The three greatest names within the sport — Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, and Phil Hellmuth — had a blended bag of ups and downs on the 2025 World Sequence of Poker (WSOP).
Not one of the three mainstream poker stars received a bracelet this summer time, however all of them got here shut. The trio of Poker Corridor of Famers, who’ve mixed for 35 gold bracelets, did, nonetheless, show they’ll nonetheless compete at an elite degree towards the youthful GTO crushers in essentially the most prestigious occasions.
Hellmuth, Negreanu, and Ivey mixed to succeed in 10 unofficial stay ultimate tables out of the 100 bracelet occasions held this summer time. Negreanu additionally added a ultimate desk look in a WSOP On-line occasion.
Phil Ivey Dusts Off Gradual Begin
Ivey began sluggish and did not document a money till June 11, which occurred to be his first unofficial ultimate desk look, a ninth-place end in Occasion #38: $100,000 No-Restrict Maintain’em Excessive Curler (8-Handed) for $247,130.
The previous Full Tilt Poker professional did not money a ton this summer time — simply six instances — however he made essentially the most of his cashes, ending with three official ultimate desk appearances and 4 high 9 finishes.
Ivey, nonetheless, did not beat a top-five end in any occasion in the course of the 2025 WSOP. He closed out his sequence with one ultimate deep run in Occasion #98: $25,000 Restrict H.O.R.S.E. Excessive Curler, a sixth-place end for $149.643.
Robust 2025 WSOP for Daniel Negreanu
Negreanu was the strongest performer out of the Massive 3. He turned in his first worthwhile WSOP since 2021 and reached six unofficial ultimate tables (5 official), which features a third-place end in a $1,000 No-Restrict Maintain’em on-line event.
The GGPoker ambassador entered 45 occasions, in keeping with his ultimate 2025 WSOP vlog. He cashed 15 instances for a 33% money fee.
Negreanu profited $181,097 in the course of the sequence, giving the followers who purchased small items of his motion a couple of 10% revenue. He concluded his run eighth on the WSOP Participant of the 12 months leaderboard, an award received by Shaun Deeb. The seven-time bracelet winner did not add an eighth bracelet, however he got here shut quite a few instances.
Negreanu turned in a runner-up end early within the sequence in Occasion #9: $10,000 Restrict Omaha Hello-Lo 8 or Higher Championship for $313,615, shedding heads-up to Ryan Bambrick. He tacked on fourth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth place finishes.
‘Poker Brat’ Racks Up the Cashes
Hellmuth did not have his finest WSOP, however it was removed from a failure. The 1989 world champion was unable to increase his document to 18 gold bracelets. He did, nonetheless, money in 11 occasions this summer time and now has over 200 bracelet occasion cashes in his profession, a document.
The “Poker Brat” reached only one ultimate desk in the course of the just lately accomplished sequence. That was a third-place end for $112,360 in Occasion #47: $2,500 Restrict Omaha 8/Stud.
Hellmuth, who now has over $30 million in The Hendon Mob stay event cashes, hasn’t received a bracelet since 2023. He is nonetheless the G.O.A.T. of the World Sequence of Poker. However he made headlines on the 2025 WSOP extra for altering his thoughts on taking part in the Major Occasion than he did his efficiency.
Ivey, Negreanu, and Hellmuth every had their ups and downs in the course of the 2025 WSOP. However all three proved they’re nonetheless aggressive greater than 25 years after first showing on the World Sequence of Poker.
