Mizrachi Makes History, Margets Smashes Barriers as 2025 WSOP Main Event Final Table is Set

Michael Mizrachi WSOP Main Event 2025
Michael Mizrachi WSOP Main Event 2025

After eight grueling days and nearly 10,000 entries, the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event final table is locked in — and it’s absolutely stacked. From living legends and breakout stars to historic milestones and underdog stories, this year’s final nine truly has it all. For Canadian fans, the rail might be quieter this time around, but for poker fans everywhere, this lineup delivers fireworks.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Spain Leo MargetsSpain53,400,00033
2Belgium Kenny HallaertBelgium80,500,00050
3United States of America Braxton DunawayUnited States91,900,00057
4United States of America John WasnockUnited States108,100,00068
5United States of America Michael MizrachiUnited States93,000,00058
6Korea, Republic of Daehyung LeeSouth Korea34,900,00022
7Serbia Luka BojovicSerbia51,000,00032
8United States of America Adam HendrixUnited States48,000,00030
9United States of America Jarod MinghiniUnited States23,600,00015

Let’s take a quick trip around the table.

Michael Mizrachi: The Grinder Grinds Again

Most players spend their lives dreaming of a Main Event final table. Michael Mizrachi? He’s doing it twice — and 15 years apart. After already locking up his fourth Poker Players Championship earlier this summer, Mizrachi came out of “retirement,” showed up to Vegas cold, and ran it all the way to second in chips with 93,000,000.

Michael Mizrachi WSOP PPC Winner
Michael Mizrachi WSOP PPC Winner

“I don’t need preparation,” Mizrachi told reporters after bagging up. “It’s like riding a bike. I haven’t played a tournament in a year.”

And yet, here he is. The 7-time bracelet winner was nearly out the door early in Day 8 but rode a wave of huge double-ups — including two back-to-back flushes — all the way into Hall of Fame contention. “If it [induction] doesn’t happen, that just motivates me more. Don’t give it to me. I might do something crazy next year.”

Mizrachi famously finished 5th back in 2010. This time, he’s got position, chips, and a fan base roaring “Grinder!” every step of the way.

Leo Margets: Breaking the 30-Year Barrier

Poker history was made when Spain’s Leo Margets became the first woman to reach a Las Vegas Main Event final table in three decades. Already a bracelet winner and fan favorite since her 27th-place finish in 2009, Margets sealed her spot with a dramatic river club to bust Sergio Veloso — and the emotional moment wasn’t lost on her.

Leo Margets WSOP Main Event 2025
Leo Margets WSOP Main Event 2025

“It’s amazing. I’m living the dream that any poker player wants to live,” she said. “But let’s keep focus.”

With 53,400,000 chips, Margets sits comfortably in the middle of the pack and firmly in the history books.

John Wasnock: From Pendleton to the Pinnacle

Every Main Event needs its feel-good story, and John Wasnock is that guy in 2025. The 50-year-old from Seattle had less than $150K in live cashes before this summer, with his biggest result coming in a small-town Oregon casino.

Today? He leads the Main Event final table with 108,100,000.

John Wasnock WSOP Main Event 2025
John Wasnock WSOP Main Event 2025

“This was a bucket list thing,” Wasnock said. “I’ve had a pretty good run this year… I feel like it’s given me some good experience playing shorthanded.”

Wasnock went from 17th out of 17 at dinner break to bagging the chip lead just a few hours later — the very definition of a heater.

Kenny Hallaert: The Consummate Professional Returns

PokerStars Team Pro Kenny Hallaert has been here before. The Belgian tactician finished 6th in 2016 and now returns for another deep run, this time sitting in 4th place with 80,500,000.

Kenny Hallaert WSOP Main Event 2025
Kenny Hallaert WSOP Main Event 2025

“Making the final table again feels surreal,” he said. “You’re battling with 10,000 players. One in a thousand makes it. It’s so amazing.”

Quiet, deliberate, and deadly — don’t sleep on Hallaert making another serious push at the title.

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Braxton Dunaway: From Oil Fields to Multi-Millionaire

Texas oil man Braxton Dunaway proved his 2023 Monster Stack bracelet wasn’t a one-time thing. With 91,900,000 chips and another $1M already locked up, Dunaway is primed to go even deeper — and he’s bringing a full rail with him.

Braxton Dunaway WSOP Main Event 2025
Braxton Dunaway WSOP Main Event 2025

“I think it’s going to be a wild final table,” he said. “Everyone is in for a good show.”

The part-time player has already won big-field events before. Now he’s just nine eliminations away from poker’s ultimate crown.

The Rest of the Table: Big Names and Bigger Dreams

  • Luka Bojovic (51,000,000): Final tabled the WSOP Europe Main Event last year and is looking to go even deeper in Vegas.
  • Adam Hendrix (48,000,000): Over $8M in earnings and a WSOP regular, but still hunting for that elusive first bracelet.
  • Daehyung Lee (34,900,000): South Korea’s last hope in the field, sitting short but still very much in the mix.
  • Jarod Minghini (23,600,000): The shortest stack, but with $1M already locked up, he’s freerolling the biggest moment of his poker life.

Final Table Stakes

PositionPrize
1$10,000,000
2$6,000,000
3$4,000,000
4$3,000,000
5$2,400,000
6$1,900,000
7$1,500,000
8$1,250,000
9$1,000,000

Each of the remaining nine is guaranteed a seven-figure payday, with the winner walking away with $10 million, the 2025 WSOP Main Event bracelet, and poker immortality. Play resumes Tuesday, July 15 at 1 p.m. local time with 66:41 left in Level 39 and blinds of 800,000/1,600,000.

Whatever happens next, one thing’s for sure — this year’s final table is going to be a show.

* Hands and photos courtesy of PokerNews and WSOP

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