Jakob Miegel Leads the Way, $10,000 Six-Handed Set for Finale
After ten hours of play, Day 2 of Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has concluded here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
With late registration still open for the first two levels of play, the 179 players who bagged chips on Day 1 were joined by 96 new faces by the time the entry period closed. In total, 546 players entered, besting last year's attendance and creating a prize pool of $5,077,800.
By the end of the day, 27 players had survived to bag chips and will return to play Day 3 on Monday, July 14, at 1 p.m. local time. Each player will come back knowing they have locked up a minimum prize of $34,124, but will all have one eye on the first-place prize of $986,337, and of course, a much-desired 2025 WSOP bracelet.
Starting the third and final day atop the leaderboard is Jakob Miegel. Boasting impressive career earnings of over $1,250,000, Miegel is yet to add a WSOP bracelet to his resume. Entering the final day with a stack of 2,850,000, he will be hoping tomorrow is the day that changes.
Completing the Day 3 podium places are Omar Del Pino (2,365,000) and Leonard Maue (2,100,000). Two more players in the field who are yet to win a bracelet; they will enter Day 3 hot on the heels of the chip leader.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakob Miegel | Germany | 2,850,000 | 114 |
| 2 | Omar Del Pino | Spain | 2,365,000 | 95 |
| 3 | Leonard Maue | Germany | 2,100,000 | 84 |
| 4 | Baoqiang Ho | Singapore | 1,615,000 | 65 |
| 5 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 1,600,000 | 64 |
| 6 | Gustavo Ortega | United States | 1,595,000 | 64 |
| 7 | Benjamin Chalot | France | 1,580,000 | 63 |
| 8 | Isaac Kempton | United States | 1,540,000 | 62 |
| 9 | Aleks Dimitrov | Bulgaria | 1,460,000 | 58 |
| 10 | Daniel Vicente | Spain | 1,440,000 | 58 |
Several more of poker's elite navigated their way through the day, punching their ticket to the event's ultimate day. Players such as Eric Wasserson (1,600,000), Mike Watson (970,000), Daniel Negreanu (935,000) and Sean Winter (815,000) will return tomorrow, hoping to take their run to the very end.
Day 2 Action
After late registration closed and the payouts were announced, the next milestone to overcome was the bubble.
Plenty of notable names fell as the prizes drew closer. Players such as Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, Andrew Lichtenberger, Max Neugebauer and Kevin Rabichow were among those to hit the rail before securing any prize money.
With just 84 players remaining, the players started playing hand for hand, until the bubble burst at 82 players.
On this occasion, it was Jans Arends who suffered the misfortune of being labelled the bubble boy. He ran into the pocket kings of Del Pino and was unable to find salvation.
Once the bubble burst, an inevitable flurry of eliminations occurred. Justin Saliba (80th), Ryan Riess (73rd), Ren Lin (71st), Josh Arieh (65th), Adrian Mateos (60th) and Benny Glaser (58th) were among those to secure a minimum payout of $20,184 but got no further.
As the night drew to a close, players such as Erick Lindgren (44th), Blaz Zerjav (36th) and Mike Matusow (32nd) failed to hold on to progress to the final day.
Remaining Payouts
| Rank | Prize | Rank | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $986,337 | 7 | $111,338 |
| 2 | $649,925 | 8-9 | $83,707 |
| 3 | $437,276 | 10-11 | $64,448 |
| 4 | $300,521 | 12-17 | $50,843 |
| 5 | $211,068 | 18-23 | $41,123 |
| 6 | $151,567 | 24-27 | $34,124 |
Action will resume on Monday, July 14, at 1 p.m. local time and will continue until a champion is crowned. Play will recommence at Level 21 with blinds of 10,000/25,000 and a big blind ante of 25,000. Players will get a 15-minute break after every two levels.
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