Lily Lotfy Wins WPT® Ladies Championship 2025: Results, Payouts and Best Moments

Tournament snapshot: field size, prize pool and structure

The 2025 WPT® Ladies Championship ran December 13–14 in the Encore ballroom at Wynn Las Vegas, sitting inside the WPT® World Championship festival as the flagship women’s title on the schedule.

WPT® Ladies Championship 2025 at a glance

Who is Lily Lotfy? From Day 1 chip leader to champion

Lily Lotfy is the newest name etched into WPT® history. She entered the Wynn with over $300,000 in recorded live tournament cashes, but no major WPT® title on her résumé.

Lotfy stamped her authority on the event early, bagging the Day 1 chip lead with 53 players remaining. The gap between her and the rest of the field was reportedly massive, a rare position of dominance in a ladies event of this size.

She carried that momentum through Day 2. By the time the final table of nine formed, Lotfy was still on top, holding a healthy lead over experienced pro Esther Taylor and a tough group that included Mandy Baker and Ayaka Muraishi. 

She maintained the pressure right through the end, starting heads-up play against Seina Asagiri with roughly a 3:1 chip advantage before closing out the win.

WPT® Ladies Championship 2025 payouts

A full 53 places reached the money. The final table results are listed below, followed by the key min-cash tiers.

Final-table results

Key payout bands

If you came for the numbers, this ladder gives the full picture from the final table down to the min-cash line.

Final-table story: quads, coolers, and a big sweat heads-up

The 2025 final table was heavy on televised drama, featuring the kind of swings that make for instant viral clips. Quads, coolers, and one huge draw all played a part in deciding the title.

Berman’s Ace vs. Ace Clash

Kultida Berman hit the rail in sixth place for $19,525 following a classic cooler. She got her chips in with a weak ace and ran directly into Ayaka Muraishi’s slightly superior ace. No help arrived, cementing the bust-out.

Esther Taylor Falls to Runner-Runner Quads

One of the most brutal moments hit with five players left. Esther Taylor shoved with K♣Q♠ on a K♠10♦6♥ flop, holding top pair and dominating J♥10♥. The pot was enormous, but the turn and river delivered running tens, giving Muraishi quad tens and eliminating the veteran pro in fifth place for $25,652. This pot temporarily eliminated Lotfy's substantial lead and pushed Muraishi into serious contention.

Lotfy Closes Out Mandy Baker

Mandy Baker took over the chip lead during three-handed play, becoming Lotfy’s main threat. However, the momentum flipped hard when Lotfy made a full house in a key pot to double back into a dominant position. Not long after, Baker lost a final race to Lotfy, bowing out in third place for $42,319.

Heads-Up: 18 Outs Don't Hit

Heads-up play between Lotfy and runner-up Seina Asagiri was decided in a single, massive hand at Level 28 (75,000 / 125,000).

1. Lotfy (Button) opened to 250,000.
2. Asagiri (BB) three-bet to 750,000.
3. Lotfy called.
4. The board ran out: 4♠ 3♦ 2♦ 3♠ 9♥.
5. On the turn (3♠), Asagiri shoved her remaining stack with 7♦6♦ for a massive open-ended straight draw plus a flush draw.
6. Lotfy called with A♠2♣ for two pair (threes and deuces) with an Ace kicker.

Asagiri was drawing live with 18 outs—any diamond or any five or eight. The 9♥ on the river bricked every single draw, and Lotfy’s two pair held, securing the championship and the $82,636 prize.

For full hand-by-hand updates and any replay links, check the official WPT.com event page for the 2025 WPT® Ladies Championship.

How the WPT® Ladies Championship keeps growing

Lily Lotfy’s victory extends a short but powerful legacy for the WPT® Ladies Championship at Wynn. The growth in field size and prize money has been consistent since its introduction:

While the 445 entries in 2025 were slightly down from the 2024 field of 485, the $429,425 prize pool easily cleared the $250,000 guarantee and ranks as the third-largest WPT® Ladies Championship field so far.

The pattern is clear: this event is a lock for a mid-hundreds field, consistently smashing its guarantee and producing a final table that mixes veterans, past champions (like Lina Niu, who min-cashed in 23rd place this year), and new faces. 

The WPT® has established the Ladies Championship as a vital staple of the entire World Championship festival, promoting it alongside focused meet-up games and partner events to cement its high-energy, serious status.