June 29 was the 34th day of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Although it was one of the less busy days that we have seen, with only six events in play, there was no shortage of action or stories coming from Sin City.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi made WSOP history by winning his fourth $50,000 Poker Players Championship title. Today, Japan's Shiina Okamoto wrote herself into the WSOP history books after taking down back-to-back Ladies Championships. Okamoto finished as the runner-up in 2023, won the event in 2024, and is the 2025 Event #70: $1,000 Ladies Championship champion. An incredible run of results we're sure you'll agree,
Romania's Narcis Nedelcu finally got his hands on a gold WSOP bracelet after years of grinding live and online poker tournaments. Nedelcu will forever be known as the champion of Event #73: $1,500 Eight Game Mix after defeating Scott Abrams heads-up.
Alex Foxen (1,910,000) has done his chances of becoming a four-time bracelet winner no harm at all by bagging up one of the largest stacks on Day 2 of Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship.
Foxen returns on Day 2 third in chips. Although he trails second-placed Quan Zhou (2,410,000) by only a few big blinds, Dutchman Javier Francort (4,060,000) is in danger of running away with things, as he has almost twice as many chips as anyone else. Francort has been on fire throughout this event so far, and it looks like he's going to take some stopping.
Foxen won his first bracelet in 2022, doing so in the $250,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller. Bracelet number two came in the $500 Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty 6-Max online event in 2024, which is the same year Foxen triumphed in the $100,000 Triton No-Limit Hold'em Main Event at WSOP Paradise.
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Click hereSuch luminaries as Thomas Taylor (1,645,000) and Isaac Kempton (1,475,000) finished in the overnight top ten. Robert Mizrachi (1,270,000), Alex Livingston (1,255,000), Stephen Chidwick (865,000), Ryan Riess (650,000), Mike Gorodinsky (640,000), Ben Lamb (545,000), Michael Wang (520,000), Scott Bohlman (445,000), and Erik Seidel (430,000), were among the 56 Day 2 survivors.
Play resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 30, ending when only five players remain.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Francort | Netherlands | 4,060,000 | 162 |
| 2 | Quan Zhou | China | 2,410,000 | 96 |
| 3 | Alex Foxen | United States | 1,910,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Simeon Tsonev | Bulgaria | 1,850,000 | 74 |
| 5 | Roussos Koliakoudakis | Greece | 1,835,000 | 73 |
| 6 | David Paredes | United States | 1,700,000 | 68 |
| 7 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | 1,645,000 | 66 |
| 8 | Brandon Crawford | United States | 1,590,000 | 64 |
| 9 | Isaac Kempton | United States | 1,475,000 | 59 |
| 10 | Dominykas Karmazinas | Lithuania | 1,465,000 | 59 |
It's hard to believe that 24,629 players bought into Event #67: $300 Gladiators of Poker only a couple of days ago because here we are with only 13 hopefuls in contention for the title, the bracelet, and an impressive $420,680 in cold, hard cash.
On Day 2, 812 Day 1 survivors returned to their seats, but only 13 of them progressed to the third and final day.
Yuanzhi Cao (106,300,000) returns on Day 3 with the chip lead. Cao is one of only two players with over 100 million chips; Manuel Reyes (101,500,000) is the other.
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Only one of the remaining players has tasted victory in a WSOP bracelet-awarding event before. Roland Israelashvili (34,000,000), a legendary figure at the WSOP, won a bracelet last year during his 515th WSOP cash! He now has the chance to become a two-time WSOP champion.
Day 3 starts at 1:00 p.m. local time. The plan is to play down to seven players before briefly pausing so PokerGO can set up their stream. Cards are back in the air around 4:00 p.m., with the stream commencing an hour later. PokerNewswill still have traditional written updates until a champion is crowned.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuanzhi Cao | United States | 106,300,000 | 44 |
| 2 | Manuel Reyes | United States | 101,500,000 | 42 |
| 3 | Joseph Butler | United States | 97,000,000 | 40 |
| 4 | Sang Sim | United States | 91,000,000 | 38 |
| 5 | Santiago Moises | Argentina | 62,000,000 | 26 |
| 6 | Timothy Thorp | United States | 61,000,000 | 25 |
| 7 | Albert Felarca | United States | 42,200,000 | 18 |
| 8 | Jesus Rodriguez | United States | 36,000,000 | 15 |
| 9 | Roland Israelashvili | United States | 34,000,000 | 14 |
| 10 | Ken Takayama | Japan | 28,500,000 | 12 |
Day 1a of Event #75: $1,000 Mini Main Event drew in a bumper crowd of 4,077 entrants, almost two-thirds of last year's 6,076 turnout, with another flight remaining. Of those starters, only 318 bagged and tagged their chips at the close of play, with Duane Fernandez (2,670,000) finding his name at the top of the overnight chip counts.
