2025 WSOP Day 27: Chris Moorman Shines on Millionaire Maker Day 2

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Welcome back to PokerNews’ daily recap of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) action. June 22 was the 27th day of the 2025 WSOP; it was a day where dozens of the game’s superstars took to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas to start their quest for glory.

Of all the events that were in play on Day 27, only one awarded its bracelet. Dylan Linde became a three-time WSOP champion after coming out on top in Event #57: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller. Linde was one of the shortest stacks at the start of the final day, but embarked on an epic comeback that was complete when he defeated Stephen Chidwick heads-up. Linde took home a career-best $2,146,414 in addition to bracelet number three.

Chris Moorman Bags Big on Day 2 of the Millionaire Maker

Day 2 of Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker started with 2,618 players returning to their seats and ended with just 357 of them bagging up chips. Collin Ball (3,245,000), Artem Tuliupa (3,135,000), and David Rees (2,830,000), but it is the man currently occupying sixth place that catches the eye.

Chris Moorman (2,295,000) is most definitely in the mix to win his third bracelet. Moorman, an online poker legend, won his first bracelet in 2017 in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed event. He added a second bracelet in 2021, taking down the $800 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Max Turbo Deepstack online event. Will the popular Brit capture his third bracelet in this event?

He may be flying high right now, but many top-tier grinders are chasing Moorman down. Matt Glantz (2,015,000), Josh Reichard (1,350,000), Stephen Song (1,290,000), Uri Reichenstein (1,170,000), and Aram Zobian (1,045,000) all have seven-figure stacks when play resumes.

Speaking of which, Day 3 shuffles up and deals at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 23, with another ten 60-minute levels on the agenda.

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank Player Country Chip Count Big Blinds
1 Collin Ball United States 3,245,000 130
2 Artem Tuliupa Ukraine 3,135,000 125
3 David Rees United States 2,830,000 113
4 Carl Carodenuto United States 2,500,000 100
5 Lucca Nascimento Brazil 2,310,000 92
6 Christopher Moorman United Kingdom 2,295,000 92
7 Yang Zhang China 2,260,000 90
8 Clayton Kalisek United States 2,240,000 90
9 Alexander Savchenko Russian Federation 2,215,000 89
10 Vinicius Lima United States 2,145,000 86

Only 18 Remain in the $3K Nine-Game; Jonathan Glendinning Leads

Jonathan Glendinning (1,446,000) came out on top on Day 2 of Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix. Dubbed the “Mini Poker Players Championship,” this event puts players to the test across nine popular poker variants. Glendinning adapted the best and leads the final 18 into battle on the third and final day.

As you would expect from a specialized tournament, some superb poker players find themselves in the mix. Jon Kyte (1,425,000), Thomas Taylor (1,278,000), Jeff Madsen (1,200,000), Yueqi Zhu (1,160,000), Philip Sternheimer (975,000), Robert Wells (969,000), and reigning champion Yuri Dzivielevski (705,000) are flying the flag of their respective $25K Fantasy Draft teams.

This event is scheduled to crown its worthy winner on June 23. Cards are back in the air from 1:00 p.m. local time, and PokerNews will be with you every step of the way.

Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank Player Country Chip Count
1 Jonathan Glendinning United States 1,446,000
2 Jon Kyte Norway 1,425,000
3 Thomas Taylor Canada 1,278,000
4 Jeff Madsen United States 1,200,000
5 Fu Wong United States 1,200,000
6 Yueqi Zhu China 1,160,000
7 Hiroshi Tanaka Japan 1,021,000
8 Philip Sternheimer United Kingdom 975,000
9 Robert Wells United Kingdom 969,000
10 David Bach United States 840,000

Joseph Roh Flies High on Day 1 of the Battle of the Ages

The most unique tournament of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Event #59: $1,000 No-Limit Battle of the Ages, has progressed to its Day 2 after its 3,074-strong field was reduced to 461 over the course of two flights. Day 1a consisted of players aged 50 and over, with Day 1b reserved for the under-50 crowd.

Across both flights, Joseph Roh (595,000) came out on top and will lead the 461 survivors on Day 2. Roh won a bracelet in 2023, taking down the $600 No-Limit Hold’em Ultra Stack for $401,250.

