After five action-packed days and a staggering 11,996 entries, Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker at the 2025 World Series of Poker has crowned its newest champion. Jesse Yaginuma battled through one of the summer’s biggest fields to capture the $1,255,180 top prize and his first live WSOP gold bracelet, adding to his trio of online titles.
The Maryland native came into the final day second in chips and stayed composed throughout a high-pressure finale that featured the likes of Josh Reichard and Jonah Labranche. But it was James Carroll who proved to be Yaginuma’s biggest obstacle, both in experience and in chips, by the time they reached heads-up play.