The 2025 World Poker Tour World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas is hurtling towards its exciting conclusion, with only a couple of days of action remaining. The two largest events of the festival, the $5 million guaranteed $1,100 WPT Prime Championship and the WPT World Championship main event, still have yet to crown their winners. There was another pair of champions decided as the series neared its end, though. This article will take a closer look at the results from the $2,000,000 guaranteed $1,100 buy-in and the second of two $25,000 high rollers. The first $25k was won earlier this week by Darren Elias.
WPT World Championship $25,800 No-Limit Hold’em
Brandon Wilson has been one of the hottest players on the live tournament circuit in 2025, with 15 final tables and five titles. He earned his latest victory by besting 39 entries in a $25,000 high roller at the WPTWC for $341,250 and 336 POY points.
This win increased Wilson’s lifetime haul to more than $9.8 million, while growing his POY total for 2025 to 7,868. That’s enough to move him into seventh place in the overall standings presented by CoinPoker.
Wilson captured 14 of his 20 top scores this year, including his first two seven-figure scores, which both came in Triton high rollers.
The top six finishers made the money in this event, with $975,000 in prize money up for grabs. Among the half-dozen to cash were Landon Tice (6th), Igor Yaroshevskyy (5th), and bracelet winner Ethan ‘Rampage’ Yau (4th).
| Place | Player | Payout | POY Points |
| 1 | Brandon Wilson | $341,250 | 336 |
| 2 | Umang Dattani | $219,375 | 280 |
| 3 | Tsugunari Toma | $156,000 | 224 |
| 4 | Ethan Yau | $112,125 | 168 |
| 5 | Igor Yaroshevskyy | $83,850 | 140 |
| 6 | Landon Tice | $62,400 | 112 |
WPT World Championship $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em $2 Million GTD
Viet Vo
A total of 3,284 entries in the aforementioned $1,100 no-limit hold’em event saw the $2 million guarantee surpassed by nearly $1.2 million. The largest chunk of the $3,169,060 prize pool was ultimately awarded to Viet Vo. The four-time WPT main event final tablist walked away with $374,230 and the trophy.
This was the second-largest score of Vo’s tournament career, trailing only the $593,140 he earned as the third-place finisher in the 2021 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown main event. The Texas resident now boasts more than $4.9 million in lifetime earnings.
Vo struck a three-handed deal with Honghao Zhang (2nd – $355,110) and Carter McMahon (2nd – $317,430) and went on to come away with the title.
In addition to the money and the title, Vo also secured 1,200 Card Player Player of the Year points as the winner.
| Place | Player | Payout | POY Points |
| 1 | Viet Vo | $374,230 | 1,200 |
| 2 | Honghao Zhang | $355,110 | 1,000 |
| 3 | Carter McMahon | $317,430 | 800 |
| 4 | Paul Lozano Martin | $189,313 | 600 |
| 5 | Michael Wilklow | $145,551 | 500 |
| 6 | Paul Vang | $111,407 | 400 |
| 7 | Diana Hong | $83,465 | 300 |
| 8 | Timothy Rutherford | $61,060 | 200 |
| 9 | Kuo Chang | $42,275 | 100 |
Photo credits: Wynn Poker Room / WPT.
