WSOP 2025 Day 22 Recap: Five Bracelets Won on Day of Glory in Las Vegas as Hellmuth Goes Close to #18

The 22nd day of action in Las Vegas awarded more WSOP bracelets than any other as Seth Davies, Joey Couden, Veerachai Vongxaiburana, Tyler Patterson and Jason Daly all won gold. In Daly’s case, that was at the expense of Phil Hellmuth, who came third in the $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Event #47.

Seth Davies Takes Gold for First Time in WSOP Super High Roller

Seth Davies won his first-ever WSOP bracelet as the popular American pro came from the middle of the field to triumph in the $250,000 Super High Roller Event #46, beating Alex Foxen heads-up to take home the $4.75 million top prize. Foxen, who had been eliminated on Day 1 by the Czech chatterbox Martin Kabrhel, saw his new best frenemy bust in seventh place before outlasting him almost all the way.

After players such as Ben Tollerene (8th for $581,411) and David Peters (6th for $826,348) busted in addition to Kabrhel, Chris Brewer took home $1m in fifth and Bryn Kenney won $1.4m in fourth place to further boost his lead on The Hendon Mob’s All-Time Money List. Thomas Boivin had led the field coming into the final day but crashed out in third place for $2m, leaving Alex Foxen with the chip lead to take on Seth Davies.

All the chips went in quickly, as Foxen dominated Davies with ace-queen against ace-jack but a jack fell to hand Davies a massive lead and he sealed victory in the next hand when his pocket aces counterfeited Foxen’s turned two pair to give Davies his first-ever WSOP title. While Foxen would have been disappointed to have been one 80% shot at glory away from another bracelet, no-one would begrudge Davies, one of poker’s most successful players never to win a bracelet, as he laid that ghost to rest.

Read our full report on the action to find out exactly how Davies ended the drought in dramatic style.

WSOP Event #44 $250,000 Super High Roller Final Table Results 

Day Trader Vongxaiburana Catches the Rush 

The day trader Veerachai Vongxaiburana won Event #44 in Las Vegas overnight as he took down a final table where five remained to battle for the bracelet on the last day of the tournament. Phil Hui came second and Viktor Blom, at his fourth final table this series, could only manage fifth as the powerful Vongxaiburana exerted maximum pressure on all around him.

The stunning performance got the poker world talking and you can find out why by reading our detailed report on the action from Event #44 as Phil Hui just missed another WSOP bracelet win in his stellar career.

WSOP Event #44 $10,000 Big O Championship Final Table Results

Couden Claims Bracelet Number Two in Snappy Salute

Joey Couden was the only bracelet from a long wait out in Event #45, the $500-entry Salute to Warriors event and that experience proved vital, as he captured the crown and a $187,937 in the event that gives back to veterans. The Vice President of the World Series of Poker, Jack Effel, had opened the event with a speech and ended it handing Couden a giant cheque and his second WSOP bracelet, as Couden beat fellow American Richard Buckingham heads-up to claim victory.

“I am just high on the moment,” said Couden afterwards, discussing the moment he took an unassailable lead with five players remaining. “I’m not thinking about what is happening, just making the best decision I can in the moment. It was easy to be happy and have fun, I mean, this is why we do this. That’s as fun as it gets out here.”

WSOP Event #45 $500 Salute to Warriors Final Table Results

Daly Denies Poker Brat 18th Title

Jason Daly won his second WSOP title after outlasting Phil Hellmuth by two places in the $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Event #47, claiming $244,674 in the process. Phil Hellmuth made it all the way to three-handed play in his bid to win a record-extending 18th bracelet.

For Big Phil, however, that quest ended when he cashed for $112,360 instead just outside the top two.
It was Kevin Choi who came second as he lost to Daly, who credited both his final opponents in accepting his second WSOP gong. Asked whether Hellmuth stepped over the line in some of his rhetoric after coming second best in hands, Daly was dismissive of the suggestion.

"It's to be expected. He's nice about it,” said Daly. “If he crosses the line, he'll apologize. It's good for the game. When I get to these final tables, I'm boom or bust. I go for it. When you get the momentum, you don't let off the gas. If they get back to even, then you worry about a strategy.”

Adapting to the different styles of those he faced, Daly described his approach.

“I feel like I have a good sense for where I'm at versus other people. I think that's a big thing in this mix. Playing Hellmuth or Choi, the ranges are going to be vastly different.”

WSOP Event #47 $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud Final Table Results

Tyler Patterson Wins Second Crown in Six-Max 

Tyler Patterson won his second bracelet in the $3,000-entry NLHE 6-Max Event #49, as he toppled Matthew Wantman heads-up to claim the $574,223 top prize. After a frantic final day that saw the exits of players such as Andy Wilson in 4th for $189,863, Jakub Michalak in sixth place for $99,913 and Uri Reichenstein in 11th place for $42,783, Wantman fell just short.

The $25k Fantasy Draft pick declared at one point that his opponent Patterson was ‘a machine’ and so it proved as the popular Patterson was swamped by friends and family at the conclusion of the event as he picked up the win.

WSOP Event #49 $3,000 6-Max NLHE Final Table Results 

Linde Still Shooting in Monster Stack

Dylan Linde is the only former WSOP bracelet winner remaining in the field of seven in the $1,500 Monster Stack Event #37. Tomorrow’s final table will see one player win the $1,204,457 top prize after 9,920 total entries, an increase of over 1,200 on the 2024 turnout, played down to a final table on Day 4 of this week-long event.

With David Uvvaydov (102m) the chip leader, Klemens Roiter (89.9m) is closest, with the experienced Linde not far back in third on 85.5m chips.

WSOP Event #37 $1,500 Monster Stack Final Table Chip Counts

Eslami Ahead as Final Dozen Race to Razz Title 

Ali Eslami leads the final 12 players in Event #50, the $10,000-entry Razz Championship. Eslami’s stack of 1,336,000 has him in the best position to win the $306,644 top prize and what would become his second WSOP title but has another 11 players with a collective 20 bracelets among them sitting between him and glory.

With luminaries such as Brian Yoon (1,240,000) and Andrew Yeh (1,231,000) both inside the podium places as it stands, the Poker Hall of Famer Brian Rast (694,000) and 2025 bracelet winner Joao Vieira (461,000) are both in with a shot of yet another win in tomorrow’s final showdown.

WSOP Event #50 $10,000 Razz Championship Chip Counts

Three Day 1s Begin at Horseshoe and Paris 

In Event #48, the $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em event, 4,210 entrants took part on Day 1b as 824 players survived and Dalvinder Bains built an apparent lead of 1,815,000 chips, with Canadian poker legend Mike Leah on 657,000 but well above average. Others such as Xixiang Luo (285,500) and David Peters (230,000) sit comfortably inside the top 50.

Event #51, the $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha event, saw 370 entries and reduced that number to 160 after a pulsating battle on Day 1. The United Kingdom’s Talal Shakerchi (1,456,000) leads the survivors, with Richard Gryko (1,212,000), with Aaron Kupin (1,136,000) on the podium too, ahead of players such as Bruno Furth (1,025,000), Jesse Lonis (668,000), Jeremy Ausmus (474,000), Jason Koon (425,000), and Ryan Riess (424,000).

Finally, after 15 levels, Event #52 wrapped its Day 1 as players in the $1,500 buy-in NLHE Freezeout event bagged and tagged, with just 354 players from 2,318 total entries. Leading the race to the $410,426 top prize is Liran Betito from Israel, who has 555,900 chips, ahead of other top 10 finishers Pedro Fernandes (524,000) and Frank Lagodich (489,000).

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