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

Lily Lotfy is the 2025 WPT® Ladies Championship winner, topping a 445-entry field at Wynn Las Vegas and earned $82,636 plus the trophy.

According to WPT.com’s official updates, the $1,100 Ladies event once again crushed its guarantee and delivered a final table packed with pros, regulars, and new faces.

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.

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).

• Lotfy (Button) opened to 250,000.

• Asagiri (BB) three-bet to 750,000.

• Lotfy called.

• The board ran out: 4♠ 3♦ 2♦ 3♠ 9♥.

• On the turn (3♠), Asagiri shoved her remaining stack with 7♦6♦ for a massive open-ended straight draw plus a flush draw.

• 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.

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.

• Venue — Wynn Las Vegas, Encore ballroom

• Dates — December 13–14, 2025

• Buy-in — $1,100 Ladies

• Championship Structure — 40,000 starting stack, 40-minute levels, big blind ante, two-day NLH, unlimited re-entry until start of Level 10

• Entries — 445

• Prize Pool — $429,425 Guarantee — $250,000

• Places Paid — 53

• Min-Cash — $2,373

• First Prize — $82,636

• 1st — Lily Lotfy: $82,636

• 2nd — Seina Asagiri: $55,284

• 3rd — Mandy Baker: $42,319

• 4th — Ayaka Muraishi: $33,150

• 5th — Esther Taylor: $25,652

• 6th — Kultida Berman: $19,525

• 7th — Tracy Rasinski: $14,655

• 8th — Lindsey Kludt: $10,712

• 9th — Chiori Gannon: $7,742

• 10th–11th — $6,055

• 12th–13th — $5,055

• 14th–15th — $4,394

• 16th–17th — $3,899

• 18th–20th — $3,470

• 21st–23rd — $3,208

• 24th–27th — $3,042

• 28th–31st — $2,888

• 32nd–35th — $2,743

• 36th–39th — $2,609

• 40th–44th — $2,485

• 45th–53rd — $2,373