Filartiga bet 19,000, and Caldas made the call.

Action checked through on the 10♥ turn and 4♣ river. Filartiga tabled Q♠Q♥, which was good for the win.

Tags: Carlos Caldas

Hennigan Joins the Exit

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
John Hennigan
John Hennigan

According to the table, Yilong Wang raised to 6,000 with AxKx and John Hennigan made a three-bet to 15,500, holding K♦Q♦. It folded back to Wang who four-bet to 48,000 and Hennigan shoved for around 190,000, which Wang called.

The board didn't help Hennigan as Wang flopped a pair of aces, and Henningan made his way to the exit.

Tags: John HenniganYilong Wang

Nayak Leaves Yotsushika with Crumbs

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In a three-bet pot, the flop was 8♠3♣7♥ when Neeraj Nayak bet 20,000 from the big blind, and Kazuhiko Yotsushika raised after some thinking. Nayak quickly shoved with 78,000 chips and Yotsushika called with slightly more.

Kazuhiko Yotsushika: 9♦8♦ All in
Neeraj Nayak: A♠A♦

Yotsushika couldn't find any of the outs he needed on the 4♥10♣ runout and busted a few minutes later.

Tags: Kazuhiko YotsushikaNeeraj Nayak

Obara Eliminates Unsal

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Onur Unsal
Onur Unsal

Jun Obara raised to 6,500 from the button, and Onur Unsal three-bet to 15,500 from the small blind. Obara responded by pushing a stack of red chips forward, putting Unsal all in and at risk for roughly 60,000 effective. Unsal made the call and was behind.

Onur Unsal: A♣10♥ All in
Jun Obara: A♥Q♥

The dealer ran out a board of 4♠3♥K♣7♥4♣ eliminating Unsal from Event #53.

Tags: Jun ObaraOnur Unsal

Preflop Pot for Raymond Ross

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Robert Nehorayan opened to 6,000 in the cutoff and Chun-Ting Chu three-bet to 17,500 on the button. Raymond Ross four-bet shoved in the small blind for 70,000 and after some thinking, both his opponents folded.

Tags: Chun-Ting ChuRaymond RossRobert Nehorayan

New Round of Eliminations

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

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Porrello Chipping Up

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded to Xiaoqiong Liu in the small blind, who raised to 8,000 and was called by Katherine Porrello in the big blind.

The flop came A♥3♥4♦. Liu bet 5,000, and Porrello called.

The turn brought the 5♦. This time, Liu bet 21,000, but was met with an all-in from Porrello for roughly 50,000. Liu quickly tossed her cards into the muck.

Tags: Katherine PorrelloXiaoqiong Liu

Prize Pool and Payouts

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
WSOP 2025 Bracelet - First Look
WSOP 2025 Bracelet - First Look

With a field of 11,996 players, the total prize pool generated is $15,924,690.

Two players will have a million-dollar payday, with the winner earning $1,255,180, plus a WSOP bracelet, and the second-place finisher taking home $1,012,320.

Payout Structure

PlacePrize
1$1,255,180
2$1,012,320
3$702,360
4$534,590
5$409,870
6$316,190
7$245,430
8$191,690
9$150,660
10-11$119,160
12-13$94,840
14-17$75,970
18-26$61,240
27-35$49,690
36-44$40,580
45-53$33,360
54-62$27,610
63-71$22,990
72-80$19,280
81-89$16,280
90-98$13,830
99-161$11,840
162-224$10,200
225-287$8,850
288-350$7,730
351-413$6,800
414-476$6,030
477-539$5,380
540-602$4,830
603-665$4,370
666-764$3,990
765-962$3,390
963-1199$3,160
1200-1800$3,010

More Eliminations Before the Break

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

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Phelps Puts Pressure on Amador

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Draxton Amador raised to 6,500 and faced a three-bet to 23,500 from Jonathan Phelps in the small blind. Amador opted to call.

The flop revealed 8♥6♠5♠ and Phelps continued for 15,000, which was called by Amador. On the 4♥ turn, Phelps sent 40,000 in the middle and this time Amador let it go.

Tags: Draxton AmadorJonathan Phelps