The 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event concluded its registration with 9,735 entries, marking it as the third-largest field in the event’s history. Despite falling short of the previous two years’ record entries, the tournament still generated a substantial prize pool of $90,535,500. The champion will take home $10 million, while the runner-up will receive $6 million, with all final table players guaranteed at least $1 million.
International travel challenges were speculated to impact attendance, yet the new WSOP+ app facilitated easier registration, keeping early participation robust. The event’s final starting flight saw nearly the same number of entrants as the previous year.
Heading into Day 3, Oleksii Kravchuk leads with 937,500 chips. Notable past champions and players like Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu have advanced, with the money bubble expected to burst between Day 3 and Day 4. The final table is set for July 15 at Horseshoe Las Vegas.