Patrick Leonard Makes Top Ten After Day 1c of Lucky 7's
Day 1c was the third and final starting flight of Event #90: $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em here at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Day 1c was also the biggest starting flight, adding 4,122 entries to the field. This brought the total number of entries to 8,012 for a prize pool of $5,447,118. From today's field, just 189 survivors found a bag, bringing the Day 2 total up to 348 returning players.
Despite all the additional competition, no one has yet dethroned Hertsel Levy (3,405,000) — the Day 1a chip leader.
The Day 1c chip leader, Julio Trimmer (2,735,000) took fourth, leaving Day 1b chip leader Gianluca Cabitza (3,100,000) and Andrew Dean (2,820,000) in second and third, respectively. Patrick Leonard also made the top ten with 2,175,000 in his bag.
Overall Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hertsel Levy | Panama | 3,405,000 | 85 |
| 2 | Gianluca Cabitza | Italy | 3,100,000 | 78 |
| 3 | Andrew Dean | United States | 2,820,000 | 71 |
| 4 | Julio Trimmer | Mexico | 2,735,000 | 68 |
| 5 | Michael Ung | United States | 2,690,000 | 67 |
| 6 | Jimmy Setna | Canada | 2,630,000 | 66 |
| 7 | Zachary Fischer | United States | 2,440,000 | 61 |
| 8 | Samuel Rosen | United States | 2,275,000 | 57 |
| 9 | Tomer Krom | Israel | 2,225,000 | 56 |
| 10 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 2,175,000 | 54 |
The Day 2 field contains several notable players. Some of these include previous additions from Days 1a and 1b others joined the field today. Some notables who found a bag on Day 1b included Loni Hui (1,775,000), Chris Hunichen (965,000), and Paulina Loeliger (340,000).
Others bagged in the Day 1c flight like Michael Wang (1,755,000), David Mzareulov (1,730,000), Felipe Ramos (1,615,000), Huck Seed (935,000), Brock Wilson (825,000), David Pham (705,000), and David "ODB" Baker (570,000).
Day 2 kicks off 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 13. Blind levels are 30 minutes long and will start at 20,000/40,000/40,000.
PokerNews traditional coverage of this event starts Day 2 and will continue until a winner is determined.