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WSOP Main Event Reaches Final Day 1 Flight With Record Entry in Sight

Organizers await Day 1D’s final tally for a chance to eclipse the modern attendance record of 10,112 entries.

2025 WSOP Main Event
2025 WSOP Poker
Mike Gorodinsky
Nick Ahmadi 2025 WSOP

Overview

  • Flights 1A–1C have drawn over 4,000 players, outpacing entry figures from the first three flights last year.
  • A total of 1,249 players bagged on Day 1C, led by Andriy Lyubovetskiy with roughly 400,000 chips and Bin Weng with 350,000.
  • Michael Mizrachi, Daniel Negreanu (122,000), and Phil Hellmuth (85,000) advanced from Day 1B after posting among the largest stacks.
  • Early highlights included former chip leader George Dolofan’s swift bust and Paul Vulpis’s quads crushing Tam Ho’s top set.
  • The final starting flight is underway at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas as organizers determine if the 10,112-entry mark will fall.