With the third flight to the Main Event now in the books, the endgame of the 2025 World Series of Poker is truly underway. With less than two weeks remaining until the tables are all packed up in the various tournament rooms of Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, the final few shots at a 2025 bracelet are now playing out.
Canadians were well represented in the Main Event bags on Friday with 34 maple leafs adorning the end-of-day counts. At the top of that list, with the 22nd best stack overall, was Calgary’s Umang “Ronnie” Dattani. Lucas Greenwood, one of three Greenwoods who play the game at the elite level, also bagged big on 1c for the second-best Canadian stack.
In other news, Thomas Taylor found another deep run in a big mixed-game, Jason Li final tabled Event #78, Alex Livingston cashed another two times for #12 and #13 this summer, makling him one of Canada’s most consistent cashers this series, though Ari Engel (who took over the lead for most WSOP cashes in history this series) and Taylor are also in the running for that title.
Dattani Leads 34 Canadian 1c Bags
A total of 34 more Canadians booked their Day 2 seats for the Main Event after the third starting flight played out on Friday. Calgary’s Umang “Ronnie” Dattani bagged biggest with more than 210k, while Toronto’s Lucas Greenwood has more than 190k, and Jonathan Dwek, also from the big TO, has about 180k for 2nd and 3rd respectively.
They led 11 Canadians with 100k or more for Day 2, including Surrey’s Thi “Annee” Ngo, who won the Ladies ring at the Jan 2025 edition of WSOP-C Calgary. Ngo bagged just under 155k for the 5th Canadian stack.
Taylor Close Again
Mixed-game specialist Thomas Taylor was at it again on Friday, running deep in the $10k 8-Game Championship. He was runner-up in a 9-game event earlier in the series, and while he knows all of the individual games well enough to play standalone with the best, he truly finds his groove in the rotational games like HORSE, 8-game, and 9-game.
He bagged himself another final table run in a rotational game in Event #82, but he’s still looking for that first, elusive bracelet. He bagged the lead at the end of Day 2 and, with 13 players left alive, it was a solid shot at going all the way.
Taylor’s Day 3 did not go well, and he found himself on the short stack when the final seven went to dinner. That would be as far as the Medicine Hat, Alberta native would make it, as he fell shortly after dinner in 7th place when Mike Gorodinsky, no slouch in rotational games himself, got there with nine-seven against Taylor’s ace-queen in Limit Hold’em. Taylor pocketed $51,385 for the finish, but I expect he’d give it back for the bracelet.
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Livingston Keeps Cashing
Alex Livingston looks to be up to 13 cashes so far this series after booking two more in recent days. He booked #12 in the same event Taylor final tabled, banking a modest cash of $22,711 for 24th place before he pocketed another $8,260 for 60th place in Event #83: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em.
That puts his take from this year’s Series at about $270k with 13 cashes so far. His biggest came from 6th place in the $10k HORSE Championship, worth $76,581, and as if 13 WSOP cashes weren’t enough poker, Livingston also managed to pocket another $11k over at the Wynn during their Summer Classic.
