Benjamin Chalot opened to 23,000 from the hijack before Brian Rast chose to jam for his remaining 119,000 from the cutoff. Chalot called to put Rast at risk.
Brian Rast: K♥J♦
Benjamin Chalot: A♣9♣
Chalot held the slight edge going into the runout, but the flop would be favorable to Rast as it fanned out 6♠K♦5♦.
The 2♦ turn didn't change anything, and the J♠ river gave Rast two pair to secure the double.
With two players seeing a board of K♦3♦7♦9♥ and around 275,000 in the middle, Davide Suriano bet 250,000 from the hijack, covering Vitalijs Zavorotnijs who had just over 200,000 left in his stack. Zavorotnijs called, putting himself at risk.
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs: 10♥10♦
Davide Suriano: 7♥7♣
Suriano had a set leaving Zavorotnijs drawing to just two outs. Zavorotnijs failed to improve to a set of his own on the 6♠ river and was sent to the rail while Suriano claimed the last of his chips.
The player in the hijack started the action with a raise to 30,000, but was met with a three-bet to 110,000 from Samuel Roussy-Majeau in the small blind. Zhou Lin then responded with a four-bet shove, for 155,000, from the big blind.
The original raiser folded, but Roussy-Majeau made the call.
Zhou Lin: A♠Q♦
Samuel Roussy-Majeau: A♦2♦
There was no help for Roussy-Majeau on the 5♣7♣10♠8♦10♥ runout, and Lin pulled in another double up.
Pavel Plesuv raised to 30,000 from the button and met resistance from Daniel Vicente, who chose to jam for 525,000 from the small blind. Plesuv got a count before he called off his stack of 505,000 to be at risk.
Pavel Plesuv: 9♥9♣
Daniel Vicente: A♠Q♣
Vicente needed to hit one of his overcards to defeat Plesuv, and the flop did not bring any that he needed when it came 3♠2♣K♦.
Plesuv was two streets away from a double, but the turn was a disaster for his prospects as it came the A♣ to give Vicente the lead.
The 5♠ river sealed Plesuv's fate as it sent him out of the tournament.
Mike Matusow jammed for 230,000 from the hijack and was called by Benjamin Chalot on the button to put Matusow at risk.
Mike Matusow: A♦8♣
Benjamin Chalot: A♠Q♣
Matusow was well behind against the better ace of Chalot; however, the flop had other plans for Matusow as it came K♣6♦8♠ to reverse the tables on Chalot.
The 10♣ turn did not change the rankings of the hand, and the 7♦ river completed the board to award Matusow the double-up.
Adrien Delmas raised to 40,000 from the cutoff when he met a re-raise from Davide Suriano to 80,000 from the button. It folded back to Delmas, who chose to put himself at risk when he jammed for approximately 340,000. Suriano snap called to send them to a showdown.
Adrien Delmas: Q♣Q♠
Davide Suriano: A♥A♣
Delmas ran into a cooler against the pocket aces of Suriano, and the board did not offer any upset as it came 8♣8♥5♠6♠J♠ to eliminate Delmas.
"Meow, meow, meow. I'm a cat," said a jovial Suriano as he scooped in the pot.
Leonard Maue raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, which the player in the small blind called. Valentino Konakchiev then opted to three-bet from the big blind to 190,000. Action then returned to Maue, who promptly four-bet all in, having both remaining players well covered.
The player in the small blind folded, but after a glance back at his cards, Konakchiev called.
Valentino Konakchiev: K♠K♥
Leonard Maue: A♦7♦
The board ran out favourably for Konakchiev, coming 3♥6♦4♥10♠7♠, keeping him in the lead and earning him a huge double up towards the end of the day.
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
Daniel Negreanu
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.
Jans Arends
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.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews to get all the latest updates here at the 2025 World Series of Poker.
