The Canadian contingent continues to show up in force at the 2025 World Series of Poker, and Friday was no exception. Linyang Song is carrying the flag deep in the Monster Stack, Patrick Stacey is clinging to a chair in a tough mixed-game final three tables, and Alemu Makonen and Jacob Parent both booked solid cashes in huge-field events. Oh, and Daniel Negreanu just quietly banked over half a million in the biggest buy-in event of the series.
Song Solo in Monster Stack
After a wave of eliminations thinned the field, Linyang Song is now the last Canadian standing in Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack. And he’s not just hanging on—he’s in the thick of it.
Song bagged a towering 12,200,000 chips heading into Day 4, good for 13th overall as the field narrows toward the final table. With just shy of 10,000 entries to outlast and a massive payout up top, Song is well-positioned to make a serious run at one of the most coveted low-buy-in bracelets of the summer.
Stacey Still Alive in Mixed Game Grinder
Over in Event #47: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo, Patrick Stacey is still breathing with 27 players left. He’ll come back with just 185,000 chips—the shortest stack in the field—but in a split-pot tournament, a couple scoops can change everything.
Stacey’s got work to do, but he’s one double-up away from being right back in the mix.
Makonen and Parent Highlight Big-Field Cashes
The Canadian flags were out in full force during Day 3 of the Monster Stack, and Alemu “Jerome” Makonen led the way with a deep run to 66th place, good for $19,325. It’s a strong showing in a field with nearly 10,000 entries and another solid bullet point for Makonen’s Vegas summer.
In Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors, Jacob Parent represented well by finishing 36th for $4,850. The low buy-in, charity-themed tournament saw over 4,500 entries, and Parent’s deep run helped cap off another wave of cashes for Team Canada.
Negreanu Banks $531K in $250K High Roller
Daniel Negreanu might not have made the final table in the biggest buy-in event of the series, but he still walked away with a monster payday. Kid Poker finished 9th in Event #46: $250,000 Super High Roller, good for $531,284.
It’s Negreanu’s second six-figure score of the summer and proof he can still hang with the best in the world when the stakes are sky-high.
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All Canadian Cashes June 16
| Event # | Player | Position | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Alemu “Jerome” Makonen | 66 | $19,325 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Jeanfrancois Alexandre | 73 | $16,250 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Ryan Rivers | 76 | $16,250 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Jonathan Schwartz | 91 | $11,744 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Nicholas Peterson | 126 | $10,095 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Melvin Podaima | 132 | $10,095 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Ian Monahoyios | 150 | $10,095 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Robert Wong | 162 | $8,743 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Benjamin Leblond | 170 | $8,743 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Thomas Taylor | 177 | $8,743 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Haven Taylor | 188 | $8,743 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Justin Oimelette | 223 | $8,743 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Tommy Nguyen | 280 | $7,629 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Nghi Tran | 286 | $7,629 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Pushpinder Singh | 313 | $6,707 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Jordan Grant | 325 | $6,707 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Konstantinos Tiskopoulos | 327 | $6,707 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Jeffrey Vertes | 342 | $6,707 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Arif Bhaloo | 352 | $5,942 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Gurpreet Lubana | 369 | $5,942 |
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Ivan Hui | 463 | $5,305 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Jacob Parent | 36 | $4,850 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Jennifer Breckenridge | 47 | $4,036 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Lies Kara | 88 | $2,138 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Ran Yi | 115 | $1,654 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Richard Mullen | 116 | $1,654 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | June Jenkins | 137 | $1,654 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Mal Hagan | 158 | $1,479 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Armeen Haghighatjou | 164 | $1,479 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Cuong Tran | 194 | $1,336 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Marvin Joseph | 281 | $1,219 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Gurdeep Parhar | 288 | $1,125 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Paul Carpentier | 289 | $1,125 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Rajiv Khanna | 321 | $1,125 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Paolo Tana | 337 | $1,125 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Lawrence Rabie | 357 | $1,050 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Ronen Revizada | 393 | $1,050 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Sebastien Crema | 558 | $1,000 |
| Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors | Rami Hammoud | 584 | $1,000 |
| Event #46: $250,000 High Roller | Daniel Negreanu | 9 | $531,284 |
| Event #47: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo | Calen McNeil | 83 | $5,008 |
| Event #49: $3,000 6-Handed NLH | Karim Abdelhamid | 71 | $8,196 |
| Event #49: $3,000 6-Handed NLH | Vanessa Kade | 76 | $7,456 |
| Event #49: $3,000 6-Handed NLH | Benjamin Underwood | 100 | $6,534 |
| Event #49: $3,000 6-Handed NLH | Michael Leah | 172 | $6,000 |
All Canadian Bags June 16
| Event # | Player | Position | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack | Linyang Song | 13 | 12,200,000 |
| Event #47: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo | Patrick Stacey | 27 | 185,000 |
| Event #50: $10,000 Razz | Jonathan Krela | 20 | 151,500 |
| Event #50: $10,000 Razz | Alex Livingston | 34 | 91,000 |
* Hands and photos courtesy of PokerNews and WSOP
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