A ton of action completed yesterday, with a few big stories shaping up for Canadians at the 2025 WSOP at Horseshoe and Paris. Ernest Chevrette holds the chip lead heading into Day 2 of Event #17: $2,000 NLH sitting with 728,000. Daniel Negreanu fell one short of his eighth bracelet, as he was the runner-up of Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo for $313,615.
Thomas Taylor and Miguel Proulx found a big bag in Event #15 and Event #16. They both found a 6th place finish heading into the following day. Also some Canadian on Canadian violence occurred as players were pitted against each other in some big pots.
Daniel Negreanu Falls One Short as Canadians Still Fight for Their First Bracelet of the Series
Daniel Negreanu was so close to finding his 8th bracelet. However, he fell one short exiting the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo in second place for $313,615. The tournament saw 217 entries to create a total prize pool of $2,018,100. Ryan Bambrick was the player to take down the event, finding $470,437 and his second WSOP bracelet. A full recap of the event can be read here.
The KKPoker sponsored Christopher Alcindor found a cash finishing 27th in Event #15: $1,500 Mixed PLO Hi-Lo. For his effort he received $8,480. Other names to find a cash include Kyle Ho, Pablo Mariz, and Gaetano Dimaria. A full list of cashing Canadians can be found below.
All Canadians Who Cashed for the Day
| Event # | Player | Position | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo | Daniel Negreanu | 2nd | $313,615 |
| Event #13: $1,500 6-Handed | Pablo Mariz | 16th | $26,410 |
| Event #13: $1,500 6-Handed | Nicholas Teeuwen | 66th | $5,626 |
| Event #13: $1,500 6-Handed | Christopher Kramp | 71st | $5,626 |
| Event #13: $1,500 6-Handed | Mark Andress | 98th | $4,376 |
| Event #15: $1,500 Mixed: PLO Hi-Lo | Christopher Alcindor | 27th | $8,480 |
| Event #15: $1,500 Mixed: PLO Hi-Lo | Stephane Faure | 29th | $8,480 |
| Event #15: $1,500 Mixed: PLO Hi-Lo | Jonathan Krela | 132nd | $3,029 |
| Event #15: $1,500 Mixed: PLO Hi-Lo | Yu Liu | 139th | $3,029 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Mathyeu Provost | 76th | $2,331 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Abass Moradi | 85th | $2,017 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Jeremiah Bolahood | 86th | $2,017 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Eric Cajelais | 128th | $1,764 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Connor Lee | 141st | $1,764 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Kyle Rosnes | 151st | $1,764 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Colin McHugh | 182nd | $1,560 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Kyle Ho | 189th | $1,560 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Quentin Cardinaljuneau | 266th | $1,261 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Pushpinder Singh | 281st | $1,261 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Tara Dunn | 291st | $1,261 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Gaetano Dimaria | 308th | $1,261 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Aaron Duczak | 311th | $1,261 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Leor Wasserman | 322nd | $1,201 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Edward Bergman | 340th | $1,201 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Antione Sankari | 415th | $1,201 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Zachary Zaret | 442nd | $1,201 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | James Morgan | 443rd | $1,201 |
Ernest Chevrette Bags the Chip Lead; Thomas Taylor and Miguel Proulx Bag Big Stacks
Ernest Chevrette stomped to the chip lead in Event #17: $2,000 NLH finishing the day with 728,000. Also finding a massive stack was Thomas Taylor in Event #15: $1,500 Mixed: PLO Hi-Lo. He is currently sixth with 1,755,000 in the event and is known as possibly the best Canadian to have never won a bracelet.
Miguel Proux also found the sixth biggest stack in Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack. He currently sits with 1,805,000 and looks to capitalize and win his second bracelet. Daniel Negreanu currently sits in third place heading into Day 2 of Event #18: Dealers Choice 6-Handed with 255,000.
Canadians Jonathan Krela and Kyle Ho got it all in against each other in the $600 PLO Deepstack. Both players revealed their holdings.
Jonathan Krela: Q♦Q♠10♥2♠
Kyle Ho: K♦K♥J♦5♠
The board favoured Ho coming the A♠K♣9♣. However, the 10♦J♠ gave Krela a straight to keep him alive. He sat with 70,000 after the hand, while Ho had 95,000 after losing the hand.
All Canadians Who Bagged on the Day
| Event # | Player | Position | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #15: $1,500 Mixed: PLO Hi-Lo | Thomas Taylor | 6th | 1,755,000 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Miguel Proulx | 6th | 1,805,000 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Jian Fu | 23rd | 1,154,000 |
| Event #16: $600 PLO Deepstack | Kenneth McMillan | 106th | 58,000 |
| Event #17: $2,000 NLH | Ernest Chevrette | 1st | 728,000 |
| Event #17: $2,000 NLH | Benjamin Lablond | 33rd | 345,000 |
| Event #17: $2,000 NLH | Benjamin Underwood | 40th | 311,000 |
| Event #17: $2,000 NLH | Nicholas Teeuwen | 142nd | 151,000 |
| Event #17: $2,000 NLH | Yu Liu | 180th | 108,000 |
| Event #17: $2,000 NLH | Michael Wywrot | 212th | 86,000 |
| Event #17: $2,000 NLH | George Caragiorgas | 221st | 79,000 |
| Event #17: $2,000 NLH | Daniel Lefebvre | 264th | 3,000 |
| Event #18: Dealers Choice 6-Handed | Daniel Negreanu | 3rd | 255,000 |
| Event #18: Dealers Choice 6-Handed | Alex Livingston | 25th | 118,000 |
Stay tuned as the series only continues to ramp up throughout the summer. Make sure to check back at poker.pro for all your general and WSOP news needs. As always, we will keep you updated on Canadian success at the WSOP along with British, Balkan, and Asian results through our other writers.
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