Livingston’s Consistent Summer
| Date | Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 03 | $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em (Event #83) | 60th | $8,260 |
| Jul 02 | $ 10,000 Mixed Games: 8 Game Championship 6-Handed (Event #82) | 24th | $22,711 |
| Jun 30 | $ 10,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (Bracelet Event #77) | 7th | $54,105 |
| Jun 28 | $ 10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship – 8-Handed – Freezeout (Bracelet Event #74) | 44th | $33,002 |
| Jun 22 | $ 3,000 Limit Hold’em – 6-Handed (Bracelet Event #60) | 37th | $6,186 |
| Jun 18 | $ 10,000 Limit H.O.R.S.E. Championship (Bracelet Event #55) | 6th | $76,581 |
| Jun 14 | $ 10,000 Pot Limit Big O Championship (Bracelet Event #44) | 51st | $20,049 |
| Jun 13 | $ 1,000 Pot Limit Omaha – 8-Handed (Bracelet Event #42) | 240th | $2,005 |
| Jun 11 | $ 1,500 Limit H.O.R.S.E. (Bracelet Event #39) | 15th | $9,260 |
| Jun 09 | $ 800 No Limit Hold’em – Deepstack – 8-Handed (Bracelet Event #31) | 487th | $1,647 |
| Jun 05 | $ 2,200 Pot Limit Omaha – Wynn Summer Classic | 11th | $11,537 |
| Jun 03 | $ 10,000 Mixed Games: Dealers Choice Championship (Bracelet Event #18) | 19th | $20,680 |
| Jun 01 | $ 600 No Limit Hold’em – Deepstack (Bracelet Event #10) | 90th | $3,096 |
| May 29 | $ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed (Bracelet Event #5) | 39th | $16,985 |
Canadian Cashes from Jul 4, 2025
| Event | Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #78: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship | 6 | Jason Li | $64,477 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 35 | Feizal Satchu | $16,380 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 44 | Mal Hagan | $13,410 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 46 | Darrin Oremba | $11,070 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 48 | Shawn Pilot | $11,070 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 96 | Zizhu Zhao | $4,810 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 134 | Darren Kennedy | $4,180 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 204 | Jimmy Setna | $3,660 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 207 | Jaskaran Brar | $3,230 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 211 | Jo Teliani | $3,230 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 219 | Anthony Taillon | $3,230 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 229 | Sean Mcnulty | $3,230 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 247 | Jeffrey Dignard | $3,230 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 251 | Joshua James | $3,230 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 268 | Antonio Pace | $3,230 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 323 | Jason James | $2,880 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 327 | Justin Ouimette | $2,880 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 344 | Michael Partipilo | $2,600 |
| Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration | 348 | Samuel Roussy-Majeau | $2,600 |
| Event #82: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship | 7 | Thomas Taylor | $51,385 |
| Event #82: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship | 24 | Alex Livingston | $22,711 |
| Event #83: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em | 27 | Abhishek Paul | $13,090 |
| Event #83: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em | 60 | Alex Livingston | $8,260 |
| Event #83: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em | 134 | Benjamin Underwood | $5,010 |
| Event #83: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em | 144 | Olivier Rebello | $5,010 |
Canadian Bags from Jul 4, 2025
| Event | Place | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 22 | Umang “Ronnie” Dattani | 210,800 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 42 | Lucas Greenwood | 193,600 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 52 | Jonathan Dwek | 181,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 65 | Stephen Klaamas | 169,300 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 99 | Thi “Annee” Ngo | 154,200 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 105 | Albert Nguyen | 151,800 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 107 | Erik Lemarquand | 151,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 123 | Igor Tregoubov | 144,600 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 126 | Kenneth Der | 143,200 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 133 | Sebastien Aube | 141,200 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 170 | Paul Berthiaume | 131,200 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 419 | Patrick Stacey | 93,600 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 458 | Marco Dickner | 89,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 497 | Paul Duval | 84,900 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 527 | Franklin Yao | 81,700 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 570 | Stephen Lee | 77,800 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 579 | Kyle Ho | 76,900 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 603 | Charles La Boissonniere | 74,400 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 610 | Kyle Chang | 73,900 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 665 | Derek Dufour | 68,800 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 666 | Allen Shen | 68,700 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 732 | Tamer Alkamli | 62,400 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 736 | Francois Billard | 62,100 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 749 | Hamza Firdawcy | 61,200 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 772 | Tommy Nguyen | 59,600 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 876 | Jonathan Kyriakides | 50,600 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 888 | Jody Howe | 49,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 1007 | Maksim Kniter | 38,900 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 1024 | Geoffrey Hum | 37,700 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 1027 | Chanracy Khun | 37,400 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 1046 | Garrett Bok | 35,400 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 1072 | Jeremie Bilodeau | 33,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 1082 | Jean Ferreira | 32,300 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 1c | 1199 | Vincent Lam | 18,400 |
| Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem | 5 | Santiago Plante | 477,000 |
| Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem | 53 | Gaetano Di Maria | 206,500 |
| Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem | 60 | Gaetano Dimaria | 195,000 |
| Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem | 74 | Vasilios Gerontakos | 169,000 |
| Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem | 86 | Rami Hammoud | 150,000 |
| Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem | 110 | Callum Roque | 132,000 |
| Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem | 194 | Zizhu Zhao | 74,000 |
| Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem | 197 | Neil Crilly | 72,000 |
| Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem | 206 | Chao Lu | 68,000 |
| Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem | 285 | Kelly Becker | 25,000 |
