2025 Signature Poker Series

Championship: Ashraf Chehata Leads Going to Day 3

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$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $792,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Return to Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 352

Ashraf Chehata

Day 2 of the 2025 Signature Poker Series Championship ended with 17 players moving forward to Day 3 and a chance at the title along with the $164,430 top prize.

Ashraf Chehata holds the chip lead against a very tough remaining field, including a lot of talented locals. They return at noon on Monday to play it down to the final table and eventual champ.

Since there was a redraw with 17 players remaining at the end of Day 2, the field will not redraw when 16 players remain.

Table 11
Seat 1: Bobby Kennedy – 1,045,000 (70 bb)
Seat 2: Nakim Adesio – 1,850,000 (123 bb)
Seat 3: Thien Nguyen – 470,000 (31 bb)
Seat 4: Mark Zhang – 455,000 (30 bb)
Seat 6: Chad Kitchen – 435,000 (29 bb)
Seat 8: Peter Vitantonio – 330,000 (22 bb)

Table 21
Seat 2: TK Miles – 165,000 (11 bb)
Seat 4: Felipe Koury – 495,000 (33 bb)
Seat 5: Stephen Song – 1,650,000 (110 bb)
Seat 6: Harvey Vandeven – 465,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Aaron Speer – 730,000 (49 bb)

Table 22
Seat 2: Ashraf Chehata – 2,459,000 (164 bb)
Seat 3: Rusty Wadsworth – 1,160,000 (77 bb)
Seat 4: John Pointer – 950,000 (63 bb)
Seat 6: Sadek El Hakim – 75,000 (5 bb)
Seat 7: Justin Zaki – 1,085,000 (72 bb)
Seat 8: Nick Raio – 270,000 (18 bb)

  1. Ashraf Chehata – 2,459,000 (164 bb)
  2. Nakim Adesio – 1,850,000 (123 bb)
  3. Stephen Song – 1,650,000 (110 bb)
  4. Rusty Wadsworth – 1,160,000 (77 bb)
  5. Justin Zaki – 1,085,000 (72 bb)
  6. Bobby Kennedy – 1,045,000 (70 bb)
  7. John Pointer – 950,000 (63 bb)
  8. Aaron Speer – 730,000 (49 bb)
  9. Felipe Koury – 495,000 (33 bb)
  10. Thien Nguyen – 470,000 (31 bb)
  11. Harvey Vandeven – 465,000 (31 bb)
  12. Mark Zhang – 455,000 (30 bb)
  13. Chad Kitchen – 435,000 (29 bb)
  14. Peter Vitantonio – 330,000 (22 bb)
  15. Nick Raio – 270,000 (18 bb)
  16. TK Miles – 165,000 (11 bb)
  17. Sadek El Hakim – 75,000 (5 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $164,430 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $109,340
3rd: $80,260
4th: $59,550
5th: $44,650
6th: $33,820
7th: $25,890
8th: $20,020
9th-10th: $15,640
11th-12th: $12,630
13th-14th: $10,360
15th-16th: $8,650
17th: $7,360