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2025 WSOP Main Event Reaches Third-Largest Field as Day 3 Begins

The tournament shifts to Day 3 with 3,453 survivors poised to battle increasing blinds

The WSOP Main Event has drawn a field of 9,143 entrants – with only Day 2D late registrants left to enter the fray.
Joshua Remitio
Cary Katz
Zdenek Zizka

Overview

  • Registration closed at 9,737 entries, making this the third-largest Main Event in WSOP history and producing a $92.6 million prize pool.
  • Day 3 will resume at noon local time with survivors from Day 2abc and Day 2d filling the Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas.
  • Oleksii Kravchuk leads the combined leaderboard after bagging 937,500 chips in Day 2abc, while San Kim heads into Day 3 with the top stack of 799,000 from Day 2d.
  • Defending champion Jonathan Tamayo advanced through Day 2d with 158,500 chips and remains in contention for a back-to-back title.
  • Cary Katz and Zdenek Zizka each won their first WSOP bracelets in side events, and Shaun Deeb extended his Player of the Year lead with deep runs in high-stakes tournaments.