The WPT World Championship: A Fast Finish for Thornton on Poker’s Biggest Stage

By Samantha Doyle

23 Dec 2025

Samantha Doyle 23 Dec 2025

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Schuyler Thornton wins 2025 WPT World Championship with $2.25M prize.
Turned tables on chip leader Porbandarwala through strategic plays.
Tournament had 1,865 entries, generating an $18M prize pool.

Efficiency was the name of the game at the Wynn Las Vegas as Schuyler Thornton dismantled the final table of the 2025 WPT World Championship with clinical precision. Despite starting behind chip leader Soheb Porbandarwala, Thornton flipped the script through a series of high-leverage pots to claim the title and a multi-million dollar payday.

Final Table Financial Breakdown

The tournament’s 1,865 entries generated $18,277,000 in total prizes.

The final five players, all representing the United States, finished as follows:

Place	Player	Winnings
1	Schuyler Thornton	$2,258,856
2	Soheb Porbandarwala	$1,969,344
3	Jeremy Brown	$1,250,000
4	Chad Lipton	$940,000
5	Jeremy Becker	$710,000

Hand-by-Hand Action

6th Place: Thornton (A-Q) vs. Maxx Coleman (A-10). Board holds for Thornton.
5th Place: Jeremy Becker eliminated in an Ace-vs-Ace kicker battle against Thornton.
4th Place: Chad Lipton exits in a chaotic pot where Thornton’s $AQ$ bested Jeremy Brown’s 10-J on a J-Q-4 flop.
3rd Place: Jeremy Brown, who had earlier doubled with Q-9 vs. Porbandarwala’s A-J, was eliminated when his top pair ran into Thornton's set.
Heads-Up: Thornton solidified his lead by getting paid on a set of Aces. In the final hand, Thornton’s K-A held against Porbandarwala’s A6 on a 10-K-4-5-10 board.