Japanese grinder Kazuhiro Shirasawa (553,000) and William Hernandez (517,000) round off the podium places.

Several bracelet winners and household names entered this event, with plenty navigating through their respective flights. Kenneth Kim (470,000), Joao Simao (349,000), Ryan Riess (282,000), Shawn Buchanan (244,000), Arthur Morris (230,000), Jeremy Becker (219,000), and Kane Kalas (200,000) all bagged up enough chips to finish in the top 25% of the field.

Lower down the leaderboard you find the likes of Rafael Lebron (179,000), Marcel Vonk (142,000), Allan Le (140,000), Michael Mizrachi (77,000), and Dong Chen (67,500).

Day 2 starts at 2:00 p.m. local time, and the plan is to play down to a champion.

Event #59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em battle of the Ages Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank Player Country Chip Count Big Blinds
1 Joseph Roh United States 595,000 99
2 Kazuhiro Shirasawa Japan 553,000 92
3 William Hernandez United States 517,000 86
4 Peter Siemund Germany 505,000 84
5 Jamie Heuer United States 483,000 81
6 Kenneth Kim United States 470,000 78
7 Jose Aguilera Spain 459,000 77
8 Darren Hill United Kingdom 433,000 72
9 Catherine Dever United States 426,000 71
10 Edward Hansen United States 426,000 71

Philip Tom Is the Man to Catch After Day 1 of the $3,000 Limit Hold’em

Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold’em drew in 343 entrants on Day 1, and they were reduced by more than two-thirds over the course of 12 levels. Topping the counts of the 100 surviving players was Philip Tom (380,000), who min-bet his way to the top of the pile.

Tom won a bracelet in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout in 2008 and has had four top-10 finishes in bracelet-awarding events since. He has started well and will be hopeful of building on his early momentum going into Day 2.

Marco Johnson (355,000) returns to the fray in second place, followed by serial WSOP casher Roland Israelashvili (284,000), and Patrick Leonard (279,900). Noah Boeken (278,000), Robert Klein (268,000), Xixiang Luo (247,000), and Ren Lin (220,000) all bagged up enough chips for a top 10 spot on the overnight leaderboard.

Although Limit Hold’em isn’t the most attractive variant, this tournament still brought out the stars. Among the Day 1 survivors are such luminaries as James Obst (185,000), Jason Daly (180,000), Terrence Chan (176,000), Nick Guagenti (175,000), Ali Eslami (165,000), Daniel Idema (145,000), Juha Helppi (119,000), and man of the moment Benny Glaser (110,000).

The 100 remaining players will return to the action at 1:00 p.m. local time, and they plan to complete another ten levels, each lasting an hour.

Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold’em Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank Player Country Chip Count Big Bets
1 Philip Tom United States 380,000 95
2 Marco Johnson United States 355,000 89
3 Roland Israelashvili United States 284,000 71
4 Patrick Leonard United Kingdom 279,000 70
5 Noah Boeken Netherlands 278,000 70
6 Robert Klein United States 268,000 67
7 Xixiang Luo China 247,000 62
8 Alex Torry United States 244,000 61
9 Nicholas Tsoukalas United States 226,000 57
10 Ren Lin China 220,000 55

What to Expect on Day 28 of the 2025 WSOP

June 23 is the 28th day of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and there are plenty of PokerNews-covered events for you to feast your eyes on.

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker will continue whittling its field on Day 3, which shuffles up and deals at 11:00 a.m. local time. We should see Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix crown its champion as only 18 players remain. However, we’ve seen several events spill over, particularly those with a hi-lo format.

It is a 2:00 p.m. local time start for Event #59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Battle of the Ages. This event is scheduled to crown its champion. Will that champion represent the over 50s or the younger guns? Find out on June 23.

Day 2 of Event #60: $3,000 Limit Hold’em starts at 1:00 p.m. local time, and ten more hour-long levels are on the agenda.

Three new events enter the tournament area at various points on Day 28. Event #61: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout kicks that trio off at 10:00 a.m. local time, with Event #62: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em getting underway a couple of hours later at noon. Event #63: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw starts at 2:00 p.m. local time.

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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