The 2025 Western Poker Collection at Benefit Crystal Cove Resort options numerous huge tournaments, together with the continued $1.5 million assured $3,300 buy-in fundamental occasion. Whereas that occasion has but to crown a champion, the $5,000 excessive curler wrapped up earlier this week with Russia’s Sergei Varnaev popping out on prime for $200,000.
This was the biggest rating but for Varnaev, besting the $156,808 he earned because the third-place finisher within the 2024 World Collection of Poker On-line $1,500 monster stack occasion. He now has practically $509,000 in recorded scores to his identify.
The win additionally got here with 624 Card Participant Participant of the Yr factors, which had been sufficient to maneuver Varnaev inside the highest 50 within the 2025 POY standings offered by International Poker.
This occasion drew 174 whole entries, surpassing the $500,000 assure to create a closing prize pool of $800,400.
Benefit Poker common Maxime Chilaud additionally made a deep run on this occasion. The Frenchman, who has secured 4 of his 5 largest event paydays at this venue, completed third for $89,900. Because of this, he now has practically $1.9 million in whole cashes on his résumé.
Take a look at a video from Benefit Poker highlighting the ultimate desk of this excessive curler occasion:
Closing Desk Outcomes
Place
Participant
Payout
POY Factors
1
Sergei Varnaev
$200,000
624
2
Lyudmil Ivanov
$134,000
520
3
Maxime Chilaud
$89,900
416
4
Maher Achour
$65,000
312
5
Bogdan Jontulovic
$50,000
260
6
Mehmet Demirkol
$39,000
208
7
Ludovic Uzan
$30,000
156
8
Sachin Joshi
$23,000
104
9
Xin Tang
$18,000
52
Photograph: Benefit Poker
