$50,000 Super High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2025 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas
$50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$1,115,730
Entries
23
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Entries
15
Players Left
6
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Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 0 ante
The biggest buy-in of PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) at Resorts World Las Vegas kicked off on Wednesday with $50,000 Super High Roller, an event that attracted a select group of the top high-stakes pros from around the world.
That included Belgian crusher Thomas Boivin, who bagged the chip lead over American pros Brandon Wilson, Ben Tollerene, Byron Kaverman, and Dan Smith, as well as England's Stephen Chidwick, who is on the quest to dethrone Bryn Kenney on poker's all-time money list.
Boivin, who is looking to add to his $12.7 million in Hendon Mob earnings, bagged a stack of 1,502,000, more than double that of any of his opponents.
$50,000 Super High Roller Day 1 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 1,502,000 | 300 |
| 2 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 714,000 | 143 |
| 3 | Dan Smith | United States | 568,000 | 114 |
| 4 | Brandon Wilson | United States | 464,000 | 93 |
| 5 | Ben Tollerene | United States | 349,000 | 70 |
| 6 | Byron Kaverman | United States | 149,000 | 30 |
Day 1 Action
There were 15 players who entered on Day 1 and all of them were there from the start except for Nick Petrangelo, who was busy taking down the NAPT $20,000 Super High Roller Warm-Up for $309,030 as he defeated poker coach Faraz Jaka following the third-place elimination of Kristen Foxen.
Play started off slow at the three tables but there was eventually blood as Sam Soverel, winner of last year's NAPT $10,300 High Roller, called down an ace-high board with ace-queen only to be pipped by the Big Slick of Boivin.
Next to go was poker content newcomer Seth Davies, who fell to his high-stakes poker doppelganger in a similar manner to Soverel as his ace-queen was dominated by Chidwick's ace-king.
Other eliminations on Day 1 included American pros Andrew Lichtenberger and Isaac Haxton and Belgium's Michael Gathy, who made an ambitious river call with an underpair only to run into the top pair of Petrangelo.
They say cats have nine lives, and it looked like Leon Sturm had feline blood as the German prodigy doubled up several times despite being short for much of the day.
But Sturm, who burst onto the high-stakes Circuit in 2023 with a WSOP $50,000 High Roller victory for $1,546,024 and more recently won a €100,000 EPT Super High Roller at EPT Barcelona in August for €1,450,385, proved to be human after all as he triple-barreled bluffed into the kings of Chidwick.
Around the same time, PokerStars ambassador Jason Koon, who started the day by leading a discussion about what drives him to compete at poker's top level, was eliminated as he bluffed into the flush of Boivin.
The remaining seven players combined at one table and wrapped up early after the elimination of Petrangelo, who three-bet jammed king-queen into the aces of Smith and failed to pull ahead despite flopping a pair of kings.
Day 2 will kick off on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 12:30 p.m. local time with approximately 20 minutes left on Level 8 with blinds of 2,000/5,000/5,000 with late registration open until the start of play.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site in at Resorts World and will continue providing coverage of the $50,000 Super High Roller at NAPT Las Vegas. Be sure to check out the live reporting portal in the meantime.
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,502,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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714,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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568,000 | |
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464,000
44,000
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44,000 |
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349,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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149,000
73,000
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73,000 |
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Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 0 ante
The remaining 6 players are bagging up for the night with 20:08 left in Level 8 and will return for Day 2 on Thursday, November 6 at 12:30 p.m. local time.
Late registration closes at the start of Day 2.
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 0 ante
Stephen Chidwick raised to 11,000 in middle position, Nick Petrangelo three-bet jammed for 71,000 in the hijack to put himself at risk, and Byron Kaverman cold called on the button. Dan Smith then reshoved in the big blind to isolate, forcing Chidwick and Kaverman out of the pot.
"Got jacks?" asked Petrangelo. "Those aren't jacks," he continued as Smith turned over his hand.
Nick Petrangelo: K♥Q♥ 
Dan Smith: A♠A♣
Petrangelo found some help on the 2♠K♣4♣ flop, pairing his king, but he 7♣ turn and 6♦ river saw the pot being pushed Smith's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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568,000
178,000
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178,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 0 ante
Nick Petrangelo raised to 10,000 on the button and Byron Kaverman defended in the big blind.
The flop of 6♠3♣4♣ went check-check, bringing the 5♦ turn where Kaverman led out for 7,000. Petrangelo called and the river fell the K♣.
Kaverman thought for a moment before tossing out a bet of 25,000. Petrangelo made the call and saw the bad news when Kaverman tabled K♠7♥ for the straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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222,000
151,000
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151,000 |
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71,000
79,000
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79,000 |
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Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 0 ante
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 0 ante
Thomas Boivin opened to 10,000 in the hijack and Dan Smith called in the cutoff as Nick Petrangelo came along from the big blind.
Boivin checked on the flop of J♦8♠3♦ and Smith bet 10,000. Petrangelo called and Boivin check-raised to 40,000. Smith and Petrangelo both folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,450,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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390,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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150,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 0 ante
Nick Petrangelo raised to 11,000 in middle position, Thomas Boivin flatted on the button, and Ben Tollerene defended in the big blind.
The flop came 6♥2♦5♣ and all three players checked to the 9♠ turn where Tollerene led out for 10,000. Petrangelo folded and Boivin made the call.
The 2♠ river went check-check and Tollerene tabled the winner with 4♠4♦ for two pair, fours and deuces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,400,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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350,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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140,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 0 ante
Stephen Chidwick completed in the small blind and Nick Petrangelo checked back in the big blind.
The duo saw a flop of 5♥4♦8♦ and they both checked to the K♣ turn. Chidwick check-called a bet of 12,000 and the 2♣ landed on the river.
Chidwick check-folded when Petrangelo fired out a bet of 39,000 and the pot was pushed Petrangelo's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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735,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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135,000
165,000
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165,000 |
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