Martin Kabrhel Among Chip Leaders; $1,000 Mini Main Event Returns for Day 2
Welcome back to the PokerNews coverage of Event #75: $1,000 Mini Main Event No-Limit Hold'em at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Hosted at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, the combined entries across Day 1a and Day 1b saw a staggering 10,794 players, besting last year's numbers by more than 4,500 contenders. The huge turnout has created a total prize pool of $7,937,277, with the winner taking home $843,140.
After 22 levels of play across their respective flights, 859 players survived to bag their chips and return to play Day 2 today, Tuesday, July 1, at 11 a.m. local time.
Each of the returning players has guaranteed themselves a minimum prize of $2,410, but all will be daring to dream of greener pastures. Just five of today’s returning field will progress to Day 3, with a chance to battle it out for the lion’s share of the prize pool and a much-desired WSOP gold bracelet.
Leading the way into Day 2 is Bernard Kobis. Having bagged a stack of 7,770,000, Kobis will be returning with a stack worth 194 big blinds and will hope to continue his momentum throughout the day. Completing the podium places are Chakib Mhiri (7,480,000) and Jens Ullrich (7,355,000)
Top Ten Chip Stacks
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Kobis | France | 7,770,000 | 194 |
| 2 | Chakib Mhiri | Tunisia | 7,480,000 | 187 |
| 3 | Jens Ullrich | Germany | 7,355,000 | 184 |
| 4 | Harry Lodge | United Kingdom | 4,955,000 | 124 |
| 5 | Freedom Burrows | Bermuda | 3,610,000 | 90 |
| 6 | Jonathan Fhima | France | 2,815,000 | 70 |
| 7 | Daune Fernandez | Canada | 2,670,000 | 67 |
| 8 | William Blais | Canada | 2,670,000 | 67 |
| 9 | Brandon Morisson | United States | 2,500,000 | 63 |
| 10 | Liran Betito | Israel | 2,480,000 | 62 |
Notable names still in contention heading into Day 2 include Ethan Yau (2,350,000), Martin Kabrhel (2,275,000), Robbie Bull (2,155,000), Jeremy Wien (825,000), Tim Chung (785,000) and Shawn Buchanan (280,000).
Action will resume on Tuesday, July 1, at 11 a.m. local time and is scheduled to play until only five players remain.
Play will recommence at Level 23 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and a big blind ante of 40,000. Players will take a 15-minute break after every four levels, and an extended 60-minute dinner break will be taken at the end of Level 34, roughly 5:30 p.m. local time.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews to get all the latest updates here at the 2025 World Series of Poker.