Star-Studded Field Returns at 1 p.m. for Day 2 of $1,500 Dealers Choice
There will be no shortage of star power when Day 2 of the 2025 World Series of Poker Event #8: $1,500 Dealers Choice begins at 1 p.m. local time at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
Among the 124 returning players are multiple-time bracelet winners, Poker Hall of Famers, and World Series of Poker Players of the Year. They include chip leader and bracelet winner Matthew Schreiber (463,500) and Christopher Vitch (388,000), who enters the day in third place on the leaderboard as he hunts a fourth bracelet to add to his collection. Ken Deng (400,500), Allan Le (360,000), and Andrew Park (349,000) round out the top five.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Schreiber | United States | 463,500 | 39 | |
| 2 | Ken Deng | United States | 400,500 | 33 | |
| 3 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 388,000 | 32 | |
| 4 | Allan Le | United States | 360,000 | 30 | |
| 5 | Andrew Park | United States | 319,000 | 27 | |
| 6 | Clint Wolcyn | United States | 314,000 | 26 | |
| 7 | Scott Jacewiczokelly | United States | 290,000 | 24 | |
| 8 | Laurent Manderlier | Belgium | 267,500 | 22 | |
| 9 | Adam Greenlee | United States | 244,500 | 20 | |
| 10 | Benjamin Ludlow | United States | 232,000 | 19 |
Also coming back with big stacks are Dylan Smith (221,000), Justin Liberto (211,500), 2022 Player of the Year Dan Zack (209,500), 2022 champion Brad Ruben (186,000), and Benny Glaser (175,500). Further down the leaderboard are James Obst (117,000), Mike Thorpe (100,000), James Woods (99,000), Huck Seed (92,500), Terrance Reid (89,500), and last year’s Main Event runner-up Jordan Griff (85,500). Phil Hellmuth is one of the shortest stacks at the start of the day with 28,000.
The action on Day 2 picks up on Level 16 with no-limit blinds of 1,500/3,000 and limits of 6,000/12,000. Levels will be extended to 60 minutes for the rest of the tournament. There is a break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 21, around 7:30 p.m. Play is scheduled to last 10 levels today.
The event attracted a field of 597 entries, the largest since Dealers' Choice events were first introduced in 2014. Only the top 90 players will finish in the money and guarantee themselves a min-cash of $3,015, so 34 will leave today with nothing. The eventual champion earns $150,246 and the WSOP gold bracelet they all covet.
Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day for live updates as some of poker’s biggest names battle to survive the money bubble and play on towards the final table.