From 9,735 hopefuls pitching in $10,000 each, the 2025 WSOP Main Event has delivered drama, heartbreak, and heroics across nearly two weeks of play to leave just four players battling for the $10 million first prize.
PokerOrg’s interactive stack tracker visualization offers a fascinating look at how each finalist built their stack and when the tournament slipped away for the others.
Mizrachi the mountain
Sitting pretty with an enormous lead is Michael ‘The Grinder’ Mizrachi, who has a mountainous 445.2 million chips, around three-quarters of the chips in play.
It’s been a signature Mizrachi performance: controlled chaos. As the chart shows, 'The Grinder' steadily accumulated across the early days before unleashing a relentless surge from Day 6 onwards. He peaked on Day 8 with a flurry of eliminations, big hands, and massive pots that broke open the final table dynamic, putting Mizrachi firmly in control
Mizrachi, who has already won the WSOP Poker Players Championship this year, is now in position to write one of the most dominant WSOP performances of the modern era.
Wasnock’s steady climb
John Wasnock may be the least-known name left, but the poker amateur has been playing anything but scared. With 94.5 million chips, Wasnock sits second and has earned every blind and ante along the way.
The visual chart paints a picture of perseverance. After a strong start at the beginning of the tournament, Wasnock’s stack spent a couple of days battling to survive before hitting Day 6 when things started to pop as he became chip leader before Mizrachi ripped the baton from his hand.
Could a Wasnock comeback double as a Chris Moneymaker redux? Plucky amateur topples insurmountable pro? Time will tell.
Braxton Dunaway: hanging tough
Braxton Dunaway comes in third in chips with 25.3 million, a stack that looks modest compared to Mizrachi’s mountain, but you can’t count anyone out.
His chip line looks like a sine wave: up, down, up, down. Each swing a reminder of the thin margins at the Main Event. He’ll need to pick his spots with care, but with blinds rising and ICM pressure mounting, short stacks have done serious damage before.
Hallaert’s redemption run
Kenny Hallaert, a 2016 final tablist, returns to the Main Event’s biggest stage with 19.4 million chips and a shot at unfinished business.
The PokerStars ambassador’s route to the final four was marked by resilience. The visual shows a sharp rise around Day 5, a dominating day of the WSOP, followed by a long, grinding plateau. Since then, Hallaert has been navigating with discipline, stealing just enough to survive, and avoiding the kinds of high-variance clashes that eliminated others.
He’ll return as the short stack with around 10 big blinds, but as a seasoned live pro, he’ll know his shoving ranges, and one double-up could make a huge difference.
The fallen five
As the Flourish chart shows, five players fell on Day 9, each exiting with at least a million dollars to take away.
- Luka Bojovic – $2.4 million
- Adam Hendrix – $1.9 million
- Leo Margets – $1.5 million
- Jarod Minghini – $1.25 million
- Daehyung Lee – $1 million
Each had moments of promise; the graph shows Margets spiking early, Hendrix climbing mid-tourney, and Bojovic maintaining a top-five stack until his AK was sucked out on by Wasnock’s AJ. But that’s the Main Event for you: unforgiving, uncompromising, unforgettable.
All eyes on the title (and $10m)
Four remain. The Grinder, a grinder, a comeback kid, and a redemption arc. The final table resumes with fireworks guaranteed and $23 million to be won. Until then, take a closer look at the chip progression visualization and see how the drama unfolded in real time.
In a game of incomplete information. This chart tells at least some of the story, but you’ll have to imagine the blood, sweat, and tears yourself.
Play resumes today at 1.30pm PST.