Israel's Liran Betito, who finished as the runner-up in the recent $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty, finished with 2,480,000 chips, which are enough for third place on the Day 1a leaderboard.
Pedro Madeira (2,270,000), Ari Oxman (2,185,000), and Robbie Bull (2,155,000) also bagged top ten stacks.
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Also through to Day 2 on July 1 are the likes of John Richards (1,440,000), Valentino Konkachiev (1,125,000), Shai Zurr (900,000), Jeremy Wien (825,000), Antonin Teisseire (655,000), Andrew Moreno (545,000), Pei Li (425,000), Tommy Nguyen (315,000), David Simon (290,000), Shawn Buchanan (280,000), and Dara O'Kearney (60,000).
Three-time bracelet winner Dutch Boyd couldn't make it through to day's end, and neither could 2003 WSOP Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker, who bowed out before the overnight chip bags were distributed.
Day 1b shuffles up and deals at 10 a.m. local time on June 30, with players attempting to navigate through 22 levels. A massive crowd is expected. Will you be part of it? Remember, PokerNews' traditional coverage of this event begins on Day 2.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duane Fernandez | Canada | 2,670,000 | 67 |
| 2 | Brandon Morisson | United States | 2,500,000 | 63 |
| 3 | Liran Betito | Israel | 2,480,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Kevin Naegelan | France | 2,410,000 | 60 |
| 5 | Pedro Madeira | Brazil | 2,270,000 | 57 |
| 6 | Ari Oxman | United States | 2,185,000 | 55 |
| 7 | Robbie Bull | United Kingdom | 2,155,000 | 54 |
| 8 | Gregory Fournier | France | 2,000,000 | 50 |
| 9 | Zhen Chen | China | 1,820,000 | 46 |
| 10 | Dmitrii Tammeoia | Russia | 1,775,000 | 44 |
Event #76: $2,500 Mix Big Bet's Day 1 drew in 458 entrants with 101 punching their Day 2 tickets. The specialized format attracted seasoned professionals in droves, and one of them, Christopher Vitch (583,500) bagged up the chip lead as he hunts a fourth gold bracelet.
Vitch, a $25K Fantasy Draft pick, already has eight cashes at this year's series, including a third and fifth-place finish in Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo events. There's a lot of poker still to be played in this tournament, but everything points towards yet another deep run for the Californian.
Four other players who finished with top ten stacks have previously tasted WSOP glory. Matthew Schreiber (556,000) and James Obst (451,000) are second and third at the restart, while Julio Belluscio (394,000) and the legendary Barry Greenstein (292,000) enjoyed fruitful days at the baize.
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Other stars to look out for on Day 2 include Rob Hollink (287,000), Jon Turner (276,000), Jake Schwartz (260,500), Jeff Madsen (252,000), Robert Wells (24,000), Nick Guagenti (204,000), Hall of Famer Brian Rast (201,000), seven-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu (188,000), Shaun Deeb (144,000), David "Bakes" Baker (86,000), and Brad Ruben (62,500).
Play resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time, and PokerNewswill be with you every step of the way, from the first pitched cards to the bagging and tagging of the end-of-day chips.
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds (NLSD) | Big Blinds (PL/NL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 583,500 | 194 | 233 |
| 2 | Matthew Schreiber | United States | 556,000 | 185 | 222 |
| 3 | James Obst | Australia | 451,000 | 150 | 180 |
| 4 | Julio Belluscio | Argentina | 394,000 | 131 | 157 |
| 5 | Jean Kabbaj | Austria | 331,000 | 110 | 132 |
| 6 | Yong Wang | China | 324,500 | 108 | 129 |
| 7 | Daniel Harmetz | United States | 311,000 | 103 | 124 |
| 8 | Barry Greenstein | United States | 292,000 | 97 | 116 |
| 9 | Jordan Siegel | United States | 288,000 | 96 | 115 |
| 10 | Jacob Babins | United States | 288,000 | 96 | 115 |
It feels like the calm before the storm at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, with the $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship only a few days away; Day 1a shuffles up and deals on July 2.
Only five events are running on June 30, which is the 34th day of the series. Day 1b of Event #75: $1,000 Mini Main Event kicks off Day 34 at 10:00 a.m. local time. With how popular Day 1a proved, it would not be surprising to see Day 1b's crowd take the total attendance into five-figures.
Event #67: $300 Gladiators of Poker will award its bracelet and a $420,680 top prize, not a bad return from a $300 investment. The third and final day shuffles up and deals at 1:00 p.m. local time. Two events also resume at 1:00 p.m. local time. Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship will continue whittling its field down as will Event #76: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet.
The only newcomer to the day's schedule is Event #77: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, which begins at 2:00 p.m. local time sharp. Arash Ghaneian is the reigning champion of this event. Ghaneian came out on top of a 167-strong crowd in 2024 to win his second bracelet and $376,476 in prize money.
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