WSOP 2025

Song Runs Deep Again, Leah Climbs in Seniors, Dragland in the Mix at $25K PLO

by Alek Gillies June 18, 2025
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Mike Leah WSOP 2025 Seniors
Mike Leah WSOP 2025 Seniors

Saturday at the 2025 World Series of Poker saw another round of Canadian flag-planting across the Paris and Horseshoe floors. Linyang Song found himself deep again, this time in the Monster Stack. Mike Leah is off to a fast start in the Seniors, Jay Dragland is treading high-stakes waters in the $25K PLO, and Daniel Negreanu quietly picked up another cash in a brutal Razz field.

Song Scores Another Deep Run

Linyang Song has been putting on a show in Vegas this week, and it continued with a strong 17th-place finish in Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack. Song picked up $63,565 for the run after outlasting just shy of 10,000 entries, adding another highlight to what’s shaping up to be a breakout summer.

Linyang Song WSOP 2025
Linyang Song WSOP 2025

After carrying the Canadian torch into Day 4, Song eventually bowed out just after the two table redraw — but proved again he can hang deep in the toughest fields of the year.

Negreanu Min-Cashes Razz Championship

Daniel Negreanu 2025 WSOP
Daniel Negreanu

Over in Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship—arguably the most frustrating game in poker—Daniel Negreanu managed to sneak into the money with a min-cash for $20,000. It might not move the needle in his career earnings column, but it’s another notch on the consistency belt for Kid Poker, who keeps racking up scores across multiple formats this series.

Leah Bags Big in the Seniors

Mike Leah is off to a heater in Event #48: $1,000 Seniors, ending Day 1 with 657,000 chips—good for 3rd overall. The longtime Canadian pro is no stranger to WSOP deep runs, and he’s now well-positioned heading into Day 2 of a field that’s always sneaky-tough and loaded with experience.

Mike Leah 2025 WSOP
Mike Leah

Dragland Representing in $25K PLO

In the high-stakes streets of Event #51: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller, Jay Dragland is flying the flag after bagging 515,000 chips on Day 1—placing him 24th in a field stacked with crushers.

PLO high rollers are never soft, but Dragland has shown he can mix it up with the best. With blinds set to ramp up quickly and money still a ways off, he’ll need to keep his foot on the gas heading into Day 2.

All Canadian Cashes June 17

Event #PlayerPositionPrize
Event #37: $1,500 Monster StackLinyang Song17$63,565
Event #47: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo/Seven Card Stud Hi-LoPatrick Stacey23$9,257
Event #50: $10,000 RazzDaniel Negreanu19$20,000

All Canadian Bags June 17

Event #PlayerPositionChip Count
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsMike Leah3657,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsJames Pronger24253,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsKhaled Aljoma96184,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsOrlando Moretti125168,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsFranco Cupello153154,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsRobert Balla154153,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsRobert Cheung166149,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsRoberto Durante238129,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsSaeed Sotoudeh246127,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsScott Mcintyre253124,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsAzim Popatia264119,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsRenmei Liu272117,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsNathan Henry308109,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsBrian Friesen38593,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsLetterio Oliva46577,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsAntonio Basile47175,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsMichel Leduc47775,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsHoman Mohammadi48074,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsTodor Plaseski48573,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsRahman Khakban49571,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsLanny Pedersen50071,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsKevin Chickowski50569,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsRonald Giles55361,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsShane Foglietta56860,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsYan Gauthier57259,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsNadine Savage58957,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsDomenico Durante59257,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsJeffrey Roberts60256,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsMelvin Podaima63949,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsAllan Barnes66246,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsLorne Perlmutar74733,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsJulius Roque76929,500
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsJames Berry77927,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsPatrick Quinn78027,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsChristian Wallmuth79025,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsMark Bergman80321,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsSteven Bakx81513,000
Event #48: $1,000 SeniorsDarren Johnson8235,000
Event #51: $25,000 PLO High RollerJay Dragland24515,000
Event #51: $25,000 PLO High RollerFrederic Normand47403,000
Event #51: $25,000 PLO High RollerAlex Livingston113168,000
Event #51: $25,000 PLO High RollerThomas Taylor121155,000
Event #51: $25,000 PLO High RollerDaniel Negreanu15390,000
Event #52: $1,500 Freezeout NLHGregory Katayama98196,000
Event #52: $1,500 Freezeout NLHVincent Laise29368,000
Event #52: $1,500 Freezeout NLHKristen Foxen31845,500

* Hands and photos courtesy of PokerNews and WSOP

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