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Event #88: $50,000 High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #88: $50,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$11,970,000
Total Entries
252
Level
29
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
194
Players Left
79
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Level 10
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
It was a year ago that Jared Bleznick was crowned the $50,000 High Roller champion during the 2024 WSOP. It was at that time the biggest version of this event that had ever run as 178 of the game’s best and brightest came out to compete and vie for the title of High Roller.
With the 2025 WSOP nearing its conclusion, the record for this particular event was broken as a total of 194 came out to play over the first ten levels of play today. With registration open into tomorrow, time will tell just how big this field ends up growing.
Leading the way is Japanese player Masashi Oya, who ended his day with 1,956,000. The WSOP bracelet winner found himself in many big pots today, good and bad, even busting his first bullet to Daniel Negreanu.
It was his second bullet where he found success after eliminating Daniel Rezaei to soar into the lead. For the next two levels of play, he never relinquished it. First on Japan’s all time money list with over $9 million in lifetime earnings, Oya looks to be the first from his country to cross the eight-figure-mark in lifetime earnings, and a deep run in this event could very well do that.
Martin Kabrhel (1,514,000) made his presence known in the tournament as the WSOP Player of the year race nears its end. Shaun Deeb (374,000) currently sits in the lead and will be looking to hold on to that lead. Others that bagged included Brek Schutten (1,762,000), Sam Soverel (1,504,000), previous High Roller champion Alex Kulev (1,361,000), Philip Sternheimer (982,000), Kristen Foxen (852,000), Alex Foxen (741,000), Joe Cada (688,000), and Negreanu (532,000). Each of them will be looking to deepen their own WSOP legacy.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Nationality | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masashi Oya | Japan | 1,956,000 | 122 |
| 2 | Viktor Ustimov | Russia | 1,900,000 | 119 |
| 3 | Brek Schutten | United States | 1,762,000 | 110 |
| 4 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | 1,514,000 | 95 |
| 5 | Sam Soverel | United States | 1,504,000 | 94 |
| 6 | Christopher Nguyen | Germany | 1,415,000 | 88 |
| 7 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 1,361,000 | 85 |
| 8 | Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 1,359,000 | 85 |
| 9 | Andrew Pacheco | United States | 1,349,000 | 84 |
| 10 | Leonard Maue | Germany | 1,340,000 | 84 |
Not all were able to secure a pathway into day two. Many of the games’ greats fell with players like Chance Kornuth, Alejandro Lococo, Danny Tang, Aliaksandr Shylko, Artur Martirosian, and Adrian Mateos finding themselves firing both of their allotted shells into the tournament. Defending champion Bleznick also fired two shells in today’s tournament, leaving the door open for a new champion to rise. These will all have to wait until the next stop for a WSOP high roller bracelet.
The 78 surviving players will return at noon on Thursday, at Level 11 with blinds at 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 big blind ante. Registration will remain open until the end of Level 12 and the subsequent break, around 2:15 p.m. Play will continue until there are just five players left, with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 18 around 6:30 p.m.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the exciting updates.
Level 10
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Level 10
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,956,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
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1,900,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
1,762,000
566,000
|
566,000 |
|
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1,514,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
||
|
1,504,000
254,000
|
254,000 |
|
||
|
1,415,000
1,036,000
|
1,036,000 |
|
||
|
1,361,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,359,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,349,000 | |
|
1,340,000
1,144,000
|
1,144,000 |
|
1,284,000
509,000
|
509,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,260,000
571,000
|
571,000 |
|
1,210,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
1,115,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
1,073,000
588,000
|
588,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,039,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
1,027,000
493,000
|
493,000 |
|
1,000,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
|
|
||
|
982,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
||
|
962,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
|
917,000
617,000
|
617,000 |
|
887,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
883,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
|
879,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
|
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|
860,000
692,000
|
692,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The final 78 players have bagged up for the night.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for the full chip counts, seat draw, and recap.
Level 10
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Heads-up to a completed board of J♥8♣3♠8♦Q♣ with a little under 200,000 in the middle already, Christoph Vogelsang led for 135,000 from the small blind. In the cutoff, Viktor Ustimov would put in a raise to 325,000.
Vogelsang went deep into the tank as he burned through all four of his remaining time banks before he put in the call. He got the bad news immediately as Ustimov tabled A♥A♦ which was good as Vogelsang mucked and Ustimov soars up the counts late in the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,825,000
970,000
|
970,000 |
|
280,000
596,000
|
596,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
David Coleman opened to 24,000 first to act and was three-bet to 60,000 by Chris Brewer from directly behind. Action folded back to Coleman, who called.
Both players checked on the 4♥10♥9♥ flop and Coleman checked again on the K♠ turn. Brewer bet 70,000 and Coleman announced he was all in. Brewer snap-called and hands were revealed.
David Coleman: Q♦J♦
Chris Brewer: Q♠J♠
Both players had turned straights and shared a chuckle after seeing the anti-climactic showdown.
The 10♦ river made their chop official as Day 1 nears its conclusion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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270,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
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Level 10
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
A total of two more hands will be played for the tournament tonight.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for a full recap, chip counts, and a seat draw for tomorrow.
Level 10
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Yuri Dzivielevski opened to 25,000 from under the gun and was called by Kyle Julius in middle position and Martin Kabrhel in the big blind.
After the A♦A♣4♣ flop was dealt, Kabrhel announced that he checks blind, Dzivielevski checked, and Julius did the same.
On the J♥ turn, Kabrhel once again checked blind after staring at the turn card, Dzivielevski bet 36,000, and only Julius called.
The 9♣ river then slowly checked through.
Yuri Dzivielevski: Q♠Q♣
Kyle Julius: K♥K♦
Dzivielevski was fortunate to only lose a few blinds it what could have been a massive altercation between two premium holdings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,675,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
|
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450,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
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444,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
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Level 10
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Frank Lagodich raised to 24,000 on the button and in the big blind, Matthew Wantman moved all in for 170,000 effective which saw Lagodich call.
Frank Lagodich: 6♥6♣
Matthew Wantman: A♦5♣
The board ran out A♥Q♣10♠9♥3♦ and the ace on the flop was good for the pot as Lagodich exited the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
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Busted | |
