Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The floor have announced that there will be three more hands before the remaining players bag up for the night.
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #54: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,076,210
Entries
1,564
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
1,564
Players Left
114
Players Left 1 / 1,564
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Catching the action on the river with the board showing 6♠8♣9♣5♣9♥. Chunghau Liao checked from the small blind before Christian Harder bet the pot for roughly 83,000 from the big blind. Bruno Furth raised to 200,000 from under the gun, forcing Liao to fold.
Harder went into the tank for quite some time, as raise was for the majority of Harder's stack. In the end, Harder called and was shown a boat by Furth with 10♦9♠8♠7♥. Harder mucked, and the huge pot was sent over to Furth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
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20,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Players are in the process of bagging up their chips, as Day 1 comes to a close. Stay tuned for a recap of events coming up shortly.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,105,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
||
|
893,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
878,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
849,000
517,000
|
517,000 |
|
806,000
716,000
|
716,000 |
|
|
761,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
||
|
710,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
697,000
447,000
|
447,000 |
|
696,000
654,000
|
654,000 |
|
|
||
|
689,000
589,000
|
589,000 |
|
|
681,000
681,000
|
681,000 |
|
660,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
644,000
519,000
|
519,000 |
|
|
||
|
634,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
632,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
626,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
618,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
615,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
593,000
303,000
|
303,000 |
|
|
||
|
591,000
436,000
|
436,000 |
|
||
|
|
516,000
516,000
|
516,000 |
|
||
|
509,000
406,000
|
406,000 |
|
489,000
489,000
|
489,000 |
|
478,000
478,000
|
478,000 |
|
|
||
|
461,000
461,000
|
461,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
After a poker marathon of seventeen 40-minute levels, Day 1 of Event #54: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2025 World Series of Poker has come to a close with 114 players managing to bag up a stack for Day 2. A total of 1,564 entries were recorded today, bringing the total prize pool to $2,076,210.
Sitting atop the chip counts is Giuseppe Pantaleo with a huge stack of 1,105,000, and is the only player to have crossed the one-million-chip mark. Second on the leaderboard is Michael Monroig with 893,000 chips, while Leonid Yanovski rounds out the podium positions with a stack of 878,000 to work with on the second day of the tournament.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe Pantaleo | Germany | 1,105,000 | 111 |
| 2 | Michael Monroig | United States | 893,000 | 89 |
| 3 | Leonid Yanovski | Israel | 878,000 | 88 |
| 4 | Tara Dunn | Canada | 849,000 | 85 |
| 5 | Jacob Snider | United States | 806,000 | 81 |
| 6 | Bruno Furth | United States | 761,000 | 76 |
| 7 | Michael Lin | United States | 710,000 | 71 |
| 8 | Daniel Clemente | United States | 697,000 | 70 |
| 9 | Robert Nehorayan | United States | 696,000 | 70 |
| 10 | George Abi-Zeid | United States | 689,000 | 69 |
Just over two hours after late registration closed, the tournament reached hand-for-hand play with 236 players remaining and only 235 spots making the money. It took just three hands for the bubble to burst. In a rare outcome, Yuan Li, Tolga Demirel, and Niema Mostafavi were all eliminated on the same hand and ended up splitting the final payout. This meant Luis Calvo was the official bubble boy in 237th place.
Other notables making it through include two-time bracelet winner Bruno Furth (761,000), who is enjoying a stellar 2025 WSOP with one bracelet win and a runner-up finish already. Also advancing to Day 2 are Rajesh Vohra (644,000), Bryce Yockey (593,000), Thailand’s Punnat Punsri (385,000), three-time bracelet winner Sean Troha (318,000), Patrick Moulder (259,000), Davidi Kitai (139,000), and Christian Harder (30,000), who ran into Furth’s nut boat on one of the final hands of the night to end the day among the shortest stacks.
The second day of this three-day affair kicks off at 12 p.m. local time on Thursday, June 19. Players will return to blinds of 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante, and from this point forward, all levels will be 60 minutes in length for the rest of the tournament.
With over half the field having hit the rail since the money bubble burst, everyone coming back is guaranteed at least $3,406 for their efforts. Now, their sights are set on the $306,791 top prize and the coveted gold bracelet awaiting the winner.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $306,791 | 16–23 | $12,738 |
| 2 | $204,425 | 24–31 | $10,382 |
| 3 | $146,266 | 32–39 | $8,581 |
| 4 | $105,947 | 40–47 | $7,194 |
| 5 | $77,703 | 48–55 | $6,118 |
| 6 | $57,711 | 56–63 | $5,281 |
| 7 | $43,413 | 64–71 | $4,626 |
| 8 | $33,082 | 72–79 | $4,113 |
| 9 | $25,541 | 80–99 | $3,714 |
| 10–11 | $19,983 | 100–114 | $3,406 |
| 12–15 | $15,846 |
That finishes PokerNews coverage from Day 1 of this event, but be sure to tune back in for Day 2 as we bring you all the latest updates, chip counts, and drama from this exciting tournament.
Event #54: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 1 Completed
