As the 2025 WSOP Main Event rolls into the midway point, the Canadian contingent continues to be well-represented across the board—headlined by a strong Day 2d showing and a deep Ultra Stack run that could turn into something big.
Kevin Javier Leads the Day 2d Charge
It was a strong showing for Kevin Javier in the final starting flight of the $10,000 Main Event. He bagged 620,000 by night’s end—good for 7th overall—as he heads into Day 3 in prime position for a deep run.
Javier wasn’t the only familiar name in the field, either. Alberta-based bracelet winners Jaspal Brar (298,000) and Kang Hyun Lee (51,500) both made it through, along with Stephen Dauphinais (365,000), who nearly captured Millionaire Maker glory in 2024.
Also advancing were KKPoker ambassador Christopher Alcindor (322,500), Canada’s first 2025 bracelet winner Zachary Zaret (168,000), and poker couple Haven Taylor (91,000) and Thomas Taylor (55,000), who are both still in the mix for a potential Day 4 run.
| Event # | Player | Position | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Kevin Javier | 7 | 620,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Carmen Raiche-Marsden | 14 | 553,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Mitchell Jacko | 82 | 405,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Jason Mann | 97 | 388,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Manish Ralh | 113 | 374,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Alon Messica | 115 | 372,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Stephen Dauphinais | 121 | 365,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Osbert Liu | 139 | 355,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Harsukhpaul Sangha | 140 | 354,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Christopher Alcindor | 185 | 322,500 |
Chao Lu Pacing Canadians in the Ultra Stack
In Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack, Chao Lu put together an impressive Day 1b and heads into the next stage of the tournament sitting 24th overall with 1,375,000 chips. With a large field still remaining, Lu is one of a handful of Canadians still in the hunt for a big score.
The Ultra Stack tends to reward patience and precise timing, and Lu has so far checked all the boxes on the way to a potential deep run sweat.
All Canadian Bags June 7
| Event # | Player | Position | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Kevin Javier | 7 | 620,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Carmen Raiche-Marsden | 14 | 553,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Mitchell Jacko | 82 | 405,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Jason Mann | 97 | 388,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Manish Ralh | 113 | 374,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Alon Messica | 115 | 372,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Stephen Dauphinais | 121 | 365,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Osbert Liu | 139 | 355,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Harsukhpaul Sangha | 140 | 354,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Christopher Alcindor | 185 | 322,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Jorge Artiga Pacheco | 193 | 319,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Erik Cajelais | 209 | 313,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Michal Wywrot | 213 | 311,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Linyang Song | 233 | 303,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Jaspal Brar | 246 | 298,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Benjamin Leblond | 306 | 279,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Vadim Rozin | 352 | 261,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Shaan Siddiqui | 355 | 261,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Scott Diver | 368 | 258,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Antoine Sankari | 370 | 258,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Eric Afriat | 393 | 252,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Patrick Quinn | 411 | 245,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Maxim Babko | 412 | 244,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Ahmed Edali | 434 | 239,400 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Anthony Bakri | 440 | 236,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Bradley Dudeck | 454 | 232,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Alan Parker | 480 | 227,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Jason Li | 493 | 225,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Senthuran Vijayaratnam | 497 | 224,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Gianluca Cedolia | 577 | 207,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Homan Mohammadi | 585 | 205,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Jeffrey Mulder | 593 | 204,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Victor Li | 600 | 203,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Rene-Charles Angelil | 601 | 203,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Samuel Chartier | 634 | 196,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Jonathan Bussieres | 669 | 189,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Yu Liu | 682 | 187,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Daune Fernandez | 726 | 182,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Norman Shapiro | 735 | 180,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Zachary Nicholls | 744 | 180,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Calen McNeil | 798 | 172,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Alexander Wong | 803 | 172,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Emilio Ulisse | 818 | 169,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Zachary Zaret | 830 | 168,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Mike Leah | 859 | 162,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Michael Bernstein | 873 | 161,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Theodore Doukas | 884 | 159,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Adam Cader | 899 | 158,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Alexander Villa | 912 | 156,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Darren Kennedy | 913 | 156,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Alexander Bylicki | 949 | 152,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Ryan Smith | 976 | 149,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Samuel Roussy-Majeau | 978 | 149,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Michael Dulberg | 983 | 148,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Feng Wang | 984 | 148,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Alex Difelice | 985 | 148,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Avery Grande | 998 | 146,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Olivier Rebello | 1,004 | 145,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Jody Evans | 1,016 | 144,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Eric Clarke | 1,095 | 136,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Parker Talbot | 1,112 | 134,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Michael Malm | 1,171 | 127,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Randy Gattesco | 1,182 | 124,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Clayton Mozdzen | 1,204 | 122,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Gregory Katayama | 1,208 | 122,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Robert Akpik | 1,295 | 112,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | James Morgan | 1,334 | 108,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Christopher Annouza | 1,355 | 106,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Mark Zaret | 1,367 | 105,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Morgan Mclellan | 1,374 | 103,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | David Guay | 1,400 | 101,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Kambiz Zamani | 1,419 | 100,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Jeffrey Berwick | 1,433 | 99,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Jordan Knackstedt | 1,445 | 98,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Matthew Brice | 1,450 | 97,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Deven Lane | 1,476 | 95,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Jean-Serge Baril | 1,489 | 93,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Lawrence Rabie | 1,494 | 93,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Haven Taylor | 1,515 | 91,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Aaron Parsons | 1,523 | 90,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Andre Barrett | 1,536 | 88,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Chris Watts | 1,566 | 85,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Demosthenes Kiriopoulos | 1,580 | 83,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Ryan Biermann | 1,588 | 83,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Denis Ward | 1,616 | 80,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Tony Le | 1,620 | 79,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Ratharam Sivagnanam | 1,623 | 79,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Matthew Obrien | 1,624 | 79,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Colten Yamagishi | 1,651 | 76,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Abbas Moradi | 1,671 | 73,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Shyam Srinivasan | 1,684 | 72,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Joshua Zucchet | 1,702 | 70,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Antonio Pace | 1,728 | 67,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Justin Ouimette | 1,799 | 59,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Vanessa Kade | 1,808 | 58,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Ryan Mceathron | 1,819 | 56,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Thomas Taylor | 1,840 | 55,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Kang Hyun Lee | 1,876 | 51,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Ryan Hall | 1,888 | 50,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Dawit Tsegai | 1,895 | 50,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Joshua Abiscott | 1,949 | 45,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Andrew Tai | 2,002 | 38,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Jimmy Setna | 2,004 | 38,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Tyler Warken | 2,006 | 38,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Brant Taylor | 2,058 | 31,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Sukhpaul Dhaliwal | 2,064 | 30,500 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Wing Chung Seto | 2,098 | 23,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 Main Event Day 2d | Jeremy Bertrand | 2,109 | 19,500 |
| Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | Chao Lu | 24 | 1,375,000 |
| Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | Robert Taylor | 55 | 1,125,000 |
| Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | Constantinos Psallidas | 65 | 1,045,000 |
| Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | Tam Ho | 91 | 905,000 |
| Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | Kevin Martin | 126 | 745,000 |
| Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | Kyle Chang | 144 | 695,000 |
| Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | Jason Manggunio | 172 | 640,000 |
| Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | Kelly Becker | 209 | 550,000 |
| Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | Daryl Salisbury | 222 | 525,000 |
| Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | Joshua Mammon | 277 | 395,000 |
| Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | Alex Livingston | 282 | 385,000 |
| Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | Fady Habashi | 336 | 275,000 |
| Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | Dennis Underwood | 350 | 250,000 |
| Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | Neil Crilly | 355 | 225,000 |
| Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | Ryan Power | 359 | 200,000 |
| Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | Samuel Fuller | 374 | 130,000 |
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