2025 World Series of Poker
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Cristian Dan raised from middle position to 85,000, and only Stephane Roux called from the small blind.
Roux executed a check-raise on the 4♠J♠5♣ flop, making it 250,000 after Dan had continued for 80,000. Dan called before both players checked the K♥ turn.
The river brought the K♣, and after a moment's thought, Roux moved all in for roughly 490,000. There was no resistance from Dan, who returned his cards to the dealer, awarding the pot to Roux.
Neil Reavely raised to 160,000 from middle position. Michael Evenchik then went all in and was at risk for roughly 450,000. Reavely made the call and was behind.
Michael Evenchik: K♣K♦
Neil Reavely: 7♥7♣
The board ran out 9♦6♦Q♣8♥5♣, giving Reavely a straight and eliminating Evenchik.
Wooyang Lin raised to 90,000 from under the gun, John Wike then moved all in for 265,000 and was at risk from middle position. The rest of the table folded, and Lin made the call, pleased to see he was ahead.
John Wike: Q♣10♠
Wooyang Lin: Q♦J♥
The 10♥7♠3♣ flop flipped the script, the turn Q♥ and river 2♣ did not change things, and Wike found a timely double up.
The huge turnout of 10,794 players created a prizepool of $7,937,277.
Each remaining player is guaranteed a prize of $2,410, with the winner taking home a mammoth $843,140 alongside a 2025 WSOP gold bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
Geoffrey Sims went all in and was at risk from under the gun for 240,000. Action folded to Jeffery Bond in the big blind, who made the call.
Geoffrey Sims: 10♥10♦
Jeffery Bond: A♠9♠
The dealer ran out a board of K♦J♠7♠J♦Q♦, securing a double-up for Sims the very first hand off the deck on Day 2.
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of Event #75: $1,000 Mini Main Event.
Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
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.