Martin Zamani opened the button to 300,000 before Khoi Le Nguyen three-bet to 1,200,000 from the big blind. Zamani then min-four-bet to 2,100,000, and Nguyen called.
On the K♠10♣5♥ flop, Nguyen check-called a bet of 875,000 from Zamani.
Nguyen checked once more on the 10♠ turn before Zamani sized up to 1,800,000, and Nguyen quickly laid it down, prompting Zamani to windmill the 8♥ into the middle.
Mathew Frankland started the action with a raise to 240,000 on the button. Manuel Fritz, in the big blind, responded with a three-bet to 740,000. Frankland then slid almost all of his chips into the middle, weary of the impending pay jump.
Fritz moved all in to commit Frankland, who made the call.
Mathew Frankland: A♥3♥
Manuel Fritz: Q♠Q♥
There was no help for Frankland on the 7♥10♠4♣4♠8♣ runout, who then gathered his things and headed to the exit.
Leonard Maue kicked the action off by moving all in, first to act, for 1,050,000. Action folded to Jovan Kenjic in the small blind, who called all in for slightly less.
Jovan Kenjic: 9♠9♥
Leonard Maue: A♦J♥
Kenjic flopped a full house on the 8♠8♦8♥ flop, but the A♣ turn gave Maue a better full house. The river 5♦ couldn't save Kenjic, who promptly departed.
Chip leader Christopher Nguyen started the day with a raise to 240,000. Action folded to Mathew Frankland in the small blind, who, after some consideration, put in a three-bet to 675,000.
Action folded back to Nguyen, who elected to do the same, surrendering the first pot of the day to Frankland.
Welcome to the final day of the The final High Roller of the 2025 World Series of Poker. Event #88: $50,000 High Roller tallied a record-breaking 252 entries, of which just 17 remain in contention for the title and the first-place prize of $2,686,913.
In a field highlighted by seasoned pros and veterans of the game, it is young German Christopher Nguyen who holds a comfortable chip lead going into the final day with 13,035,000.
Christopher Nguyen
He will have to face some stiff competition if he is able to secure his first WSOP bracelet, however. Hot on his heels include Martin Zamani (9,200,000), Khoi Le Nguyen (7,370,000), Sergio Aido (5,925,000), and Sam Soverel (5,470,000).
Start of Day 3 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Christopher Nguyen
Germany
13,035,000
109
2
Martin Zamani
United States
9,200,000
77
3
Khoi Le Nguyen
Vietnam
7,370,000
61
4
Sergio Aido
Spain
5,925,000
49
5
Sam Soverel
United States
5,470,000
46
6
Manuel Fritz
Austria
4,950,000
41
7
Jun Obara
Japan
4,300,000
36
8
Matthew Wantman
United States
4,090,000
34
9
Fahredin Mustafov
Bulgaria
4,000,000
33
10
Vinny Lingham
United States
3,695,000
31
11
Philip Sternheimer
Germany
3,305,000
28
12
Alexandre Reard
France
2,800,000
23
13
Mathew Frankland
United Kingdom
2,530,000
21
14
Masashi Oya
Japan
2,520,000
21
15
Leonard Maue
Germany
1,075,000
9
16
Jovan Kenjic
Serbia
1,030,000
9
17
Kyle Julius
United States
260,000
2
Play resumes today, Friday, July 11 at 1 p.m. local time in the Horseshoe Event Center. Action will commence in Level 21 with blinds at 60,000/120,000 with an average stack of 4,447,000, or 37 big blinds.
Sergio Aido
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$2,686,913
2
$1,791,267
3
$1,242,660
4
$879,939
5
$636,279
6
$470,036
7
$354,901
8
$274,023
9
$216,467
10-11
$175,048
12-15
$144,985
16-17
$123,068
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding Event #88: $50,000 High Roller and all other events here at the 2025 World Series of Poker, including the ongoing Main Event World Championship.
