Quickly after the ultimate 1,476 gamers of the World Sequence of Poker Principal Occasion return to play at 3 p.m., PST, top-of-the-line moments in sports activities will happen — the bubble will burst. Cell telephones and poker reporters will seize a room of individuals celebrating with champagne and cheers when the participant is eradicated in 1,462nd place.
Those that money will win at the very least $15,000.
That’s 15 gamers on the cusp of, for a lot of, a dream to money the WSOP Principal Occasion. And with almost 100 gamers with 10 massive blinds or much less (Yinan Zhou is final with 6,100 chips — lower than an enormous), that celebration will in all probability happen comparatively quickly after the playing cards fly.
It’s unimaginable to not really feel sorry for many who made it this far solely to have walked away with nothing however reminiscences, however as Phil Hellmuth, who was eradicated final night time by a one-outer on the river would possibly say, “that’s poker, child.”
With blinds at 4,000/8,000, there are 150 gamers with 100 massive blinds or extra. Japan’s Shotaro Kobayashi has the fun of main everybody with 2 million in chips (246 massive blinds). He’s 23 and has little when it comes to event outcomes.
Max Neugebauer, the 2023 World Sequence of Poker Europe Principal Occasion champion, is in second-place with 1,928,000 (240 massive blinds), after a late-night surge. He’s coming off a victory just a few weeks in the past in a $3,000 PLO occasion on the Wynn Summer season Traditional, which was good for $169,598.
Juliet Hegedus, who sits in fourth on the leaderboard with 218 massive blinds, simply completed sixth within the $1,000 WSOP Girls Championship.
There are 76 gamers with at the very least 1 million in chips, and the common stack is a really wholesome 385,731 — good for 40 massive blinds.
Right here’s the highest 10:
| Rank | Participant | Nation | Chip Rely | Large Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shotaro Kobayashi | Japan | 1,971,000 | 246 |
| 2 | Max Neugebauer | Austria | 1,928,000 | 240 |
| 3 | Sam Jakubowicz | France | 1,800,000 | 225 |
| 4 | Juliet Hegedus | United States | 1,745,000 | 218 |
| 5 | Tomas Szwarcberg | Mexico | 1,709,000 | 214 |
| 6 | David Alvarez | Spain | 1,629,000 | 204 |
| 7 | Thomas Eychenne | France | 1,618,000 | 202 |
| 8 | Brandon Harris | United Kingdom | 1,616,000 | 202 |
| 9 | Luke Chung | United States | 1,606,000 | 201 |
| 10 | Chad Energy | United States | 1,546,000 | 193 |
Notables left
With so many gamers nonetheless within the hunt for the $10 million prime prize, there are numerous well-known and profitable professionals nonetheless within the operating, together with a pair former champs in Damian Salas (480,000 chips, 60 massive blinds) and Greg Merson (560,000, 70 massive blinds).
Final yr’s Principal Occasion winner Jonathan Tamayo didn’t make it by Day 3.
Those that additionally made it by to Day 4 are 2025 Poker Corridor of Fame nominee Michael “the Mouth” Matusow with 612,000 (76 massive blinds), Jason Mercier with 687,000 (85 massive blinds), Isaac Haxton with 717,000 (89 massive blinds), Phil Laak with 104,000 (13 massive blinds), Chris Wallace with 410,000 (51 massive blinds), Viktor Blom with 986,000 (123 massive blinds), Brad Owen with 328,000 (41 massive blinds) and Liv Boeree with 320,000 (40 massive blinds).
Boeree’s final money was a career-best $2.8 million for ending fourth within the $26,000 buy-in WSOP Paradise in December. It was additionally her final money.
The ten-day occasion, which began July 3, is schedule to complete on July 16.
The ultimate 9 gamers will likely be identified on Sunday, July 13. After taking Monday off for relaxation, the gamers will play to 4 on Tuesday, and end it up on Wednesday.
