Eric Afriat was the last player flying the Maple Leaf in the Main Event this year, but his run came to an end on day 7 for a six-figure score. That leaves just 24 players left in the biggest game at the 2025 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, but none of the remaining hopefuls are Canadian anymore.
A few Canadians had some decent cashouts on Saturday as well. Kyle Ho led 11 Canadian payouts in the $3k Mid-Stakes Championship, while Michael “Berny” Bernstein led 8 Canuck prizes in the Hall of Fame game, and Surrey’s Henry Oh led the way with the biggest Canadian cash out of 7 total in the TORSE game. Stephen Dauphinais from Edmonton is still stacking chips in that one with just 16 players left.
Afriat is the Best Canadian in Main
As the 2025 WSOP heads into its final week of action, the Main Event is now over for Canadians. While there are still 24 players left alive in the big show, none of them are flying a Maple Leaf anymore.
The last Canadian to fall was Eric Afriat, who had been bagging big at day’s end for the past few days, running near the top of the field. He made it through 7 days of the longest grind in poker, but fell in 29th place late on Day 7. He scored a cool $300,000 for his efforts, while fellow Canadian on Day 7, Maxim Babko, pocketed $165,000 for his 55th-place exit.
Ho Wins Big in Mid-Stakes
The buy-in was mid-stakes in the $3k Mid-Stakes Championship, but the endgame payouts were anything but “mid”. The top Canadian in the field was Burnaby’s Kyle Ho, who finished 34th out of the starting field of 3,797 entries.
That put $39,293 into his pocket, the biggest Canadian score from Saturday outside the Main Event finishes. He led 11 Canadian cashes from the event, including Rishi Makkar, Mike Leah, and Sunny Lubana, who will be adding more than $1,200 to his family’s educational charity thanks to his $12k score for 94th place.
Berny Scores $20k in Hall of Fame Game
Edmonton’s Michael “Berny” Bernstein was the top Canadian finisher in Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty. He pocketed just shy of $20k for 10th place (from a field of 1,115 runners) and led 8 Canadian cashes from the event.
Joining him at the cash cage were high roller ring winner Homan Mohammadi with the second-best Canuck score (20th, $10,675), along with Santiago Plante adding yet another cash to his summer total.
Oh, What a Cash; Dauphinais Still Stacking
Seseung “Henry” Oh led 7 Canadians to the cash cage on Day 2 of the TORSE game (TORSE is a variation on HORSE that replaces the limit hold’em round with a round of triple-deuce). Oh pocketed a bit more than $7k for 43rd place, ahead of another cash for Alex Livingston (49th, $6,312), Daniel Negreanu (53rd, $6,312), and Patrick Stacey, Mike Watson, and Jonathan Krela all cashing for $6,011.
Meanwhile, one Canadian is still in the mix with 16 players remaining. Edmonton’s Stephen Dauphinais. Dauphinais had a deep run last year in the Milly Maker, finishing 3rd for the biggest score of his career, and he has a shot at another career-defining run on Day 3 of the TORSE as he comes back in 10th position with just over 1.1 million.
Watson & Setna with Big Bags
In the final few bracelet events on the schedule, Canadians are continuing to post results. Jimmy Setna leads 14 Canadian bags into Day 3 of Event #90: $777 Lucky 7’s. Setna has 2.63 million for 6th place overall, and he’s leading names like Matthew Raffoul, Allen Shen, Vince Lam, Scott Wellenbach, and Sebastian Crema.
Meanwhile, in Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship, bracelet winner Mike Watson leads the charge. He bagged 380.5k at the end of the opening day, good for 4th place. There are 6 Canadian bags in that one, including Mike Leah and Daniel Negreanu.
Canadian Bags for July 12, 2025
| Event | Place | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #90: $777 Lucky 7’s | 6 | Jimmy Setna | 2,630,000 |
| Event #90: $777 Lucky 7’s | 21 | Matthew Raffoul | 1,935,000 |
| Event #90: $777 Lucky 7’s | 95 | Bradley Smith | 1,100,050 |
| Event #90: $777 Lucky 7’s | 121 | Allen Shen | 985,000 |
| Event #90: $777 Lucky 7’s | 157 | Yu Liu | 860,000 |
| Event #90: $777 Lucky 7’s | 198 | Vincent Lam | 696,000 |
| Event #90: $777 Lucky 7’s | 203 | Colin Jung | 680,000 |
| Event #90: $777 Lucky 7’s | 212 | Joshua Zucchet | 650,000 |
| Event #90: $777 Lucky 7’s | 228 | Scott Wellenbach | 595,000 |
| Event #90: $777 Lucky 7’s | 273 | Jia Mai | 485,000 |
| Event #90: $777 Lucky 7’s | 308 | James Morgan | 400,000 |
| Event #90: $777 Lucky 7’s | 313 | Sebastian Crema | 370,000 |
| Event #90: $777 Lucky 7’s | 318 | Zachary Habayeb | 350,000 |
| Event #90: $777 Lucky 7’s | 345 | Erik Cajelais | 119,000 |
| Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. | 10 | Stephen Dauphinais | 1,115,000 |
| Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship | 4 | Mike Watson | 380,500 |
| Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship | 12 | Samuel Roussy-Majeau | 303,500 |
| Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship | 24 | Mike Leah | 254,000 |
| Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship | 90 | Daniel Negreanu | 130,000 |
| Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship | 98 | Albert Nguyen | 122,500 |
| Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship | 117 | Pierre Nasr | 101,000 |
Canadian Cashes from July 12, 2025
| Event | Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship | 29 | Eric Afriat | $300,000 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship | 55 | Maxim Babko | $165,000 |
| Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship | 34 | Kyle Ho | $39,293 |
| Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship | 39 | Tamer Alkamli | $32,320 |
| Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship | 42 | Adam Hui | $32,320 |
| Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship | 62 | Rishi Makkar | $22,453 |
| Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship | 86 | Michael Leah | $13,908 |
| Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship | 94 | Sunny Lubana | $12,074 |
| Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship | 147 | Jonas Mackoff | $9,359 |
| Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship | 165 | Zhi Yang | $9,359 |
| Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship | 191 | Antoine Sankari | $8,357 |
| Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship | 210 | Bradey Prosic | $8,357 |
| Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship | 218 | Linyang Song | $8,357 |
| Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty | 10 | Michael “Berny” Bernstein | $19,964 |
| Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty | 20 | Homan Mohammadi | $10,675 |
| Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty | 36 | James Morgan | $7,632 |
| Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty | 69 | Santiago Plante | $5,244 |
| Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty | 76 | Ren Jin | $4,794 |
| Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty | 97 | Alex Difelice | $4,233 |
| Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty | 120 | Renmei Liu | $3,896 |
| Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty | 137 | Michael Hooper | $3,896 |
| Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. | 43 | Henry Oh | $7,265 |
| Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. | 49 | Alex Livingston | $6,312 |
| Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. | 53 | Daniel Negreanu | $6,312 |
| Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. | 54 | Patrick Stacey | $6,011 |
| Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. | 70 | Mike Watson | $6,011 |
| Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. | 74 | Jonathan Krela | $6,011 |
| Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. | 79 | David Navratil | $6,011 |
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