2025 WSOP Day 5: Benny Glaser in Command in the $1,500 Dealer’s Choice

Might 31 marked the fifth day of the 2025 World Collection of Poker (WSOP) and what an unbelievable day of motion the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas witnessed. Three gamers secured coveted gold bracelets, the $25,000 Heads-Up championship progressed to the ultimate 4 gamers, and a sure Benny Glaser put himself in pole place so as to add to his 5 WSOP bracelets.

Spain’s Antonio Galiana turned a two-time WSOP champion after taking down Occasion #3: $5,000 8-Handed No-Restrict Maintain’em. Galiana solely transitioned from sit & gos to multi-table tournaments two years in the past, and he has now received two bracelets in as a few years.

Caleb Furth, higher often known as Bruno to his buddies, additionally turned a two-time bracelet winner. Furth discovered himself all the way down to a solitary 100,000 denomination chip through the 80,000 huge blind degree in Occasion #5: $5,000 Pot-Restrict Omaha, but managed to take pleasure in a spin-up and in the end the title and $620,696 in prize cash.

Occasion #6: $1,500 Seven Card Stud additionally topped its champion, with Dan Heimiller capturing his third piece of WSOP {hardware}. Hemiller received his first bracelet in 2002 and added a second in 2014. Heimiller defeated David Bach heads-up to finish his 11-year bracelet drought.

Glaser in Management within the $1,500 Sellers Selection

British combined sport specialist and five-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser loved a late-night surge in Occasion #8: $1,500 Sellers Option to put himself in pole place going into Day 3, the place solely 14 gamers stay.

Glaser completed Day 2 with 3,050,000 chips, greater than twice as many as Justin Liberto (1,480,000) in second place. The Southampton-born star received his first bracelet in 2015, two extra in 2016, then one in 2021 and 2023. Glaser’s final three bracelets have come from $10,000 Championship occasions.

Maintaining Glaser and Liberto firm on Day 3 are the likes of Matthew Schreiber (1,155,000), Scott Bohlman (815,000), Daniel Zack (660,000), Eric Baldwin (400,000), and short-stack Adam Owen (270,000).

Play resumes at 1:00 p.m. native time on June 1, persevering with till one participant has the entire chips in play of their stack. Will that participant be Glaser? Keep tuned to PokerNews to search out out.

Occasion #8: $1,500 Sellers Selection Day 2 High Ten Chip Counts

Solely 4 Gamers Stay within the $25K Heads-Up NLHE Championship

Occasion #7: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Restrict Maintain’em Championship has reached its penultimate spherical, with solely 4 of the 64 starters remaining. Artur Martirosian, Patrick Leonard, David Chen, and Aliaksei Boika return to the motion on June 1 figuring out they’re inside touching distance of a gold bracelet and a $500,000 high prize.

Martirosian faces off in opposition to Leonard after defeating Kevin Rabichow and Probability Kornuth. Leonard progressed to the ultimate 4 after victories over Martin Zamani and Mike Shi.

The opposite semifinal pits Chen in opposition to Boika. Chen beat Richard Inexperienced earlier than dispatching Thomas Eychenne, whereas Belarus’ Boika despatched Brandon Brown and Harvey Castro to the showers.

The ultimate day’s motion begins at 12:15 p.m. native time on June 1, with PokerGO streaming the motion from the off. Martirosian is looking his third bracelet, Leonard his second, whereas Chen and Boika wish to win their first. Return to PokerNews from 12:15 p.m. native time to see who will get the job completed.

Reigning O8 Champion Falls as Mizrachi and Negreanu Bag High Ten Stack

Occasion #9: $10,000 Omaha Hello-Lo 8 or Higher Championship can have a brand new champion in 2025 after Scott Seiver fell by the wayside on Day 1. Some 183 gamers purchased in, 93 progressed to Day 2, and each Robert Mizrachi and Daniel Negreanu bagged up high ten stacks.

5-time bracelet winner Mizrachi finds himself eighth on the in a single day leaderboard, having completed Day 1 with 242,000 chips. Negreanu completed the night time with 1,000 fewer chips and tenth place within the chip counts. Negreanu has said he is taking part in a lowered schedule in 2025 to maintain his focus excessive. Maybe that is the occasion the place the Canadian wins his eighth bracelet.

Whereas Mizrachi and Negreanu have been doing their factor, Ryan Bambrick was busy serving to himself to the chip lead. Bambrick received the $1,500 Pot-Restrict Omaha occasion in 2018 and, extra not too long ago, cashed within the $1,500 Omaha Hello-Lo right here on the 2025 WSOP. He returns to the motion with 325,000 chips.

This occasion all the time attracts the massive weapons, and greater than a dozen made it by way of the shark-infested waters to say their place on Day 2. Joey Couden (249,000), Anthony Zinno (225,000), Eric Wasserson (215,000), Maxx Coleman (209,000), and Hal Rotholz (204,000) all progressed with a high 20 stack.

Others safely by way of embody David “ODB” Baker (166,000), Matt Glantz (160,000), the legendary Erik Seidel (132,000), Marco Johnson (104,000), Ben Lamb (101,000), and Todd Brunson (77,000).

Day 2 begins at 1:00 p.m. native time on June 1, and PokerNews will likely be with you each step of the way in which as this occasion’s area is whittled down.

Occasion #9: $10,000 Omaha Hello-Lo 8 or Higher Championship High Ten Chip Counts

What’s Occurring on Day 6 of the 2025 WSOP?

Sunday is a day of relaxation for hundreds of thousands of individuals worldwide, however not on the 2025 WSOP the place as much as six occasions will likely be in play sooner or later.

Day 2 of Occasion #1: $1,000 Thriller Hundreds of thousands kicks off at 11 a.m. native time, with 1,045 gamers returning to their seats. Thriller bounties are in play from the beginning, and one in every of them ideas the scales at a cool $1 million!

At 12:15 p.m. native time, the ultimate day of Occasion #7: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Restrict Maintain’em commences. Solely 4 gamers are within the hunt for this occasion’s $500,000 high prize and its bracelet. A champion will likely be topped in the present day; who will that champion be?

We must also see a champion in Occasion #8: $1,500 Sellers Selection, the place Benny Glaser appears on track to win his sixth bracelet. The ultimate 14 gamers will likely be of their seats for a 1:00 p.m. native time restart, so be a part of PokerNews then.

Occasion #9: $10,000 Omaha Hello-Lo 8 or Higher Championship’s Day 2 begins at 1:00 p.m. native time. The star-studded occasion ought to see its attendance develop as a result of late registration stays open untul the beginning of Stage 12, at round 2:15 p.m. native time.

Three new occasions begin on June 1. Occasion #10: $600 No-Restrict Maintain’em Deepstack is the primary of that trio to get underway, with an 10:00 a.m. native time begin time. We expect a crowd of round 5,000 entrants to grace us with their presence on Day 1.

At midday, Occasion #11: $10,000 Thriller Bounty No-Restrict Maintain’em shuffles up and offers, and there is each probability we are going to see one other millionaire made. Final yr, Matthew Lambrecht took residence $1,018,933 for his victory, due to the occasion attracting 397 extra gamers than in 2023.

Final however not least is Occasion #12: $1,500 No-Restrict 2-7 Lowball Draw at 2:00 p.m. native time, the primary lowball event of the 2025 WSOP. A number of stars have received this occasion prior to now, together with Yuval Bronshtein, Phil Hellmuth, Maxx Coleman, Jason Mercier, and reigning champion David Funkhouser.

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the UK, and has labored within the poker business since 2008, and labored for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he turned the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from reside reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his function of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.