Event #67: $300 Gladiators of Poker
Day 1d Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $300 Gladiators of Poker
Day: 1d
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1d
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$6,058,734
Entries
24,629
Level
45
Blinds
5,000,000 / 10,000,000
Ante
10,000,000
Entries
9,875
Players Left
342
Players Left 1 / 24,629
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All four of the day one flights for Event #67: $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold'em are done and dusted and the numbers are in.
This is the third incarnation of the Gladiators of Poker event, and the biggest with 24,629 entries. Last year's edition reached 20,647, and the first edition in 2023 reached 23,102.
Today's flight, Day 1d, contributed 8,485 entries to that total turnout.
When play began Oscar Peleg, the Day 1c chip leader, had the overall chip lead with 7,285,000 in chips. Day 1d's cohort couldn't dethrone Peleg, who goes into Day 2 as the overall chip leader.
Karl Cooper (5,900,000) finished Day 1d with the biggest stack of the day. He slots in at second place overall, followed by Day 1b chip leader Jonathan Kirch (5,100,000) in third.
Joshua Palmer (3,120,200), Sanjeev Kapoor (2,960,000), and Alfred Lopez (2,960,000) also finished Day 1d with stacks that earned them a slot in the top ten for Day 2.
Combined Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Peleg | Sweden | 7,285,000 | 146 |
| 2 | Karl Cooper | United Kingdom | 5,900,000 | 118 |
| 3 | Jonathan Kirch | United States | 5,100,000 | 102 |
| 4 | Felix Barriga | Chile | 4,720,000 | 94 |
| 5 | Joshua Palmer | United States | 3,120,200 | 62 |
| 6 | Peter Bigelow | United States | 3,310,000 | 66 |
| 7 | Joseph Butler | United States | 3,275,000 | 66 |
| 8 | Yang Zhang | China | 3,175,000 | 64 |
| =9 | Sanjeev Kapoor | United States | 59 | 2,960,000 |
| =9 | Alfred Lopez | United States | 2,960,000 | 59 |
A total of 342 players survived Day 1d, bringing the total field for Day 2 up to 812 players.
Among those who had already bagged for Day 2 were Terrance Reid (1,750,000), bracelet winner Ernest Bennett (1,005,000), Dan Charlton (555,000), Poker Hall of Famer Barry Greenstein (545,000), Henrieto Acain (440,000), Satoshi Tanaka (365,000), and Andrey Zaichenko (100,000).
Some notable players who joined them from the Day 1d field are Hall of Famer David Oppenheim (1,330,000), Jacob Hamed (2,200,000), Roland Israelashvili (1,030,000), Andrew Brown (925,000), and Max Kruse (835,000), plus previous bracelet winners Jeremy Pekarek (355,000) and Alexandros Kolonias (345,000).
All 812 players will return later today, Sunday, June 29, to play a combined Day 2. The traditional PokerNews live coverage of this event begins with the start of Day 2 at 11:00 a.m.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,900,000
5,900,000
|
5,900,000 |
|
||
|
3,120,200
3,120,200
|
3,120,200 |
|
||
|
2,960,000
2,960,000
|
2,960,000 |
|
2,960,000
2,960,000
|
2,960,000 |
|
2,895,000
2,895,000
|
2,895,000 |
|
2,640,000
2,640,000
|
2,640,000 |
|
2,625,500
2,625,500
|
2,625,500 |
|
|
2,515,000
2,515,000
|
2,515,000 |
|
2,390,000
2,390,000
|
2,390,000 |
|
2,385,000
2,385,000
|
2,385,000 |
|
2,250,000
2,250,000
|
2,250,000 |
|
2,200,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
2,190,000
2,190,000
|
2,190,000 |
|
2,155,000
2,155,000
|
2,155,000 |
|
2,145,000
2,145,000
|
2,145,000 |
|
|
2,125,000
2,125,000
|
2,125,000 |
|
2,070,000
2,070,000
|
2,070,000 |
|
|
2,070,000
2,070,000
|
2,070,000 |
|
2,030,000
2,030,000
|
2,030,000 |
|
2,025,000
2,025,000
|
2,025,000 |
|
1,995,000
1,995,000
|
1,995,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,950,000
1,950,000
|
1,950,000 |
|
1,925,000
1,925,000
|
1,925,000 |
|
|
1,900,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
1,865,000
1,865,000
|
1,865,000 |
645,000
344,000
Table 454Seat 8
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.
301,000
110,900
Table 417Seat 1
750,000
360,000
Table 430Seat 6
Grinding away
Michael Mizrachi has once again raised the bar in what can be argued as poker’s most prestigious event.
Already sharing the record for most $50,000 Poker Players Championship victories with Brian Rast, Mizrachi now stands alone after capturing his historic fourth title on Saturday at the 2025 World Series of Poker. "The Grinder" conquered the 107-entry field, earning $1,331,322 from the $5,162,750 prize pool and further cementing his legacy as the event's most dominant force.
Ever misread your poker hand and felt like an amateur? Don’t worry. Even Daniel Negreanu does it.
The Poker Hall of Famer and seven-time WSOP bracelet winner has been eliminated from this year’s $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship after a rare misread led him to shove all-in against American player Mark Steinberg with his tournament life on the line.
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