Leo Margets, a poker pro from Spain, became the second woman ever to reach the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table early Monday morning in Las Vegas. Margets and eight other players outlasted a field of 9,735 entries and will compete for a $10 million top prize this week.
Key Takeaways
- Margets became the second woman in history to reach the WSOP Main Event final table.
- She can become the first woman ever to win the event when action resumes in Las Vegas this week.
- Poker legend Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi is also at the final table, looking to add a Main Event title to his already impressive resume.
Margets, who already has one WSOP gold bracelet to her name (2021), is the first woman since Barbara Enright in 1995 to claim a seat at poker's most prestigious tournament. Enright finished in fifth place for $114,180.
Margets was the “Last Woman Standing” at the 2009 Main Event (27th place) and has already secured a $1 million payday at the 2025 Main Event. She will attempt to become the first woman ever to win the tournament when action resumes on Tuesday. She enters the final table fifth in chips with 53.4 million.
“It’s so unreal,” Margets told PokerGO after play ended Monday morning. “Right now, it’s like a dream. It means so much, like how lucky I am to live this.”
Since 1995, several women (including Margets) have made deep runs in the Main Event but fell just short. Annie Duke (2000) and Gaelle Baumann (2012) each bubbled the final table, finishing in 10th place.
Last year, all eyes were on high-stakes professional Kristen Foxen with two tables remaining as she made a run at history, but she ultimately finished in 13th place.
'The Grinder' headlines talented final table
Seven-time WSOP bracelet winner Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi brings star power to the final table this week. Mizrachi, who made the Main Event final table in 2010 and finished fifth place, will enter the 2025 version second place in chips. Mizrachi looks to add another incredible accomplishment to a resume that includes a record four titles in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship – one of which came just last month.
“Last time, in 2010, I was seven out of nine. Now I’m second out of nine,” Mizrachi said after reaching the final table. “So I’m in a good spot and I have position on the big stack, so I like my situation right now.”
That big stack belongs to Washington State native John Wasnock, who brings 108.1 million chips to the final table. Other notables still in the field include high-stakes pro Adam Hendrix and long-time poker tournament player and respected poker ambassador Kenny Hallaert, who is making his second appearance at a Main Event final table after finishing sixth in 2016 for $1,464,258.
| Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| John Wasnock | USA | 108,100,000 |
| Michael Mizrachi | USA | 93,000,000 |
| Braxton Dunaway | USA | 91,900,000 |
| Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | 80,500,000 |
| Leo Margets | Spain | 53,400,000 |
| Luka Bojovic | Serbia | 51,000,000 |
| Adam Hendrix | USA | 48,000,000 |
| Daehyung Lee | South Korea | 34,900,000 |
| Jarod Minghini | USA | 23,600,000 |
The race for $10 million
The first day of the Main Event final table begins Tuesday at 1 p.m. Las Vegas time. The tournament will conclude Wednesday.
Here’s a look at the payouts for the remaining nine positions:
- 1st place: $10,000,000
- 2nd place: $6,000,000
- 3rd place: $4,000,000
- 4th place: $3,000,000
- 5th place: $2,400,000
- 6th place: $1,900,000
- 7th place: $1,500,000
- 8th place: $1,250,000
- 9th place: $1,000,000
