WSOP 2025 Updates: Ian O'Hara Wins Big in Lucky 7's Event, Heads Towards Championship Final
The 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is currently underway at the Horseshoe and Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, attracting some of the world's top poker players. As the tournament progresses, several players have taken the lead in various events.
In the Main Event, the final table of nine players has been set, but as of July 14, the exact chip leader at the final table was not explicitly stated. However, shortly after, Michael Mizrachi gained a commanding chip lead and ultimately won the Main Event title by July 17, 2025.
Meanwhile, in other prominent events, notable chip leaders include:
- Aditya Agarwal leads the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship (Event 25) with 1,013 chips. - Ferenc Deak is the chip leader in the $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Event 86) with 5,284 chips. - Netanel Stern leads the $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (Event 87) with 1,283 chips. - Michael Weiss is the chip leader in the $5,300 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller Championship (Event 26). - Khoi Le Nguyen holds the lead in the $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (Event 88) with 252 chips. - Ian O'Hara won Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship on July 14, 2025, securing his first WSOP bracelet and a prize of $1,189,408.
Elsewhere, in the international portion of the Main Event before the final live stage, Damian Salas was the champion, winning $1,550,969.
In a related high-stakes event, players such as Yuri Dzivielevski and Paul Volpe were leading chip counts in the 25K Fantasy tournament around this time.
In Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, Gus Hansen has been involved in some of the rarest poker hands seen at this year's WSOP. Meanwhile, Omar Del Pino and Phua Wei are strong contenders in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship. Toby Lewis is among the players in contention in Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E.
Several seasoned players are still in contention in the $777 Lucky 7's event, including Allen Shen and Hertsel Levy. The $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack event is ongoing, with Danny Gonzales and Lei Yu making substantial progress.
Joshua Ladines leads the $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event with 855,000 chips, followed closely by Pierre Nasr with 843,000 chips. In this event, Rob Wazwaz finished second in Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty, taking home $207,510.
Jakob Miegel is the chip leader in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship with 2,850,000 chips. Nicola Bracchi currently leads the $777 Lucky 7's event with 73,800,000 chips as the final day approaches.
The 2025 WSOP runs from May 27 to July 16, 2025, offering a wide range of events for poker enthusiasts worldwide.
Poker players are participating in various sports-like events at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP). For instance, Aditya Agarwal leads the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship (Event 25), while Michael Weiss is the chip leader in the $5,300 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller Championship (Event 26).
