2025 World Series of Poker

Event #67: $300 Gladiators of Poker
Day: 1c
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
85
Prize
$420,680
Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$6,058,734
Entries
24,629
Level Info
Level
45
Blinds
5,000,000 / 10,000,000
Ante
10,000,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
6,551
Players Left
204
Players Left 1 / 24,629
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Gus Hansen Involved in One of the Rarest Poker Hands You'll See at the 2025 WSOP

Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen

PokerNews' Brad Whitehouse captured a hand on Saturday that might end up being the rarest we'll see all summer at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP). At the very least, the rarest chop pot.

Gus Hansen and Dzmitry Urbanovich battled for a hefty pot on Day 2 in Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship with 35 out of 127 players remaining. The pot ended in a chop, but it left future Poker Hall of Famer Nick Schulman in awe.

"I've never seen that before," Schulman, who has seen nearly everything at the poker table, was overheard saying as he glanced at the tabled cards. "Wow, that's an amazing one."

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The SCOTUS Lawyer Who Won $50m Playing Poker—And Got Indicted

For two decades, Tom Goldstein was at the top of the legal world. He argued more cases before the United States Supreme Court than almost any private attorney and founded SCOTUSblog, a legal blog that quickly became the go-to source for Supreme Court analysis. He lectured at Stanford University and Harvard University and regularly appeared on national news programs.

But Goldstein had another life. When he wasn’t arguing before Supreme Court justices, Goldstein was flying to Hollywood or Hong Kong and winning or losing millions in ultra-high-stakes poker matches. He played heads-up against California businessmen and foreign gamblers, at one point allegedly winning over $50 million in just a few sessions.

Goldstein’s luck turned in January 2025 when the US Department of Justice a federal grand jury initiated a 22-count indictment accusing the attorney of failing to report millions in poker winnings and diverting law firm funds to pay his personal poker debts.

In a new PokerNews video essay, we take a look at the life of Tom Goldstein and the high-stakes poker game that led to his federal indictment.

Watch the Video Essay Here!

Huck Seed Chasing First Bracelet in 22 Years, Heads-Up for the Title

Huck Seed
Huck Seed

Twenty-two years after his last bracelet, four-time WSOP winner and 1996 Main Event champion Huck Seed is in pole position to triumph once again on poker’s grandest stage.

Seed currently leads the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better event, heads-up against Slovenian standout Blaz Zerjav.

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Tags: Blaz ZerjavHuck Seed

Defending Champ Jonathan Tamayo Wins Lucky Flip for WSOP Main Event Seat

Jonathan Tamayo
Jonathan Tamayo

Reigning World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo flipped his way into this year's championship event, meaning he won't even have to put up the $10,000 buy-in to defend his title.

Tamayo announced on Sunday that he won a WSOP Online $160 All-In Flipament, a flip-and-go-style event that puts players all-in blind and that needs 64 players to run, according to Kevin Mathers.

Tamayo demonstrated his luck a year ago when he navigated the largest WSOP Main Event field in history to win $10 million. The longtime poker pro from Texas proved luck is still on his side in 2025.

"I won the 3pm one it seems," Tamayo wrote on X.

Read About Tamayo's Satellite Win!

End of Day 1c Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joseph Butler (IN) us
Joseph Butler (IN)
3,275,000
3,275,000
3,275,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Profile photo of Nicholas Naughton us
Nicholas Naughton
2,735,000
2,735,000
2,735,000
Profile photo of Hari Sriniva Kamireddi us
Hari Sriniva Kamireddi
2,730,000
2,730,000
2,730,000
Profile photo of Rosmel Munoz Cedeno us
Rosmel Munoz Cedeno
2,500,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
Profile photo of Daniel King au
Daniel King
2,345,000
2,345,000
2,345,000
Profile photo of Elhanan Cohen il
Elhanan Cohen
2,290,000
2,290,000
2,290,000
Profile photo of Ron Parrish us
Ron Parrish
2,245,000
2,245,000
2,245,000
Profile photo of Jesus Rodriguez (CA) us
Jesus Rodriguez (CA)
2,220,000
2,220,000
2,220,000
Profile photo of Ilan Boujenah il
Ilan Boujenah
2,155,000
2,155,000
2,155,000
Profile photo of Michael Blanovsky us
Michael Blanovsky
2,100,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
Profile photo of Paul Stanechewski us
Paul Stanechewski
2,095,000
2,095,000
2,095,000
Profile photo of Sam Zureikat us
Sam Zureikat
2,086,000
2,086,000
2,086,000
Profile photo of Portia Mcdaniels us
Portia Mcdaniels
2,030,000
2,030,000
2,030,000
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Rostyslav Sabishchenko ua
Rostyslav Sabishchenko
2,020,000
2,020,000
2,020,000
Profile photo of Wei-Chian Hsu tw
Wei-Chian Hsu
1,950,000
1,950,000
1,950,000
Profile photo of David Hoag us
David Hoag
1,945,000
1,945,000
1,945,000
Profile photo of Jesse Medina-Lopez us
Jesse Medina-Lopez
1,945,000
Profile photo of Saba Peralta pe
Saba Peralta
1,785,000
1,785,000
1,785,000
Profile photo of William Fife us
William Fife
1,750,000
1,750,000
1,750,000
Profile photo of Robert Vasquez us
Robert Vasquez
1,740,000
1,740,000
1,740,000
Profile photo of Christian Wong us
Christian Wong
1,725,000
1,725,000
1,725,000
Profile photo of Bobby Poe us
Bobby Poe
1,705,000
1,705,000
1,705,000
Profile photo of Peter Ng us
Peter Ng
1,702,000
1,702,000
1,702,000
Profile photo of James Schultz us
James Schultz
1,700,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
Profile photo of David Laufer us
David Laufer
1,695,000
1,695,000
1,695,000

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Gladiators Of Poker Hits 16,144 Entries!!

WSOP Field
WSOP Field

Event #67: $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold'em is shaping up to be a big one. When the action closed on Day 1c, the total entry count for the event had hit a massive 16,144.

At the end of Day 1c, Joseph Butler and Nicholas Naughton, bagged 3,275,000 and 2,735,000, respectively. With Hari Srinica Kamireddi taking thirs place with 2,730,000 in their bag.

With 204 Day 1c survivors joining the field for Day 2, the current Day 2 field stands at 470. These survivors will join with the Day 1d survivors on Day 2.

Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Joseph ButlerUnited States3,275,000
2Nicholas NaughtonUnited States2,735,000
3Hari Sriniva KamireddiUnited States2,730,000
4Rosmel Munoz CedenoUnited States2,500,000
5Daniel KingAustralia2,345,000
6Elhanan CohenIsrael2,290,000
7Ron ParrishUnited States2,245,000
8Jesus RodriguezUnited States2,220,000
9Ilan BoujenahIsrael2,155,000
10Michael BlanovskyUnited States2,100,000

There are four Day 1 flights to this event.

Coming up Saturday is the final flight, Day 1d, which will begin at 10 a.m. local time on June 28.

Play will last for 22 30-minute levels, and attendance is expected to be high. Last year's event hit 20,647 entrants, so this year's turnout is well on its way to being even larger!

You can catch PokerNews traditional live coverage of this event starting on Day 2 at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 29.

Tags: Daniel KingElhanan CohenHari Sriniva KamireddiIlan BoujenahJesus RodriguezJonathan KirchJoseph ButlerNicholas NaughtonOscar PelegRonald ParrishRosmel Munoz Cedeno

Event #67: $300 Gladiators of Poker

Day 1c Completed

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