Wild Scene During World Series of Poker High Roller

Mass max late registration in a 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) occasion on Sunday compelled match employees to redraw seats for the complete area on Day 2.

Event #26: $25,000 High Roller, to not be confused with the $25,000 High-Roller 6-Max that ended on Saturday, had 300 entries by means of Day 1. However registration remained open for one full degree on the match’s second session.

One other Uncommon Taking place on the 2025 WSOP

The excessive curler match closed with a report 392 entrants, thanks partially to 40 gamers getting within the sport for the primary time or rebuying simply earlier than registration closed following Stage 9, and 72 whole inside the first degree of the day.

A recent chip stack of 150,000 was good for simply 12.5 large with the Stage 10 blinds at 6,000/12,000 (12,000 large blind ante). It is not unusual for gamers to max late register for a WSOP occasion. But it surely’s uncommon for thus many gamers to max late register in a excessive curler, and even rarer for match employees to be compelled to have the complete area of 158 gamers — practically half max late registered — redraw seats one degree into Day 2.

Ben Lamb, Stanley Tang, Landon Tice, and Ben Tollerene have been amongst those that entered the match simply earlier than registration closed. The sphere rapidly dwindled right down to beneath 120 gamers as lots of those that max late registered started shoving to construct up stacks.

Some gamers spent $25,000 for a couple of minutes of enjoyable. On the time of publishing, Fahredin Mustafov and Alexandre Reard had the most important stacks. Cherish Andrews, Joe McKeehen, and Alex Foxen have been additionally cruising together with massive stacks.

Solely 59 of the remaining gamers will receives a commission, and the bubble will burst later within the session. The winner, to be topped on Monday, will take house $1,949,044, and the runner-up will obtain $1,299,333. PokerNews is your supply for reside reporting protection of the $25,000 Excessive Curler from begin to end.

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